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Great wrap up. I would just push back on Orietta's Background. She wasn't just a sick girl who's Mother had to trade sex for healthcare (Although that's coming soon to a State near you). She was a Victim on Munchausen's by Proxy. She even talked about the "Special Juice" her mother made her drink after she had sex with Josto the 2nd time (That they showed). So the Mother was making her sick on purpose for all the reason the condition exists for. This lead her to be an Angel of Death as an adult. If you implied that, I missed it.
Was i the only one who thought that when Satchel came back and Loy was searching his house that whole situation was a Goldilocks and the Three Bears reference.
Season 4 was fantastic, as good as Seasons 1 and 2. Different, for sure, but the world is different. Really fun and tight, and the callbacks to Season 2 were amazing. I guess I should've known when I heard Rabbi's last name, but when it was revealed, I was totally shocked. Didn't pick up on Brad Garrett until you mentioned. it.
And the way everyone was getting killed and loose ends being tied in the beginning... reminded me of the baptism scene in the Godfather when Michael started killing the other heads of the families
Saw that shit coming, ik it was profitable and those bankers wasnt going to partner with Cannon due to his skin and the fact they make more without cutting him in. I cringe the whole scene because ik they was going to steal it smh.
Did anyone else catch onto the “friendly” reference? In season 2, Milligan tells the cop that he’s “actually not friendly” and Loy says the same thing to the mormon cop. Almost word for word
I can’t believe you didn’t mention the Oranges Chris Rock dropped are reminiscent of the God Father as oranges represent mortal danger in The Godfather🔥🔥🔥
This season actually got so much callbacks to previous seasons, obviously from plot to characters, it's pretty much a prequel to season 2, but also, the way Josto "accidentally ordered Oraetta to kill his father is very similar to how Lester ordered Malvo to kill his bully in season 1, also, the way Loy happily watched over his family moments before his killing is very similar to how Emmet Stussy's death in season 3, as he looked at his family photo right before Wes Wrench shot him
Incredibly poor, you mean? He was constantly out of his depth and in later series just aggravating to watch. Schwartzman didnt fare much better either.
I like Chris Rock, and I mostly enjoyed his performance in Fargo, but it didn't hold a candle to past season's big name actors performances like Billy Bob Thorton's character in Season 1. Still, I appreciated the effort.
I wish they'd used a different actor because I couldn't forget that I was watching Chris Rock. Ditto for Schwartzman and Olyphant. Whereas everyone else was great.
This is easily the most creative show on television. The great thing about it is that no matter how famous a character is, no one is safe from dying. Can't wait for season 5. And the last scene was awesome. This is the first season that I saw that connected to another season. Great series.
I also was a bit disappointed with how it ended for Josto. I kept waiting for him to tell Mayflower he loved her once more, but he "threw her under the bus" during Ebal's inquisition at the Italians' headquarters, argued with her on the drive to their execution, and didn't even ask to hold her in his arms as his "last request." Josto also told Joe Bulo, "You don't have to do this." Reminded me of "No Country for Old Men."
Finally went back and watched this season, finished it last night and holy hell what a ride it was! The most bombastic of seasons in this series so far, but rightfully so as it all reveals itself to be something akin to an American Tall Tale. Love the way they sprinkled in the tale of Goldilocks as it relates to Satchel's decision to come back home and all the nods to The Wizard of Oz in the episode East/West. The themes of this season are so rich and I feel this one in particular really highlights the logic as to why the "This is a true story..." text appears at the beginning of each episode. It's all a history report through Ethelrida's lense. Brilliant season that demands reevaluation.
I know this in analysis of the ending but I have a couple theories, and I would like to know if anyone else agrees. First is the episode where jasto tells Oraetta that while he was in the care of the father Milligan he was molested by him. I wonder if that is what led Big Milligan to trade Rabi twice as he had grown older by the second trade and he no longer found him as attractive as his younger brother? This kind of sexual abuse of Rabi by his father would also explain why he was so eager to betray his father and ultimately kill him without hesitation. The second I heard it said in this video that Oraetta had a very protective mother that would trade sexual favors with drs to get care for her child that was constanty sick with mysterious illnesses. But what I think she is describing is a mother with munchausen by proxy as she was constantly providing Oraetta with "special tonics" and then flirt with the drs when she fell ill. This would also explain why Oraetta loved poisoning others so much as an adult, as it would have been something that she had spent her whole childhood being the victim of. I apologize if Im the 1000th person to point as I have not had the chance to thoroughly go through the posts below.
Good. Im glad to hear that I wasnt the only one. Also I just noticed that Rabbi's dad's rap sheet shows that his previous arrests were for perversion and buggery, so he definitely had a history of sexual misconduct.
6:40 I think that Antoon actually was about to decide he would NOT go through with murdering satchel (being a father himself and all). I felt, the scene where Rabbi Milligan shoots him was meant to come off as tragic.
Was i the only one who thought that when Satchel came back and Loy was searching his house that whole situation was a Goldilocks and the Three Bears reference.
This is also the only season that didn't have a "Hero Cop". Throughout the Seasons and the movie, we usually follow a character who is a cop that is determined to solve the murders going on throughout each story. Season 4 didn't have one, but I guess Ethel was the "Hero Cop" of this story.
We did, but it was a bit different this time. It was the Mormon state trooper. He was the hero cop. But instead of him resolving the issues by catching the bad guys, he died.
I think the fact that they had the hero cop (mormon trooper) fail this time, while allowing Ethel to succeed as the protagonist, suggests that they tried to portray the message that you don’t need to be a cop to fight evil and choose goodness. You can be a regular joe and still fight evil and win.
olyphant wasn't a hero cop, he was another villain, a beneficiary of white privilege who trusted the wrong man just because he was also white, and a cop, and died because of it.
Also the guy who Chris Rock gave the guns to in exchange for loyalty was in season 2, he got killed in the movie theater by a kid version of Dodd Gerhardt.
