Justified - Starts Tonight (3/16) on FX

[OldGiants]

Radii, thanks for pointing out where I'd seen Brent Sexton before.

This season is shaping up well with all the threads likely to converge in the last episode. As much as I want to know who Drew Thompson is, I don't want this to end.

And more Constable Bob next week!

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by OldGiants

And more Constable Bob next week!

He is money for sure!

[Glengoyne]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

He is money for sure!

He and his go bag are gonna come up big.

[Raiders Army]

Seasons 1-3 are free on Amazon Prime. Dammit. I just bought seasons 1-2 on DVD. Oh well.

[Draft Dodger]

great episode last week - the "Jesus, I sure hope I got that right" line was brilliant

[Radii]

Another spectacular, entertaining episode tonight. Won't say too much that could spoil anything, but I will say that I rewound the DVR 3 times to watch the speech Art made about how awesome Drew Thompson is over and over.

[Bigsmooth]

Originally Posted by Radii

Another spectacular, entertaining episode tonight. Won't say too much that could spoil anything, but I will say that I rewound the DVR 3 times to watch the speech Art made about how awesome Drew Thompson is over and over.

Agreed. Art killed it with that speech...ha.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Radii

Another spectacular, entertaining episode tonight. Won't say too much that could spoil anything, but I will say that I rewound the DVR 3 times to watch the speech Art made about how awesome Drew Thompson is over and over.

These are the little off the wall things that completely make this show. Agreed, excellent episode and it was cool to see Limehouse back as well.

[OldGiants]

Art and the return of Limehouse made this one, but I do think my favorite line of this season was delivered by Johnny's whore:

"If she (Ella Mae) had someone she could count on, I don't guess she'd be sucking Hill Billy dick for a living."

Boyd and Eva continue to be a great couple. I hope they get better than a Bonnie and Clyde ending for the series wrap-up.

[cougarfreak]

Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Seasons 1-3 are free on Amazon Prime. Dammit. I just bought seasons 1-2 on DVD. Oh well.

Damn, I just saw this. I can finally watch the show and get caught up.

[Radii]

GOD DAMN that was good.

Spoiling lots w/ lots of thoughts about this episode and a few predictions for the rest of the season:

Spoiler

-- Ok, first, every single line of dialogue in that episode was fucking gold. There was no letdown. Art was his usual self, the phone call between Tim and Colt was epic, Constable Bob has guts after all!! .. as usual everything Boyd says is perfect, the Detroit guy (can't remember his name) going on and on to Ava with his "how many dicks have you sucked to get where you are?" was jawdropping, followed right up by revealing Johnny to be a traitor, Drew going on about Arlo and pissing off Raylan... hell I want to see a full hour of Drew Thompson telling war stories now. Seriously, the writing and acting in this was fucking brilliant. Not a single line wasted or without impact.


-- I loved seeing Constable Bob come up big there. For once, not all talk. "Drewbaka?" Also, that was quite the beating, that was pretty rough even for FX.

-- Johnny doesn't survive the season, right? One last conversation with Boyd, I assume. Maybe the Detroit folks finish him, but I feel like its more likely that we get one last scene with Boyd and Johnny, and Johnny finally getting to tell Boyd that he was supposed to be the boss and its not fair.

-- Colt doesn't survive the season either I assume? I'm shocked he's still alive really given the magnitude of his fuck-up with Ellen May.

-- They've done a decent job building Tim (the sniper marshall) up into a good character this year, enough so that if he and Colt have some standoff and he dies it would carry a lot of weight now. I'm not predicting this one, I don't think they'll kill off the good guys, but there's been enough buildup with Tim that if there is a big Tim/Colt showdown I won't be 100% sure who is going to win it.

-- No Ellen May at all in this one but we can't be done with her, right?

-- Drew is out of Harlan, but with two full episodes to go, I assume he's not safe yet either.

-- Speaking of two episodes to go... that feels like a lot at this point. This feels like a *extremely* strong next to last episode to a season. The fact that there are still two more to go after this one sets expectations very high! Between Drew, Ellen May, Boyd/Ava, Johnny, and Detroit though there is a lot they can choose to address. Some of it could reasonably linger in to next season if they want as well.

-- I assume Ava/Boyd end the season on the run/in hiding from the Detroit folks.


Ok, I think that's it. Holy crap that was so god damn good.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Radii

GOD DAMN that was good.

Spoiling lots w/ lots of thoughts about this episode and a few predictions for the rest of the season:

Spoiler

-- Ok, first, every single line of dialogue in that episode was fucking gold. There was no letdown. Art was his usual self, the phone call between Tim and Colt was epic, Constable Bob has guts after all!! .. as usual everything Boyd says is perfect, the Detroit guy (can't remember his name) going on and on to Ava with his "how many dicks have you sucked to get where you are?" was jawdropping, followed right up by revealing Johnny to be a traitor, Drew going on about Arlo and pissing off Raylan... hell I want to see a full hour of Drew Thompson telling war stories now. Seriously, the writing and acting in this was fucking brilliant. Not a single line wasted or without impact.


