Great Acting by David Thewlis

[@TikiShootah]

I would watch an entire series with JUST this character.

[@josh420masterB]

I would vomit multiple times. Every scene where he's stuffing his face, purging himself or picking at his teeth made my stomach churn and my skin crawl. Dude is an absolute fucking creep.

[@saxtonhale1830]

@@josh420masterB you clearly missed what he said then.

[@josh420masterB]

@@saxtonhale1830 If he wasn't saying that he would watch an entire series with no characters in it other than V.M. Varga, then yes, I do believe I have missed what he said entirely.

[@rebecasantosgarcia2153]

One of the most incredible characters in Fargo. He's just amazing. I think the whole point of Varga is to make you feel sick. He may be the richest man in the world, but, does it worth it?

[@toludie]

Watch Barkskins. He is a main actor

[@andersjohnsen6314]

My favorite Vargas scene is every single one

[@danielnwaka5600]

Eagleheart anyone?

[@betomendeleiev4183]

Verga

[@PredatorsGolfChannelUK]

Totally agree I really couldn't pick one has so good he's the best villan in tv and movie history to me and i really mean that so belivable and so despicable yet so clever and knows everything he's doing nd he's so cleverhe gets others to do his dirty work. He never actually like or lifts a finger on anyone which is incredible but uses fear and others to help him put to create this fear m he himself never even payed a finger on Enmitt or Sy yet they were absolutely terrified of him and what he was capable of

[@999135f8]

Incredible acting by David. He's not a killer like malvo or mike milligan but dam he is a creep

[@squamish4244]

He's not nearly as scary as they are but he is way more interesting, realistic and relevant for today. The real villains are not demonic killers or gangsters but ultra-rich psychopaths, who are mostly less visible and way more dangerous. All the faceless guys who caused the 2008 financial crisis and nearly brought down the world economy, the oil tycoons who lied about climate change for 30 years, the Jeff Bezos who pay their employees shit money and build rockets, the Mitch McConnells who take Russian bribes and block basic legislation...and...do I even need to say his name?

[@jbri1]

@@squamish4244 he's 100 times more scary to me. He can control people just by fear alone, he doesn't have to carry a gun.

[@eltonsmith1345]

valar please don’t say it you can’t get away nowadays 😂 great commentary btw

[@squamish4244]

Inevitably, there will be someone saying, "You couldn't show this anymore." It's ridiculous. It's more like, "What CAN'T you show now?" Sometimes it is even about a movie made like two years earlier hahah

[@preciousvicious9025]

@@jbri1 fear and manipulation

[@zonesquestiloveunderworld]

David Thewlis is one of the most underrated, under-cast actors ever. He's brilliant in everything, even that stinker "Seven Years in Tibet".

[@Pennywise-hn5qw]

Hey that was a great movie

[@rafaelmurray6870]

What you talking about Seven Years in Tibet was gr8

[@jakemitchell6578]

Not to mention Kingdom of Heaven. Brilliant acting, poor film

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

@@Pennywise-hn5qw lol no. The movie is a mess. I mean theres a reason why only a few peoole still remember this failure of a movie

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

Dude.. Really? When I was a teen I once said to my mother “As much as love David Thewlis.. He needs to stop being in everything we watch. Let someone else have a job.” lol He was in every history based ( and some others ) movie that she and I watched together. xp Maybe she is just a fan girl. Idk

[@thatotherfangirl2639]

I swear to god, this man is the most underrated actor this century.

[@alenugarkovic1848]

I wouldn't say he's underrated, he's just not that popular

[@jasperdeckens963]

@@alenugarkovic1848 still underrated he doesn’t get the love he deserves overdue for an Oscar same with co star Ewan McGregor

[@andydomonkos8308]

Watch the film Naked. That film and Repo Man are currently tied as my two favorite movies of all time.

