One of these is Loy Cannon, the head of a crime syndicate made up of black migrants fleeing the Jim Crow South who have a contentious relationship with the Italian Kansas City mafia.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.65 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
After finding Antoon's body, Josto (Jason Schwartzman) and Calamita (Gaetano Bruno) deduce that Rabbi (Ben Whishaw) betrayed them.
Josto and Ebal Violante (Francesco Acquaroli) meet with Loy, Opal Rackley (James Vincent Meredith) and Omie Sparkman (Corey Hendrix) at a warehouse.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "Lay Away" was seen by an estimated 0.65 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"[4] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone wrote, "The good news is that we're just about out of this Frankensteined-together middle portion of the season, with two much stronger episodes immediately following.
On the contrary, double-crosses abound, as both sides in the brewing gangland war attempt to gain the upper hand through duplicitous means.
"[7] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "While the surrounding elements are feeling noticeably adrift, the main crime story at the heart of this season of Fargo is delivering gangster-filled goodness.
The site wrote, "Chris Rock's Fargo crime boss Loy Cannon has kept his cool thus far in Season 4, but his rage boiled over this week as he weathered an onslaught of tragic setbacks.
Plus, anyone who's watched Rock do stand-up comedy knows he is a gifted orator, and he put that talent to great use as Loy ranted about the poison of racial prejudice to jittery detective Odis Weff.
Fargo has found a way to harness Rock's charisma into a stellar dramatic performance, and this week, he confidently stepped into the spotlight... well, like a boss.