I disagree with your interpretation of the ghost. To me, Ethelrida's family has always misinterpreted the ghost as a haunting, but I think they haunt the ghost. In life, he was a slave master that terrorized Ethelrida's ancestors to the point that he got himself strangled by one of them - and the way the story is told, he deserved it. I think being tethered to their family is his spirit's punishment and he's cursed with watching out for them for eternity. The problem is that he's a hideous ghost and frightens the hell out of anyone that sees him, so the family doesn't understand that it's actually a benevolent presence (he never hurts them, just scares them). With that in mind, it doesn't make sense that the ghost has latched onto Oraetta, who is only seconds away from dying when we see his reflection in the car window. It's the show letting us know that he did his job. After all, the Pearl-Smutneys are the only family to come out of this story without one of them dying.
One of the best scenes this season is wen Mayflower asked any last request Yea can I watch u kill him first n no hesitation then she looks into the window n watched her own death
@@facehunter504 only one channel explained this ghost . But nw im only watching the episode before the last for sum reason the tornado episode was the last one I saw So I watched the finale n was soo confused Also y would roach help the family I mean a horrible man who slaved people haunting the family decides to save them or he found someone more evil??
@@andrealee8561 I didn’t get that either.. I figured he would’ve liked someone that evil. They did an awful job with that one. I wanna go back and watch the season again. It was decent, but with that cast it should’ve been great. Oraetta was amazing and I’d love to see an origins story.
@@facehunter504 here’s a theory: the family wasn’t cursed, Roach was. Cursed to walk the earth for his wicked ways, saving the girl finally got him his ticket out. Perhaps he appeared at oriattes death to say “I’m out, but this is what you’re going to be. Enjoy.”. Now there’s a ghostly rotting nurse following around the Italians. Maybe Brad Garrets character saw her too, before he died in the woods..
You got the structure better than most of the reviewers who seemed more focused on parts of the episode. I think we had more of a polished season, but with the pandemic they were unable to reshoot and had to make due with editing. A lot of the shots have a best available or re-edited feeling to them.
@@MasterPGC fair enough. Mike Milligan visits me in my dreams to tell me what’s happening in the world of midwestern corporate accounting, unless you buy into the idea that he was one of the 19 people Malvo kills in the season 1 office massacre.
@NASIR SAMAEL The Moors invaded most of the Mediterannean islands, including Sardinia and Corsica. As a matter of fact, most of those islands feature Blackamoor heads in their heraldry as a reminder of when they expulsed their North African oppressors.
I truly hated that character she and her friend did nothing for me and the plotline with the ghost was also trash other then that it was one of the best seasons for ne
Alderman, not Mayor. wasn't the "attention" Oraetta Mayflower's mother received in the hospital more like Munchausen-by-proxy from her mother than mom paying the bills?
She didn't have privilege; she and Ethedrida were the same person except for color. How many times did she feel helpless at the hands of her mother. Where was her father? She talked about the special juice her mother gave her. Also, you know she finally killed her mother. When Oraetta tells Ethedrida, "How does it feel to be so sure you're right and to know nobody cares?" She could be talking about herself? How many times did Oraette know she was right and the doctors were wrong before she snapped and became the Angel of Death? This season chose to focus on race rather than class or character, which is too bad because it was an election year. I get it; it is a creative choice, but it is sad. Oraette envies Ethedrida because she has all the things Oraette never had as a child. Ethedrida has loving parents and has positive reinforcement. Oraette is bitter because of her mother's treatment. She admires Ethedrida's self-confidence and hates she will not be labeled by the world. I also do not think the "ghost" is evil; he was like Jacob Marley. He wears the chains forged in life. He protected the Smuntnee's. Now, Oraette will wear the chains she forged in life, and she will have to protect somebody.
I think you almost got it right with Satchel but i think just like Rabbi he resented his father for putting him up as bait thats why he let him get killed without alarming his mother and older brother i feel like he felt Rabbi was more of a father then Loy and thats why he chose to take Milligans last name as his moniker The Bigger Irony Is Mike/Satchel ends up as a accounting manager something that Loy tried to start doing with his credit card idea that was stolen
@@undergroundlady5892 None of the seasons are perfect. But to be honest, this was my least favorite season. This season was crippled by the current COVID pandemic (I think they had to make several adjustments in shooting) and being a bit overstuffed with characters, even the quirky ones. It also seemed to be a bit of a vanity project at times as well. For instance, the East West Episode was a long episode, but didn't really drive the narrative. I mention the length because it seems like the final two episodes are kind of did a yada yada through everything. The last episode was even shorter than it appeared. There were lots of slow motion segments that ate away some of the spare 39 minutes, which included credits. The best Fargo was the original movie, in my opinion. But don't feel confused about this season. I think there were a lot of factors that affected the season.
No I don't think so...I think he let it happen and let her get away because when you analyze it he could have yelled or alerted his mother or older brother but he kinda savors the situation i feel looked at Zelmare as way to get his family free from being connected to the crime biz by letting his father die..also there is a visual connection between Zelmare killing Loy With the dripping knife and him killing the mortician in season 2 as Mike Milligan with the blood dripping hand answering the phone
@@eddieedwards1238 So it was a way for his family to be free of organized crime and then he goes on to be a lead earner in the Kansas City Organized Crime scene??
@@TangoNevada when you look at it his story is just like Rabbi satchel realized his father throws him and his family against the wolves for territory power and in that moment he understands maybe all this family danger could end with his father's demise a common theme in fargo..but yes he still ends up as a enforcer just like Rabbi because its already in his blood
@@chrispile3878 you are crazy ! It was the worst Fargo season yet! BUT... still good. Even a bad season of Fargo is still better than 99% of other shows
Excellent summary!! One minor nitpick, Millvin Gillis was not the mayor, he was an alderman. Although, maybe he was elected mayor, and I missed it. One of the season's best lines, Gillis" You can't hit an alderman!" Josto: " Apparently, you can." haha
The narrator says Sathel was not very talkative, but the scene with the two men in the truck shows that just below the surface is someone who has thought a lot about who he is and what is going to become.
