How Fargo is the true story of my self-actualization... and might be yours too
Beware of Fargo spoilers ahead... this is Episode 3
These blog posts are meant to follow the viewing of each episode because I don’t hold back on spoilers.
If you haven’t read from the beginning I encourage you to stop reading this now and start at Episode 1.
Consider it an unofficial companion blog to the show. The show, and my recalled experiences may be triggering.
So read with caution, curiosity, and intention. Here we go…
We aren’t always aware of the events that happen outside of our environments while in survival mode. I finally started dating someone new who cared for me in a healthy way. And that meant I spent time with him and his friends in a different part of town. I was changing my habits and setting new goals for myself. I learned that by taking different routes to work at different times I could almost avoid ever seeing my ex. And sleeping over at my new boyfriend’s house meant I was safe that night.
Episode 3 begins with karma in action, and obsession.
You learn the origins of Munch and how he consumed a Lord’s sin to resolve him of his debt. Munch makes a home for himself at the old lady’s home while he prepares for his revenge on Stark County sheriff's deputies.
Dorothy is changing street signs to confuse anyone coming for her. She goes gun shopping with Wayne and is unable to purchase guns due to the mandatory waiting period, so she has to opt out for the homemade alarm system and pepper spray. Even for the privileged, the price is no problem but the wait is not ideal because of the threat Dorothy is facing. “Our home is not safe,” she whispers. Yet Sheriff Roy has every armament available to him. Including a sheriff’s badge.
Why didn’t you go to the police for help? I’ve been asked so many times before. Because how do you explain a threatening presence when it isn’t always physically present? How do you explain clutching your pepper spray every minute you’re walking in public? You refuse to give up your independence to exist. I can handle it, you tell yourself. I’m strong.
When Lorraine meets with Indira and her captain about Dorothy, Lorraine states “What is your function? The police. Why do we need you? Except as a tool to keep a certain element in line. To separate those who have money, class, intellect from those who don’t. You’re gatekeepers, standing outside the walls, keeping the rabble from getting in. But in here, inside these walls, you have no function. You should remember that.”
Each decision we make puts us further along a path. What decisions are you making from a place of fear? How has that shaped your path?
What support systems are you refusing to use in your times of need and why?