How did you balance keeping the essence of the original film when developing this season ofFargo?
Father-in-law, major character in the movie.
How did this become the seasons inciting incident?It was sort of the inciting image in my mind.
Juno Temple and Sienna King in ‘Fargo’.Michelle Faye/FX
It tells you a lot very quickly in a series of images.
Did you experiment with having Dot use any other household items to protect herself?
I mapped it out pretty clearly.
Juno Temple in ‘Fargo’.Frank W Ockenfels III/FX
When fleeing her captors at the gas station, Dot stops when she spots a box of Bisquick.
She pauses again when she sees the breakfast menus after the fight.
What does breakfast signify in this episode?
She stops, she looks at it, and we know exactly what it represents.
How does her family shape her viewpoint moving forward?
I don’t think [Dot] had a safe home growing up or a real sense of family.
She’s not gonna let this world force her to be a negative person.
Viewers meet Roy Tillman in episode two.
What can you tell us about him and his goals for this season?
They are the law, which is certainly what he says and what he believes.
He’s on his third wife now.
He can’t allow someone to reject his authority.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Fargoairs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streams the next day on Hulu.
