[Last fall, I
spent a very happy month or so binge-watching all of FX’s Justified. With main characters based on an Elmore
Leonard novella, the show focused on—but was in no way limited to—the
exploits of Timothy
Olyphant’s federal marshal Raylan Givens. I loved many many things about Justified, so for this year’s
Valentine’s series I wanted to highlight and analyze a few of them. Leading up
to this crowd-sourced post with responses from a few fellow
JustifiedStudiers—add yours in comments, please!]
Two-time
Guest Poster and Justified super
fan Emily
Lauer shared a couple responses:
Responding to the
start of the series, she writes, “I love this show too and I'm excited
about the week of posts on it! I yearn for a post on Gangstagrass, and one
comparing the overall arc of the show to the plot of the first Elmore
Leonard story it's based on (that gave its title to the pilot).”
And responding
to Tuesday’s
post on Raylan and Boyd, she adds, “(Spoilers ahead) On the subject of Boyd
and love, I found it fascinating that for a good long while, Boyd and Ava's
romantic relationship was the most well-adjusted and communicative one on the
show. Neither of them had been depicted as mature open people before that, but
their power couple dynamic felt believable and aspirational regardless.”
On Twitter, Shelley Girdner writes, “I just discovered Justified and have been trying to name
what I love about it, so I’m happy to read [these posts] heeding the call.”
Megan Fulwiler Tweets, “Loved it
almost as much as The Wire too. It’s
all about the banter between Raylan & Boyd.”
Vanessa King
shares, “My boyfriend was born and raised in Central
Va. And I have lived here since high school. We loved both The Wire and Justified.
Does Justified take advantage of stereotypes and Southern
caricatures? Yes. Do my boyfriend and I think
any of them were particularly out of place or incorrect, no.”
Finally, one of
my favorite TV writers, Uproxx’s Alan
Sepinwall, is as always very worth reading on Justified, such as in this
post as the series finale was about to air (also see this
concluding interview with series creator Graham Yost).
Next series
starts Monday
Ben
PS. What do you
think? Other responses to Justified you’d share?
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