“Unraveling the Chaos: How Noah Hawley’s ‘Fargo’ Transforms Mundane Life into Dark Comedy Gold”
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Consequences, True Crime, and the Order That Prevails
Just as every core character gets the chance to respond to chaos, so too do many Fargo characters represent order—and its flawed reach in the places where urban and rural sensibilities meet. From the small-town law enforcement that struggles against fate itself to the starting “status quo” of each season to boot.
Looking at Season 2, back in 1979, there was a clear pecking order established by the Gerhardt family. Their role in Fargo, criminal though it may be, makes them the picture of “order” as it were—out on their farm, fronted by a bakery, and making money off the usual avenues. When crime heir Rye Gerhardt (Kieran Culkin) is killed by a hit-and-run, that pecking order goes out the window.
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