Fargo, Ep. 1.02, “The Rooster Prince” a strong, philosophic second hour
Underneath the murder non-mystery, the Biblical parallels, and the small-town atmosphere of Fargo is a study of human behavior. Specifically, an examination of the paradox of “good and evil”, exploring the inherent absurdities of this concept – and more importantly, how we identify ourselves with one side or the other – in the most innocent of civilization’s constructions: Anytown, USA. It’s all in the episode titles; like “The Crocodile’s Dilemma”, “The Rooster Prince” is a symbolic of some philosophic idea – in this case, a Jewish story about a prince who went insane, thinking he was a rooster.