: Showrunner Noah Hawley utilized split-screens and a distinct "retro" 1970s aesthetic to manage multiple storylines simultaneously.

: Peggy (Kirsten Dunst) and Ed (Jesse Plemons) are an ordinary couple whose lives spiral into madness after Peggy accidentally hits a Gerhardt family member with her car and they decide to cover it up. Why Season 2 Stands Out

: State Trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) and his father-in-law, Sheriff Hank Larsson (Ted Danson), serve as the "axis of decency" in a increasingly dark world.