Home > Fargo > Season 2 « TV Series Page Fargo: Season 2 (2015) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Want to see Episode List Season 2 Fargo Critics Consensus Season two of Fargo retains all the elements that made the series an award-winning hit, successfully delivering another stellar saga powered by fascinating characters, cheeky cynicism, and just a touch of the absurd. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 57 95% Audience Score User Ratings: 2946 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 100% Waiting for Dutch Air date: Oct 12, 2015 In the second season premiere, a surprising event at a diner disrupts the citizens of a small Minnesota town. More 2 100% Before The Law Air date: Oct 19, 2015 The Gerhardts get an unexpected offer and two surprising murderers try to clean up their mess. More 3 100% The Myth Of Sisyphus Air date: Oct 26, 2015 The search for Rye escalates; Lou visits Fargo; and Peggy learns a new theory about the Waffle Hut shooter. More 4 100% Fear And Trembling Air date: Nov 2, 2015 Floyd responds to Kansas City's proposal; Hanzee takes a road trip; and Lou comes to a realization. More 5 100% The Gift Of The Magi Air date: Nov 9, 2015 Floyd takes action and Charlie tries to prove himself. Also: Peggy and Ed disagree about what to do next and Lou is sidelined during Ronald Reagan's campaign tour. More 6 100% Rhinoceros Air date: Nov 16, 2015 Lou and Hank try to prevent an altercation; Peggy and Ed defend their choices; and the Gerhardts attempt to get back one of their own. More 7 100% Did You Do This? No, You Did It! Air date: Nov 23, 2015 Lou and Hank investigate in Fargo; the king of breakfast visits Betsy and Molly; Floyd is summoned away; and Bear questions a family member's loyalty. More 8 100% Loplop Air date: Nov 30, 2015 Hanzee searches for Peggy and Ed while Dodd ends up in unfamiliar territory. More 9 100% The Castle Air date: Dec 7, 2015 Peggy and Ed follow their plan at the Motor Motel; Lou faces jurisdictional politics; and Hanzee reports to the Gerhardts. More 10 100% Palindrome Air date: Dec 14, 2015 In the season finale, Peggy and Ed try to escape. More Fargo: Season 2 Videos 2:03 Fargo: Season 2 First Look View All Videos (1) Fargo: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (133) Tv Season Info The all new "true crime" case in Fargo's latest chapter takes you back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota. "Lou Solverson" (Patrick Wilson), a young State Police Officer recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and a small town beautician "Peggy Blumquist"(Kirsten Dunst) along with her husband "Ed" (Jesse Plemons), the local butcher's assistant. Helping Lou piece things together is his father-in-law, "Sheriff Hank Larsson"(Ted Danson). The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes "Karl Weathers" (Nick Offerman), the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota. A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist. Three-time Emmy® winner Brad Garrett will play "Joe Bulo," the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. The new face of corporate crime, Joe's bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America. His number two is "Mike Milligan" (Bokeem Woodbine). Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling -- but the joke is usually on you. Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by matriarch "Floyd Gerhardt" (Jean Smart). With her husband at death's door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, "Dodd Gerhardt" (Jeffrey Donovan). An impatient hothead with a cruel streak to match his ambitions, Dodd can't wait for both his parents to die so he can take over and expand their business from kingdom to empire. "Bear Gerhardt" (Angus Sampson) is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. "Rye Gerhardt" (Kieran Culkin), the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he's just a small dog with a loud bark. -- (C) FX Genre: Drama Network: FX Premiere Date: Oct 12, 2015 Creator: Noah Hawley Exec. Producers: Noah Hawley, Adam Bernstein, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Warren Littlefield Cast Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blomquist Patrick Wilson as Lou Solverson Ted Danson as Hank Larsson Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt Jesse Plemons as Ed Blomquist Zahn McClarnon as Hanzee Dent Angus Sampson as Bear Gerhardt Brad Mann as Gale Kitchen Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan Nick Offerman as Karl Weathers Cristin Milioti as Betsy Solverson Rachel