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Its not supposed to be True Detective. It's supposed to be a Coen Brothers style narrative which says things are true but are obviously untrue. It's supposed to be quirky and surreal. It's by design and is the appeal behind Coen Brothers' style that this is emulating. This is confirmed by the writer.

I normally hate television because I cannot suspend my disbelief. Surreal stories like these (reminds me of old Alfred Hitchcock presents or the Twighlight zone) allow me to do so since they aren't trying too hard to be real. In that context, the Calgariness is part of the surrelism for me.

If you don't like that, then maybe this is not for you. I quit quarter way through Breaking Bad and True Detective. They turn me off for their own reasons. I can't stop watching Fargo however.

I want Lester to become the new Malvo.