[@liz0018]

I just can't believe he was Remus Lupin

[@prithvirajbasu4196]

He's also Ares from Wonder Woman

[@eloletheltarsi1536]

WHAT yeah I've been living under a rock

[@patgogan7324]

I'll always remember him as the asshole prince from Dragonheart lol

[@remuslupin3932]

mean me..?

[@liz0018]

@@remuslupin3932 OMG Remus Lupin is that you from beyond the grave?!

[@veselinbabic8617]

Golden globe for this acting....

[@davidthewlisofficial8918]

Thank you 😊 for your unconditional love and support towards my movies and career. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart 💖💞

[@gibson7440]

@@davidthewlisofficial8918you are not david thewlis stop the silly act

[@Stravalnak]

This season was quite scary. There was actually a lot to laugh in the first two seasons, though they were pretty brutal. But this one was very grim in another way. The first moment Varga came on screen I was creeped out, in a totally different way from the likes of Malvo, or Anton Chigurh for that matter. Love it.

[@geordiejones5618]

I love the modern crime angle they took. VM Varga is terrifying that scene where searching his name fries your computer is straight out of nightmares.

[@Stravalnak]

@@geordiejones5618 Amen! God I'm looking forward to season 4.

[@PredatorsGolfChannelUK]

As I have said in previous comments what was scary about Varga was he never actually played a finger in Enmitt or Sy he got others to create that fear he was just using words n it a ruins to terrify the life out of them. His lies actually were so good it became truth and that's the whole point of this season can a lie be so good it becomes truth. As vaga says in the end 'oh it's true doesn't matter whether I believe it or not it's true. To question the truth is to question reality itself.

[@shawnuel]

I was creeped out too. Largely by his teeth and his barfing.

[@carlosluisdelafuente4869]

And let's not forget about Yuri Gurka. He had the stare of death when he enters the highway to make the prison bus hit the barricade. Man, what a moment. Brave and evil.

[@BRUNOAZIZ]

David = best acting of the year

[@iremaestro]

Bruno Aziz in the history*

[@Pennywise-hn5qw]

Yes he is always a presents

[@nocowser5694]

Undertalked, Underrated, Underappreciated. One of the scaries villans put on screen and of course, excellent acting.

[@jakerivas754]

How did they not give this wonderful man an Emmy or even a Golden Globe like Billy Bob Thornton?!

[@Erica-hv8rr]

Emmitt-Im already rich Varga- No you're not I love Varga!

[@ericthomas7885]

That line rings so many bells on today's society, you have people making 100K, 200K, 300K+/yr and think they've "made it" Varga is like That's not rich..... that's comfortable. When he said a banker in Wyoming and another in Gstaad, he's talking about having DIRECT CONNECTIONS to the money market. All over the world.

[@Chikolad]

They're both amazing actors

[@amysteriousviewer3772]

Fargo is one of the most underrated shows on television. Every season was a masterpiece.

[@CallOfPoop1]

Season 1, 2, 3 was good season 4 meh

[@jerrodbutali3990]

Season 4 was woke bs.

[@amysteriousviewer3772]

@@jerrodbutali3990 Season 4 is still not available in my country so I was just talking about 1-3. Shame season 4 is supposedly so terrible.

[@jerrodbutali3990]

@@amysteriousviewer3772 Your country must not like woke bs either. Why dont they carry it?

[@GregoryCunningham]

@@jerrodbutali3990 Majority black actors = woke to your freak ass?

[@glyph2011]

The entire of the movie NAKED. His performance stays with you. Vastly underrated actor.

[@MalrickEQ2]

LOL was he naked in it??

[@joancollaku8744]

One of the best performances ever

[@josschakenraad6415]

Totally agree. And we'll have to mention the director (Mike Leigh) as well. Great director!

[@s.g.7572]

He just unsettles you in a way that Malvo never could. I feel like I've met VM Varga in real life so many times but never realised it, whereas you'd know if you'd met Lorne Malvo or Hanzee Dent.

[@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062]

Malvo was like a savage but extremely intelligent predator. Varga is like an agent of a system behind the system. A parasitic manipulator.

