After pausing for a much-needed stand-alone episode far outside Kansas City last week, “Fargo” hustles frantically to make up for lost time. The Smutny family side of this story has been a little undernourished; they’re the one example of what it’s like to be a normal (or relatively normal) family caught up in all this lethal intrigue. Now finally, at long last, the conflict between Ethelrida and Oraetta gets pulled into the gang wars raging around them. But Ethelrida has the son of a mob kingpin on her side and a poise she inherited from her mother. And after a season of watching Gaetano antagonize friends and enemies alike, his accidental death is a testament to his essential oafishness.

Source: New York Times November 23, 2020 04:07 UTC