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Lifeless Husk • 4 months ago The second Ed and Peggy sat down to dinner, I turned to my wife and said, "There is nothing more dangerous in this world than an unimaginative man who loves a discontented wife." Then she made a lot of personal comments that I won't get into here, but I stand by that assessment.

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York • 4 months ago It's interesting how both seasons of Fargo (and the movie to a large extent) undermine our usual expectations about protagonists. Think of how often we're rooting for ambitious, hard-driving, uncompromising, cynical characters in modern TV shows. That's especially true in shows centering on police officers. Fargo, in contrast, seems to praise the idea of not being ambitious -- of being happy with a small but satisfying life with family, and of being generally kind to people. We see that in Marge Gunderson's happiness with her sweet but unglamorous husband (and her in aborted half-date with her former classmate, who seemingly promises a more exciting life but turns out to be a mess). We see that in Gun Grimley being fine in Season 1 with giving up the police work he isn't cut out for and becoming a mailman. And we see it this season in Lou Solverson's eagerness to let local law enforcement investigate the case. These are usually decisions that a TV show would use to identify a character as a boob who lacks the drive needed to succeed. Fargo, in contrast, treats these all as commendable decisions.