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Jennifer Jason Leigh on Letting Fargo’s Ice Queen Melt


If only a little bit.

When Lorraine’s cocoon of wealth begins to crack after Dot’s subterfuge, Wayne’s injuries, Roy’s threats, and Danish’s disappearance, Leigh centers the Queen of Debt’s humanizing concern. Nor has she abandoned using that money as a way to exert control over others, as seen in her last showdown with Roy, now behind bars, in the finale episode, “Bisquik,” where Lorraine reveals that she has paid off everyone in the prison to make the former sheriff’s life especially difficult. Yet Leigh’s nuances, such as her softer facial expressions and more inviting body language, indicate Lorraine’s deepened relationships with other female characters, such as her granddaughter, Scotty (Sienna King); the new consigliere, Indira; and Dot, whom she at last accepts into the Lyon family in the finale.

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