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* ''Film/MillersCrossing'': Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods to execute her is lifted from several scenes in the film. The scene is immediately followed with the song "Danny Boy," which features prominently in the film as well.
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* ''Film/MillersCrossing'': ''Film/MillersCrossing'':
** Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods toexecute her be executed is lifted from several scenes in the film. The scene is immediately followed with the song "Danny Boy," which features prominently in the film as well.well.
** ''Miller's Crossing'' is also the only Coen Brothers film to feature a pair of identical twins, similar to the Kitchen Brothers.
** Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods to
** ''Miller's Crossing'' is also the only Coen Brothers film to feature a pair of identical twins, similar to the Kitchen Brothers.
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* ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001'': The [=UFO=] is a reference to this film.
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* ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001'': ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001'':
** The [=UFO=] and rumors of it is a reference to thisfilm.film.
** Like Ed Crane, the protagonist of that film, Ed Blomquist is a simple man in a menial job who loves his wife and tries to do the right thing but ends up losing everything. Unlike that film, Ed's wife is unambiguously a murderer.
** Further cementing the connection, both Ed Crane and Peggy Blomquist cut hair for a living.
** The [=UFO=] and rumors of it is a reference to this
** Like Ed Crane, the protagonist of that film, Ed Blomquist is a simple man in a menial job who loves his wife and tries to do the right thing but ends up losing everything. Unlike that film, Ed's wife is unambiguously a murderer.
** Further cementing the connection, both Ed Crane and Peggy Blomquist cut hair for a living.
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* ''Film/ASeriousMan'': Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "a serious man."
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* ''Film/ASeriousMan'': ''Film/ASeriousMan'':
** Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "a serious man."
** Similarly, Mike Milligan modifies it to tell Simone "if you want to be taken seriously, you've got to be a serious person."
** Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "a serious man."
** Similarly, Mike Milligan modifies it to tell Simone "if you want to be taken seriously, you've got to be a serious person."
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* Otto Gerhardt, a terrifying and powerful criminal patriarch incapacitated by a stroke, is certainly a nod to Hector Salamanca of ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' fame.
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* Otto Gerhardt, a terrifying and powerful criminal patriarch incapacitated by a stroke, is certainly likely a nod to reflection of Hector Salamanca of ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' fame.
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* The three brothers Gerhardt are all shades of the brothers Corleone in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Dod, like Sonny, is the hotheaded and impulsively violent eldest son; Bear, like Michael, is the more cunning brother who covets a life outside of organised crime but ultimately rises to the top; and Rye, like Fredo, is alienated from the family for his lack of experience and ultimately makes things worse for everyone with his poorly-thought-out schemes.
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* The three brothers Gerhardt are all shades of the brothers Corleone in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Dod, like Sonny, is the hotheaded and impulsively violent eldest son; Bear, like Michael, is the more cunning brother who covets a life outside of organised crime but ultimately rises to the top; and Rye, like Fredo, is alienated from the family for his lack of experience and ultimately makes things worse for everyone with his poorly-thought-out schemes. Likewise, Otto is parallel with Vito Corleone, who himself suffers ill health and becomes frail in his old age.
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* The Solversons' habit of saying goodnight to each other as, "Goodnight Mr. Solverson. Goodnight Mrs. Solverson, and all the ships at sea," is quoting a catchphrase of broadcaster Walter Winchell, who would start his radio broadcasts with, "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America, from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea."
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* The Solversons' habit of saying goodnight to each other as, "Goodnight Mr. Solverson. Goodnight Mrs. Solverson, and all the ships at sea," is quoting a catchphrase of broadcaster Walter Winchell, who would start his radio broadcasts with, "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America, from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea.""
* The three brothers Gerhardt are all shades of the brothers Corleone in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Dod, like Sonny, is the hotheaded and impulsively violent eldest son; Bear, like Michael, is the more cunning brother who covets a life outside of organised crime but ultimately rises to the top; and Rye, like Fredo, is alienated from the family for his lack of experience and ultimately makes things worse for everyone with his poorly-thought-out schemes.
* The three brothers Gerhardt are all shades of the brothers Corleone in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Dod, like Sonny, is the hotheaded and impulsively violent eldest son; Bear, like Michael, is the more cunning brother who covets a life outside of organised crime but ultimately rises to the top; and Rye, like Fredo, is alienated from the family for his lack of experience and ultimately makes things worse for everyone with his poorly-thought-out schemes.