[@ewanfraser5513]

I have become a fan of david thewlis after this show

[@Erica-hv8rr]

EWAN FRASER I did too

[@CaioAraujoRibeiro]

You should watch Naked (1993) if you haven't already, his best performance in my opinion

[@donna-mariegormley9918]

Watch harry potter

[@jorgegranados4547]

Donna-marie Gormley well he was pretty good as Remus in Prisoner of Azkaban but he didn’t really do anything the rest of the series apart from being there just for the sake of continuity and then died off screen

[@nathan2497]

He was awesome stole every scene he was in

[@Howard2k3k]

Still my favorite Fargo character to date. His demeanor, vibe, everything is just so captivating and creepy at the same time.

[@kandicebrown8598]

David's accent is so stinkin' cute.

[@jiovannizuccar1]

His accent is the reason why I prefer him to Malvo.

[@champfisk5613]

Giovanni Zuccarone vm and malvo had totally different roles. vm isn't a killer, he's a boss

[@jiovannizuccar1]

Sure, but both are evil doers. I was thinking on this line.

[@corentind.m.8388]

justin case V.M. Has bulimia. That explain the teeths.

[@JB.zero.zero.1]

@Kevin Fucking Spacey He is genius. Watch an earlier film he starred in, called Naked - it is incredible.

[@bellicbowling1034]

Well well, Lupin, out for a little walk in the moonlight are we?

[@Plathismo]

Been a fan of Thewlis since Mike Leigh's 'Naked.' He works all the time, but I still feel he's underrated.

[@amillieshub4136]

I love this guy ... he gets so much into character ... excellent acting

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Fargo Season 1: Lorne Malvo--Wolf on the Hunt Fargo Season 3: V.M. Varga--Wolf disguised as a sheep

[@homelander5499]

Season 2 : Hanzee dent -- the lone wolf

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

Season 4: Oraetta Mayflower: the sheep that ate like a wolf.

[@WolfataDoor]

Unreal acting. One of the best villains ever.

[@michaelversace456]

Many people won't realise this but the entire video is true. Word for bloody word. Here in Perth Western Australia we have numerous Australian Billionaires and they still shop at K-mart and Big W. All their expensive suits and clothes are for events and celebrations.

[@rullmourn1142]

V M VARGA is not Bulimic, he is a Taker. He gorges himself then vomits to make room for more, more. more! He always wants more!

[@Yoso11]

Yeah there was something about him puking in Emmit's bathroom that somehow seemed like a power play, and the others times, yeah he's just evil gluttony or something, eating tons of food and not even digesting it just spewing it out so he can consume more. Never thought he was bulimic. His teeth do look like that probbaly because he vomits constantly.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Fargo Season 1: Lorne Malvo--Wolf on the Hunt Fargo Season 3: V.M. Varga--Wolf disguised as a sheep

[@Nothox1]

Varga's bulimia is a brilliant symbol of his business - he gobbles up finished (cooked) businesses (meals) and then vomits them back out. It might be a nod to the philosopher Jacques Lacan, who conceived of capitalism as a type of bulimia.

[@JohnDoe-mv3jz]

@@Nothox1 I think you mean psychoanalyst

[@lafamille843]

@@JohnDoe-mv3jz Psychoanalysts are a bit of self proclaimed philosophers, so I guess he is right to call Lacan one in that respect :)

[@poisonbonbons8684]

One wonders how many times he's given this speech. How many studies he stood in with men who thought they ruled the world until he showed them what real unchecked power is. And how many of them he left broken in his wake, like a hurricane.

[@tbob8212]

One of my favorite Varga scenes is when he's alone at Emmit's house opening presents at the Christmas tree and taking what gifts he likes 🤣🤣

[@whispersmith]

Reminds me a bit of Ben Kingsley's character in Sexy Beast pissing all over the bathroom

[@Smudgie]

I first saw him in Naked when it was first released. It was clear back then that he was a phenomenal talent. I would have expected him to be DeNiro, Day-Lewis MASSIVE by now. Maybe he became as famous as he wants to be.