The Fargo series is something I enjoy like a glass of good wine. I will never binge the series. The elements of Fargo that bring me joy is the Fargo ambiance, the cadence of the story, the Fargo dialogue and accents, that one stone cold killer, that one honest courageos person, the cowards, the innocent bystanders, and of course snow scenes. In Fargo, the personalities are intense and fascinating. These elements are more important than the plot itself, but thats just me. Season 4 is the least Fargo in my view. Basically, I enjoyed it as a non-fargo season. However, i was captivated and watched one episode at a time without binging. Loved the performace of Chris Rock and Jesie Buckley. ... I truly hope they make season 5 and bring back the Fargo palette of colors.
There is mention of ghost figures in season 4. However I haven't heard about the one in the episode taking place during the end of the shoot-out at the train station. I assume it was there to again protect the black family by causing the whacky cop to shoot the federal lawman (to remove any danger to the black family), but keep the whacky cop from shooting the fugitive sister-in-law, although her partner was allowed to be shot (she's not family).
I know season 4 will get shifted on because of the deviation from the amount of gun fights, but the story of Mike's family and upbringing was incredible. It seems like no one likes stories anymore.
I think an important part of the ending is realizing what Josto told Loy's gang while in jail. Basically whites (or non-blacks in general) are allowed to use crime to get ahead. Thus able to organize all over the country. Which for African Americans, as Josto said..."for you, all they see is the crime." Thus Loy could not compete with the Italians and had to just give up half his take. This is a very real life part of this story.
I never watched this show until this season n nw I'm kicking myself I only watched it cuz of Chris rock n he was excellent. Nw I wished I watched it all seasons
I feel like they did ok, based only on the fact that Mike Milligan clearly received some form of higher education after Loy died. Not that schooling is everything, but his depth of knowledge was extensive. Leads me to believe that his life went well enough for a while that he could pursue some level of academics, either structured or self-learned. Hence all of his quotes.
My guess would be that Opal Rackley took over the outfit and provided for Buel and the kids, and kept the deal with Ebal, who seemed to intent to keep Cannon Limited as allies-vassals. But I suppose that without Loy's accute sense of business, they slowly lost their organization and eventually fully became integrated in the Kansas City Mafia.
Timothy Olyphant’s character was very interesting because technically he was pretty much the only good guy this season. I mean I know he was a racist and on a personal level not a great person, but he wasn’t actually a crooked cop or anything. He was the only person who followed the rules. He didn’t really do anything wrong and was principled enough that he didn’t even kill the outlaw girls when he easily could have. Any other show that character would have been the protagonist of the season, but here he wasn’t. Crazy what perspective can do to a story. My favorite character was probably Milligan though. He had such an impact on the kid he took his name, he was his true father. I was sad to see him die.
They need to make a season about Mike after season 2 because he's stuck behind a desk and it would be tight if the season opened up with Mike after killing the remainder of the Kansas Mafia
@@johansmallberries9874 True but I think He could also Boss up and start his own organization but Mike has already been made even for being black in Cosa Nostra.
@@zionlumaquin2645 don’t get me wrong, it would be great to see Milligan again, and him taking down the “head office” would make a great capper to his constant talk of revolution. Mikes best and most useful skill has always been adaptability.
I think Season 2 would be really hard to top even if this series got renewed in the future. In the meantime, just like Satchel (Mike Milligan), Ethelrida is also the embodiment of the constructed "American", raised by an interracial family, excelling in all her studies but rejected/hated by many. In the end, she saw through the pretensions of all these constructed identities in her history report. Then she left.
There is a logic gap in the final episode. There is no way Ethelrida could've known Oraetta killed the patriarch on Josto's order. She just knows Oraetta as a serial killer who had a God complex. It would take a gigantic leap to logic to make that connection and then on top of that go to Loy to bargain for her house back based on conjecture without proof, and yet Loy bought it and got the Italian mob to buy the theory too without proof once again.
Now that we know Satchel’s backstory we should get to know about how he ends up becoming one of Kansas City’s assigned hit men alongside the Kitchen brothers. Also, it’d be cool to know of Malvo’s whereabouts throughout most of this. That guy’s backstory is still a mystery.
This season had stand out characters but the plot line was all over the place. I felt like this was many shows wrapped in one. Usually Fargo focuses on a few characters in a quirky coincidence but this season was too much. The ending was so sad too, the stabbing was so unexpected because he had just lost out on his business opportunities but they linked it well with the boys character arch.
Only one thing: "Violante" doesn't mean "Violent". That's "Violento" in italian. Violante is just a surname that originates from latin, it probable means "similar to the violet", and in the italian language it doesn't even recall the concept of violence.
Sad part is Mike knew what his Dad did for the KC Mob and they belittled him for it. Was he actually expecting anything different after the Gerhardt War? At least Hanzee was smart enough to think: If I can't win as an American Indian than.....
Oranges have been associated with the deaths (or assassination attempts) of prominent gangsters in cinema. From what I know, starting with The Godfather shooting scene of Don Corleon and the first assassination attempt of Tony Soprano ( in that case, orange juice)
Hard to believe that nurse death would put All the poison...... trophies.....and press clippings # (to tie everything together) in one convenient location to help incriminate herself ....all inside an UNLOCKED broom closet.
Not really. A lot of serial killers do that. They keep everything in one location and usually without a great lock or security (because then its easier for them to get to their trophies when they want to)
Maybe it's just me, but I was very disappointed in the finale all around, and felt absolutely nothing for each death. That's never happened before with this series, I would even feel bad when the bad guys would bite the bullet in the previous seasons.
