I always thought their employees ran it for them, but their initial conversation at the office this week suggests they actively run it! As you say, I can't imagine where they get all this time.

I don't believe the Bozeman looped at all. They just went through a time portal 90 years into the future.

Thanks for the tip!

Yeah, I enjoy the Fargoverse, but it's pretty slanderous of Minnesota. I lived there for several years, and it's really not like that at all.

I first saw him as Johnny in "Naked", which is one of the great all-time films/characters/performances; but he's never stood out to me in any other role.

Have we seen a used tampon on TV at all before?

Much better episode than last week—a real return to form.

We're not closer now. When the book was written, not only was gay marriage illegal, gay sex was illegal in some states. Religiosity has dropped dramatically since then, and this country is just not fertile ground for a Religious Right takeover of this kind (note that the RR has been on such a losing streak, they…

Ohhh. I kinda doubt that, but I guess it's possible.

Is it not a problem to take a sniper rifle (okay, maybe "hunting" rifle) into Mexico?

How do you mean?

Ha, the Burgle boy works at a Red Owl! My mom's neighborhood grocery store (in Duluth) used to be a Red Owl, before it got bought out by Super One. But a grocery store in Minnesota would not have hard liquor for sale. That's fine and dandy in Missouri where I live now; but in MN the only alcohol you can buy in a…

I was thinking that Ray seems dumber than the usual Fargo protagonist if he thinks blackmailing one of his parolees, a total dumbass who obviously wasn't able to burgle (not "rob"—pet peeve) without getting caught, is going to work out well. At least Jerry Lundegaard found a couple criminals who had not (as far as we…

There was no huge decision. She had blown her opportunity, and she knew it. The only reason she called to withdraw from consideration was to save face.

Attending church would be alien to me. Not something I grew up with. But then, unlike Robert, I would not do it at all.

Not sure Julian wants it on public record that he is fooling around with married women. Same reason he didn't call the cops on the other guy.

But at least they had her withdraw to save face. That was a subtle move (too subtle for the Vulture recapper) that would normally never happen on TV. They didn't even hold viewers' hands by having her explain it to Dallas.

Yeah, I guess some people are thrown off by drinking fountains? I have no problem with them.

I think it would be better to show they can error-correct and admit mistakes. Basically, the same argument for the superiority of science vs. religion you'll hear from the "New Atheists" like Sam Harris or Richard Dawkins.

Ah, okay. As a slacker, I don't see it that way—but I understand what you were getting at now.