I stopped watching after the very gruesome episode where so many people were knifed and the lady police officer was shot by mistake. Can somebody tell me if she survived?

Yes and thrived.

Thanks! You always have the answers to my questions, Ecuadog.

Spoilers abound in the link!
 

I do see a series the Coen brothers could develop about Molly's father's experiences that he alludes to when something came after them in the night... but he leaves this just hanging out there. It seems other people caught that too. 'Fargo' Season 1 finale: Will Season 2 be the Sioux Falls incident? Fingers crossed - Zap2it | News & Features

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned Molly's last name - Solverson. It seemed obvious to me from the start that she was destined to "solve" the crimes. I really enjoyed the final episode, and was surprised that they tied up the loose ends on both main characters, Malvo and Nygaard. Malvo was shot dead and Nygaard is swimming with the fishes. Clearly this was a classic "deal with the devil" story, with the bad guys ending up dead and the good guys moving on with their lives. Yes, the grocery king story is left hanging, and who knows what the African shoplifting guy was doing in the story, but overall, despite the loose ends, I found the ending satisfying.

I would like to find out what goes on in the minds of writers like the one of Fargo. Where does he get his ideas and the like.

The African shoplifting kid was probably just to show the fate works for good things too like with the shopping king and his finding all the money.

Here's a good review of the Fargo finale from a UK writer who still seems shell shocked by England's being left out of the World Cup competition. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...isappoint.html

It looks like they renewed Fargo and are going to tell the story of Molly's father's experiences. http://time.com/3018722/fargo-season-2-storyline/