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William Jewell

I always read that final scene as Gloria being right. I know it's meant to be ambiguous, it's all about hope against a foe that has proven to be untouchable & unstoppable, and either side being the victor is a valid conclusion. But for one, the rest of the finale is about divine judgement: Nikki is on a task set by god, but can't put aside her vengeance and goes for the trooper - immediately punished; Emmitt gets his very literal just desserts. Why would the most evil of them escape? (Devil's advocate: because Varga's the devil, he shed his skin in the elevator... and this season is in part about the 2016 election. But ultimately Fargo is optimistic, so that's where I lean.)

William Jewell

But the other reason, one that I instantly latched onto when the finale first came out, is that the final scene mirrors the opening scene of the season. The Stasi arrests a man who claims innocence for a crime he didn't commit, but they are the state and their word is the truth. Varga didn't kill Emmitt, by all the proof he holds, he's innocent too - opposing the proof Gloria has. So I think he goes down. And perhaps the man in the opener, while not guilty of the murder he was accused of (it was Yuri, in case that hasn't been brought up,) he may have been guilty of something else, mirroring Varga's arrest. I'm really glad I watched along - s1 & 2 I've seen countless times, but I only saw s3 twice around the time it came out, wasn't as big a fan, but it's really been elevated this time around and I rate it incredibly highly.

Suzanne Whyte

I knew Mary McDonnell’s character was shady but I didn’t guess that she was working with Varga. I did like that she ended up buying their company like Emmet and Cy intended but instead of them taking advantage of her she took advantage of them. She’s obviously a villain in her own way but it was unfair that they were trying to offload their Varga problem onto her.

james repka

I thoroughly enjoyed the final showdown between Gloria and Varga. All season Gloria has been the moral center of the show, representing truth and justice. She has also been the one willing to put in the work to find the truth, never willing to accept the short cut or the easy way out. Varga has been the devil to Gloria's angel, similar in some ways to season one's Lorne Malvo, an agent of chaos but always with an eye on the end game. He is different from the earlier villains because he is fully of the 21st century and operates not openly as a criminal but in the narrow shadows between legal and illegal. In the final confrontation Varga is in full gaslighting mode, trying to argue that alternative facts are the currency of the age. Gloria represents objective reality here, arguing that truth is immutable. Since the scene presumably takes place in 2016, I expect that V.M. will be at Riker's the next day, wolfing down a cold container of mashed potatoes. I don't want to think about what the outcome would have been if the scene had been set just a few years later.

kosmickrab

If you're looking for more Carrie Coon, The Leftovers is a great choice. I hope it is on the upcoming list.