Bloody Good   The Shocking ‘Fargo’ Finale: Creator Noah Hawley
Breaks Down the Epic Bloodbath  FX’s pitch-perfect 10-episode TV
adaptation of ‘Fargo’ came to a bloody conclusion Tuesday. The
show’s creator and writer, Noah Hawley, breaks down the
brilliant finale.  Well, there was no wood chipper.  But you
betcha that the explosive finale of FX’s Fargo limited series
wasn’t lacking in spewed blood, comeuppance, and the kind of
understated intensity that’s made the risky adaptation of the
Coen Brothers film classic at once menacing and suspenseful,
pulpy and fun, and—in turn—cable’s must-watch drama of this past
spring.  The high-octane finale featured retribution, surprising
acts of heroism, expected deaths in unexpected fashions, and
even a snowmobile chase scene. (WARNING: Stop reading here if
you have not seen Tuesday night’s Fargo finale. SPOILERS lie
ahead.)  We get what appears to be a climax about halfway
through the episode when Billy Bob Thornton’s hitman Lorne Malvo
and Martin Freeman’s in-over-his-