Justified S5E6
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WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
A man walks into a bar.
After the last episode, everyone is sitting on the edge of their seats. Raylan has confessed, sorta, that he was involved in the Nicky Augustine murder. What is Art to do?
Raylan visits Art, post-sorta-confession, at a bar during a rainstorm. He walks up to his boss, and says "Art." Art punches Raylan in the face and walks out.
Ava is now in prison, and the protection Boyd offers her, in the face of an Aryan crime boss, is not providing her the sanctuary she needs. Boyd's Aryan buddy views Boyd as a traitor to the cause, and his sister roughs Ava up instead of providing protection.
Boyd, incensed by his former friend's actions, decides to collaborate with the Crowe family, and pays back the transgression with a fit of violence. Don't expect the Crowder/Crowe business arrangement to hold for long. Also, Boyd is trying to establish a Mexican cartel connection to supply the heroin trade in Harlan County. But Cousin Johnny, under the guise of Hot Rod Dunham, is planning to cross Boyd and take over this apparently lucrative vice.
Tim is suspicious of the fact that Raylan has a black eye and Art has injured his knuckles, but neither the protagonist or his boss will talk about a personnel matter. Rachael sides up to Raylan, but Raylan will not confide in her what precipitated the conflict. But he does offer some nice platitudes to solidify his respect for his co-worker.
This episode falls a little flat, especially coming off "Shot All To Hell." But the last episode will likely be remembered as one of the best of the series, so it is likely not a fair comparison. And the writers have earned trust over the years, so this episode will probably be looked at as an essential bridge in Season 5.
There are lots of scores still to settle in Harlan County.
Random Thoughts:
- Darryl is really growing on me.
- Danny's psychopathy was toned down this episode.
- Tim needs to shoot someone.
What did you think?
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