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The Lord of No Mercy

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Clare Manion

Oh wow - I didn't think Ray would go this early either. However, I love that it was a freak accident. With all the complicated scheming in this show, to have a central character taken out by hubris and random chance was a fantastic choice on the part of the writers. Plus it ties back into the theme of reality vs. perception - Ray’s downfall occurred because he couldn’t accept this ending to the story of their rivalry. Ray needed to be victorious over Emit - he needed the loss of the stamp to be as devastating to Emit as has been to Ray his whole life. And so, when Emit’s indifference to the object didn’t fit his narrative, Ray made it a fight anyway. Because that’s what he needed the story to be… Those two characters are an absolutely fantastic psychological - or even philosophical - study.

William Jewell

Watched this when it came out, was absolutely convinced Emmitt would go first too. I think I watched it only twice in total, compared to s1 & 2 which I've seen a dozen times each. Wasn't a huge fan at the time, probably because it felt like a real tonal shift, but this time around, it's hitting perfectly. Obviously nearly a decade later, the political parallels with Varga are even clearer, but I finally had the realisation: what is he even getting out of this? He's not living a life of luxury, his whole spiel in e4 made that clear. But if you're in this pure evil billionaire business, and you're not even reaping the excess of it, what the hell is the point? I guess that *is* the point that Noah Hawley's making, and just like Malvo, he's the devil. But Malvo got off on the cruelty... Varga's a whole different breed of malignant.

Suzanne Whyte

I think Sy appears not that bad in comparison to everyone else but he watched Nikki take a brutal beating and he didn’t check on her or call an ambulance. He just left her there on the ground so I don’t consider him a good person.

Suzanne Whyte

I think most people view money as a way to buy things. They want to be rich so they can buy all the fancy things and have the freedom to do what they want in life. For billionaires and men like Varga money is control. He doesn’t care about owning things. He cares about owning people. Every move he makes is a power play which is why he’s taking actions that objectively seem to make situations worse. He has to assert his dominance with the police and the tax guy even if he should have been keeping things low key. He can’t help himself.

Youtalkingtome

I definitely agree. He may have been too afraid to intervene in the beating, but to leave her there on the ground when it was just the two of them? Pretty dang gross.

Youtalkingtome

Good points all around. My guess (with 4 episodes to go) is that the show is criticizing the predatory nature of the wealthy; there is no conceivable need for all that money and power beyond just a sociopathic drive to have it.

Youtalkingtome

That's a really great way to look at the foolishness of the fight over who takes the stamp. Ray needed his narrative to be that he would have been just as successful as Emmitt if he had only kept his stamps. Otherwise, if he wasn't a victim, he would have to accept some (or all) of the blame for his unsatisfactory life.

kosmickrab

I bet Ewan McGreggor was relieved to not have to do double duty after this episode.