Re: Justified

by M99 Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:37 pm

Season 6 was the weakest tbh but the finale is among the best episodes of the show. I loved season 7.

by McAgger Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:13 pm

M99 wrote:James, you ever finished Mad Men?

Nah I'm still on season 2. Will finish eventually. Taking it slow.

One of the best things about Justified are the villains.

by MJ Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:07 am

I like that when Raylan gets in a fight where the odds are against him, he often gets the crap beat out of him unlike Nucky Thompson from Boardwalk Empire who suddenly turns into a savage thug (who weighs 86 pounds) and unrealistically beats on people twice his size.

by MJ Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:28 pm

Margo Martindale is a masterful actress. Probably the best on the show along with Timothy Olyphant.
EDIT: And Walton Goggins, obviously.

Spoiler:

by McAgger Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:48 pm

Yeah Margo Martindale is the 2nd best villain in the show after Boyd. Unbelievably good acting.

She's is in The Americans as well. Another amazing show that you should watch.

by MJ Sun May 07, 2017 11:24 am

On the 5th season now. So many great moments I wish I had cataloged here as I went along.

Spoiler:

by CBarca Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:00 am

Just finished. Think I picked it up like 4 or 5 years ago lol. This is how I am with shows though.

Last season was great. Better than season 5, but seasons 2-4 are the best. I enjoyed Markham as a villain and Steenburgen was a welcome guest star.

I would say 2>4>3>6>5>1 off the top of my head. Mind, I haven't watched some of those seasons in over two years.

Definitely one of my favorite shows. Fantastic writing and really...the characters and especially Walton Goggins and Timothy Olyphant carry the show. Boyd is an incredible antagonist, and Raylan the ultimate badass protagonist.

I felt good about the way it ended. End of an era for me.

"We dug coal together". They always stayed very true to the atmosphere of the show and Harlan, and that might be one of my favorite things about the show. Arkansas, Kentucky, and the hills of the Appalachian mountains, the Ozarks etc I think are probably the most underutilized settings in movies/shows. You can create some incredible stories with the setting.

I would suggest to anyone who enjoyed Justified to check out the movie Winters Bone.

by MJ Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:56 pm

Just finished it. Watched the first 5 seasons and then restarted it with my girlfriend so we could finish the last season together.

I'd have to say, having reflected on each episode 2-3 times that it goes
2>4/6>3>5>1 which is a really healthy reflection of how damn good the show was. Easily in my top 5 favorites and probably the most underrated show I've watched just judging by how much more attention it deserved.

I can't recall a more quotable show but if I had to pick a favorite from one character it'd go something like

Spoiler:

Pretty much anything Boyd and Raylan said is classic material. Boyd's "You are a slave" speech before killing Nucky Thompson's brother was fantastic. Raylan's showdown with Boone was incredible. They really managed to squeeze Boone in as a genuinely creepy, Ramsey-esque vulture looking to get a showdown and kill Raylan with so few episodes.

I greatly enjoyed the ending and was surprised they went that route but the very last scene hit me so hard. Very difficult to end a show that long that well but they wrapped it up very neatly.

by elitedam Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:16 pm

Great quotes. It makes me want to rewatch it again soon.

One of my favorite scenes is towards the end of the second episode of season five when Hot Rod shows up to confront Raylan. That was one of the most bad ass dialogues in the entire series.

by El Gunner Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:18 pm

God damn just reading those quotes again.

Such a glorious show, definintely deserves more watchers and fans.

I remember I used to jot down quotes as well on my old phone as I was watching the show. Will see if they're still on there.

by M99 Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:32 pm

Left out the best quote.

Boyd: RAYLAHN GIVENS WHAT AH SURPRAIZE

by MJ Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:06 pm

I'll miss Boyd saying "Helloooo Rehylen" every couple of episodes.

If I included every great line, I'd probably end up quoting entire pages of the scripts they were reading off of.

Also, now that I've finished the show and read through the thread without worry of spoilers, I 100% agree that season 5 was the weakest and Darryl Crowe Jr's forced Floridian accent was so annoying and distracting. He just couldn't carry the mantle that other great villains in the show held.

Besides the main villains, there were some great, more minor antagonists like Colton Rhodes, Boone, Dickie Bennett, Nicky Augustine etc.

And how about a hell yeah for Arlo's last words being "kiss my ass"? That had me laughing during an emotional scene.

by Myesyats Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:11 am

Boyd's dialouges are one of my favourite things in this business.

by elitedam Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:45 pm

Such an amazing show.

by Myesyats Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:13 pm

One of my favs, yeah. Still love Boyd, great performance by Goggins.

by McAgger Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:36 am

Still one of the best ending scenes of any show ever. "We dug coal together" Proud

by RealGunner Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:21 pm

Just started this and I can't believe I never got into it before. What an incredible show. On season 2 and Boyd is one of the best characters in any show.

Also how incredibly hot is Winona? Have to keep my mouth shut whenever she comes on screen ffs. Miss watching shows as a single man.

by Vibe Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:47 pm

I think I forgot just about everything about this show.

Can watch again now Proud

by El Gunner Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:16 pm

Vibe wrote:I think I forgot just about everything about this show.

Can watch again now

yea i'll also get on a rewatch because just can't get into new stuff these days... currently enjoying a Sopranos rewatch

by Myesyats Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:17 pm

Myesyats wrote:Boyd's dialouges are one of my favourite things in this business.

I'm wet just reminiscing about it

by Firenze Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:45 pm

in the deep dark hills of eastern kentucky Proud

by Firenze Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:46 pm

RealGunner wrote:Gonna watch this before 2022 hopefully

almost

by McAgger Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:11 pm

RG you started it at a perfect time. They are doing a Justified sequel mini-series. Raylan is coming back for 1 more season sometime this year.

Might have to do a re-watch myself.

by RealGunner Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:54 pm

Firenze wrote:
RealGunner wrote:Gonna watch this before 2022 hopefully

almost

Lmfao. Never thought I'd be into it honestly but I'm glad I have it a try

McAgger wrote:RG you started it at a perfect time. They are doing a Justified sequel mini-series. Raylan is coming back for 1 more season sometime this year.

Might have to do a re-watch myself.

Nice nice

by RealGunner Mon May 08, 2023 11:56 pm

Finished it and good god. What an absolute fantastic show. Elite level. Top tier. One of the best ever I've seen.

Boyd and Raylan with the best protagonist/antagonist relationship in any medium. It also has the best set of side characters.

I can't believe how satisfying the ending was. It's rare for a show to have more than 5 seasons and still finish strongly but this probably has the best ending that could have worked

When they said "we dug coal together" ffs nearly cried.

10/10

by Firenze Tue May 09, 2023 9:52 pm

Not the best show I've ever watched but it is 100% my favourite, just so satisfying, loved most of the major characters

You should try The Shield which iirc is where Walton Goggins (Boyd's) actor started out, he's great in that too

also has one of the greatest endings of all time like Justified

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