[@L1AXYZ]

My favorite Varga scenes in one clip! Thanks for posting this.

[@Ode2Joy]

No, thank you for watching this. Love you.

[@billjones8248]

The last scene of the last episode with Varga is pretty incredible. Very well written and shot. Check out the dialog here: www.dropbox.com/s/nx6aypytjfawisa/Last%20scene%20transcript.txt?dl=0 And yes, thank you for posting this, Ode2Joy!

[@Dickwooten]

Despite the ending being typically unsatisfying, the final scene was a masterpiece.

[@viruna661]

He may be an old guy (now 2018) but he's quite an adorable old guy cuz of his accent. and i'm not ashamed to call him cute. Cause it's true.

[@squamish4244]

I found Season 3 to be the best of them all, not because it was the most shocking or frightening but the most layered and interesting.

[@HeatyFrog]

Personally I think it was all 4 of those things

[@destinationliberation9952]

@@HeatyFrog4 was the worst season. Too many characters and not one of them was as compelling or complex as varga.

[@michelesalvemini6345]

This character was incredibly disgusting // great job Remus!

[@frizzyred1292]

lol the disgusting characters in life are always the most interesting.

[@siriusblack4671]

Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. What a thing!

[@wire_writer]

Watch him in Mike Leigh's "Naked" (1994) Pure brilliance, my favorite movie of all time

[@JakeKoenig]

Looking around his house and saying, "No you're not." was the most cold-blooded thing you could say to anyone who claims they're rich. 😂

[@RosettisRevenge]

Varga himself is better than the entirety of season 4

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

The hilarious part is that mongol hordes did what Varga did. They begin taking commerce to a new level, making wealthy the survivors of his massacres. But the killings, the destruction and the culture clash would leave those civilizations like shells. Just like what happens to the big brother. And finally the pleague would destroy any succes (the debt(

[@krissy7342]

“I’m rich” *”No you’re not”*

[@-Trauma.]

"I already have the high ground!" "You have no idea what "The High Ground" means."

[@geordangullock1237]

I don't trust people who think season 2 is better than season 3.

[@tobeornottobe5611]

Good assessment on your part. Season 1 will probably always be the best. But, yeah I thought s3 was way better than s2.

[@TheBasaltHorogium]

@@tobeornottobe5611 They're all equally good. It does get better though, on a technical level. But every season has it's own touch. Season 1 with the classic Coen Brothers vibe, Season 2 with the less grounded and more brutal aspect, and Season 3 with the most dialogue driven story.

[@HeatyFrog]

@@TheBasaltHorogium I'd say they all have a classic Coen Brothers vibe, but the Coens had many vibes and every season emulates a different one

[@idreamofdrone]

all the seasons are equally great imo

[@slados1]

1, 3 and 2... no two ways about it

[@DMalltheway]

He’s the most underrated among the Brit Pack of Daniel Day Lewis, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, and Bruce Payne

[@sv9596]

Bruce Payne is more underrated atleast David thewlis get many big projects

[@richdelgado3405]

I do NOT remember this scene from “The Prisoner of Azkaban”.

[@nikolastark3468]

Remus Lupin and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the same room

[@tang00001]

Unpopular opinion: season 3 is the best.

[@ryanmccallum8191]

Stussy lives way beyond his means. He wants people to know he is rich. His name is above the company door. Varga is right, whether the mongol hordes are the poor in revolution or the government taxing the rich to appease. Stussy has done nothing to protect himself and will be one of those targeted in the shakeup. The likes of varga know the inevitable course that history will take and will make himself invisible. He will use his wealth astutely to buy off the people he needs to weather out the storm. Varga is giving stussy a very wise lesson in history here. Stussy is rich, but he's not that rich that he is in the 1% that will be untouched.