Keller as Simone Gerhardt Kieran Culkin as Rye Gerhardt Jeffrey Donovan as Dodd Gerhardt Brad Garrett as Joe Bulo Show More Cast News & Interviews for Fargo: Season 2 2018 Critics’ Choice Award Winners Announced Critics’ Choice Nominations: The Shape of Water and Feud: Bette and Joan Lead the Race 2016 Emmy Winners Announced: Game of Thrones and Veep Win Top Awards View All Fargo: Season 2 News Episodes 1 100% Waiting for Dutch Air date: Oct 12, 2015 In the second season premiere, a surprising event at a diner disrupts the citizens of a small Minnesota town. More 2 100% Before The Law Air date: Oct 19, 2015 The Gerhardts get an unexpected offer and two surprising murderers try to clean up their mess. More 3 100% The Myth Of Sisyphus Air date: Oct 26, 2015 The search for Rye escalates; Lou visits Fargo; and Peggy learns a new theory about the Waffle Hut shooter. More 4 100% Fear And Trembling Air date: Nov 2, 2015 Floyd responds to Kansas City's proposal; Hanzee takes a road trip; and Lou comes to a realization. More 5 100% The Gift Of The Magi Air date: Nov 9, 2015 Floyd takes action and Charlie tries to prove himself. Also: Peggy and Ed disagree about what to do next and Lou is sidelined during Ronald Reagan's campaign tour. More 6 100% Rhinoceros Air date: Nov 16, 2015 Lou and Hank try to prevent an altercation; Peggy and Ed defend their choices; and the Gerhardts attempt to get back one of their own. More 7 100% Did You Do This? No, You Did It! Air date: Nov 23, 2015 Lou and Hank investigate in Fargo; the king of breakfast visits Betsy and Molly; Floyd is summoned away; and Bear questions a family member's loyalty. More 8 100% Loplop Air date: Nov 30, 2015 Hanzee searches for Peggy and Ed while Dodd ends up in unfamiliar territory. More 9 100% The Castle Air date: Dec 7, 2015 Peggy and Ed follow their plan at the Motor Motel; Lou faces jurisdictional politics; and Hanzee reports to the Gerhardts. More 10 100% Palindrome Air date: Dec 14, 2015 In the season finale, Peggy and Ed try to escape. More Critic Reviews for Fargo Season 2 All Critics (57) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (0) The most important thing about what's before us is that Fargo remains a risk-taker. Oct 9, 2015 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic Fargo revels in presenting ordinary folk with extraordinary problems, in stripping away their everyday guises and peering long and hard at their dark potential. That it can do this through adaptations of true stories makes it all the more jaw-dropping. Oct 9, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Tom Long Detroit News Top Critic The cast is excellent, the plot-lines are richer and more neatly interwoven, and the alternating portions of whimsy and menace are served up with extraordinary panache. Oct 9, 2015 | Full Review… Christopher Orr The Atlantic Top Critic Despite its endlessly flat landscape, FX's Fargo is elevated by the most spellbinding direction of any drama currently on TV. Season 2 achieves new heights, thanks to writer-director Noah Hawley. Oct 9, 2015 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic The dialogue in season two of Fargo might be even sharper than season one. Oct 9, 2015 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic The eerie winter landscapes have lost none of their power. That's just one of the trademarks of Fargo that we're happy to see again. It isn't easy to keep a brand both recognizable and fresh. For that, FX, thanks a bunch! Oct 8, 2015 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic The second season has maintained the high bar of the first and the film. With memorable characters like those ordinary types caught in the spiral of violence. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 15, 2018 | Full Review… Natalia Marcos El Pais (Spain) As a whole, this year's ensemble provides an humorous and dark array of characters that, together, help fill the holes of Hawley's strung out script. Jun 18, 2018 | Full Review… Oliver Whitney ScreenCrush It's weird and wonderful and elegantly done. Expect lots of snow, blood and great dark humour. Apr 26, 2017 | Full Review… Pattie Pegler Stuff.co.nz Every scene in Fargo is compelling, because the show is generously populated with characters so interesting, they could all star in their own spinoff. Oct 9, 2015 | Full Review… Kristi Turnquist Oregonian View All Critic Reviews (57) Audience Reviews for Fargo: Season 2 Sep 06, 2019 I just binged this in a week, like a book you cant put down. I was even taking sneak peaks during breaks at work. This story is