@@emmanuelo9882 Can't say I felt bad for Loy dying, because he deserved to die. As for Josto, it was hard to take him serious. He can off rather cartoonish with his behavior.
I figured pretty early on that satchel grows up to be mike Milligan. Once I figured that out I hated satchel wanted something bad to happen to him because mike Milligan is an asswipe. Also i didn’t even think about the painting or the gun smuggling. my thoughts about the oranges was it was some kind of nod to the godfather.
Why did Odis kill Dick? Also, Ethlerita determining that she had information to help Loy win the war. There was no way for her to know that Josto was shagging Oraetta,
@John William It's just a dipshit meme used exclusively by pre-teens that did the rounds about 2 years ago- nothing to it at all just sheep copying and pasting, judging by the username that account belongs to a 12 year old, kids will be kids
What did you think of FARGO Season 4? Still a huge fan of season 1, but damn I loved Jessie Buckley's performance as Oraetta Mayflower! 🌸
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I loved this season even though it felt like way too much of a slow burn. Jessie Buckley killed it!
Great wrap up. I would just push back on Orietta's Background. She wasn't just a sick girl who's Mother had to trade sex for healthcare (Although that's coming soon to a State near you). She was a Victim on Munchausen's by Proxy. She even talked about the "Special Juice" her mother made her drink after she had sex with Josto the 2nd time (That they showed). So the Mother was making her sick on purpose for all the reason the condition exists for. This lead her to be an Angel of Death as an adult. If you implied that, I missed it.
Was i the only one who thought that when Satchel came back and Loy was searching his house that whole situation was a Goldilocks and the Three Bears reference.
@@aarronobsidian5597 I hope not, because it was referred to multiple times throughout the season.
Season 4 was fantastic, as good as Seasons 1 and 2. Different, for sure, but the world is different. Really fun and tight, and the callbacks to Season 2 were amazing. I guess I should've known when I heard Rabbi's last name, but when it was revealed, I was totally shocked. Didn't pick up on Brad Garrett until you mentioned. it.
The oranges might have also been a Godfather reference. Often, when a character would die, there would be oranges in the scene.
Definitely when I saw the oranges, I knew he’s going to die in a minute and by looking at the window watching his children
Yeah, it's becoming a tired old Cliche' at this point.
And the way everyone was getting killed and loose ends being tied in the beginning... reminded me of the baptism scene in the Godfather when Michael started killing the other heads of the families
Yeah I saw them as a blatant godfather reference as well.
@@johansmallberries9874 The Trick is to say "It's a Homage"
Craziest part was when he came up with the credit card idea and they stole it 😂
Saw that shit coming, ik it was profitable and those bankers wasnt going to partner with Cannon due to his skin and the fact they make more without cutting him in. I cringe the whole scene because ik they was going to steal it smh.
Did anyone else catch onto the “friendly” reference? In season 2, Milligan tells the cop that he’s “actually not friendly” and Loy says the same thing to the mormon cop. Almost word for word
Yep I caught that
Its how your saying it, its like your doing me a favor
I can’t believe you didn’t mention the Oranges Chris Rock dropped are reminiscent of the God Father as oranges represent mortal danger in The Godfather🔥🔥🔥
I spotted that immediately on the porch. 👍😎
Too obvious?
This season actually got so much callbacks to previous seasons, obviously from plot to characters, it's pretty much a prequel to season 2, but also, the way Josto "accidentally ordered Oraetta to kill his father is very similar to how Lester ordered Malvo to kill his bully in season 1, also, the way Loy happily watched over his family moments before his killing is very similar to how Emmet Stussy's death in season 3, as he looked at his family photo right before Wes Wrench shot him
I think Chris Rock did incredible this season and I will take those carrots on the way out.
Incredibly poor, you mean? He was constantly out of his depth and in later series just aggravating to watch. Schwartzman didnt fare much better either.
I like Chris Rock, and I mostly enjoyed his performance in Fargo, but it didn't hold a candle to past season's big name actors performances like Billy Bob Thorton's character in Season 1. Still, I appreciated the effort.
He was pretty meh 😒 , had a few good scenes but for the most part stale id say
I wish they'd used a different actor because I couldn't forget that I was watching Chris Rock. Ditto for Schwartzman and Olyphant. Whereas everyone else was great.
Name one memorable scene from Rock? They were all the same and he never was really involved in the action.
Things that exist in the Fargo universe: UFOs, actual ghosts. Now I want a Hanzee prequel season where he encounters a Sasquatch.
Lol right !
This is easily the most creative show on television. The great thing about it is that no matter how famous a character is, no one is safe from dying. Can't wait for season 5. And the last scene was awesome. This is the first season that I saw that connected to another season. Great series.
They're all in the same universe and connected in some was. Season 2 was also an origin story for tripoli, the crime boss in season 1
Mr. Wrench has entered the chat: what am I a joke to you?
You didnt notice that the Officer from season 2 is the father of the Police officer in season 1? He's literally in Season 1 as well.
@@TheodoreBotman that's why the show is so creative. Those connections are subtle that they barely noticeable.
@@carycoller3140 I mean they are highly noticable. Did you not realise Mr Wench was in 2 seasons of the show?
Mulligan is one of my favorite characters
But Chris rock was excellent
OMG!!!! CHRIS ROCK FUCKING CAME OUT SWINGIN' IN THIS ROLE!!!!! HE KICKED MUCH ASS!!!!
I was sure Rabbi would make a come back like he somehow survived the storm. I also wish it didn't end like that for Josto
Spoilers bro😭😭💔
You’ve ruined everything for you I hope you trip
@@auglybluething1995 WHy are you on a review for the finale if you havent watched it yet?
@@moneykenny119 exactly! Hopefully he was joking.
I also was a bit disappointed with how it ended for Josto. I kept waiting for him to tell Mayflower he loved her once more, but he "threw her under the bus" during Ebal's inquisition at the Italians' headquarters, argued with her on the drive to their execution, and didn't even ask to hold her in his arms as his "last request." Josto also told Joe Bulo, "You don't have to do this." Reminded me of "No Country for Old Men."