[@lewiskazinsky7334]

Two years late, but part of me thinks that it’s a load of horseshit. Varga gets what he wants by infiltrating people’s lives before isolating them so that they become dependent on him, just like Stussy did. He uses speeches like this to instil paranoia against an enemy that isn’t there, talking about a vague societal shakeup that’s definitely coming but not quite here yet. I don’t think Varga’s wealth is in his untouched assets, it’s in his ability to compulsively manipulate everyone he meets, which is shown by how weak he is when he loses control over a situation (the warehouse shootout). Like Mike Milligan, I think he was high on his own ego, and tricked himself into believing his trickery. That’s why I don’t think he walked away at the end of the season - he was betrayed by advancing technology, had nobody in the cell who would fall for his monologue, and seemed quite rattled when Gloria mentioned prison. Varga’s power only works on greedy idiots who are afraid of losing material wealth.

[@s.g.7572]

Agree with Lewis. Varga is extremely paranoid and repeatedly talks about conspiracy theories. He even says so here, and also clearly shows that he's interested in money for no reason other than he likes having money. He's the logical end result of capitalism, a creepy parasite that is motivated only by the accumulation of wealth.

[@patgogan7324]

Malvo and Varga best villians in the series

[@destinationliberation9952]

Varga is on a whole other level

[@marsimus13]

a Scotsman and an Englishman having a conversation while the Scotsman bears a Minnesota accent? more likely than you think (also never in a million years would I have expected these two to collaborate and coexist and yet here they are, and I couldn't be happier about it)

[@Spafon1]

All four series of Fargo have been exceptional. Varga though is the best character and Thewlis gives the best performance out of all of them. Would love to see a series built around him.

[@rambo-ram-0]

Really? I heard season 4 is shit and nothing like the true fargo season

[@wetwhistlinwillyjohnson5743]

Thanks. For. All the. Statements. Of. Apparent facts.

[@louisnorton646]

"The problem is not that there is evil in the world. The problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?"

[@frizzyred1292]

I swear, I was about to not watch this season when it aired, and then Varga appeared and the rest is history.

[@moonlight.starshine]

David is amazing. 👏🏻❤️🌹

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

He made this whole season

[@SNXFR]

And fill you with shaaammmeee shaaaamme, you got no one but yourself to blame.. you think no ones watching but im right here in your brain..

[@NedjoKovacevic]

And I need to watch Fargo S3 again!

[@mayeezy254]

Fargo had some of the most interesting characters i've seen on tv

[@tylersmith9465]

David and gary oldmen deserve Oscars

[@Vcxnt_dracxlaV]

Y E S

[@HelloSadness101]

Gary Oldman has an oscar now.

[@theox8276]

what a duel of the finest BRITISH ACTING

[@LentulaiKodrik]

Genius!

[@mikeyb0121]

Naked (1993) is his most amazing role. That film is a masterpiece

[@ellezard0844]

"...... no you don't !" ahah love it !

[@shannon1357]

god he really does sound like shane lizard here

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Incredible character, amazing actor

[@BatmanHQYT]

Season 3 is my least favorite season but good god if Varga wasn't the most fucking unsettling villain I've come across probably, well, ever, then I don't know who is. Thewlis absolutely crushed it.

[@DerHammerSpricht]

"There's an accounting coming, Mr. Stussy" I never thought a sentence with the word "accounting" could sound so chilling

[@geordangullock1237]

There's an accounting coming Mr. Stussey, Mongol Hordes descending, and what are you doing to insulate yourself?

[@MrTomuxas666]

The cheap suit reference reminds me the movie Gangster No1,he mentioned similar dialogue line near the end of the movie.

[@glashoppah]

He’s a wizard. My favorite character is Knox Harrington, the video artist.

[@adityaHB456]

He was disgustingly brilliant..

[@imminentrueage6400]

Varga had the high ground.

[@borbalatakacs4582]

Two favourite actor in one serie😌

[@cerebraltackle]

"The shallow end of the pool is where the turds float..."