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** Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
** Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" appear.
** Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger, saying that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
** Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" appear.
** Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger, saying that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
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* ''Film/TheBigLebowski'':
** The dynamic between Lou, Karl and Sonny mirrors that between the Dude, Walter and Donny in the original film - traumatized veterans sticking together and playing games - though in this case bowling is replaced with bingo.
** Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
** Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" appear.
** The plot of the show following the time-skip borrows a little from ''Lebowski'' in following a kidnapping that is more than it seems, in which the hostage and money are never exchanged and the kidnappers follow a counter-cultural philosophy (Nihilism and New Age "Actualisation").
** Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger, saying that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
** The dynamic between Lou, Karl and Sonny mirrors that between the Dude, Walter and Donny in the original film - traumatized veterans sticking together and playing games - though in this case bowling is replaced with bingo.
** Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
** Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" appear.
** The plot of the show following the time-skip borrows a little from ''Lebowski'' in following a kidnapping that is more than it seems, in which the hostage and money are never exchanged and the kidnappers follow a counter-cultural philosophy (Nihilism and New Age "Actualisation").
** Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger, saying that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
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* Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods to execute her is straight out of ''Film/MillersCrossing''. The scene is immediately followed with the song "Danny Boy," which features prominently in that film.
* Dodd getting trapped in place with a knife through the foot is similar to Loren Visser getting stabbed in the hand in ''Film/BloodSimple''.
* Dodd getting trapped in place with a knife through the foot is similar to Loren Visser getting stabbed in the hand in ''Film/BloodSimple''.
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* ''Film/MillersCrossing'': Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods to execute her is straight out of ''Film/MillersCrossing''. lifted from several scenes in the film. The scene is immediately followed with the song "Danny Boy," which features prominently in that film.
the film as well.
* ''Film/BloodSimple'': Dodd getting trapped in place with a knife through the foot is similar to Loren Visser getting stabbed in thehand in ''Film/BloodSimple''.hand.
* ''Film/BloodSimple'': Dodd getting trapped in place with a knife through the foot is similar to Loren Visser getting stabbed in the
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* Like the movie, every episode opens with a (false) declaration that it's based on a true story with the names changed.
* Rye Gerhardt’s appearance and mannerisms are reminiscent of Carl Showalter.
* Likewise, Otto Gerhardt brings Wade Gustafson to mind.
* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001''.
* The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" are a rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a song also featured in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the infamous wood chipper scene.
* The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Skip Sprang's mannerisms, financial troubles and incompetent attempt to partner with criminals are all reminiscent of Jerry Lundegaard.
* Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "Film/ASeriousMan".
* Joe Bulo's head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise, Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
* In keeping with his status as an Expy of Walter Sobchak from Film/TheBigLebowski, Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
* That episode also ends with a cover of [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
* The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death," which also features in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from ''The Big Lebowski'' also appear.
* Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', regaling that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
* Rye Gerhardt’s appearance and mannerisms are reminiscent of Carl Showalter.
* Likewise, Otto Gerhardt brings Wade Gustafson to mind.
* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001''.
* The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" are a rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a song also featured in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the infamous wood chipper scene.
* The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Skip Sprang's mannerisms, financial troubles and incompetent attempt to partner with criminals are all reminiscent of Jerry Lundegaard.
* Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "Film/ASeriousMan".
* Joe Bulo's head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise, Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
* In keeping with his status as an Expy of Walter Sobchak from Film/TheBigLebowski, Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
* That episode also ends with a cover of [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
* The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death," which also features in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from ''The Big Lebowski'' also appear.
* Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', regaling that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
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* ''Film/{{Fargo}}'':
** Like the movie, every episode opens with a (false) declaration that it's based on a true story with the names changed.
* ** Rye Gerhardt’s appearance and mannerisms are reminiscent of Carl Showalter.
* Likewise, ** Otto Gerhardt brings Wade Gustafson to mind.
* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001''.
* The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" are a rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a song also featured in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the infamous wood chipper scene.
* The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
*** Skip Sprang's mannerisms, financial troubles and incompetent attempt to partner with criminals are all reminiscent of Jerry Lundegaard.
* Lou laments that ** Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "Film/ASeriousMan".
* Joe Bulo's head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise, Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
* In keeping with his status as an Expy of Walter Sobchak from Film/TheBigLebowski,infamous wood chipper scene.
** Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
* That episode also ends with a cover of [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
* The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death," which also features in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
*** Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from ''The Big Lebowski'' also appear.
* ** Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', regaling Stranger, saying that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man.""