-- I loved seeing Constable Bob come up big there. For once, not all talk. "Drewbaka?" Also, that was quite the beating, that was pretty rough even for FX.

-- Johnny doesn't survive the season, right? One last conversation with Boyd, I assume. Maybe the Detroit folks finish him, but I feel like its more likely that we get one last scene with Boyd and Johnny, and Johnny finally getting to tell Boyd that he was supposed to be the boss and its not fair.

-- Colt doesn't survive the season either I assume? I'm shocked he's still alive really given the magnitude of his fuck-up with Ellen May.

-- They've done a decent job building Tim (the sniper marshall) up into a good character this year, enough so that if he and Colt have some standoff and he dies it would carry a lot of weight now. I'm not predicting this one, I don't think they'll kill off the good guys, but there's been enough buildup with Tim that if there is a big Tim/Colt showdown I won't be 100% sure who is going to win it.

-- No Ellen May at all in this one but we can't be done with her, right?

-- Drew is out of Harlan, but with two full episodes to go, I assume he's not safe yet either.

-- Speaking of two episodes to go... that feels like a lot at this point. This feels like a *extremely* strong next to last episode to a season. The fact that there are still two more to go after this one sets expectations very high! Between Drew, Ellen May, Boyd/Ava, Johnny, and Detroit though there is a lot they can choose to address. Some of it could reasonably linger in to next season if they want as well.

-- I assume Ava/Boyd end the season on the run/in hiding from the Detroit folks.


Ok, I think that's it. Holy crap that was so god damn good.

Good thoughts and I agree totally.....but you forgot, "Drew Mama"

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by Radii

Spoiler

-- They've done a decent job building Tim (the sniper marshall) up into a good character this year, enough so that if he and Colt have some standoff and he dies it would carry a lot of weight now. I'm not predicting this one, I don't think they'll kill off the good guys, but there's been enough buildup with Tim that if there is a big Tim/Colt showdown I won't be 100% sure who is going to win it.

Spoiler

I've actually been a lot more worried about them foreshadowing Art's demise... from the opening episode when the other marshal was sniffing around his job to Rachel telling Raylan she wouldn't mind if he became her boss. I seriously doubt they would make Raylan the boss, and would instead set up conflict with whatever new supervisor came in, but I really hope if they do push Art out it's because he's pushed out, and not killed off.

Speaking of Marshal character development, have they been setting up something up between Rachel and Raylan? Or does she just enjoy messing with him? I hope it's the latter.

[Radii]

Spoiler

I've actually been a lot more worried about them foreshadowing Art's demise

That's a great point, and it would fit, moreso than Tim probably.

Speaking of Marshal character development, have they been setting up something up between Rachel and Raylan? Or does she just enjoy messing with him? I hope it's the latter.

I think its up in the air at this point, there have definitely been flirtatious moments, I have no guess if that is just part of trying to develop Rachel as a more meaningful character or if that's going somewhere. It never seems to work out in the end for Raylan's women, so I'm with you, I hope she's just messing with him.

[OldGiants]

Outstanding episode, as others have said. This show does an outstanding job in taking second-rate comedic actors and turning them into villans (Jere Burns, Mike O'Malley, the girl friend from Psych, there were others earlier) or unexpected tough guys--Patton Oswalt as Constable Bob.

Amazing how much cocksucking is getting talked about or shown on F/X. Two episodes ago, it was the joke I mentioned. However, this week it was the brutal way Mr. Antonio(?) denigrated Eva's status in front of Bobby. We know how/why Detroit thinks so little of Harlan County after that speech. Then I caught up on The Americans a bit and saw that female spies give bj's for info a lot. Won't see that on network shows. They won't show that on Covert Affairs.

I hope there is no let down for the last two episodes, however the way each scene topped the next this week gives a lot of hope that the best is yet to come.

[BYU 14]

Another great episode and it sets up what should be a great finale

Spoiler

Glad to see the Tim / Colt showdown finally happen after it had been teased the last few episodes. Great set up at the end when it panned to Picker as the guy setting the chair up for Raylen's ex, I half expected the episode to end with an explosion. And as usual another nice one liner from Art "Goddammit Raylen, people don't get to pick when they get suspended, that's called a vacation!

This has been a really solid season IMO.

[Radii]

No surprise, I loved the finale. May have more thoughts later but a couple real quick ones:

Spoiler

-- The resolution with Nicky Augustine was beautiful. The scene in the limo was outstanding, it would have been a damn shame to end the season without the two of them doing something like that. It was made even better by the fact that we know Raylan is pretty close to crazy enough to just shoot the guy, so there was high tension through all of it. The way he did resolve it was outstanding, plausible enough in this world that I am not going to complain one bit.