[@slapjohnson2808]

Mongol hordes are at the gates...make no mistake.

[@jonathansenile4396]

This character made the season

[@VietNam1964]

Masterpiece

[@evancodsworth2]

I guess Professor Lupin faked his death and became a crazy bussinessman in the Muggle world.

[@libRteedude]

A wolf would do very well in business...

[@swish007]

people say season 2 was the best but i gotta say i loved 3 the most, specifically because of this character.. (and the later episodes with mr wrench. so awesome!)

[@abs1944]

Emit: I already have a high ground. Varga: No u don't!

[@GabrielSousa-nh3ib]

Brilliant!

[@reptilus89]

Prisoner of Azkaban was released only 13 years before this season yet he seems like he gained 30 years

[@livinproof361]

I hope we see the return of VM Varga in the near future.

[@c-secofficer123]

“ all death is certain, I shall tell your father what I’ve seen you become “

[@brodyman1231]

Did Emmet ever have a chance here? I mean if he cut Sy loose from the beginning, paid his brother off, and pursued this criminal enterprise fully with Mr. Varga would he have been successful in becoming a billionaire with underworld affiliates? Or was he always going to be the patsy that took the fall while Mr. Varga and Narwahl siphoned off his cash and reputation. It’s interesting to study the main evil forces in the 3 seasons of Fargo and the players that attach themselves to evil. For example: 1.) season 1 Lorne Malvo and Lester - Lester tries to solicit favors and learn from evil. He is taken out. 2.) Season 2 Kansas City and Gerhardts - The Gerhardt family tries to fight evil and they get taken out. 3.) Season 3 V.M. Varga and Emmett - Emmet tries to do business and profit off evil and he is taken out The problem every season was anytime an underworld or legitimate figure attempted to deal with larger evil forces they always took a half assed attempt and that was their downfall. Would it have been different if Lester killed Sam Hess himself, Grandma Gerhardt listened to Dodd, and Emmet took the lead on his criminal dealings. All players involved reluctantly got involved with taking on evil

[@dandavis8300]

1) Lester takes himself out. 2) The Gerhardts were as evil as the Kansas City group, just smaller. Burying the guy in hot asphalt was pretty intense.

[@timothyfreeman97]

He is the mighty Knight of the Hospitalier.

[@andrewbloy9217]

Paradise Papers brought me here

[@Clembo]

Malvo was evil for evil's sake, and perhaps because he's a sociopath. Varga is disgusted by everything, including himself and what he does, and yet he does it still out of greed. I find him a lot more realistic and close to how the corrupt bastards in Washington act and what their motivations are. They are driven not by psychopathy but disgust in everything and a willingness to do any amount of harm for their own gain.

[@ThomasR415]

David voices the Shame Wizard in the Netflix series Big Mouth. He literally sounds like the Shame Wizard in this video.

[@tokoloshgolem]

Magnificent

[@GabrielSousa-nh3ib]

Brilhante!

[@Jacob-ir6zi]

Young investors be like: "WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN!"

[@709mash]

Wouldn't be related to the Cohen Brothers without him.

[@blessed.advice]

Obi Wan Kenobi vs Remus Lupin

[@AlainHus]

Always playing the shame wizard when he's supposed to be playing a bad guy

[@Buddyguy1988]

"Look at me"

[@albi55uk]

Sold that man vacuum cleaner bags once.

[@darrellshoub7527]

thewlis was a genius in NAKED

[@AlexLevin-nu4kl]

best actor in wonder woman.

[@KutWrite]

He seems creepy, malevolent and almost omnipotent. That last scene with Agent Burgle (interesting name) had such strong undercurrents and import compared to the almost lame situation and dialog.

[@rickvince]

The end of this video was a good reminder that my speakers and sub were a bit too high up there...gotta watch that. Mind the neighbors, yeah?

[@_Axolottie_]

OMG GUYS!! IT’S REMUS LUPIN AND OBI-WAN KENOBI!