Ray Wise Returns to ‘Fargo’ For a Supernatural ‘Big Lebowski’ Reference
“Fargo” Season 2 had its UFO obsession, and in Episode 8 of Season 3, the show has thrown in a “Twin Peaks”-esque supernatural element.
Fitting that it coincides with the return to the show of “Twin Peaks” alum Ray Wise, who appeared in Episode 3.
“The Big Lebowski” is narrated by Sam Elliott, decked out in his best cowboy duds, telling the story of The Dude (Jeff Bridges) as he stumbles, stoned, through a detective story.
Elliott’s role of the disembodied narrator gets upended in the middle of the movie, though, when he shows up at the bowling alley bar where The Dude and his friends Walter (John Goodman) and Donnie (Steve Buscemi) play.
Elliott pops up again at the end of the movie, appearing as the camera widens away from The Dude with a bit of a supernatural flair.
Marrane even talks to Nikki as if that was one possible outcome of her arrival in the bowling alley — they’re in a crossroads between worlds.