Fargo

Season 1

Main Characters

• Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton), a drifter named Lorne Malvo arrives in small-town Minnesota and influences the population with his malice and violence.

• Deputy Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks), a single father who must choose between his own safety and his police duties when the investigation comes to a head.

• Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman), a life insurance salesman from Bemidji, Minnesota who is “henpecked by his wife.” His life is changed when a mysterious contract killer named Lorne Malvo comes to town.

• Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman), is deputy police officer in Bemidji, Minnesota who teams up with Duluth police officer Gus Grimly to solve a series of murders they believe may be linked to Lorne Malvo and Lester Nygaard.

Review

A drifter named Lorne Malvo arrives in small-town Minnesota and influences the population with his malice and violence, including put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard. Lester Nygaard is an incompetent person, who lacks confidence and is generally bullied. He gets influenced by Lorne Malvo and ends up killing his wife in an argument and plays the victim of an intruder attack. As Lester is a nice guy, nobody suspects him of any wrong doing except Deputy Molly Solverson who investigates the case and other cases in which Lorne Malvo is involved. As the series progresses we can see Lorne Malvo involved in many crime scenes and deaths of various individuals. There is no proper explanation of who and what Lorne Malvo is except that he kills people, steals their money and is deceptive and manipulative. He is a mysterious creepy guy.

The chain of events that happen in Lester Nygaard's life changes him as a person. By the end of the series Lester is a smart guy who is more confident and successful in life. Deputy Molly Solverson is the only person who thinks Lester Nygaard and Lorne Malvo are involved in the death of Lester's wife and she proves it with her persistent police work and with the help of Deputy Gus Grimly whom she later marries.

Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman's performances as Lorne Malvo and Lester Nygaard stand out. Allison Tolman is also great as deputy Molly Solverson. Others too have performed well. There's character development for Lester Nygaard in the series. As it involves crime scene and investigation, the story is consistently interesting and does not get boring. It has a steady progression of events which are generally linked to Lorne Malvo. It is a good TV series and I would suggest this to everyone.

Rating - 4/5