Last Night's TV: Transparent, Fargo, Supergirl, and More (SPOILERS!)

VIEW IN BROWSER THIS ISSUE: Transparent, Fargo, Supergirl, The Voice, The Great Holiday Baking Show TOP MOMENT OF THE NIGHT Transparent Debuts Season 2 Early Amazon BECAUSE: Free two-day shipping and the Emmy-winning Jeffrey Tambor -- that Amazon Prime membership is totally paying off! Amazon surprised fans with the early release of Transparent's 2nd season premiere on Monday night, putting a spotlight back on the extended (often exasperated) Pfefferman family. The rest of the season won't drop until Dec. 11, along with regular EW recaps, so in the meantime, just sit back in your Team Maura T-shirt, be glad you're not being forced to smile through a family wedding right now, and enjoy the 1933 flashbacks (intrigued yet?). READ OUR RECAP Fargo FX WHAT HAPPENED: EW recapper Kevin Sullivan says of the much-beloved 2nd season of Fargo, "For those keeping track of at home, the number of people -- above and below the line -- who have earned Emmys on this season of Fargo is...everyone." On Monday night, Kirsten Dunst picked up her reel in what felt a lot like a bottle episode, but we prefer to think of it as The Blumquist and Hanzee's Big Cat and Mouse Road Trip Adventure. Peggy claims she and Ed "actualized" as they set out on the road, captured-but-alive Dodd in tow. And as Peggy discovers that her fully-actualized self really enjoys stabbing Dodd into submission in their Sioux Falls hideout cabin, Ed is making ransom calls and arranging meetings with Mike Milligan. But it's Hanzee who arrives on the scene first... and shoots Dodd in the head... then asks Peggy for a haircut. Huh. And that's when Lou and Hank show up, creating a big problem for the Blumquists, but helpfully giving Peggy one last chance to get a scissor-stab in on Hanzee as he escapes. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: And so, the episode ends with the semi-actualized Blumquists in full police custody, giving the remaining two episodes of Fargo's sophomore season a distinct feeling of unpredictability (not that we ever could have seen any of this coming). The A.V. Club says that's because the Blumquist's volatile fish-out-of-water status within the crime world they simply can't seem to stay out of provides an important dose of chaos: "Thrust into a world of nominally seasoned professionals ... Ed is surprisingly competent at staying alive, and Peggy doesn't seem to know what she's going to do before she does it. That makes them useful narrative tools so long as the writers don't push 'unpredictability' into 'just pure nonsense behavior.'" Hey -- all of those Dodd stabs made sense to us. READ OUR RECAP Supergirl CBS WHAT HAPPENED: You'll probably still like her when she's angry, but Kara -- along with James and Cat -- spends most of Monday's episode pretty darn angry ... or "four, five seconds from wildin'," as EW recapper Chancellor Agard puts it. Much of Kara's annoyance seems to be wrapped up in Lucy's continued presence in James' life (and at game night, ugh), but resident reluctant mentor Cat Grant advises her to dig a little deeper on where that anger is coming from. Turns out, Kara's main problem with James and Lucy is that they remind her that she'll never have a normal life. It probably doesn't hurt that Lucy's dad, General Lane, shows up, is a total jerk, and makes her fight the Red Tornado -- whom she totally destroys by the way, but it's really, really hard. All that heat-vision does, however, help channel some of Kara's anger: Boom! Pow! Catharsis! WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Occasional steam coming out of her ears aside, it's a good day for Supergirl... and Supergirl. CBS announced on Monday that the popular new show has been picked for a full season. And it's not just CBS -- the caped woman herself is feeling pretty confident too. Following Monday night's personal growth episode, Melissa Benoist tweeted her thanks to fans for watching , adding, "I was proud of this one, felt like a turning point for #supergirl." (Now if we can just keep our girl away from glass which, apparently, makes Supergirl bleed.) READ OUR RECAP The Voice NBC WHAT HAPPENED: Prepare yourselves. For next week, The Voice slaughter cometh. In a break from the normal operating procedures of the last eight seasons, season 9 will feature an offing of five of the remaining nine contestants in next Tuesday's elimination episode. That means it's time to sure up on your favorites among Monday's Top 10 and start throwing some votes their way. We'll tell you this much from Monday night's performances: Jordan and Jeffrey MUST make it to the Top 4; Emily Ann stands a chance to go the way of Danielle Bradbery, Rae Lynn, and the like; Madi could stand to have a little more "fun," but she sure can sing; and, Barret finally gave a performance worthy of his talent... but will it be enough to survive the Great Voice Reckoning? WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Even the ample charms of Adam, Blake, Gwen, and Pharrell are not robust enough to persevere through 22 episodes of The Voice unscathed. TV Line has about had it with all the non-critiques, or as they call it, "The utter monotony of hearing the Season 9 coaches tell bald-faced lie after bald-faced lie, falling into the sickening 'everyone gets a gold star!' quagmire that ultimately punishes over-achievers by pretending they're no better than those who are dragging down the overall GPA of the Season 9 class." Indeed, a little criticism might go a long way in guiding the audience toward selecting the most talented Top 4 next week. Perhaps we should offer you a guiding hand? Alright, twist our arm: Jeffrey, Jordan, Madi, and we'll leave the last one up to you. READ OUR RECAP One More Thing... A Sweet Holiday Treat ABC BAKE YOUR ARSE OFF: If you know a British person, dabble in PBS, or just wander around your Netflix "recommendations" for any extended period of time, then you know that The Great British Bake Off (known in the U.S. as The Great British Baking Show) is a cooking competition phenomenon both across the pond and beyond. And get this -- people love it because it's so nice! Hell's Kitchen, it ain't. If that sounds like your "cuppa" tea, ABC's attempt to bring all the sweetness to U.S. audiences premiered on Monday night in the form of The Great Holiday Baking Show, a four-episode limited run. We recommend that go ahead and start working on your Mary Berry fanpage. 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