I haven't even seen this show but I'll say this about Olyphant; he's got the same quality that Viggo can bring: white hot intensity, but banked. Whether he's playing a good guy or a bad guy he really burns on the screen.
He stood up to Ian McShane's typhoon of cocksuckery and did not flinch.
I loved "white man with a shitload of swagger"
Yeah--so many great lines in each episode of this show. The writer part of my brain is very very happy.
Didn't watch Justified yet, but last night's Southland was excellent once again. I really hope TNT picks it up.
"Are you armed?" "Well, I just had my dick in my hand..." Ha!
I am behind on Justified, but I can't wait to catch up.
Neal Caffrey finally fell in Meaningless Poll. Sigh.
No! Not in the MEANINGLESS POLL!!!
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was excellent - and so very, very mid-seasony. NEED more.
Man, I am loving Justified more and more, too! I love the pace, and the thoughtfulness, and how rich every character is.
rewatched Justified (thank you iTunes! (damn you, FX)) and this has got to be my favorite of the four so far. Before I knew it it was over, and I was sad like I'm sad when overturning the empty tequila bottle crying "no more?!".
I wonder if that was because of the simplified structure. Everything held together, because everthing was immediately relevant. Not that I hate the asides to Boyd or Ava or Winona, this was just tighter.
I still really feel the sidelining of Rachel, despite because of the whole "she's taking the lead". I can kinda get that it's difficult when it's Olyphant's show, and I can kinda get that maybe Rachel was learning to appreciate what Raylan had to offer, or maybe it's just not her personality to take lead and keep it (which really is what I'm feeling. She's competent but seems happy to be in the background or part of team).
Love this show so hard. I haven't finished an episode, watched the repeat, and then hankered for more at 12:01 a.m. in a long time. I wish I had money to go to a bookstore and get Pronto and whatever other Raylan stories Leonard has. But that would only tide me over for a day or so
/crack addict
Still, the only flaw I found was not enough Rachel.
The only flaw I found is that Raylen does not take his shirt off at any point. Surely there is a plot-related reason for this?