Buridan's Ass (Fargo)

"Buridan's Ass"
Fargo episode
Trapped by Lorne Malvo, Don Chumph (Glenn Howerton) can only watch in horror as his fate is sealed.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Directed by	Colin Bucksey
Written by	Noah Hawley
Featured music	Jeff Russo
Production code	XFO01006
Original air date	May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Running time	53 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Adam Goldberg as Mr. Numbers Russell Harvard as Mr. Wrench Glenn Howerton as Don Chumph Oliver Platt as Stavros Milos Gordon S. Miller as Dmitri Milos Rachel Blanchard as Kitty Nygaard Joshua Close as Chazz Nygaard Spencer Drever as Gordo Nygaard Peter Breitmayer as Ben Schmidt Gary Valentine as Deputy Knudsen Barry Flatman as Wally James Binkley as Mr. Carlyle Andy King as Mr. Jergen Mark Acheson as Mr. Tripoli
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"Buridan's Ass" is the sixth episode of the FX anthology series Fargo. It was written by series creator and showrunner Noah Hawley and directed by Colin Bucksey. The title refers to the paradox in logic known as Buridan's ass.

In the episode, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton), policemen Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) and Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks), and hitmen Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard) and Mr. Numbers (Adam Goldberg), all end up involved in a chaotic and deadly shootout in the middle of a snow storm. Meanwhile, Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) tries to put the blame of his involvement in the murders on someone else, and Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt)'s torments come to an unforeseen conclusion.

"Buridan's Ass" was very well received by critics, and was seen by 1.80 million viewers. It was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for Bucksey.

Lorne Malvo has Don Chumph place the call to Stavros, who has the money ready for the drop. Malvo knocks Chumph unconscious and duct tapes him to an exercise bench in the entry way of his house. He also duct tapes an unloaded shotgun to his hands and proceeds to fire randomly into the neighborhood with another gun. Malvo quickly exits out the backdoor before police arrive. They are duped into firing upon and then storming the house, killing Chumph who is struggling wildly to get free of his bonds.