almost as detached from reality as Ed and Peggy Blumquist the local Butcher and his Beautician wife who are drawn into a brutal territorial war between a criminal family and the mafia. They remain determined not to let the violent events they are embroiled in impinge on their lives or sidetrack them from the utopian vision they have for their individual futures. Herein lies the beauty of Fargo Series 2. Despite the wild trip through fantasy it draws you in and makes you believe believe (a la the UFO references through the series). Visually brilliant as well as a great story much like series 1. John B Jun 28, 2019 Virtually everything I loved from season one makes its transition to its second, as Fargo probes the causes and effects of a crime, populating 70's Minnesota with intriguing characters and providing more showcase for stellar work behind the camera. Oh yeah, it's also a little bizarre at times, as it should be! Mark L Jun 15, 2019 My favourite TV-Show. Great actors and a marvelous plot. 10/10 Mario H May 24, 2019 Fargo's second season felt weaker due to too many "wild card" characters who have it all figured out. The formula of one event causing ripples of chaos doesn't work when there are 4 or 5 of those events, in my opinion. Phil R Mar 14, 2019 big step down from the first season. my guess for the biggest reasons are (1) the music in season 1 is amazing, but for season 2 they decided to go with music from the era, wasn't a fan of a lot of it, at best it was ok. (2) billy bob played an amazing bad guy in season 1, this season had the bokeem woodbine character who didn't do it for me. the way he spoke was not believable. he kept responding with random stories. it was annoying (1 viewing) SPOILERS eventually ohanzee becomes the main badass, and he was awesome. but bokeem's character was the antagonist for most of the season. and what was up with the alien stuff. i adore sci-fi, but i can't understand what purpose it served in this story. lots of open questions. we'll see if season 3 answers some. 1) what was the purpose of the ufo 2) what was the purpose of the symbols the daughter found in the sherrif's home 3) what were they implying with the face change with ohanzee while they were watching kids play baseball who were communicating using sign language. season 3 answers none of these questions: 1) i did some research, and the answer is basically nothing 2) i could not find a reason for this 3) hanzee became the fargo crime boss from season 1. i watched season one a few days before season 2, and i didn't remember who that was. this is because he was a tiny character that had almost no screentime. he could have been taken out of season 1 and it would have been the same. so i ask... why even bother with this connection. not to mention that it is very far fetched. the season 1 actor has a completely different skin tone, hair, etc. it was a terrible decision by the writers. i also found out that these aren't actually based on true stories. seems super shady to put the intro text. and on top of that, i've tried to explain lots of little things as "well it actually happened so temper your disbelief" for these reasons, i'm dropping it to 3.0. there is still lots of good in it, and i was invested in the story, but man, some of this other stuff is bad Waleed A Nov 02, 2018 White people's lies. Sep 20, 2018 I don't think I like it as much as the first season, but it's really close. Fargo Season 2 builds tension with each episode and blows up with the much anticipated Sioux Falls Massacre, though the season finale is kinda anti-climatic but not bad. It also has great acting and writing like the first season and has that same dark quirky humor reminiscent of other Coen brothers movies. Cole W Sep 12, 2018 Incredibly overrated. I won't bother going into detail as everyone earth apparently disagrees with me. But I was not impressed with the writing or direction. The acting was for the most part top notch though. The only thing I will expound upon is it is just trying to be what people consider edgy, crazy t.v. I guess it worked. Paulus M Mar 21, 2018 Again, a stellar season filled with lots of suspense and excitement. the acting is very good and makes the show feel genuine and authentic. the story is very unique, may be an obvious fact because it's a true story. once again fargo creates an interesting and captivating show. Riff J Feb 10, 2018 absolute class show. All the way. Second season is possibly even the best. Jakob V See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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