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‘Fargo’ Season 4 Episode 7: Loy is much smarter than we give him credit for because he saw through Josto's ploy

There is no telling what Gaetano will do, and in all probability, he’ll become a liability for both sides in the story to come
PUBLISHED NOV 2, 2020
Chris Rock. (FX)
Chris Rock. (FX)

Spoilers for ‘Fargo’ Season 4 Episode 7 ‘Lay Away’

Things have been escalating and unraveling in ‘Fargo’ for the last two episodes, but it seems our hero (or as much as anyone can be a hero on ‘Fargo’), Loy Cannon, refuses to be pulled down to the mud to wrestle pigs at their levels. 

In the previous episode, we saw a few crucial things happen. Loy’s men captured Gaetano. Josto ordered his man to kill Loy’s son Satchel. Rabbi Milligan went against the Fadda family to save Satchel and escaped. So, where things stood before the episode was extremely tense -- a war about to descend upon Kansas City. 

And in this episode, contrary to what anyone would have expected, Josto played his cards right. So right that his victory was all but guaranteed. He and Ebal went to visit Loy to negotiate Gaetano’s release. After all, New York, not knowing what was going on in Kansas City, had ordered Josto to make amends with his brother Gaetano.

Ebal presented a fair deal to Loy. They get Gaetano back in one piece, and in return, he’d get significant parts of their businesses. He also guaranteed that Gaetano would go back to Italy, causing no further harm to their dealings. But before Loy could even contemplate, Josto threw in a wild card -- one that could have just gotten both of them killed at that very moment.

He told Loy that Calamita had conspired with Gaetano against him. And that he had crossed the line and disrupted the truce between the two gangs by killing Loy’s son Satchel. Loy’s anger was palpable. Josto said that it would only be fair if Loy killed his son Zero (who was in Loy’s custody just like Satchel was in Josto’s). But he suggested that since “a life for a life” was the deal anyway, he might as well do that to Gaetano, who was already his captive.

And just like that, Josto attempted to kill several birds with one stone -- both Gaetano and Calamita would be out of his way. He would also get New York off his back. And he would ensure peace. And it was a good plan. Anyone with half a mind would take that deal for it would give them a chance to settle scores as well as get new lucrative business. 

And Loy almost did that. But then he did not. And with one swift stroke, he turned Josto’s ingenious plan against him. He let go of Gaetano, telling him that Josto had asked Loy to kill him. That Gaetano did not respect his brother is an understatement. That Gaetano is unhinged and unpredictable is an even bigger understatement. So, to let him go with such information is as chaotic a move as one can make. 

There is no telling what Gaetano will do. And in all probability, he’ll become a liability for both sides in the story to come. But he’d be more so for Josto, who right now is marveling his genius plan, content at the simple effectiveness of it, and sitting on his throne with his guard down, sure of Gaetano’s impending demise.

Loy as a character has been somewhat lukewarm from the start. He is good in his own ways -- and he is smart, as has been demonstrated. But just how wicked his intelligence is was demonstrated so effectively in this episode. He was grieving for the loss of his son. But that did not cloud his judgment. He did not kill Zero. And he did not kill Gaetano. Instead, he did something cold and calculated. That would, among other things, effectively end Josto. There are no doubts about that. 

‘Fargo’ Season 4 airs every Sunday at 9 pm ET, only on FX.

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