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"Season 3 and the true identity of the 'villain'"
Season 3, which moves forward again to 2010, attracted a lot of attention as Ewan McGregor played the Stassie twins. The brothers Emmit, a successful parking lot manager, and Ray Stussy, a probation officer, are the next citizen to be involved, and Emmit has his father's inheritance (a very valuable stamp). The incident begins when Rei sends a thief to steal the money. When the thief loses the note containing Emmit's address, he breaks into the house he finds using the name Stassie, which he barely remembers, and kills someone else with the same last name. Thus, police chief Gloria Burgle, the daughter-in-law of the unfortunate victim Stassie, is brought into the story.
Gloria , played by Carrie Coon, has a much quieter and more ephemeral impression than previous Molly and Lou characters, but her transparent presence is reflected in her daily life, where automatic door sensors do not easily respond, and in people's lives. It is conveyed through the depiction that he is not even familiar with the Internet, let alone The Social Network he has come to use. However, despite this, he is also a character that shows his strong will and core, as he never slackens in his pursuit of the person who killed his father-in-law. Father-daughter relationships also seem to be a recurring theme in the series, with Molly and Lou in Season 1, Lou's wife Betsy and her father Hank in Season 2, and now Gloria and her stepfather Ennis Stassey.
The monster V.M. Varga in Season 3 was introduced as one of Thewlis's mysterious performances in the 17th installment of this series , ``David Thewlis' Charming Shadow,' ' but at this point, he is the most mysterious mystery in the series. He is a person. He made a unilateral investment in Emmit's company and took over it, and when Emmit lost his strength during a scuffle and killed Ray, he quickly covered it up. From the way he brings his subordinates with him and the way he manipulates things by grasping all kinds of information, it can be seen that he has a level of power that is different from previous villains. He doesn't have the easy-to-understand evilness that Malvo had in season 1, or the sharpness that Hanzee had in season 2, and he has a plain appearance with a disheveled appearance that doesn't look very clean, and his hair is thin and vague. The disparity between it and the power behind it makes it feel frightening.
The requirements for a villain in this series are to be in a mysterious position that is difficult to access, as if they are outside the story, even though they are stirring up the story. Varga is a monster who more than satisfies these conditions, but when you try to search for his name, not only does your computer crash, but the person who tries to look it up dies in an unnatural death, so there's no need to grab his tail. I can't do anything. Before you know it, the story is not just about the ordinary people involved and the police officers chasing the case, but also develops into a story of people resisting and fighting against this man with immeasurable power. It's like fighting against an almost insubstantial force.
That's what I came up with. I believe that the mysterious characters in the drama version, such as Malvo, Hanzee, and Varga, are the embodiments of the misunderstandings, coincidences, and twists of fate that appear in the movie version. That's why no one comparable to them appears in the movie version. They stimulate the greed and dark impulses of small-time citizens, stir things up pointlessly, and even cast shadows over various scenes in an attempt to manipulate everything. They are the embodiment of the gears going crazy, which is a feature of the work.
At the same time, the repeated composition of ``police officers, citizens, and bad guys'' can be seen in classic cartoons, where a person is swaying between an angel and a devil floating above. The people caught in the middle have committed crimes long ago, continue to cover up lies, and become more and more irresistible, but the police are sure to reach out to them at least once in every season. Lester, the Blomquists, and the Stassie brothers were all given Being There. Of course, it is the beloved people of "Fargo" who reject the offer of "there's still time" and end up unable to go back. In addition, the real world is full of choices that feel like being caught between an angel and a devil, although there are differences in degree, and the characters in the drama whose lives are turned upside down by a momentary choice, as well as us who are watching the drama, I don't think there is that much of a difference or gap. I can't help but think of the ``This is a true story'' caption that always appears at the beginning of each episode of this series, including the movie version (this is also the standard format).
The drama version of ``Fargo'' continues to expand the world of a single movie with a rich cast of characters. Just like the story, which is set in the Midwest during winter and things snowball into something big, it can be said that the work itself continues to evolve. I wish it would continue using this consistent style forever, but for now I'm looking forward to the latest season 4.
Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara
Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books.
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