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Set in 2010, the third installment of Fargo centers on “Emmit Stussy” and his slightly younger brother “Ray” (Ewan McGregor in dual roles).

Emmit, the “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” is a handsome, self-made real estate mogul with a perfect family – a real American success story. His slightly younger brother Ray is more of a cautionary tale. Wilted from a lifetime of living in Emmit’s shadow, Ray is a balding, pot-bellied parole officer with a huge chip on his shoulder about the hand he’s been dealt – and he blames his brother.

The only bright spot in Ray’s life is the love of a not-so-good woman, “Nikki Swango” (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), one of his parolees. Nikki has brains, beauty and a deep and abiding passion for competitive bridge. She decides to help Ray turn his fortunes around, by essentially stealing back his good karma. Unsurprisingly, things quickly get out of hand and petty theft leads to murder.

When the mayhem crosses county lines, Eden Valley Police Chief “Gloria Burgle” (Carrie Coon), a newly divorced mother, is called upon to investigate. Normally steady and imperturbable, Gloria is shaken when the case takes an unexpectedly personal turn. Meanwhile, Emmit’s perfect life is upended when he receives an unwelcome business proposal from a mysterious loner and true capitalist, “V.M. Varga” (David Thewlis), whose bosses plan to become business partners with “The Parking Lot King,” whether Emmit likes it or not.

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• [*] Fargo Season 3 Full-Length Trailer
  [*] Extended Trailer
  [*] Fargo Installment 3 | First Look
  [*] Cast Spotlight
• Diner teaser
• Lost teaser
• The Law teaser
• OK Well Then teaser
• Stamp teaser
• Lineup teaser
• Missed Call teaser
• Exhausted teaser
• World teaser
• Hi teaser
• Team teaser
• Blow teaser
• Boot teaser
• Bang teaser
• AC teaser
• Brothers teaser

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• Indiewire review

  As we’ve seen in the first two seasons, coincidence, fate, luck — whatever you want to call it — plays a major role in the battle between right versus wrong. Anything can happen to anyone, making for a tense first hour and what will undoubtedly be a fraught full season. And while “Fargo” is scary, the scares aren’t cheap — far from it. Rather than the “gotcha!” moments or gory abominations dominating studio horror franchises, what’s frightening in “Fargo” is a blend of good intentions and bad ideas escalating beyond control.
  
  Yet unlike many horror films, what keeps us coming back to “Fargo” is that Hawley’s stories are always focused more on the good in people than the bad. We’re not tuning in to see the carnage, but to see who can escape it. “I think deep down we all have something positive inside us, don’t you think?” Gloria Burgle tells her son during the opening episode. And other than perhaps one obtuse character, it’s evident in the 65-minute premiere that this is true. There’s something good in each and every one of these Minnesotans, and we see enough of it to inspire hope that “something positive” can carry them through the horrors that lie ahead.
  
  It’s a painful journey, but one that’s always proven rewarding. The first episode of Season 3 has given us no reason to think it won’t be worth the torment again.
  
  Grade: A-

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• EW review

  The cast is superb. Winstead – on a roll of late with 10 Cloverfield Lane and BrainDead – takes it up yet another notch. Coon is commanding in her few moments in the premiere; I expect we’ll be talking more about her in the weeks to come. McGregor is out-of-the-box phenomenal. If he keeps getting material as good as the material Hawley feeds him in the premiere, this will go down as a massive triumph

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  I think Noah Hawley is one the most exciting storytellers working on television today, and Fargo seems poised to affirm that truth once more. Grade: A

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• THR review

  Much of what makes Fargo so special can be glimpsed in those first two episodes, and based on character description and the arc of this third season, I would bet the rest holds up quite nicely. I say this having ranked the show No. 1 in 2014 and No. 1 in 2015 on my year-end best television lists. There's something about this show that continually finds its way to greatness.

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• Mic review

  The writing, characters, setting and pacing are all expertly crafted, and if the first two episodes are any indication, it's another masterpiece in the making.