Finally went back and watched this season, finished it last night and holy hell what a ride it was! The most bombastic of seasons in this series so far, but rightfully so as it all reveals itself to be something akin to an American Tall Tale. Love the way they sprinkled in the tale of Goldilocks as it relates to Satchel's decision to come back home and all the nods to The Wizard of Oz in the episode East/West. The themes of this season are so rich and I feel this one in particular really highlights the logic as to why the "This is a true story..." text appears at the beginning of each episode. It's all a history report through Ethelrida's lense. Brilliant season that demands reevaluation.
once i was done with this season, straight jumped into season 2
Season 1 for me
Same
Season 1 and 2 are incredible!!
@Bando* You could stop at season 2 and be satisfied. 3 is good and 4 is bad.
Exactly!!!
I know this in analysis of the ending but I have a couple theories, and I would like to know if anyone else agrees. First is the episode where jasto tells Oraetta that while he was in the care of the father Milligan he was molested by him. I wonder if that is what led Big Milligan to trade Rabi twice as he had grown older by the second trade and he no longer found him as attractive as his younger brother? This kind of sexual abuse of Rabi by his father would also explain why he was so eager to betray his father and ultimately kill him without hesitation.
The second I heard it said in this video that Oraetta had a very protective mother that would trade sexual favors with drs to get care for her child that was constanty sick with mysterious illnesses. But what I think she is describing is a mother with munchausen by proxy as she was constantly providing Oraetta with "special tonics" and then flirt with the drs when she fell ill. This would also explain why Oraetta loved poisoning others so much as an adult, as it would have been something that she had spent her whole childhood being the victim of.
I apologize if Im the 1000th person to point as I have not had the chance to thoroughly go through the posts below.
First comment I saw bringing this up, came here looking for exactly what you just said cause I also interpreted things the way you did
Good. Im glad to hear that I wasnt the only one. Also I just noticed that Rabbi's dad's rap sheet shows that his previous arrests were for perversion and buggery, so he definitely had a history of sexual misconduct.
I've watched 3 fargo final explained n not one except u has brought up the ghost in the last episode
6:40 I think that Antoon actually was about to decide he would NOT go through with murdering satchel (being a father himself and all). I felt, the scene where Rabbi Milligan shoots him was meant to come off as tragic.
Yeah he put back the gun in his pocket after thinking of his family
Watching all the seasons makes me wanna go back and start over just cause of knowing who is who and how they came to be. I hope theirs a season 5.
Was i the only one who thought that when Satchel came back and Loy was searching his house that whole situation was a Goldilocks and the Three Bears reference.
I thought that right away!
What?! Lol. Um no.
They referenced Goldilocks and the Three bears a few times throughout the season
I just realized in season 2 joe bulo wears the faddas ring
This is also the only season that didn't have a "Hero Cop". Throughout the Seasons and the movie, we usually follow a character who is a cop that is determined to solve the murders going on throughout each story. Season 4 didn't have one, but I guess Ethel was the "Hero Cop" of this story.
We did, but it was a bit different this time. It was the Mormon state trooper. He was the hero cop. But instead of him resolving the issues by catching the bad guys, he died.
I think the fact that they had the hero cop (mormon trooper) fail this time, while allowing Ethel to succeed as the protagonist, suggests that they tried to portray the message that you don’t need to be a cop to fight evil and choose goodness. You can be a regular joe and still fight evil and win.
olyphant wasn't a hero cop, he was another villain, a beneficiary of white privilege who trusted the wrong man just because he was also white, and a cop, and died because of it.
@@bhakti235 brilliantly put
@@bhakti235 Nope.
Also the guy who Chris Rock gave the guns to in exchange for loyalty was in season 2, he got killed in the movie theater by a kid version of Dodd Gerhardt.
It’s funny that the last we see of mike, chronologically, he did break into the “white privilege” world. And its not what he expected.
And you could say he ended up getting shafted by the Mob just like his dad did.
I disagree with your interpretation of the ghost. To me, Ethelrida's family has always misinterpreted the ghost as a haunting, but I think they haunt the ghost. In life, he was a slave master that terrorized Ethelrida's ancestors to the point that he got himself strangled by one of them - and the way the story is told, he deserved it. I think being tethered to their family is his spirit's punishment and he's cursed with watching out for them for eternity. The problem is that he's a hideous ghost and frightens the hell out of anyone that sees him, so the family doesn't understand that it's actually a benevolent presence (he never hurts them, just scares them). With that in mind, it doesn't make sense that the ghost has latched onto Oraetta, who is only seconds away from dying when we see his reflection in the car window. It's the show letting us know that he did his job. After all, the Pearl-Smutneys are the only family to come out of this story without one of them dying.
Season 4 of “Fargo” rocked! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻I am never boarded with this show..😃 All of the actors are always on point in their roles..🤠
One of the best scenes this season is wen Mayflower asked any last request
Yea can I watch u kill him first n no hesitation then she looks into the window n watched her own death
You can also see the Roach’s ghost in the same scene. Idk if it was mentioned here yet
@@facehunter504 only one channel explained this ghost . But nw im only watching the episode before the last for sum reason the tornado episode was the last one I saw
So I watched the finale n was soo confused
Also y would roach help the family
I mean a horrible man who slaved people haunting the family decides to save them or he found someone more evil??
@@andrealee8561 I didn’t get that either.. I figured he would’ve liked someone that evil. They did an awful job with that one. I wanna go back and watch the season again. It was decent, but with that cast it should’ve been great. Oraetta was amazing and I’d love to see an origins story.
@@facehunter504 here’s a theory: the family wasn’t cursed, Roach was. Cursed to walk the earth for his wicked ways, saving the girl finally got him his ticket out. Perhaps he appeared at oriattes death to say “I’m out, but this is what you’re going to be. Enjoy.”. Now there’s a ghostly rotting nurse following around the Italians. Maybe Brad Garrets character saw her too, before he died in the woods..
