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Justified – “Promise”: My compliments on your grit

“We dug coal together.” – Raylan Givens In Elmore Leonard’s short story “Fire in the Hole,” Raylan Givens kills Boyd Crowder in Ava’s kitchen. In the pilot of Justified, which closely follows “Fire in the Hole,” Raylan doesn’t go for a kill shot. Instead, he hits Boyd in …

Justified – “Collateral”: Boyd Crowder must die

“Well hell, Raylan, then I have already won.” – Boyd Crowder All season Art, Boyd and countless other characters have been warning Raylan Givens about the pitfalls of seeking revenge. In a previous episode, Boyd went so far as to compare Raylan’s quest to take him down to …

Justified – “Trust”: So smart he’s stupid

“Give me one reason I should believe anything you say.” – Avery Markham I did not see that coming. Of course, neither did Raylan or Boyd. So much of this episode was a cat-and-mouse game between the two of them, each one predicting the other’s moves and trying …

Justified – “Burned”: Everything falls apart

“One thing didn’t occur to me: dipshit’s not capable of pulling it off.” – Raylan Givens So after all that time and energy devoted to Boyd finding a way into Avery’s vault, he makes his move and fails to get inside. This episode had a lot of momentum …