Season

Season 1

by Tom Musgrave, Billy Bob Thornton, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Adam Goldberg and 14 others

In January 2006, Lorne Malvo passes through Bemidji, Minnesota and influences put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard with his malice and violence. Meanwhile, Deputy Molly Solverson and Duluth police officer Gus Grimly team up to solve a series of murd

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Characters

Noah Hawley (26)Billy Bob Thornton (10)Lorne Malvo (10)Oliver Platt (4)Stavros Milos (4)Allison Tolman (3)Molly Solverson (3)Martin Freeman (2)Lester Nygaard (2)Kate Walsh (1)

“I used to have positive opinions about the world, you know, about people. Used to think the best. Now I'm looking over my shoulder. An unquiet mind, that's what the wife calls it. The job has got me staring into the fireplace, drinking. I never wanted to be the type to think big thoughts about the n…”

— Noah Hawley, Bill Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, imdb.com

Tagged: Jaded, Optimism, Pessimism, Pancakes

“Gus Grimly: They're gonna give me a citation for bravery. Greta Grimly: You? Come on, you're afraid of spiders. Gus Grimly: Buzz Aldrin was afraid of spiders, and he went into space.”

— Noah Hawley, Greta Grimly, Joey King, imdb.com

Tagged: Buzz Aldrin, Spiders, Arachnophobia, Bravery

“I watched a bear once. His leg was in a steel trap. It chewed through bloody bone to get free. It was in Alaska. Died about an hour later facedown in a stream. But it was on his own terms, you know? You got close. Closer than anybody else. I don't know if it was you or your partner, but look. If you…”

— Noah Hawley, imdb.com

Tagged: Bear, Alaska, dying with dignity

“You know, you can go through your whole life without a care, and one day it all changes. People die. They lose their homes. They go to prison. It's calamity, huh? I know it, 'cause I lived it. And if this year has taught me anything—and believe me, I've seen it all—it's that the worst does happen. A…”

— Noah Hawley, Lester Nygaard, Martin Freeman, imdb.com

Tagged: Prison, Death, Nonchalance, Insurance

“Of course no one hangs the sad pictures. Am I right? Mom crying and dad looking angry. Kid with a black eye.”

— Noah Hawley, Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: sad pictures, Crying, angry, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse

“Burt Canton: She stopped putting it in her mouth soon as the ring went on her finger. Lorne Malvo: Well, that's a national tragedy, Burt.”

— Noah Hawley, Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: blowjobs, Marriage, Dead Bedrooms, national tragedy

“You're gonna think it's funny, but I always wanted to work for the post office. And be a mailman. I like that you get to see the same people every day. Bring 'em that check they've been waiting for. Presents for Christmas. You know, be part of the community.”

— Noah Hawley, Gus Grimly, Colin Hanks, imdb.com

Tagged: Community, Christmas, Post Office, Mailman

“Once upon a time, there was a little boy. He was born in a field and raised in the woods. And he had nothing. In the winter the boy would freeze and in the summer he would boil. He knew the name of every stinging insect. At night he would look at the lights in the houses, and he would want. Why was…”

— Noah Hawley, Don Chumph, Glenn Howerton, imdb.com

Tagged: Fables, parables, wolves, Darkness

“Mr. Rundle: Can I sit? Or did you want to kill me standing? Lorne Malvo: Two hombres took a run at me in Duluth. Mr. Rundle: Mexicans? Lorne Malvo: That's the wrong part of the sentence to be focusing on.”

— Noah Hawley, Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Hombres, Duluth, Mexicans, Stereotyping

“Lester Nygaard: You have gotta stand by me here. Chaz Nygaard: You've been a burden my whole life. I'm done. There's something wrong with you, Lester. There's—there's something missing. You're not right in the world.”

— Noah Hawley, Lester Nygaard, Martin Freeman, imdb.com

Tagged: Loyalty, Burden

“This is a community. People watch each other's backs. Someone gets sick, someone dies, you bring a casserole, help.”

— Noah Hawley, Ari Ziskind, Byron Noble, imdb.com

Tagged: Community, help

“We're only as good as the promises we keep.”

— Noah Hawley, Stavros Milos, Oliver Platt, imdb.com

Tagged: Good, promises

“Lorne Malvo: Did you know the human eye can see more shades of green than any other color? Gus Grimly: What? Lorne Malvo: I said, 'Did you know that the human eye can see more shades of green than any other color?' My question for you is, why? Gus Grimly: No, no, no, just h-hold on. Lorne Malvo: Whe…”

— Noah Hawley, Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Human Eye, Shades of Green

“Well, I'm saying that the Romans raised by wolves, they see a guy turning water into wine, what do they do? They eat him. 'Cause there are no saints in the animal kingdom. Only breakfast and dinner.”

— Noah Hawley, Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: saints, Animal Kingdom, Romans, wolves

“A million dollars? He killed my damn dog and now he wants a million dollars? ‘Eat a turd’ is my response.”

— Noah Hawley, Stavros Milos, Oliver Platt, imdb.com

Tagged: Million Dollars, dog, turd

“Molly Solverson: Hey, you ever heard of a spider layin' eggs in a person's neck? Greta Grimly: What's that now? Molly Solverson: Friend of mine said it happened to a friend of hers. Greta Grimly: Gross. Molly Solverson: Yeah. Said they were He was sleepin', and all these baby spiders just ran right…”

— Noah Hawley, Molly Solverson, Allison Tolman, imdb.com

Tagged: Spiders, Laying Eggs, Baby Spiders, Urban Legends

“Saint Lawrence. Patron saint of hard asses. Burned alive by the Romans. You know what he said? ‘Turn me over. I'm done on this side.’ That's a goddamn saint.”

— Noah Hawley, Stavros Milos, Oliver Platt, imdb.com

Tagged: Saint Lawrence, Romans, Burned Alive, Bravery, Hard Asses

“Molly Solverson: You talk a lot, you know that? Lou Solverson: It's always been a problem.”

— Noah Hawley, Molly Solverson, Allison Tolman, imdb.com

Tagged: Problem, talking

“I've taken shits I want to live with more than them.”

— Noah Hawley, Gina Hess, Kate Walsh, imdb.com

Tagged: Shits, Dehumanization

“You're looking at the Supermarket King Of Minnesota, la mercado rey. And it all started right here in this office. Next quarter, we're expanding into Wisconsin and the Dakotas. By this time next year, rule the whole goddamn midwest. You see my mangos? Straight from Ecuador, kiwis too. That's what ma…”

— Noah Hawley, Stavros Milos, Oliver Platt, imdb.com

Tagged: Dakotas, Wisconsin, Mangos, January