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EPISODE
SEASON
Fargo - Season 2 Episode 05: The Gift of the Magi
Fargo follows a young State Trooper and his Sheriff father-in-law as they investigate a grizzly case involving a local crime family, a major mob syndicate who won’t rest until they’ve taken over Sioux Falls, SD, and a small town beautician and her husband who inadvertently get caught in the middle.














16 May 1993


19 December 1962, Montreal, Quebec, Canada








30 October 1962, Glasgow, Scotland, UK




20 June 1989, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]




25 October 1970, Santa Monica, California, USA



7 October 1978, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada


22 November 1957, Toronto, Canada






26 June 1970, Joliet, Illinois, USA

































November 10, 2015
This series is delivering a master class in how outstanding television can be when its at the top of its game.
November 10, 2015
"The Gift Of The Magi" shakes up the status quo in a way that will surely have a major impact in the weeks ahead.
November 10, 2015
As this absurd story unfolds this season, Lou somehow comes to terms with the world around him. And it's fascinating to watch.
November 10, 2015
I'm beginning to feel that an appropriate subtitle to the second season of Fargo would be "No, This Was The Best Episode Yet," as it's what I've exclaimed after nearly every hour.
November 10, 2015
This is why I love Fargo. At the beginning of the episode, Dodd tells his mother about Ed the Butcher, a hit man hired by Kansas City. At the end of the episode, Ed the Butcher kills Dodd's henchman with a cleaver.
November 10, 2015
Perhaps the best testament to creator Noah Hawley and company's creation of a fully functioning universe up there in the blood-stained snow is that it's governed by a system of moral physics all its own.
November 17, 2015
After being teased with posters and film shoots, we get our first real world sighting of Ronald Reagan this week. Cult actor Bruce Campbell steps up to the plate with a great impression.
November 10, 2015
"The Gift of the Magi" is making clear that fancy rhetoric isn't enough, and that even the toughest of leaders - also including Floyd and Joe - can fail to grasp how deep the problems run.
November 10, 2015
Talk about tension! This masterful installment of Fargo turned the dial up to 11 on all fronts, while continuing to complicate the existing relationships between the characters.
November 10, 2015
Fargo has reached the point that it automatically becomes a better show whenever Nick Offerman wiggles his way on screen.