Episode 5 Premiere Time and More. Kennedy Jr. Meet The Suspects. Whereas the film version of this world takes place in , Season One resides comfortably β and bloodily β in Season Two will be reaching even further into Midwestern history as it takes place in Do you remember the perpetually bullied pacifist from every 80s movie?
Speaking of, a violent encounter with said bully lands Lester in the hospital, where he meets Lorne Malvo Billy Bob Thorton. Things start off friendly enough before quickly taking a turn for the terrifying when Lester confides in Malvo about Bully Sam.
Instead of saying yes or no, Lester stays silent, which Malvo interprets as a thumbs up to kill Bully Sam. Later, Lester and his wife get into a heated argument, and Lester snaps. It was Lester with a hammer in the basement.
Lester panics and calls Malvo. Meanwhile, Chief Thurman stops by to question the newly-guilty Lester. But plot twist: Thurman ordered backup before his death. A panicked Lester knocks himself out, later claiming a home invader knocked him out and killed his wife, and Malvo sneaks away. Grimly takes the road less moral and lets Malvo go. Bully Sam is still dead, causing a pair of criminal experts to come to Bemidji β Mr. Numbers Adam Goldberg and Mr. Wrench Russell Harvard. Apparently someone has been blackmailing the king, and his highness is not happy.
Deputy Solverson learns the identity of the frozen man she was investigating during the pilot. Those of us at home know the name: Malvo. She interrupts Mr. Cue Old Testament imagery. Meanwhile, guilt finally gets the best of Officer Grimly.