-- I enjoyed the way the Ava/Boyd story played out, I think I expected Ava to die in this one going in, this works. And it gives us another reason for another huge shift in Boyd's personality going into next year. Walton Goggins is fucking brilliant and I love seeing what he gets to do on this show.

-- They found a reasonable way to keep Wynn Duffy around, hooray!

-- Art didn't retire yet, hooray!

-- The ending was so perfect. Patching up the hole in the wall at Arlo's that started the whole mess, one last look at Arlo's grave. Raylan isn't going to break down in grief for Arlo's passing, but that completed his sendoff in a great way.

-- Mike O'Malley deserves an emmy nomination for this.

-- I think my only complaint is some confusion about that damn chair Picker put in Wynona's house at the end of the last episode. I left the last episode thinking that had to be a bomb, too complicated a method to just scope out the house or plant a listening device or camera in the house, they could have done that easily when she wasn't there sometime, but I guess in the end it wasn't a bomb or that would have clearly come up heh. I dunno, the whole chair thing just confused me.

That was such a strong season, can't wait to read some reviews and see what others thought.

[Bad-example]

Do we really need spoiler tags in this thread? Really, anyone that clicks on this thread without being caught up should fully expect to be 'spoiled'. Just my humble opinion...

I think this season was the most consistent and entertaining to date. The whole 'who's Drew' story got a little tiresome mid-season but rebounded late. Goggins is crushing the Boyd Crowder role.

I like the whole package. Writing, producing, casting, acting...quality everywhere.

[BYU 14]

Agreed, this was the best season yet IMO and it sets up some very interesting possibilities for season 5.

Spoiler

I think the chair delivery may have been just to gather intel and set up a way to get into the house perhaps, or more simply just to keep viewers guessing (Bomb?) to build for the finale as killing Raylen's ex could have been another way they could have taken it, since her appearances were limited this season (and she is a main character on The Following)

Agreed on Crowder, he is a complex character and Coggins plays him brilliantly, he is a helluva of an actor and does not get the credit he deserves. I have a feeling he will take crazy to a whole new level next season. The double cross catching Eva with the body was brilliant BTW.

Agreed on the ending, you would almost expect something explosive with this show and instead they go subtle and it was done very well, patching the wall completed the circle.

Think we see Duffy gain a more prominent role next season and that is a good thing.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

Do we really need spoiler tags in this thread? Really, anyone that clicks on this thread without being caught up should fully expect to be 'spoiled'. Just my humble opinion...

I think this season was the most consistent and entertaining to date. The whole 'who's Drew' story got a little tiresome mid-season but rebounded late. Goggins is crushing the Boyd Crowder role.

I like the whole package. Writing, producing, casting, acting...quality everywhere.

Coggins is just plain awesome

For some reason I just feel obliged to follow with my own spoiler tag when there is already one

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

Do we really need spoiler tags in this thread? Really, anyone that clicks on this thread without being caught up should fully expect to be 'spoiled'. Just my humble opinion...

Yeah I think someone used them once and everyone just followed along. May have been me that used them once b/c I wasn't sure since I jumped into the show late

I'd be happy to not use them next season!

[Draft Dodger]

great ending to a great season. this show kicks so much ass

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

great ending to a great season. this show kicks so much ass

Definitely in my top 3 new along with SOA and Walking Dead.

I am really enjoying The Following too, actually kinda surprised it hasn't gotten any love on FOFC.

[Brownkeg8]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Definitely in my top 3 new along with SOA and Walking Dead.

I am really enjoying The Following too, actually kinda surprised it hasn't gotten any love on FOFC.

The first 3 episodes of The Following were fantastic, but the stupidity of law enforcement on this show has gone to far.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Brownkeg8

The first 3 episodes of The Following were fantastic, but the stupidity of law enforcement, except for Kevin Bacon, on this show has gone to far.

Fixed it

I will admit one thing that annoys me is how many times there are only 1 or 2 agents looking into something, when in reality you know there would be 20. Right now what is holding me are the characters, especially the conflict brewing inside the cult.

[OldGiants]

Excellent season, great last episode. My favorite scene was Boyd and Raylon driving to meet Augustine and each asking how the other sleeps at night.

Who wins a draw down between Boyd/Eva and Raylon/Winona? That has to be the series wrap-up scene, whenever we get to it.

The parallels between the couples -- going for respectability, losing each other at the end, the closing scenes of both men in the homes they never really had -- keep me watching.

[Radii]

Review: Justified back on target for final season

Last season Justified chat was just in the tV thread, huh? Hopefully the final season will be good enough again that it deserves its own thread.

[Barkeep49]

I definitely found last season disappointing, but have high hopes for how it will conclude.

