Do we know if he and Laura actually hooked up, or if they were both at the parties?

Indeed. I'm really curious what new takes on past Coen characters there will be in season 2.

I didn't think of that at first, but now I can't unsee it.

Whoops, yeah, his killing of Blake for killing Stan. My bad. I should never type at 3am.

Ever since Frank and Jordan reconciled in episode 5, I've been rooting for them. I hoped, I really hoped…

Oh damn, you're right. I didn't realize that was Geldof. Damn it.

Same for Vaughn and Kitsch.

Well, if he drove to a city, he's a wanted fugitive believed to have murdered a cop and a state's attorney. He'd be arrested, chased, or even killed right away.

Oh wow, you're right. The interior threw me, it was quite similar.

Really, Fargo the TV show basically took a bunch of classic Coen characters and somehow made them better.

Yeah, I pondering that as well. Not quite the Midwest, but that Rustbelt area between upstate New York and Ohio. That could be pretty cool.

My guess would be the upper Midwest, but since Fargo kind of has that market cornered, I think New England could get used. Or they could do a similar thing to what they did here, and use Pennsylvania and New York, but only the upstate parts away from the major cities.

Right?! I mean, this show has done a marvelous job of avoiding the usual Los Angeles or LA noir elements. No beach. No Sunset Strip or Compton. No Hollywood (beyond one scene on a movie set that's played for maximum banality. No major locations or landmarks in the city proper (the only two instances I can think of…

Ray Velcoro is one of Farrell's best roles, along with his character in In Bruges and his Jerry in the Fright Night remake.

Exactly! And the signatures give them new names to look into, which could lead to new connections, and more. And his delivery? Dude just ran, dodged bullets, and escaped near-death.

Paul's ghost observes everything, Stardust style, and shakes his head at Ray's reckless attempt with the shotgun.

Someone on reddit last week pointed out Frank's reliance/use of handshakes. He feels very "we shake, it's a deal." When he gets called out on it by Blake, who points out that everyone he shook with screwed him over, you can see him visibly force himself not to shake the Orthodox diamond dealer's hand later.

That arsenal was seriously impressive. I think a lot of shared Felicia's reaction at the sight of it. And Frank and Ray using it was awesome.

Indeed. He promised an anthology show and he delivered. New cast, new story, new genre (less Lovecraft and Ligetti, more Elroy and Lynch). He promised that from the start, people were just too attached to the previous one.

Frank is many things, but he values money. And he values sentimentality. That ring combined them both.