The Gift of the Magi
- Episode aired Nov 9, 2015
- TV-MA
- 54m
Floyd takes action and Charlie tries to prove himself; Peggy and Ed disagree about what to do next; Lou finds himself sidelined during Ronald Reagan's campaign tour.Floyd takes action and Charlie tries to prove himself; Peggy and Ed disagree about what to do next; Lou finds himself sidelined during Ronald Reagan's campaign tour.Floyd takes action and Charlie tries to prove himself; Peggy and Ed disagree about what to do next; Lou finds himself sidelined during Ronald Reagan's campaign tour.
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Did you know
- TriviaParts of the speech Ronald Reagan' is heard giving is taken from his famous "Rendezvous with Destiny" speech Reagan gave in 1964 in support of Sen. Barry Goldwater 's run for President. Conservative Republicans were so impressed by that speech that it led to Reagan's later election as Governor of California and then President of the U.S.
- GoofsThe banner on the side of Reagan's bus reads "Reagan '80" with a single quote in front of 80 rather than an apostrophe, revealing this mistake to be the result of the automatic "smart quote" feature of modern word processing programs.
- Quotes
Noreen Vanderslice: Personally not sure why you're makin' all this effort.
Ed Blumquist: Gonna buy the shop, be my own boss.
Noreen Vanderslice: And?
Ed Blumquist: And what? That's the American dream.
Noreen Vanderslice: What's the point? Just gonna die, anyway.
Ed Blumquist: What do you mean?
Noreen Vanderslice: Camus says knowing we're all gonna die makes life a joke.
Ed Blumquist: So what, you just you just give up?
Noreen Vanderslice: You could kill yourself, get it over with.
Ed Blumquist: Okay, that - that's not...
[Stammers]
Ed Blumquist: I-I mean, come on, you gotta... you gotta try.
Noreen Vanderslice: No.
Ed Blumquist: You go to school, you get a job, you start a family.
Noreen Vanderslice: Die.
Ed Blumquist: That's... would you please stop saying that? I'm gonna live a long, long life. My... my grandpa was 96.
Noreen Vanderslice: At which point he did what? Died.
- ConnectionsReferences Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
What I Liked:
The cinematography is solid, and each scene perfectly implements its well-crafted and memorable music score. On top of that, each actor gives a strong performance.
As the gang war intensifies, each scene involving the Gerhardts and the Kansas City Mafia becomes tenser and tenser, making for some highly enthralling television.
What I Disliked:
The Ronald Reagan storyline adds very little, if anything, to this episode or story. What is his purpose in this season?
Each scene with Peggy is noticeably uninteresting, especially compared to the other storylines. She is not likable or intriguing enough to warrant the amount of screen time she receives.
Overall:
Fargo delivers yet another high-quality episode. While this sophomore season has yet to reach the heights of its predecessor, one cannot deny this has been an enthralling season of television so far.
8/10
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- Mar 10, 2022
Details
- Runtime54 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1