Justified’s typically laconic pace shifts into second gear in “Kin,” with the mysterious Drew Thompson suddenly getting everyone interested in finding him. Raylan wants to find Drew to stop Arlo getting out of prison, Boyd wants to find him for a hefty reward from Wynn Duffy, who’s after Drew because Dixie mafioso Nick Augustine wants…
Justified has been pleasantly understated and understatedly pleasant over the first episodes of this already-impressive season; even moments like Boyd cleverly poisoning (and, as we found this week, killing) his preacher rival felt almost light-hearted. “The Bird Has Flown” brings some weight and consequence back with two plotlines, each wringing genuine pathos out of situations…
When I first started watching Justified, it took me a while to enjoy the show. Mostly because Season 1 spent many early episodes on standalone plots, as though it were a gunfight procedural, and I always prefer some serialisation in my television. Showrunner Graham Yost seems to have found the sweet spot between standalone and…
This week in Justified, Raylan and his fellow marshals investigate further the true meaning behind Arlo’s bag, discovered last episode, and find Waldo while they’re at it. This subplot was enjoyable enough, but the intricately scripted scene at the Truths didn’t feel as impressive as it ought to have been. I think this is mostly…
“…Well, I guess I need to choose my words more carefully.” Justified is a show that always chooses its words carefully, particularly during the tense showdowns that occur frequently on the show. It’s like a ‘40s noir film in the way that the dialogue is carefully crafted, the relaxed Southern rhythm belying the subtle, clever…
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