9.3

Fargo•Season 1•Episode 1

The Crocodile's Dilemma

9.3/10 · 20,171 votesApr 15, 201470 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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A meek, mild insurance salesman meets a rootless, manipulative stranger in the hospital, which initiates terrible and gruesome events that will change the salesman's life forever.

Directed byAdam Bernstein

Written byNoah Hawley

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Seasons5

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Season 1 Episodes10

E1 9.3Now viewing

The Crocodile's Dilemma

The Rooster Prince

A Muddy Road

Eating the Blame

The Six Ungraspables

Buridan's Ass

Who Shaves the Barber?

E8 8.5

The Heap

E9 9.3

A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage

E10 9.3

Morton's Fork

Cast4

Billy Bob Thornton

Lorne Malvo

Allison Tolman

Molly Solverson

Colin Hanks

Deputy Gus Grimly

Martin Freeman

Lester Nygaard

Crew5

Noah Hawley

Writer

Adam Bernstein

Director

Skip Macdonald

Editor

Michael Perlmutter

Music Supervisor

Matthew J. Lloyd

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Crocodile's Dilemma" is episode 1 of Fargo season 1. It scored 9.3/10 from 20,171 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.9). Directed by Adam Bernstein and written by Noah Hawley, it aired on April 15, 2014.

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