Eating the Blame

"**Eating the Blame**"
"Eating the Blame"
Fargo episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 4
Directed by	Randall Einhorn
Written by	Noah Hawley
Featured music	Jeff Russo
Editing by	Skip Macdonald
Production code	XFO01004
Original air date	May 6, 2014
Running time	50 minutes
Guest appearances
	Bob Odenkirk as Bill Oswalt; Keith Carradine as Lou Solverson; Oliver Platt as Stavros Milos; Gordon S. Miller as Dmitri Milos; Carlos Díaz as Young Stavros; Eve Harlow as Young Helena; Adam Goldberg as Mr. Numbers; Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench; Glenn Howerton as Don Chumph; Joshua Close as Chazz Nygaard; Gary Valentine as Deputy Knudsen; Chantal Perron as Cindy; Peter Breitmayer as Ben Schmidt; Barry Flatman as Wally;
Episode chronology
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"Eating the Blame" is the fourth episode of the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo. The episode aired on May 6, 2014 in the United States on FX. It was written by series creator and showrunner Noah Hawley and directed by Randall Einhorn. The title refers to the Zen Buddhist kōan of the same name.^[1]

In the episode, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) continues to torment his employer Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt), making him go through biblical plague-like events. Meanwhile, Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) desperately tries to escape the hitmen Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard) and Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg). It establishes a direct link between the series and the 1996 film of the same name it is based on.^[2]^[3]

"Eating the Blame" received critical acclaim, and was seen by 1.70 million viewers.