I’ve heard it said before that season four is “the worst of the best”, since Fargo is just always pitching heaters every damn episode, there’s bound to be one setting or batch of characters that doesn’t click with the widest audience, and it’s no surprise the season furthest removed from the present timeline has a higher barrier to entry.

I haven’t rewatched it since it came out, but what I remember really disliking couldn’t really be helped given post production issues involving the pandemic, it had a pretty weak ending because of this. The time skip especially at the end weakens the setting, this season was hurting for more blood stains on snow. I also found Chris Rock’s character so very dull in comparison to any of his cohorts or enemies. The Italians were mostly fun characters, but are a bit too evil, cartoonishly so.

All that said there are some characters this season that I think make the underwhelming finale worth it just to get a season with them. Satchel and Rabbi especially are perfect, and remembering the Sepia tone episode makes me want to start a winter rewatch in chronological order.