In the events following the motel massacre, Hanzee goes after Ed and Peggy.In the events following the motel massacre, Hanzee goes after Ed and Peggy.In the events following the motel massacre, Hanzee goes after Ed and Peggy.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe story Lou Patrick Wilson tells about the helicopter pilot in Vietnam actually happened and is depicted in the documentary Last Days in Vietnam (2014). The pilot was Ba Van Nguyen.
- GoofsWhen Peggy and Ed are in the meat locker, in the market, the inside latch has Canadian Robertson screws holding it in place. These screws would not be used in the US.
- Quotes
Noreen Vanderslice: Do you feel it?
Betsy Solverson: Feel what?
Noreen Vanderslice: My aunt lost her bosom to cancer. Said it felt like somebody took a hot poker and put it through her heart.
Betsy Solverson: No. Not like that. Not yet. You know how sometimes you get a peach from the bowl and one side is ripe and yellow and the other is black and moldy? That - that's the only way I can think to describe it.
Noreen Vanderslice: Camus says knowin' we're gonna die makes life absurd.
Betsy Solverson: Well, I don't know who that is. But I'm guessing he doesn't have a 6-year-old girl.
Noreen Vanderslice: He's French.
Betsy Solverson: Ugh, I don't care if he's from Mars. Nobody with any sense would say something that foolish. We're put on this earth to do a job. And each of us gets the time we get to do it. And when this life is over and you stand in front of the Lord... Well, you try tellin' him it was all some Frenchman's joke.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)
- SoundtracksWar Pigs
(uncredited)
Written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
Performed by Black Sabbath
This episode was relatively uneventful, although it was very haunting seeing the opening shot of all the characters who have died this season and wonder who may be next. There weren't many players left, but of those who were alive, they kept tonight entertaining. We actually finally got a little bit more of Molly's mindset through her predictions of her future self. It was nice seeing some of season 1's cast return like Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Joey King, and Keith Carradine, which got me thinking. Where will this show go next? Season 3 is confirmed, but do we go forward or backwards? Either way, I'm in.
The Blumquists made their final run for it and ironically ended up in a butcher shop, where Ed died, further pushing Peggy into madness. I would have liked to see exactly where she ended up, but her scene with Lou in the cop car was just enough to see that there's no way she was getting out of this mess. After Hanzee went all Terminator on the Blumquists, he got a new identity and seemingly, a new start. Again, it's kind of a shame we didn't get more insight into Hanzee's motivations or back-story, but I think ultimately, that may have served his character for the best.
Other than that, not a ton happened, but that didn't prevent the episode from being really well done. It was great hearing the fantastic score/theme that season 1 used over the course of tonight's episode. I also really loved that the writers never made this season specifically about any particular character(s). Martin Freeman was great last season but I think season 1's problems lie with his character. This season did such a nice job at balancing every one of the main characters without making any of them overpower the other. I loved this season.
+Dunst
+Seeing the season 1 cast
+Wraps all of our favorite characters well
8.5/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Dec 15, 2015
Details
- Runtime54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1