"Fargo" The Castle (TV Episode 2015)

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Kirsten Dunst

Peggy Blumquist

Patrick Wilson

Lou Solverson

Jesse Plemons

Ed Blumquist

Jean Smart

Floyd Gerhardt

Ted Danson

Hank Larsson

Cristin Milioti

Betsy Solverson

Bokeem Woodbine

Mike Milligan

Keir O'Donnell

Ben Schmidt

Terry Kinney

Chief Gibson

Wayne Duvall

Captain Jeb Cheney

Ryan O'Nan

Ricky G

Zahn McClarnon

Hanzee Dent

Angus Sampson

Bear Gerhardt

Martin Freeman

Narrator
(voice)

Brad Mann

Gale Kitchen

Raven Stewart

Molly Solverson

Bob Bainborough

Maynard Oltorf

Em Haine

Noreen Vanderslice
(as Emily Haine)

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Trivia
The narrator is Martin Freeman (Lester Nygaard).

Goofs
When Hank is speaking to the local Captain Cheney, he tells him that he served in the "Great War" in the liberation of France. "The Great War" generally refers to WWI, and the Liberation of France is a term used when speaking about WWII. In 1979, Hank would have needed to be around 80 years old to have served in WWI, and his character is likely in his mid/late 60's as Ted Danson is in real life. Hank would have to be referring to WWII; in an earlier episode he tells Lou a war story that is clearly from WWII, so to call it "The Great War" is erroneous.

Quotes
Ed Blumquist: Are you seein' this?
Peggy Blumquist: It's just a flying saucer, Ed. We gotta go!

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Darkest Fargo Moments (2020)

Soundtracks
Getting It Back
(uncredited)
Performed by Cymande

Spectacular episode and the UFO was the icing on the cake

This for me was the best episode of the show. I read reviews here complaining about the appearance of the UFO, however, in my view this scene fits perfectly into the concept of the show. In real life, in the same year of 1979, the police officer Val Johnson incident in Minnesota happened with an alleged UFO, and like the fish rain of the first season, a brilliant reference to this unusual event was inserted in this second season.

Jusr remember... every episode starts with the warning "This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota...", In other words, this episode makes a brilliant reference to a real event.