I’m short on time again today, but I wanted to put down a few short thoughts on last night’s Justified. If you were to say that Justified had one weakness in its first two seasons (primarily in its first, though), it would be how the series handled the supporting characters who work with Raylan in … Continue reading Review: Justified, “Cut Ties”
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Season Premiere Review: Justified, “The Gunfighter”
I’m a bit short on time today, but I wanted to jot down a few thoughts on the very-good season premiere of Justified. When series take the kind of leap in quality that Justified did in its second season (although I maintain that somehow, we’ve retroactively decided the first season isn’t that great and that’s … Continue reading Season Premiere Review: Justified, “The Gunfighter”
TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 24 — The Best Television (and Voice Impressions) of 2011
It is that time again folks! The end of the year is upon us and that means it is time to look back on the highs, lows and WTFs in television from the past 12 months. There is a lot to reflect on in regard to television 2011. Charlie Sheen went crazy. Well, crazier. Comedy … Continue reading TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 24 — The Best Television (and Voice Impressions) of 2011
Season Finale — Justified, “Bloody Harlan”
"It's not your problem. Not today." I don't usually preface my reviews with quotes from the episode. It's something like a lot of good reviewers do (some regularly, some occasionally) and I guess it's a way for me to separate myself. The format of these kind of post-air reviews is mostly standardized now, that's my … Continue reading Season Finale — Justified, “Bloody Harlan”
Justified, “Debts and Accounts”
Note: I don't have a lot of time, but I wanted to get some ramblings down about last night's episode. After last week's epic episode of Justified "Debts and Accounts" is one of those episodes where the dust is settling and characters are trying to position themselves perfectly for when it's actually all cleared. In … Continue reading Justified, “Debts and Accounts”
Justified, “Brother’s Keeper”
There was A LOT of hype for this episode of Justified. People were calling this best episode of the series yet, the best episode of 2011 and so on and so forth. For the most part, that hype is, well, justified. "Brother's Keeper" is a fantastic episode of television and most certainly one of the … Continue reading Justified, “Brother’s Keeper”
Justified, “The Spoil”
In my review of last week's Justified, I talked about how that episode served as a nice pivot point for the rest of the season. While I still stand by that observation, this week's episode more overtly points out those sorts of things. So many of the characters and smaller problems introduced in the first … Continue reading Justified, “The Spoil”
Justified, “The Life Inside”
It seems like Graham Yost and his team listened to the criticisms of the fans who hated the middle three or four episodes of season one. Although "The Life Inside" is most certainly a standalone episode, it does a lot of other things that address larger threads in the narrative. There is a normal Justified … Continue reading Justified, “The Life Inside”
Season Premiere — Justified, “The Moonshine War”
There was a lot to love about Justified's first season, but one of the things I found most impressive about those 13 episodes is how easily and quickly the series created the world of Harlan, Kentucky. Harlan is certainly a unique place and from very early on in the pilot episode, the series presented those … Continue reading Season Premiere — Justified, “The Moonshine War”
Justified, “Bulletville”
I'm a little late on my Justified recap thanks to a weird two days where I somehow avoided the internet and my blogging responsibilities all together. So odd. ANYWAY, "Bulletville": Pretty solid, right? Raylan has been fighting his past and his emotional baggage all season long and although there are some missed opportunities here, the … Continue reading Justified, “Bulletville”
Justified, “Fathers and Sons”
Justified is on a roll, folks. Thoughts after the jump. The penultimate "Fathers and Sons" was aptly titled and damn good television. Things are all coming together into one big mess for Raylan, as the Miami folks are still out for his head and are now going to have even more reason to actually come to Kentucky … Continue reading Justified, “Fathers and Sons”
Justified, “Veterans”
I don't have a whole lot to say about this week's Justified, but some quick thoughts are behind the jump if you're interested. Actually, I come here not to necessarily talk about "Veterans," but one important part of the series' formula that really shines bright for me: family. As "Veterans" definitely hammered home, Raylan and … Continue reading Justified, “Veterans”
Justified, “Hatless”
I watched this week's Justified early this morning and loved every second of it. And then I spent most of the day wondering what exactly I'd say about it in a post other than "Hey! I loved every second of it." Even though I'm writing something now, I still don't have much else to say … Continue reading Justified, “Hatless”