[BYU 14]

I have high hopes as well, have consistently enjoyed this show since it found it's legs midway through season 1. Season 2 with the Bennett's holds a slight edge as my favorite to date.

[Logan]

Despite starting this thread 5 years ago, this is only my 3rd post in it. The second was how I missed the original airing of the premiere but planned on catching it soon.

I think I officially gave up on it early last season when I realized that I really had to force myself to watch it. I'm not sure why it never really caught on with me, since I'm generally a fan of the FX dramas and like so much of the cast.

[Desnudo]

Holy hell what is up with the close up camera

[BishopMVP]

Alright, one episode left, any predictions? I don't think they'd do the "Raylan shoots Boyd, but gets punished for it" thing as it'd parallel The Shield too much, but if Raylan was kicked out of the Marshal service and allowed to go live in Florida he'd probably be happy with that (at least initially).

But I'll go with a showdown where Boyd shoots Ava and Raylan shoots him. Then Raylan gets shot by Boone/Markham (who are killed by Loretta) because ending every season with a different rendition of You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive has to mean something.

Finally, if she's not going to show up on the show, Jackie Nevada shows up at my house to watch the finale.

[Barkeep49]

I think Boone's empty round will matter. Beyond that I've got no idea.

[Radii]

Raylan outdraws Boone

Ava ends up in jail

Boyd dead, but not by Raylan's hand (sniper Tim? I'd love for it to be Art, but I'm going to go with Tim)

A Shield style ending for Raylan makes SO MUCH SENSE, the only reason not to do it is the comparisons to Vic Mackey. I'm going to be vague and say that Raylan lives, does not end up in jail, but does not get a full out happy ending.

Markham dies while going after his money. Uncle Zachariah was a patsy the whole time, he's not getting out alive either.

Loretta ends up the big winner here, all threats/competition removed and she will be the next Mags Bennett.

I mentioned Art already, but I have a bad feeling about this... I don't think Art just stays at HQ and gets to retire. He ends up in the field b/c of Raylan's bullshit, he either ends up the big hero in the end, killing boyd, or he ends up dying because of Raylan's bullshit. I've had the feeling Art is gonna die for a long time now, I think Art dies in a way that puts it entirely on Raylan (not that raylan kills him, but that Art ends up in a bad situation entirely b/c of Raylan's going rogue and its abundantly clear to everyone that its Raylan's fault).


I dunno... the only one I'd put money on is Raylan outdraws Boone in a showdown. The rest, can't wait to find out. Also, that's a lot of loose ends left, isn't it?

[OldGiants]

I'll wait for everyone else to watch before posting any details, but the ending was just about perfect for me.

I watched the last three episodes this week and really got back into this. I'll miss JUSTIFIED, however I'm satisfied, perhaps more than the way LOST and THE SOPRANOS ended.

Win Duffy surviving the bloodbath in his trailer and then calling 911, "What is the nature of the emergency? I can't even begin," was great. Jere Burns has become a great villain (Burn Notice, too); I hope he gets more roles in this vein.

Boon (and why he doesn't have an 'e' on the end is odd) was more annoying than interesting for me, however I liked the actor and his work.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by OldGiants

I'll wait for everyone else to watch before posting any details, but the ending was just about perfect for me.

I watched the last three episodes this week and really got back into this. I'll miss JUSTIFIED, however I'm satisfied, perhaps more than the way LOST and THE SOPRANOS ended.

Win Duffy surviving the bloodbath in his trailer and then calling 911, "What is the nature of the emergency? I can't even begin," was great. Jere Burns has become a great villain (Burn Notice, too); I hope he gets more roles in this vein.

Boon (and why he doesn't have an 'e' on the end is odd) was more annoying than interesting for me, however I liked the actor and his work.

I thought the ending was just about perfect, not overdone, very low key but closed the loop. After a shaky first season this show really picked it up, one of my favorites and I am going to miss it as well. Olyphant, Burns, Coggins all were great in their parts and the revolving cast of seasonal villains was solid every season for the most part. Mags Bennett may be my favorite, but Markham and his menagerie were entertaining as well.

The carnage in Duffy's trailer was a very powerful segment, Burns is just one helluva an actor. Again, great show that they didn't milk for an extra season or two, which would have spoiled it.

[BishopMVP]

I'm not going to worry about SPOILERS.

Solid finale. Didn't really think the 4 years later coda was necessary, would've been fine with Raylan sitting up as Ava pulls away, but at least they ended with Raylan vs Boyd and closing the loop there. I really thought Raylan might bite it during the showdown vs Boon, but I liked how they foreshadowed Boon's miss when he winged Loretta's ex-boyfriend ("That's the risk with going for headshots over shooting center mass, but you never know when someone's wearing a vest.")

With the praise Better Call Saul is getting maybe we can get a Wynn Duffy spinoff!