Not as widely popular as some of the more recent crime-dramas of the past few years, FX's fourth season looks like a return to form.
Whether you love them or hate them, Fargo's collection of entertaining and compelling characters is one of the things fans enjoy most about the show. This list will breakdown five fan-favorite characters, and five characters viewers struggle to connect with.
Hate: V.M. Varga
While the plot of season three leaves much to be desired, the main cast manages to salvage the season with top-notch performances. Varga is a vile and despicable character who steals every scene he's in with his slimy, but cunning personality.
A memorable performance to be sure, Varga stands out with the audience because of how disgusting, manipulative, and downright scary he can be. Varga's stained and rotting teeth make him hard to watch on-screen at times and adds to his repulsive aura.
Love: Nikki Swango
Although Nikki isn't a perfect person by any stretch of the imagination and has made many mistakes, she's ready to try and start a new chapter with the man she loves and that's irable. She's loyal, sly, fiercely strong, and will do anything for the people who are important to her.
Nikki is one of the more relatable characters in season three of Fargo. After she's savagely assaulted by Varga's men and then hunted down to be killed like an animal, fans are excited to see her get some much-deserved revenge.
Hate: Peggy Blumquist
Kirsten Dunst's portrayal of Peggy Blumquist is one of the best performances in the entire series and Dunst deserves every ounce of praise she gets for the character. That said, Peggy is extremely hard to like throughout season two of Fargo, as her seemingly ditzy and aloof personality annoys and frustrates the audience.
While Peggy is a bit scatterbrained, she's much smarter than she lets on which makes her selfish choices surrounding her and her husband's life all the worse when they lead to his untimely death.
Love: Ed Blumquist
Poor, Ed. Everything he does, he does for his wife Peggy to try and give them a life that he thinks will make them happier. He's a simple guy who just wants to spend the rest of his days with his wife in the small town that he grew up in.
His life begins to collapse when Peggy accidentally kills a man and he decides to help her cover up the crime. As things descend into chaos, Ed does everything that he can to keep his wife safe and maintain control of their future, but by the last episode, he finally sees his inevitable end.
Hate: Dodd Gerhardt
Dodd is the tyrannical prince-of-sorts of the Gerhardt crime family. Not only does he behave like a spoiled brat most of the time and cause problems for his clan with his impulsive rage, but Dodd is also an abusive father towards his only child.
Other than his willingness to do whatever necessary to protect his family's business, there is very little to like about Dodd and fans feel that his killing is more than deserved. Dodd is an entertaining character, but no one will be missing him on the series.
Love: Lorne Malvo
His status as the main villain of season one makes Malvo a hard character to like for some, but Malvo's intimidating, captivating, and mysterious demeanor makes him wildly entertaining to watch and debatably the biggest highlight of the series up until this point.
Any time Malvo is on screen, the show is infused with tense energy that oozes from every word and every action his character takes. He's as compelling as he is frightening and the show wouldn't be the same without him.
Hate: Moe Dammick
One of the things fans didn't like about season three of Fargo is how some of its plot and characters are repetitive from what audiences had seen already from the first two seasons. Dammick is no exception, as his character is too similar to Bill from season one, serving simply as one of the lead characters' obstacle-creating bosses.
Unlike Bill, Dammick doesn't have much of a redemption and remains locked in his ignorant and small-minded ways.
Love: Molly Solverson
Serving as a bit of a mirror to s McDormand's character from the original Fargo film, Molly is a highly intelligent and more-than-capable deputy hoping to be named the next police chief of her town. When she's ed over simply because she's a woman, fans easily connect with Molly and want to see her receive the success she deserves.
Serving as the main driving force in bringing down Malvo and Lester, Molly is a standout character from the series who will be hard to dethrone as one of the show's best.
Hate: Lester Nygaard
While Lester is built as a somewhat sympathetic character in the pilot of Fargo, this sympathy quickly dissolves as Lester's true nature as a heartless, selfish, and violent person comes to light. While some of these traits could be overlooked in favor of entertainment value like Malvo, Lester is too much of a deplorable little man to connect with.
All that said, Martin Freeman's acting performance as Lester is extraordinary and the character is highly memorable.
Love: Lou Solverson
As Molly's father, Lou and his daughter have much in common and it's clear where she gets her hardnosed and clever personality. The main difference between these characters is that Lou is his own boss on the police force, allowing him to be much more confident and forceful in his work. This gives Lou the chance to shine in areas where Molly wasn't able to, being held back by her incompetent superior.
Lou is incredibly brave and demands respect, showing no fear as he goes toe-to-toe with the Gerhardt crime family. He's a strong but humble character who relies on the of his wife to drive him.