Justified

you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.

The most overlooked show of its generation. Olyphant is once again in a show that wasn't as loved as it should've been when it was on the air but will garnish a cult following after its gone. The villains are interesting and well thought out, the dynamics between the characters are deep, layered and meaningful. And when the show is this good you worry the ending is gonna suck but they nailed it. "We dug coal together." I'll never forget that line. Perfect ending

It did not jump off to me as something I would like, but once I start watching it, the dynamics between the characters is engorging. I watched 4 seasons and they kept it up quite well. All these layers of ire, hate, love, and nuisances. Goggins is a special talent and his lines are joyfully written. Coming up with all these from a short story is quite a feat too. Both this one and Peaky Blinders show that explosive experts make explosive characters. And Arno makes you appreciate your own father.

Possibly one of the most quotable shows in recent memory, very much in thanks to Elmore Leonard's DNA being embedded into the writing care of Graham Yost and crew, and realized by Tim Olyphant, Walton Goggins, a stellar supporting cast and guests. The show meandered a bit too much in later seasons, yet still exuded the charm and coolness that makes Justified such a pleasure to watch.

it's rough around the edges, a little uneven no doubt, but i love this show with all my heart. id wish there were 100 seasons, except they ended it so beautifully i couldn't bear if they revived it now.

Rolled into this one straight after Deadwood, which was fan-tas-tic; almost felt like a time jump seeing Olyphant turning from sherrif into marshal. Loved the dry humor (making for fantastic quotes) and the redneck fun, but the characters were well-layered and kept interesting, the atmosphere made watching it a true delight. Eventually I did get the "we are going nowhere with this" vibe and I thought the last episode was soapy as hell, but overall it's a gem.

it's so good

1x; Stopped watching after S1.

One of the best tv shows I've seen. Such a nice show it made me resonate with a lot of its characters. That last Boyd quote made me tear up

S1.5 Justified taps out with banal comedy writing too often, forcing the joke instead of letting humor come naturally. A shame bc the acting is great around the board, especially Olyphant who is undeniably made for the role. Where in Deadwood he walked around fuming nonstop, here he can show more witty machismo charm and it’s a joy to watch. Lots of fine actors in secondary (guest) roles like a young Kaitlyn Dever; i will probably keep watching an episode here and there to check in