Yeah that was amazing 😂
You got the structure better than most of the reviewers who seemed more focused on parts of the episode. I think we had more of a polished season, but with the pandemic they were unable to reshoot and had to make due with editing. A lot of the shots have a best available or re-edited feeling to them.
Post credit reveal? The first time you hear the name Milligan, in the first episode, it’s clear mike Milligan is going to be Loy’s son.
But that season was 5 years ago. I totally forgot about that until the reveal at the end.
@@MasterPGC fair enough. Mike Milligan visits me in my dreams to tell me what’s happening in the world of midwestern corporate accounting, unless you buy into the idea that he was one of the 19 people Malvo kills in the season 1 office massacre.
For real, it was so obvious that that post-credits scene was completely unnecessary.
@@lobsterdfw1 not quite, the fact that his name is different could confuse some people
@@lobsterdfw1 Disagreed. The scene doesn't only serve a call back but also a meaningful way to dive deeper into the character.
The moors took over Sicily at one point, Makes sense he would have that.
@NASIR SAMAEL The Moors invaded most of the Mediterannean islands, including Sardinia and Corsica. As a matter of fact, most of those islands feature Blackamoor heads in their heraldry as a reminder of when they expulsed their North African oppressors.
@@PrawnKing89 facts bro Corsica flag has a moor head
I wanna see an Oraetta origins story! She was easily the most interesting character this season. By a long shot!
She’s simply a prime example of how a certain childhood can damage your adulthood
I agree.
I truly hated that character she and her friend did nothing for me and the plotline with the ghost was also trash other then that it was one of the best seasons for ne
@@UmitArik facts
@@terryterhaar7495 I get it, hopefully you rewatch it one day and change your mind.
Alderman, not Mayor.
wasn't the "attention" Oraetta Mayflower's mother received in the hospital more like Munchausen-by-proxy from her mother than mom paying the bills?
She didn't have privilege; she and Ethedrida were the same person except for color. How many times did she feel helpless at the hands of her mother. Where was her father? She talked about the special juice her mother gave her. Also, you know she finally killed her mother. When Oraetta tells Ethedrida, "How does it feel to be so sure you're right and to know nobody cares?" She could be talking about herself? How many times did Oraette know she was right and the doctors were wrong before she snapped and became the Angel of Death?
This season chose to focus on race rather than class or character, which is too bad because it was an election year. I get it; it is a creative choice, but it is sad. Oraette envies Ethedrida because she has all the things Oraette never had as a child. Ethedrida has loving parents and has positive reinforcement. Oraette is bitter because of her mother's treatment. She admires Ethedrida's self-confidence and hates she will not be labeled by the world. I also do not think the "ghost" is evil; he was like Jacob Marley. He wears the chains forged in life. He protected the Smuntnee's. Now, Oraette will wear the chains she forged in life, and she will have to protect somebody.
Chris rock got this role for the one scene where he’s yelling at his wife
Big facts.
He was horrible
@@coryl9292 He kicked ASS.
@@coryl9292 he wasn’t bad just not the right fit.
@@coryl9292 good thing you have nothing to do with casting
I think you almost got it right with Satchel but i think just like Rabbi he resented his father for putting him up as bait thats why he let him get killed without alarming his mother and older brother i feel like he felt Rabbi was more of a father then Loy and thats why he chose to take Milligans last name as his moniker The Bigger Irony Is Mike/Satchel ends up as a accounting manager something that Loy tried to start doing with his credit card idea that was stolen
True
Thanks for your insight... since this actually my 1st season watching... I was a lil confused.
@@undergroundlady5892 None of the seasons are perfect. But to be honest, this was my least favorite season. This season was crippled by the current COVID pandemic (I think they had to make several adjustments in shooting) and being a bit overstuffed with characters, even the quirky ones. It also seemed to be a bit of a vanity project at times as well. For instance, the East West Episode was a long episode, but didn't really drive the narrative. I mention the length because it seems like the final two episodes are kind of did a yada yada through everything. The last episode was even shorter than it appeared. There were lots of slow motion segments that ate away some of the spare 39 minutes, which included credits.
The best Fargo was the original movie, in my opinion. But don't feel confused about this season. I think there were a lot of factors that affected the season.
@@rcm5899 I preferred this over season 3, but it was definitely overstuffed with characters.
Why does nobody assume the kid was in shock? Nothing bad happened to Satchel when he was a hostage. He has no reason to hate his father
@@DarranKern Are you kidding me. Look at how Zero was treated compared to how Satchel was treated.
The first thing Satchel did as soon as he was able? He tracked down Zelmare and avenged his father's death.
no, he respected the craft
No I don't think so...I think he let it happen and let her get away because when you analyze it he could have yelled or alerted his mother or older brother but he kinda savors the situation i feel looked at Zelmare as way to get his family free from being connected to the crime biz by letting his father die..also there is a visual connection between Zelmare killing Loy With the dripping knife and him killing the mortician in season 2 as Mike Milligan with the blood dripping hand answering the phone
@@eddieedwards1238 So it was a way for his family to be free of organized crime and then he goes on to be a lead earner in the Kansas City Organized Crime scene??
@@TangoNevada when you look at it his story is just like Rabbi satchel realized his father throws him and his family against the wolves for territory power and in that moment he understands maybe all this family danger could end with his father's demise a common theme in fargo..but yes he still ends up as a enforcer just like Rabbi because its already in his blood
I think he was a child in shock. Also, you people are really twisted
*This season was brilliant Idc what anyone else says*
Yes, best season of Fargo ever. My dad agrees, too.
