It Starts On The Page: Read ‘Fargo’ S5 Premiere Script “The Tragedy Of The Commons” By Noah Hawley
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Typically a series five seasons in can show signs of wear and tear. However, for Fargo creator Noah Hawley a fifth time was a charm, not just in a stronger homage to the original 1996 multi-Oscar winning movie, but a deconstruction of current day red-state attitudes.
For him, Fargo is about the tragedy that occurs when people fail to communicate, and this season centers around the varying definitions of freedom.
Not to mention, it features several twists and turns one doesn’t see coming. Season 5 follows Juno Temple as Dot Lyon, a housewife with a dark past who is mired in warring America, for Episode 1 tees off with a riot that breaks out at a school board meeting which results in the show’s protagonist tasing an officer and heading to the slammer for just a moment.
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