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gwyn ([personal profile] gwyn) wrote2020-06-02 12:39 pm

Justified rewatch: 6x06 and 6x07

6.6 Alive Day
Original Air Date: Feb. 24, 2015
Written by: Benjamin Cavell and Jennifer Kennedy
Directed by: Peter Werner



While Ty and Choo-Choo deal with the ramifications of killing Calhoun, they get more visits from Raylan than they'd like. Boyd gets some news about Ava.


6.7 The Hunt
Original Air Date: March 3, 2015
Written by: Taylor Elmore and Keith Schrier
Directed by: John Dahl



Raylan takes a break for a visit from Winona and their daughter, Boyd brings Ava to his cabin to confront her about her loyalty, and Ty is on the run after the shootout with the marshals.

Please share your thoughts and reactions in comments.
mackiemesser: Ollie (Default)

[personal profile] mackiemesser 2020-06-03 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
6.6 - This episode has one of my least favorite elements of the show: hunting down and trying to kill a woman who might have seen something to jeopardize the success of a crime. Like, if you fuckers weren't so incompetent there wouldn't have been anything for her to see! Maybe you should take out the looser henchmen instead so that the cops can't arrest anyone? I'm just saying, henchmen can also be a loose end to wrap up instead of the woman.

Jeff Fahey has always been so good at these slightly unhinged characters. He really livens things up and I do like that the affection between him and Ava feels genuine. You have to wonder why he doesn't work more.

Good to see Rachel again. She's got such an interesting ability to clearly see what's going on, but also being pragmatic enough to know that trying to run a clean shop isn't going to help.

Choo Choo is tragic. Between him and Colt, there's a interesting thread about how the system has failed veterans going through the show. I think I vaguely remember something about Boyd having been military, too?

6.7 - I spent a few fun minutes imagining an AU crossover with Life where Charlie Crews and Dani Reese show up because Ty Walker is one of Roman Nevikov's aliases. Because Raylan trying to get a handle on Crews would be highly entertaining.

Boy, Markham really is a cold-blooded SOB.

Some excellent banter in this one. The Marshalls' office is practically a comedy club. It doesn't do much for the story arc, but it really is a nice break from all the mayhem to see everyone in a battle of wits.

I really think they have run out f ideas of what to do with Ava and Boyd coz thins whole cabin interlude feels like it could be different characters.

Then we get the whole Raylan/Winona thing out of nowhere. Just...what?



mackiemesser: Ollie (Default)

[personal profile] mackiemesser 2020-06-06 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I know! I remember interviews where all the production staff talked about how much they liked the actress, so I think - much like Duffy - it's a situation where they keep trying to come up with ways to have her be on the show, but the story lines are just bad.

Like, at this point she has to know Raylan won't change. So acting like it's going to be any different each time she gets back with him...It just makes her look terrible and makes Raylan look like a chump for falling for it every time.
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Alive Day

[personal profile] hafital 2020-06-04 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Forgot it was tuesday yesterday until about 11pm. whoops. So much has happened in the world in a week that I feel like a year has passed since I sat down to watch Justified!

I lol'd at Boyd's dig at Raylan's car. Lots of veiled threats in that first scene.

It's always a little depressing to see these horrible power manipulations among veterans.

it strikes me that this is the second shifty real estate agent that Raylan has come across. I lol'd again at the police saying real estate agents don't tend to get themselves killed. Uh...beg to differ there.

I liked Raylan making the point that Markham's men know killing but they don't know crime.

Scruffy Art is delightful. <3

i am loving seeing Raylan and Tim working together so much. Even with Tim giving Raylan a dig about Ava.

The relationship between Katherine and Wynn is interesting.

Choo Choo is pretty tragic but at least he redeemed himself a little and din't kill the woman. I always appreciate a good shoot out, and also how calm and unperturbed Raylan and Tim (and the marshals in general) are whenever they're being threatened by other people with guns.

uh oh Limehouse.
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The Hunt

[personal profile] hafital 2020-06-04 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
I really dislike the whole Ava storyline. Retroactively I don't think I much liked any of her storylines though for a moment the Boyd/Ava romance was kind of hot and sweet. I don't find it that endearing anymore. Nothing about where their relationship ended is surprising however.

I want more of Raylan and his baby daughter. Just a little more. Okay maybe a lot more. Maybe with more Tim. Where's my two men and a baby storyline??? I confess I am a sucker for a good man with baby story.

I'm gonna choose not to comment on Winona.

Dillahunt is such a good but frightening actor, watching him is always this mixture of fascination and discomfort. Particularly when he's one on one with someone and there's this well of violence waiting behind his eyes. How does he do it??? He's got the sociopath character market cornered.

Always appreciate watching how Art interrogates a suspect without actually interrogating them. He's got that 'let me just ask you this innocent question' thing but 3 questions in and it's too late, he's already got Markham hooked into giving him answers even when Markham thinks he's avoiding the questions. I now want a Justified/MCU crossover where Art and Natasha join forces haha.

I feel like overanalyzing the intense (slightly amused) stare Tim first gives Raylan when he sees him and the baby. Honestly, I could rewatch Justified again just to overanalyzing each time Tim looks at and speaks to Raylan.

"Oh my goodness what a relief she doesn't look like you." haha <3 Art

"I know, that's why i was condescending to you just now." :D :D <3 Tim

There was a lot in this episode I really loved! Everything but the Boyd/Ava subplot.
Edited 2020-06-04 18:51 (UTC)