@@chrispile3878 you are crazy ! It was the worst Fargo season yet! BUT... still good. Even a bad season of Fargo is still better than 99% of other shows
Excellent summary!! One minor nitpick, Millvin Gillis was not the mayor, he was an alderman. Although, maybe he was elected mayor, and I missed it. One of the season's best lines, Gillis" You can't hit an alderman!" Josto: " Apparently, you can." haha
I think you're right. He I believe he was running for mayor.
The narrator says Sathel was not very talkative, but the scene with the two men in the truck shows that just below the surface is someone who has thought a lot about who he is and what is going to become.
I think he was hardened by his situation and trained well by the Irishman on what to do if confronted...
He read the book that guy gave him in the Hotel. It was on his bed when he was asleep in his house. That's how he became a lot more talkative.
Chris rock acted so well i even forgot he was a comedian
The Fargo series is something I enjoy like a glass of good wine. I will never binge the series. The elements of Fargo that bring me joy is the Fargo ambiance, the cadence of the story, the Fargo dialogue and accents, that one stone cold killer, that one honest courageos person, the cowards, the innocent bystanders, and of course snow scenes. In Fargo, the personalities are intense and fascinating. These elements are more important than the plot itself, but thats just me. Season 4 is the least Fargo in my view. Basically, I enjoyed it as a non-fargo season. However, i was captivated and watched one episode at a time without binging. Loved the performace of Chris Rock and Jesie Buckley. ... I truly hope they make season 5 and bring back the Fargo palette of colors.
Best explanation of this season I’ve seen on YT. Thank you for pointing out of the details.
Did you know that these two boys from the 1st episode (one of them accidently shot Fadda senior) are brothers Kitchen?
Jostos almost father in law was an alderman not the mayor
Oh yes, he was definitely an alderman, I probably got it confused since he was running for mayor.
There is mention of ghost figures in season 4. However I haven't heard about the one in the episode taking place during the end of the shoot-out at the train station. I assume it was there to again protect the black family by causing the whacky cop to shoot the federal lawman (to remove any danger to the black family), but keep the whacky cop from shooting the fugitive sister-in-law, although her partner was allowed to be shot (she's not family).
Great video. Definitely cleared some things up for me. Great season of Fargo.
I know season 4 will get shifted on because of the deviation from the amount of gun fights, but the story of Mike's family and upbringing was incredible. It seems like no one likes stories anymore.
I loved the way you explained these episodes it makes it so much easier
Rabbi deserved better
I think an important part of the ending is realizing what Josto told Loy's gang while in jail. Basically whites (or non-blacks in general) are allowed to use crime to get ahead. Thus able to organize all over the country. Which for African Americans, as Josto said..."for you, all they see is the crime." Thus Loy could not compete with the Italians and had to just give up half his take. This is a very real life part of this story.
Very real very accurate
I never watched this show until this season n nw I'm kicking myself
I only watched it cuz of Chris rock n he was excellent.
Nw I wished I watched it all seasons
Well you're in luck. You watch them, And they are actually better than this season, so there's that too. Enjoy!
@@TangoNevada 😊
And each seasons are just a slightly connected to each other
it’ll be interesting to watch season 2 now knowing mike Milligan’s backstory.
Same here. I'm now definitely interested in watching the previous seasons. I can't wait!
It begs to wonder how the rest of the Cannon family survive after Mr. Cannon himself fell.
I feel like they did ok, based only on the fact that Mike Milligan clearly received some form of higher education after Loy died. Not that schooling is everything, but his depth of knowledge was extensive. Leads me to believe that his life went well enough for a while that he could pursue some level of academics, either structured or self-learned. Hence all of his quotes.
My guess would be that Opal Rackley took over the outfit and provided for Buel and the kids, and kept the deal with Ebal, who seemed to intent to keep Cannon Limited as allies-vassals. But I suppose that without Loy's accute sense of business, they slowly lost their organization and eventually fully became integrated in the Kansas City Mafia.
Timothy Olyphant’s character was very interesting because technically he was pretty much the only good guy this season. I mean I know he was a racist and on a personal level not a great person, but he wasn’t actually a crooked cop or anything. He was the only person who followed the rules. He didn’t really do anything wrong and was principled enough that he didn’t even kill the outlaw girls when he easily could have. Any other show that character would have been the protagonist of the season, but here he wasn’t. Crazy what perspective can do to a story.
My favorite character was probably Milligan though. He had such an impact on the kid he took his name, he was his true father. I was sad to see him die.
Wouldn't call him a good guy
They need to make a season about Mike after season 2 because he's stuck behind a desk and it would be tight if the season opened up with Mike after killing the remainder of the Kansas Mafia
See I think it’s a fitting end. Plus, mike was really only as powerful as his muscle. He’s not at Hanzee/Malvo levels of badassery.
@@johansmallberries9874 True but I think He could also Boss up and start his own organization but Mike has already been made even for being black in Cosa Nostra.
@@zionlumaquin2645 don’t get me wrong, it would be great to see Milligan again, and him taking down the “head office” would make a great capper to his constant talk of revolution. Mikes best and most useful skill has always been adaptability.
I'm pretty sure Originally they were going to end this season with Mike behind the desk, but Covid messed it up.
He gets killed by Malvo in the first season
Mi è piaciuto molto questo racconto . Era l'unica puntata che non ho visto e non credo ne avrò bisogno grazie per il riassunto dettagliato
Great review and analysis.
I thought Mike Milligan's mother was also named Milligan as mention in season 2?
Great season, I enjoyed every minute of this season. I just finished the Happy episode. I wished I had taped the entire season.
The oranges are a nod to "The Godfather". In which when a main character is killed there are oranges in the scene.
Do you think we’ll see in older Milligan in the latest series during the construction adventures season one
I think Season 2 would be really hard to top even if this series got renewed in the future.
In the meantime, just like Satchel (Mike Milligan), Ethelrida is also the embodiment of the constructed "American", raised by an interracial family, excelling in all her studies but rejected/hated by many. In the end, she saw through the pretensions of all these constructed identities in her history report. Then she left.
