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Was hoping to see somebody talking Fargo in here. I absolutely loved season 2, damn near every minute of it start to finish, much more than I liked season 1 (not to say season 1 wasn't great in its own way), so going into season 3 I was quite nervous, knowing that Fargo's anthology structure by design puts it at risk of hit or miss seasons. I went into season 3 blind yesterday, which was a hell of a trip for the first 10 minutes as each cast member made their appearance (especially when Ewan McGregor makes his second appearance). Really glad to see Michael Stuhlbarg on board, loved his roles in Boardwalk Empire, Trumbo, and his small part in Arrival. Glad to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead again who only showed up on my radar after 10 Cloverfield Lane, which I loved.

Overall I've got no complaints thus far, I was sad to see the show return to the 21st century in setting as I'm a sucker for shows set in the 70s and 80s, but things really picked up in the second half of the episode and I quickly stopped caring about that. The chemistry between McGregor and Winstead is already very entertaining and looks like it might end up being the pairing that carries this season.

And the soundtrack, as always, is just killer:



Also caught up with Better Call Saul last night, I've always loved the careful and calculated slow burn of this series but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't eagerly anticipating the return of key characters from Breaking Bad, and that's exactly what season 3 seems to be bringing at a rapid pace, so I'm stoked, episode 2 was very good.

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