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• USA Today: Ewan McGregor loves his new, creepy-looking 'Fargo' character Ray Stussy
• Warming Glow: The New ‘Fargo’ Actors Love The Show, And Those Crazy Names (TCA report)
• Deadline: ‘Fargo’ Grapples With Smartphone Era, Ewan McGregor Tackles Minnesota Accent In Season 3 (TCA report)
• Fargo's third-season shoot in southern Alberta with coyote dens, dilapidated mansions and 'horrible, just horrible' weather
• THR: Carrie Coon's April Double Threat: 'The Leftovers' Breakout to 'Fargo's' Leading Lady
• Variety: Carrie Coon on What She’s Learned From ‘The Leftovers’ and Moving on to ‘Fargo’
• THR: Ewan McGregor on Challenge of Playing a Double Role in 'Fargo'
• NY Post: Ewan McGregor had to eat fries and wear Spanx for dual role on ‘Fargo’
• Nerdist: How Fargo Turns Ewan McGregor Into Two Characters
• Onion A|V Club: What we can actually tell you about Fargo’s 3rd season
• Observer: Everything We Learned on the Set of Fargo Season 3
• NY Mag: Ewan McGregor on Gaining Weight for Fargo After Getting Super Fit for Trainspotting 2

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Theorry said:

Next week the start of Leftovers and Fargo.

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Jb said:

This + Veep at the same time.
So psyched.

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Intheflorsh said:

Here's hoping for a return to season one quality and less UFOs.

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Beyond McGregor’s double tour de force, Coon and Thewlis offer remarkable portraits of good and evil, respectively. The splendid cast delivers the distinctive “Fargo” accents with joyful flair. The main star, however, is executive producer Noah Hawley, who created the anthology for TV. Viewers can thank him for making "Fargo" a must-visit destination the third time around. The franchise continues to mix the comical and the criminal with a bracing kick.

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The writing, characters, setting and pacing are all expertly crafted, and if the first two episodes are any indication, it's another masterpiece in the making.

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Fargo season three hints at some limitations to this exciting new world of the anthology miniseries. You can change the era and the characters every time out, but when the creative team and the world stays roughly the same, familiarity will creep in over time the same way it does for a more traditional ongoing drama series. And if the new season turns out to be a slightly diminished version of what came before, that’s still a pretty good place to be.

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Intheflorsh said:

Here's hoping for a return to season one quality and less UFOs.

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distantmantra said:

Don't have Hulu so I can't watch the first two seasons. Can I jump in?

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BenjaminBirdie said:

season one stunk

we get it
i remember that shot from barton fink too

season two is a fucking masterpiece

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Intheflorsh said:

I also personally found the references to Coen movies way more frequent and distracting in season two, not that I was a fan of them in S1 either. Anyways, I'm still excited about this season.

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In the early going, the third season of “Fargo,” which is set in 2010, offers a sprinkling of skillful characterization, dialogue, and production design without providing enough psychologically compelling components to balance out the largely dry and even perfunctory aspects of the drama.

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The two episodes sent for review show a masterful story, but once again, showrunner Hawley is taking his time to let it unfold. Last season, we went from a diner bloodbath to UFOs. Who knows where we'll go now. So far, this season isn't as splashy, but it makes up for it in nuance.

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Dysun said:

My only gripe last year was the

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aliens

subplot that felt out of place and too overt. Hope they tone that aspect down a notch

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Cornballer said:

It won't be a problem narratively. There will be a few callbacks to previous seasons and maybe a character or two showing up, but nothing major. You're still highly recommended to watch them at some point because they're great seasons of television.

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Intheflorsh said:

I also personally found the references to Coen movies way more frequent and distracting in season two, not that I was a fan of them in S1 either. Anyways, I'm still excited about this season.

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An exceptional cast, led by standout Ewan McGregor (“Trainspotting”), is perhaps the new season’s biggest plus. The Scottish actor, in fact, doubles our pleasure here by playing two roles — brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy — and making us forget all the while that one man is behind both.

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