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Fargo

Season one and two are just awesome. Season three has soo many 'humor-ish' moments in it. Personally, I think that the first two seasons were well balanced. And the third season is a balance between serious thriller-ish elements and exaggerated elements which made it not too much towards the best, which is a shame.

Season one of the first episode itself left me with anxious tingles down my spine. Martin Freeman as Bilbao Baggins, whatever he does impresses me. His performance is just perfect, and his body language, reactions, and the accent. It is just amazing that an English can do such a unique northern American accent. Hats of to him. Billy Bob Thornton did an excellent job showing a baddie with such a power of manipulation. As usual, his performance is mind-blowing, every scene of him is jaw-dropping with some chills. And the others were also excellent. And the story is very well written. Thanks to Noah Hawley and the writing team to successfully crafted crime stories set in the Mid West of the United States that are intense, interesting and entertaining.

The second season of Fargo, set in Luverne and Sioux Falls, with Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, Jesse Plemons, and Jeffrey Donovan; is my favorite one. This season has none of the awkward personalities or any cheezy element. Instead, what you get is a real and raw crime story, with organized crime families, corruption, believable and flawed characters, great progression, great pacing, and great direction.

After finished watching season three, my reaction was"wow!it's a doozy". I love this show but didn't expect anything boring and slow paced. They will not fly by. There is some good strong writing with this show. You will end up really caring about the characters, good or bad you really want to see what happens to them. In some cases, you are rooting for them to get it done and in others, you are rooting for their demise. A lot of times neither plays out in season three.

Overall, It is a good show. It has that potential but lost its charm in season three.

Recommendation: Recommended.
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