5 WTF Moments from Fargo 3×05 The House of Special Purpose

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5. Nikki is Still Alive

For a few minutes, I was fairly convinced that Nikki Swango was dead. Beaten to death by Varga’s men in front of a cowardly Sy, who was too shaken to stop it.

The sound of a crowbar repetitively hitting a human body is a distinct and memorable sound. It will probably be burned in my memory forever. Which was why it was such a relief when Nikki, god bless her, pulled herself up from the ground and managed to get in the car, drive home and crawl into the bathtub.

We don’t know how bad the damage is. At first, it seemed like she couldn’t use her legs, but in the trailer, for next week’s episode, we can see her standing, so odds are she just got a really bad beating.

Ray’s reaction made it horrible though, it made me care about Nikki and it made me care about them as a couple. It made me root for them by the end, and it made me (however clever his remarks may be) hate Varga.

6. Bonus Quotes

There were a lot of golden quotes in tonight’s episode, so here are some bonus treats:

“For Pete’s sake, I’m wearing a hooker wig!”

– Nikki’s reaction to Ray proposing.

“Why would your wife want to watch your brother have sex?”

– Sy questioning Emmit about the sex tape.

“What is the point of you? You’re supposed to be a fixer. Nothing’s fixed. Everything’s broken.”

– Emmit questioning Sy’s use.

“Does he have kids? They can be used.”

– Varga trying to find out information from Emmit about the IRS guy.

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