** Ed complains to a storekeeper he's going crazy down by the lake, mirroring a scene from the film.
** Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
* ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001'': The [=UFO=] is a reference to this film.
* ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'':
** The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" are a rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby."
** "Rhinoceros" ends with a cover of "Man of Constant Sorrow".
** The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death."
* ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'':
** The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of Chigurh knocking the locks out of doors with his cattle gun.
** The storekeeper who listens to Ed complain about going crazy by the lake is reference to the shopkeeper menaced by Chigurh.
** As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke the shootout between Llewelyn and Chigurh, including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton does.
** In "Morton's Fork," a sheriff's deputy checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in the film.
* ''Film/ASeriousMan'': Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "a serious man."
* ''Film/BartonFink'':
** Joe Bulo gets his head in a box, as was a character's head implied to be placed in a box in this film.
** Ed stares longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension just like Barton Fink does.
** Like the movie, every episode opens with a (false) declaration that it's based on a true story with the names changed.
* The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" are a rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a song also featured in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the infamous wood chipper scene.
* The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
*
* Joe Bulo's head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise, Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
* In keeping with his status as an Expy of Walter Sobchak from Film/TheBigLebowski,
** Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
* The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death," which also features in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
*
** Ed complains to a storekeeper he's going crazy down by the lake, mirroring a scene from the film.
** Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
* ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001'': The [=UFO=] is a reference to this film.
* ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'':
** The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" are a rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby."
** "Rhinoceros" ends with a cover of "Man of Constant Sorrow".
** The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death."
* ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'':
** The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of Chigurh knocking the locks out of doors with his cattle gun.
** The storekeeper who listens to Ed complain about going crazy by the lake is reference to the shopkeeper menaced by Chigurh.
** As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke the shootout between Llewelyn and Chigurh, including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton does.
** In "Morton's Fork," a sheriff's deputy checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in the film.
* ''Film/ASeriousMan'': Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "a serious man."
* ''Film/BartonFink'':
** Joe Bulo gets his head in a box, as was a character's head implied to be placed in a box in this film.
** Ed stares longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension just like Barton Fink does.
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* Ed complains to a storekeeper he's going crazy down by the lake, mirroring a scene from the film. The storekeeper himself is a reference to a similar character from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
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* In "Palindrome," Betsy has a dream of her family's future that's very evocative of H.I.'s from the end of ''Film/RaisingArizona'', and uses similar language in the voiceover.
* As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'', including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat, and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton Chigurh does.
* In "Morton's Fork," one of the sheriff's deputies checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
* Betsy's cancer is a dark mirror of both the film and the first season's use of pregnancy. There, the pregnancies had been symbolic of continuance, a plot thread designed to be unresolved and unrelated to the actual story. Betsy's cancer similarly is present at the beginning and the end of the season with no greater certainty if she will survive or succumb to it. Life continues, even while you're dying.
* As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'', including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat, and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton Chigurh does.
* In "Morton's Fork," one of the sheriff's deputies checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
* Betsy's cancer is a dark mirror of both the film and the first season's use of pregnancy. There, the pregnancies had been symbolic of continuance, a plot thread designed to be unresolved and unrelated to the actual story. Betsy's cancer similarly is present at the beginning and the end of the season with no greater certainty if she will survive or succumb to it. Life continues, even while you're dying.
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* ''Film/RaisingArizona'': In "Palindrome," Betsy has a dream of her family's future that's very evocative of H.I.'s from the end of ''Film/RaisingArizona'', HI's, and uses similar language in the voiceover.
* As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'', including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat, and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton Chigurh does.
* In "Morton's Fork," one of the sheriff's deputies checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
* Betsy's cancer is a dark mirror of both the film and the first season's use of pregnancy. There, the pregnancies had been symbolic of continuance, a plot thread designed to be unresolved and unrelated to the actual story. Betsy's cancer similarly is present at the beginning and the end of the season with no greater certainty if she will survive or succumb to it. Life continues, even while you're dying.
* In "Morton's Fork," one of the sheriff's deputies checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
* Betsy's cancer is a dark mirror of both the film and the first season's use of pregnancy. There, the pregnancies had been symbolic of continuance, a plot thread designed to be unresolved and unrelated to the actual story. Betsy's cancer similarly is present at the beginning and the end of the season with no greater certainty if she will survive or succumb to it. Life continues, even while you're dying.
