But the new husband angle is interesting! He looks like he really has the chops and I’m going to live the dynamic. Also, I <3 Walton Goggins. He is the man.
It’d be nice if they’d do something different with the husband, instead of the standard tension building to a brawl. I’ll trust the writers to mix it up.
Agree about Goggins. Man has charisma.
On a scale of “one to a shit-load” a great episode…although I’ve only seen three (the pilot and these first two.
Need some more background… what should I know about Raylan’s boss and the guy from Bowling Green… or the other crime boss from the big city?
Loved how the little white-trash kid kept referring to their “draw”!
If you haven’t seen the previous seasons, I recommend that you do so. Not because it’s necessary to understand this season (it’s not, as the storylines over each season are more or less independent of previous ones), but because it’s a really good show.
And to answer your question, Raylan’s boss (Art Mullen) is a good guy who tolerates Raylan despite Raylan’s many failings. The guy from Bowling Green is, I think, a new character and was just there so that Art could describe the three deputies on his staff. The crime boss from the big city was Wynn Duffy who was a big part of the previous season.
Watched it last nice. Good ep. Enjoyed all the scenery-chewing by such a rich set of characters. Still has a great Elmore Leonard feel.
Liking the Big Mystery instead of a Big Bad - curious about the empty bag and finding out that the person on the ID card, Mr. Truth, disappeared some time ago.
As for Raylan’s love life, the husband is an interesting character; so far I don’t like the bar owner as much as Winona yet. Very pretty, but kinda generic so far. Maybe the husband angle will give her some better dialogue…
Nice twist to the ending…we’ll see how the ex plays out. What does he want? And just wondering aloud if he and Raylan might just become buddies somehow, due to mutual interests other than the ex-wife?
That’s my prediction as well. Something makes me think this is a better match (as far as the drama goes) than Oswalt. I’m loving the dialog and the twists on cliches. I’d love to be a fly on the wall in the writers’ meetings.
Isn’t Waldo Truth the man who fell from the plane? And Drew Peterson, the pilot Art knew, is the man they will be looking for?
I’ll watch again. I liked the Truth family – as characters, not as people.
This season’s acting continues to grate on me. Many of them seem to be vying for an Emmy, and the acting seems stilted as a result. The story line is fine, and I hope things even out with the actors.
There’s some good info on characters and actors at Randall Kusik | Justified Wiki | Fandom
Yes - Waldo Truth fell from the plane - before now - they had always said it was Drew that fell - the reveal tonite that Waldo had a ‘scar on his ass’ is what got them there .
Andrew Thornton was the Lexington Narcotics Officer that died in the original story - atleast according to Andrew C. Thornton II - Wikipedia and the ‘Bluegrass Conspiracy’.
Just as an aside, the MMA fighter that the ex squared off against is a popular and highly skilled UFC fighter named Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. He’s fought seven times in UFC after coming over from WEC. Of those seven fights, four have earned him a bonus for “Fight of the Night”. Here’s a short clip of his latest fight against Melvin Guillard. It illustrates why he is popular:
Although it was cool to see him get a cameo, it did take me out of the episode for a moment. Luckily for him, he throws real punches much better than the fake one that he threw right before the scene cut!
I’m enjoying the new season so far, but it does seem like maybe they are trying a bit too hard with some of the scenes. It’s still great TV though.
The one who grates on me is Ellie May, the converted hooker. She’s a bit too wide-eyed and ingenuous – comes across as phony and insincere.
I laughed out loud several times watching their scenes. My favorite was when the mother heard the younger kid calling the marshals perverts. “They don’t look like perverts,” she said, before looking at Art. “Well, maybe that one.” Heh.
It looks like this will be the season-long thread. I liked the twist at the end of this episode. It’s not often Raylan gets outsmarted. Do you think they are setting up a new romance between Raylan and Rachel? The diplomatic pouch story line seems to have a lot of too-convenient-after-30-years elements to it, but I’m curious to see how it plays out.
That would be at least as much fun as the Kirk-Uhura thing. I’d like to see it expanded a bit in any case.
I like the path this season is following, especially the snakes bit. And I want to see more of the fighter husband.
Snakes On A Plain Floor - this episode was pretty interesting…very biting commentary and visuals! Gives a whole new spin to “got milk?” from brother to sister. BTW, sister seems so tiny and frail - my guess is she is also a vicious little snake when cornered and watch out for her.
Lots going on so far - FBI twist, boxer and ex-hubby twist, drug dealing partnerships growing, psychic ex-wife in danger…Raylan has his work cut out for him this season.
I was a little bothered by the parallel drawn between Raylan and the traveling preacher this week. In both cases, their counterparts “read them the playbook” and in both cases, Raylan and the preacher completely ignored what was spelled out for them to their own dismay.
I can buy it with the preacher’s character. He was a ‘true believer’ and seems more sincere than intelligent. I can understand why he thought god would save him from the venom.
Raylan? Buddy, you should know better. That barmaid TOLD you what she was going to do before she did it. When the psycho ex husband had cleared out his locker at the gym, I was expecting Raylan to get a complete “OH shit! I just got duped!” expression on his face, and to race back to his room to find the barmaid and her ex peeling out of the parking lot with his moonlighting money on the seat between them. Seeing Raylan so flat footed and slow on the uptake just bothered me.
I suppose the other possibility is that the writers are trying to show us how far downhill Raylan has slipped. He is truly in the process of spiraling toward the ground. I like the character too much to want him to self destruct, but I suppose it will make for some good television. Witnessing his descent into irrelevance and impotence would be hard to watch (but harder to look away.)
He has a blind spot when it comes to women, especially his women. She tells him he’s cute, appeals to his vanity, his guard is down. What I didn’t understand is why Lyndsey and Randall chose Raylan as a victim, a federal marshal for pete’s sake. He couldn’t have had that much money and he’s got the resources to find them. If it turns out that Lyndsey was being honest with him and Randall’s appearance was unexpected, I won’t roll my eyes.
I don’t see him on a downward spiral, personally or professionally. He picked up quick enough on the FBI agent outside the gym.
I really, really liked Boyd trying to get Billy not to handle the snake.