# Fargo Season 5 discussion (Starts 21NOV2023)

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**Created:** [November 16, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-5-discussion-starts-21nov2023/993228 "2023-11-16T08:16:59Z")\
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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> > [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> > So the cowardly Lyon will rescue Dorothy?
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> :standing ovation:

The Oz stuff has been signaled from the beginning and seems to be deliberate, more the book than the movie. Earlier seasons had Oz elements as well. There was a great reddit thread three or four weeks ago that did a fantastic analysis and I am failing to find at the moment matching all of the characters and how they tied in.

Edit: Here it is, posted after the second episode.

[https://www.reddit.com/r/FargoTV/comments/181i2xo/fargo\_s5\_and\_the\_wizard\_of\_oz\_limited\_spoilers\_s5/](https://www.reddit.com/r/FargoTV/comments/181i2xo/fargo_s5_and_the_wizard_of_oz_limited_spoilers_s5/)

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