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* Betsy's cancer is a dark mirror of both the film and the first season's use of pregnancy. There, the pregnancies had been symbolic of continuance, a plot thread designed to be unresolved and unrelated to the actual story. Betsy's cancer similarly is present at the beginning and the end of the season with no greater certainty if she will survive or succumb to it. Life continues, even while you're dying.
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* Otto Gerhardt, a terrifying and powerful criminal patriarch incapacitated by a stroke, is certainly a nod to Hector Salamanca of ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' fame.
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* Otto Gerhardt, a terrifying and powerful criminal patriarch incapacitated by a stroke, is certainly a nod to Hector Salamanca of ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' fame.fame.
* The Solversons' habit of saying goodnight to each other as, "Goodnight Mr. Solverson. Goodnight Mrs. Solverson, and all the ships at sea," is quoting a catchphrase of broadcaster Walter Winchell, who would start his radio broadcasts with, "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America, from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea."
* The Solversons' habit of saying goodnight to each other as, "Goodnight Mr. Solverson. Goodnight Mrs. Solverson, and all the ships at sea," is quoting a catchphrase of broadcaster Walter Winchell, who would start his radio broadcasts with, "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America, from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea."
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* In "Palindrome," [[spoiler:Betsy has a dream of her family's future that's very evocative of H.I.'s from the end of ''Film/RaisingArizona'', and uses similar language in the voiceover.]]
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* In "Palindrome," [[spoiler:Betsy Betsy has a dream of her family's future that's very evocative of H.I.'s from the end of ''Film/RaisingArizona'', and uses similar language in the voiceover.]]
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* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilisation when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
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* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilisation civilization when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
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They really don't look anything alike. The Kitchen brothers have beards, long leather coats, wide-brimmed fedoras and different color schemes. The cousins have mustaches, identical grey suits and bowlers.
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* The Kitchen brothers resemble [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/VVa3lael6qlockprZ7IVHJCco1_1280.png Johnny Casper's cousins]] who briefly appear in ''Film/MillersCrossing''.
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* "Waiting For Dutch" ends with a cover of ends with a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby"]].
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* The closing credits music for "Waiting For Dutch" ends with are a cover rendition of ends with a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby"]].Baby," a song also featured in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
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* Peggy's MotiveRant and Lou's calm response as they drive back to civilisation when she's under arrest in the final episode is essentially a gender-flipped mirror of the final scene with Marge and Grimsrud in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''. Both involve a decent, moral police officer informing a ruthless murderer of the immorality of their actions in a way that leaves them speechless, but while Peggy initially can't shut up with self-pitying justifications of why all the horrible things she did [[NeverMyFault weren't her fault]] only to be silenced by Lou's blunt response, in the original film Marge delivers a lengthy monologue to the silent Grimsrud.
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* Joe Bulo's head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
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* Joe Bulo's head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise Likewise, Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
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* That episode also ends with cover of a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
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* That episode also ends with a cover of a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
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!!To Creator/CoenBrothers Creator/TheCoenBrothers films:
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* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere''.
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* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere''.''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001''.
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* Rye Gerhardt could also be seen as akin to Ziggy Sobotka in ''Series/TheWire''.
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* Head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
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* One of the Gerhardt lieutenants is named 'Roost Bolton' after the infamous sociopath of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
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* One of the Gerhardt lieutenants is named 'Roost Bolton' after the infamous sociopath Roose Bolton of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
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* One of the Gerhardt lieutenants is named 'Roost Bolton' after the infamous sociopath of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
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* One of the Gerhardt lieutenants is named 'Roost Bolton' after the infamous sociopath of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
* Otto Gerhardt, a terrifying and powerful criminal patriarch incapacitated by a stroke, is certainly a nod to Hector Salamanca of ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' fame.
* Otto Gerhardt, a terrifying and powerful criminal patriarch incapacitated by a stroke, is certainly a nod to Hector Salamanca of ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' fame.
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* "Waiting For Dutch" ends with a cover of ends with a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Go to Sleep You Little Baby"]].
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* "Waiting For Dutch" ends with a cover of ends with a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Go to Sleep You Little "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby"]].
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* Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from The Big Lebowski also appear.
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* Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from The ''The Big Lebowski Lebowski'' also appear.
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* Like the movie, every episode opens with a (false) declaration that it's based on a true story with the names changed.
* Rye Gerhardt’s appearance and mannerisms are reminiscent of Carl Showalter.
* Likewise, Otto Gerhardt brings Wade Gustafson to mind.
* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere''.
