It started with a news article saying that Timothy Olyphant was going to play Cobb Vanth in The Mandalorian, Season 2. Vanth, according to the Star Wars Aftermath books, is the man who found Boba Fett’s armor some time after Return of the Jedi.
I had heard of Olyphant, but never watched his show, Justified. My friends on Facebook suggested that I watch as soon as possible, and that I’d love it, and that they couldn’t believe that I had never watched it.
I binge watched it over 8 weeks.
Five years late to the game, but I now consider it one of my all-time favorite television series.
From the first episode, I felt that I related to the main character, Raylan Givens, in a few ways.
Raylan Givens: I guess I never thought of myself as an angry man.
Winona Hawkins: Well, you do a good job of hiding it, and I suppose most folks don’t see it, but honestly, you’re the angriest man I have ever known.
The show itself was well written, with snappy dialogue. It reminded me of Firefly in some ways, probably because of the music and the fact that Raylan reminded me of Malcolm Reynolds in many situations.
This is a rare show that I can say had few, if any, bad episodes. That said, season 5 was probably my least favorite, but only because of a weaker plot that other seasons.
Plus, Dewey Crowe is probably the stupidest character on TV in recent history.
How about some top 5(ish) lists?
Favorite Characters:
- Raylan Givens
- Boyd Crowder
- Art Mullen
- Rachel Brooks
- Tim Gutterson
Favorite Recurring Characters
- Ellstin Limehouse
- Dickie Bennett
- Bob Sweeney
- Winn Duffy
- Mike “The Hammer” Reardon
Least Favorite Characters
- Dewey Crowe
- Boon
- David Vasquez
- Wendy Crowe
- Danny Crowe
Yeah, I really didn’t like Season 5…
Favorite Big Bad (Season) Villains
- Mags Bennett
- Avery Markham
- Robert Quarles
The series finale ended the show better than most other series finales. Better than Game of Thrones, LOST and Battlestar Galactica, even though I enjoyed the last two shows finales.