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At the end ofthe previous episode, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen.
Loy let Gaetano loose after letting him know Josto had left him to die.
You dont get over that sort of thing if youre a hot-tempered Italian gangster, right?
And, as The Nadir opens, it looks like Gaetanos pursuing the obvious path.
Josto returns to Joplins and finds a bloodied Gaetano surrounded by the rest of the Fadda gang.
He charges Josto and beats him, hard.
Its lights out for the KCcapoand maybe worse.
And then Gaetano lets Josto know how proud he is of his big (but significantly smaller) brother.
Thats a real man.
Its a surprising development, or would be ifFargodidnt already set up Gaetanos values.
Loy had a plan.
This part did not go according to it.
His next move needs only a one-word description: Fargo.
Josto needed a win.
Oraettas not having it, though.
She doesnt like that he plans to marry Dessie, Milvin the aldermans daughter.
And she doesnt seem all that interested in the whole love thing in the first place.
Maybe her background explains it.
But does Oraetta know that?)
Josto tells a story of his own.
But Josto and Oraetta arent the only ones delivering backstory this episode.
But, as a cop, he feels in control.
Its complicated, but he tells Deafy hed like to make it less complicated by going straight.
And as he says this, theres little evidence of his compulsive tendencies.
He seems to have seen the light, justifying Deafys faith the goodness and righteousness can prevail over evil.
Stay tuned to see how that pans out.
But first we getanotherwhere-Im-coming-from conversation, this one between Dibrell Smutny and Buel Cannon.
Buel explains that she wont be able to help Dibrell, no matter what Dibrell thinks she can do.
Hes your captor, her mother warns.
Ethelrida might soon need all the friends she can find, however.
Oraetta discovers shes on the verge of being in deep trouble.
Not only has Dr. Harvard survived, hes recovered and been taken out of state for his own safety.
This cant be good for Ethelrida.
Loys having a tough day, too.
Their identity, see, is based around getting away with things.
And in place of morality they employ a code, a kind of poor substitute by Deafys reckoning.
And so were off to Kansas Citys Union Station for a big shootout.
And if it looks a little familiar, thats becauseFargoshot the scene at Chicagos Union Station.
(Theres no baby carriage rolling down the stairsBattleship Potemkin-style, however.)
Seeing all those bodies, which include women and children, makes rooting for them feel extremely uncomfortable.
Not that what follows provides a clearer rooting interest.
There are no good guys here.
Is this the nadir of the title?
Because it seems like things are about to get even worse.
OK Then!
At least,thanks toThe Mandalorian, one of the marshals Timothy Olyphant played this fall survived.
Olyphant delivered a fun performance, somehow making a prig seem both charming and wily.
Again, these are not nice people.
Its not a bad episode at all, though the familiarity of the shoot-out is a bit much.
The seasons offered a lot of pleasures in the form of atmosphere, strong performances, and colorful characters.
Speaking of strong performances, Oraetta spends much of the episode in a state of near-panic.
But her face while suffocating Josto as she pleasures him is eerily peaceful.
