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Fargo S1

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158 Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

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Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
32
Craft & Quality/50
46
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The TVI Take

Noah Hawley's first Fargo season, loosely connected to the Coen Brothers film. Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton give exceptional performances.

Exceptional craft — the Coen Brothers' tonal register (crime-as-absurdism) is perfectly captured. Educational about Midwestern culture and the banality of evil.

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