* The Kitchen brothers resemble [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/VVa3lael6qlockprZ7IVHJCco1_1280.png Johnny Casper's cousins]] who briefly appear in ''Film/MillersCrossing''.
* "Waiting For Dutch" ends with a cover of ends with a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Go to Sleep You Little Baby"]].
* Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the infamous wood chipper scene.
* The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Skip Sprang's mannerisms, financial troubles and incompetent attempt to partner with criminals are all reminiscent of Jerry Lundegaard.
* Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "Film/ASeriousMan".
* Head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
* In keeping with his status as an Expy of Walter Sobchak from Film/TheBigLebowski, Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
* That episode also ends with cover of a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
* The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death," which also features in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from The Big Lebowski also appear.
* Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', regaling that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
* Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods to execute her is straight out of ''Film/MillersCrossing''. The scene is immediately followed with the song "Danny Boy," which features prominently in that film.
* Ed complains to a storekeeper he's going crazy down by the lake, mirroring a scene from the film. The storekeeper himself is a reference to a similar character from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Dodd getting trapped in place with a knife through the foot is similar to Loren Visser getting stabbed in the hand in ''Film/BloodSimple''.
* In "Palindrome," [[spoiler:Betsy has a dream of her family's future that's very evocative of H.I.'s from the end of ''Film/RaisingArizona'', and uses similar language in the voiceover.]]
* As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'', including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat, and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton Chigurh does.
* In "Morton's Fork," one of the sheriff's deputies checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
!!Others:
* One of the Gerhardt lieutenants is named 'Roost Bolton' after the infamous sociopath of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
* Like the movie, every episode opens with a (false) declaration that it's based on a true story with the names changed.
* Rye Gerhardt’s appearance and mannerisms are reminiscent of Carl Showalter.
* Likewise, Otto Gerhardt brings Wade Gustafson to mind.
* The [=UFO=] is a reference to ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere''.
* The Kitchen brothers resemble [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/VVa3lael6qlockprZ7IVHJCco1_1280.png Johnny Casper's cousins]] who briefly appear in ''Film/MillersCrossing''.
* "Waiting For Dutch" ends with a cover of ends with a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Go to Sleep You Little Baby"]].
* Ed Blomquist feeding [[spoiler: Rye Gerhardt’s]] leg into a meat grinder references the infamous wood chipper scene.
* The shot of a door lock lying on the floor in "The Myth of Sisyphus" is reminiscent of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Skip Sprang's mannerisms, financial troubles and incompetent attempt to partner with criminals are all reminiscent of Jerry Lundegaard.
* Lou laments that the incoming police reinforcements are untested, having never faced down "Film/ASeriousMan".
* Head in a box? ''Film/BartonFink''. Likewise Ed staring longingly at a painting of serenity at a time of tension.
* In keeping with his status as an Expy of Walter Sobchak from Film/TheBigLebowski, Karl channels the Dude and sets up an AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade to block a door that opens outward in "Rhinoceros."
* That episode also ends with cover of a [[Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou "Man of Constant Sorrow"]].
* The Undertaker's arrival is set to a performance of "O Death," which also features in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou''.
* Covers of "Let's Find Each Other Tonight" from the original film and "Just Dropped In" from The Big Lebowski also appear.
* Mike Milligan quotes the Stranger from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', regaling that "Sometimes there's a man..." When interrupted he even bluntly notes "Well, there's a man."
* Bear marching [[spoiler: Simone]] into the middle of the woods to execute her is straight out of ''Film/MillersCrossing''. The scene is immediately followed with the song "Danny Boy," which features prominently in that film.
* Ed complains to a storekeeper he's going crazy down by the lake, mirroring a scene from the film. The storekeeper himself is a reference to a similar character from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
* Dodd getting trapped in place with a knife through the foot is similar to Loren Visser getting stabbed in the hand in ''Film/BloodSimple''.
* In "Palindrome," [[spoiler:Betsy has a dream of her family's future that's very evocative of H.I.'s from the end of ''Film/RaisingArizona'', and uses similar language in the voiceover.]]
* As Lou chases Hanzee on foot, several scenes evoke ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'', including a Good Samaritan driver suddenly being shot in the throat, and Hanzee quickly diving behind a parked car, just as Anton Chigurh does.
* In "Morton's Fork," one of the sheriff's deputies checks in regarding pulling over a pickup for an unsecured load. Sheriff Bell does the same in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen''.
!!Others:
* One of the Gerhardt lieutenants is named 'Roost Bolton' after the infamous sociopath of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
