Episode

The Gift of the Magi

by Jeffrey Reiner, Noah Hawley, Ben Nedivi, Keir O'Donnell, Allan Dobrescu and 19 others

Floyd takes action, and Charlie tries to prove himself. Peggy and Ed disagree about what to do next, while Lou finds himself sidelined during Ronald Reagan’s campaign tour.

(3 total)

Characters

Noah Hawley (3)Ben Nedivi (3)Bokeem Woodbine (1)Angus Sampson (1)Bear Gerhardt (1)Mike Milligan (1)Ed Blomquist (1)Jesse Plemons (1)

“Bear Gerhardt: There's gonna be a reckoning one day, brother. All souls are called to account for their actions. In the end, we all get what we deserve. Dodd Gerhardt: You keep telling yourself that.”

— Noah Hawley, Ben Nedivi, Bear Gerhardt, Angus Sampson, imdb.com

Tagged: Reckoning, Karma, Souls, last judgment

“She was a true gloom, my mother. We used to eat in the dark. For a laugh, I wrote on her tombstone, 'Here lies Barbara Milligan, happy till the end.' Me, on the other hand, I'm an optimist.”

— Noah Hawley, Ben Nedivi, Mike Milligan, Bokeem Woodbine, imdb.com

Tagged: gloom, bummer, depressing, Tombstone, Epitaph

“Noreen Vanderslice: Camus says knowing we're all gonna die makes life a joke. Ed Blomquist: So what, you just—you just give up? Noreen Vanderslice: You could kill yourself, get it over with.”

— Noah Hawley, Ben Nedivi, Ed Blomquist, Jesse Plemons, imdb.com

Tagged: Albert Camus, Suicide, Life, Existentialism, Give Up