Fargo: Season 1, Episode 7 “Who Shaves the Barber?” (B+)
It’s very disturbing to see a gun brought to a school and to hear Lorne walk into an office building and blow away pretty much all of its inhabitants just a week after yet another deadly real-life school shooting. It makes Lorne’s character as a whole less appealing, now seen purely as a villain rather than a sly troublemaker, yet it doesn’t impact the overall effectiveness of the show. It was Lester’s performance that was really a knockout in this hour, as his plan played itself out to perfection and then he put on a marvelous show in front of Bob, who teared up while listening to his cleverly constructed story that shifted the facts about which brother Pearl thought had amounted to something. Bill quoting statistics and how three purple had been murdered in two days was a fascinating introduction, and a fitting pairing for the type of law enforcement practiced by Molly and Gus up to this point. Molly walking in still hooked up to tubes to interrogate Mr. Wrench was fantastic, and it was sweet that Gus got her flowers. It’s a relief that the dramatic opening with Gus sitting devastated in the waiting room didn’t amount to anything since Molly was back on her feet almost instantly. The return of Kate Walsh’s Gina Hess was great for many reasons, but mainly because it allowed us to see the cocky, self-assured side of Lester that’s been buried beneath so many layers of abuse and bullying for years.
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