Justified ends its run with theater-in-the-round surround sound tension.
Here is our review.
As a loyal fan, I hoped for a reasonable next step, and I was rewarded.
A manhunt wouldnt have been complete without Raylan on the job.
Its similar to theatre-in-the-round.
The revolving stage doesnt give you whiplash as much as it creates anticipation.
What has happened before will be topped by who and whats coming.
Boyds a resourceful man, but even he couldnt find the buried millions in the mountains.
Men like Avery Markham dont know when to pull up stakes and leave town.
Their ego and pride are usually their undoing.
When his remaining henchman Boone, is added to the mix, weve a recipe for destruction.
Blind rage leading an immature and arrogant boy with father issues off a jagged cliff.
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No one messes with Ava Crowder except for Boyd.
Markham didnt get the memo and there was hell to pay.
Katherine was a convenient partner in crime who wasnt to be trusted because she had an axe to grind.
There was no honor and loyalty between them.
No love ballads will be written to memorialize their partnership.
Ava is a complex character.
She faced death countless times on the show, but was never transported across the River Styx.
Boyd loved her because of her complications and her presenting a challenge.
She couldnt fully love him as he loved her.
Little boys and grown men dream of being half the man Raylan was.
How many of us are guided by unshakeable principles?
Often tempted by money, sex or power, Raylan never succumbed.
He wasnt an angel, but not too far off from being devilish.
It was this contradiction that made him both popular and hated.
The series finale was filled with action and intrigue, but thats not what made it memorable.
Viewers revisited the underlying and overarching human stories and how they connected or misfired.
We worried that Ava might not have survived captivity.
Inasmuch as we loathed Boyd, we were reassured that hed take care of Markham before hed harm Ava.
The finale wouldve hit a sour note had Boyd been incapacitated in the barn.
No need to kill Boyd and create a legend of the outlaw he fancied himself.
Loretta showed her true character when it was needed.
Raylan had that effect on people even if they didnt realize it.
He never thought himself perfect, and didnt expect others to be so.
He reminded us all that each day began with a fork in the road.
The choice is individual, and can sometimes be lasting.
The role reversal was refreshing and unexpected.
Raylans still a lawman, but his life isnt a storybook romance with Winona in Miami.
Willas a daddys girl whos not all frilly or girly.
Shell grow up to be as tough as her father.
He didnt, and their unfinished love affair will remain intact.
His last act was a testament to his love for her, and his respect for Boyd.
Raylan and Boyd were once friends and coworkers who ended up on opposite sides of the law.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