Excellent commentary 👍👍
BTW Smutny family name in Polish means Sad.
There is a logic gap in the final episode. There is no way Ethelrida could've known Oraetta killed the patriarch on Josto's order. She just knows Oraetta as a serial killer who had a God complex. It would take a gigantic leap to logic to make that connection and then on top of that go to Loy to bargain for her house back based on conjecture without proof, and yet Loy bought it and got the Italian mob to buy the theory too without proof once again.
Now that we know Satchel’s backstory we should get to know about how he ends up becoming one of Kansas City’s assigned hit men alongside the Kitchen brothers. Also, it’d be cool to know of Malvo’s whereabouts throughout most of this. That guy’s backstory is still a mystery.
I found the Godfather tribute with the oranges very entertaining, though it DID telegraph what happens.
Looked more like apples to me
@@christopherayettey4390 what sort of oranges are you eating?!?
@@SMDoktorPepper😂😂
Rabbi Milligan i change my name from Satchel to Mike now as An Adult I Am Mike Milligan !!!
Richard Harrow got his face back
Best season ever! Loved Chris Rock as Loy Cannon.
Wen Chris rock yells about his business
It toke me back to dogma as him as one of the apostles yelling @ Ben Affleck
Season 4 was very good, but Chris Rock will always be Rufus to me.
The Godfather dead and tony soprano assassins attempted, had orange too in the scene. Think orange and Capo dead are together
Yooooo that beginning of this got me cracking up cause when she said that in the episode I was laughing
This season had stand out characters but the plot line was all over the place. I felt like this was many shows wrapped in one. Usually Fargo focuses on a few characters in a quirky coincidence but this season was too much. The ending was so sad too, the stabbing was so unexpected because he had just lost out on his business opportunities but they linked it well with the boys character arch.
Only one thing: "Violante" doesn't mean "Violent". That's "Violento" in italian. Violante is just a surname that originates from latin, it probable means "similar to the violet", and in the italian language it doesn't even recall the concept of violence.
Explained very well & detailed. Thank you.
Such a great show, the acting and writing is as good as it gets...
Top 5 fargo characters
1. Lorne Malvo
2. Mike Milligan
3 Hanzee
4. Bear Gerhardt
5. Mr numbers and Mr wrench
Also remember the ghost likes sunshine, ie the field means he now haunts oriettas grave.
Sad part is Mike knew what his Dad did for the KC Mob and they belittled him for it. Was he actually expecting anything different after the Gerhardt War?
At least Hanzee was smart enough to think: If I can't win as an American Indian than.....
Oreaeta got off too easy imo but great finale overall. I jumped outta my seat when Mike showed up.
Im conflicted on satchel turning out to be Mike only becasue i dont know if they planned it all along or it was just convenient
I KNEW Satchel was Mike Milligan I just KNEW IT but I'm happy to actually have confirmation
Good season, saw the ending coming from a mile away but that's not a bad thing.
Season 123 was better.. And I'm a nigga lol... But just facts
As a season of Fargo this was just OK, but as a mob TV show, I think it's up there with some of the best.
Nice work🤪
God, fargo does such big reaches to bridge each season lmao
Oranges have been associated with the deaths (or assassination attempts) of prominent gangsters in cinema. From what I know, starting with The Godfather shooting scene of Don Corleon and the first assassination attempt of Tony Soprano ( in that case, orange juice)
good break down guy
I would love to see a season 5 oh and i love the call back to season 2
I enjoyed Season 4
Hard to believe that nurse death would put All the poison...... trophies.....and press clippings
# (to tie everything together) in one convenient location to help incriminate herself ....all inside an UNLOCKED broom closet.
Well, she was a serial killer before the term existed. BTK did the same thing.
Not really. A lot of serial killers do that. They keep everything in one location and usually without a great lock or security (because then its easier for them to get to their trophies when they want to)
Maybe it's just me, but I was very disappointed in the finale all around, and felt absolutely nothing for each death. That's never happened before with this series, I would even feel bad when the bad guys would bite the bullet in the previous seasons.
I felt for both Chris rocks character and Josto
@@emmanuelo9882 Can't say I felt bad for Loy dying, because he deserved to die. As for Josto, it was hard to take him serious. He can off rather cartoonish with his behavior.
I figured pretty early on that satchel grows up to be mike Milligan. Once I figured that out I hated satchel wanted something bad to happen to him because mike Milligan is an asswipe.
Also i didn’t even think about the painting or the gun smuggling. my thoughts about the oranges was it was some kind of nod to the godfather.
Season 5 should be mike Milligan with timeline of him after he grows up right up until season 2
By far the best season with season 2
Nah, man
How are you pronouncing Josto’s name wrong?
Yes.
Why did Odis kill Dick? Also, Ethlerita determining that she had information to help Loy win the war. There was no way for her to know that Josto was shagging Oraetta,
She saw Josto leave Oraetta's place.
@@TheFiresloth Ahhh, you're right. Thank you
Am I the only one who cheered when OCD Dave Matthews killed Mormon Billy Bob Thornton?
I thought the Oranges was a reference to the Godfather. When I saw him holding the Oranges, I knew he was going to be killed,
Hey when are you going to do the mandalorian season 2 episode 5
I'm lost between the movie and this series. What is Fargo?
Idk I just wasn’t feelin this season as much as the other 3
Super facts
@Chris Benoit, I remember watching you win the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XX.
@John William It's just a dipshit meme used exclusively by pre-teens that did the rounds about 2 years ago- nothing to it at all just sheep copying and pasting, judging by the username that account belongs to a 12 year old, kids will be kids
10:36 hey, what happened to Zero Fadda? Was he just adopted by another family after Loy and Italians made peace?
Great question. I think when Loy gave Ebla the ring in the park when they met, Zero was given back?
@@juliedavis7445 yeah, I remember that. He got picked up. Maybe his mom got him back? He did have quite a big family.