#fun fact I don’t even like the Gerhardts that much I’m just incredibly interested in them as characters because wow look at how fucked up

[peculiaritybending]

I very much think that Dodd used to beat up both Rye and Bear as kids before Bear got stronger than him and was able to fight back. I think during one of these instances Bear really hurt Dodd and Dodd would steer clear of Bear for the most part from then on but still gone after Rye, probably more now since Bear wasn’t much of an option anymore but it would often end up with Bear stepping in to protect Rye anyway. I think it would get to the point where Rye would be afraid to be home with Dodd when Bear wasn’t around for a few years.

#fun fact I don’t even like the Gerhardts that much I’m just incredibly interested in them as characters because wow look at how fucked up #this family is #and I can see this so clearly #fargo #dodd gerhardt #rye gerhardt #bear gerhardt #fargo s2