12 Unanswered Questions From Famous TV Shows That Are Still Killing Us

3. Was Varga Set Free? - Fargo

Fargo Season 3 Ending
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Fargo's divisive-but-brilliant third season concluded with criminal mastermind V. M. Varga (David Thewlis) being interviewed by plucky cop Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon), who informs him that he's going down on money laundering and murder conspiracy charges.

Varga confidently disagrees, though, insisting that Gloria's superior will arrive within five minutes and order his release. The season ends with the two running out the clock, Varga's fate left ambiguous.

It's an ending the Coen brothers themselves would surely be proud of, leaving audiences to ponder what happened to Varga depending on their own assessment of his Machiavellian genius combined with a sprinkling of their own worldview (namely, are bad people usually punished?).

The season was framed entirely by the theme of uncertainty, so this isn't something that ever should be answered, even if fans are still desperate to know for sure.

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