Metacritic's Only 20 Near-Perfect Seasons Of Suspense TV Shows

What the heck is up with Fargo, North Dakota? As far as we can tell at a glance, it's an ordinary American town. Despite its purported normalcy, however, bizarre, violent crimes appear to occur on a semi-frequent basis, and many of the town's residents closely resemble major movie stars. For instance, former used car salesman Jerry Lundegaard bears a close similarity to William H. Macy, and ex-cop Marge Gunderson looks quite a bit like Oscar winner Frances McDormand. Those folks were around Fargo in the '90s, but back in the late '70s, certain other Fargo residents were dead ringers for famous folks like Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Patrick Wilson.

Okay, okay, we kid, we admit it. But that's how powerful "Fargo" is — especially Season 2. Much like the critical darling that was the first season of the FX series, a spinoff of the untouchable 1996 dark comedy from the Coen Brothers, Season 2 of "Fargo" melds nihilistic atrocities with good-natured manners and practical Midwestern sensibilities. Somehow, even decades after that film hit theaters, "Fargo" remains unlike anything else.