Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Justified: Devil with the Deal

Previously, I've written (at length) about this show's marvelous ability to be interesting and exciting and scary and hilarious even when it's main/best character is off-screen for significant stretches of time.

In focusing on the prison break of Dickie Bennett (and, sure, you can come too Dewey Crowe), the banking practices of Ellstin Limehouse and a betrayal within Boyd Crowder's crew, Raylan was once again more on the periphery than most prime time dramas would ever dare put their protagonist. And for the first time, it started to annoy me.

And it's not just Raylan I'm missing. Art, Winona and Tim (who has now appeared in just 1 out of 4 episodes this season...yes, I'm continuing to keep track!) also sat out last night's episode. We can argue about the merits of each of those characters (except, for Tim...there's no arguing what he brings to the show), but I'd absolutely rather watch them than corrupt prison guard Ash Murphy or corrupt prison nurse...or the two ill-fated yokels they dragged into their plan. Oh well, at least Raylan got to know more about Rachel last night (while chatting in front of Limehouse) than he did during the previous two seasons. We also learned the connection between Limehouse and the Givens. (After Arlo beat Raylan's mom, who sought refuge in Noble's Holler. A younger Ellstin administered his own beat down when Arlo came looking for her...and a 10-year-old Raylan witnessed it.)

I'm not saying I want "Justified" to wrap up stand-alone cases each week with the same cast ala "Law & Order"...I just miss these characters I've gotten attached to.

The other problem I had with last night's episode is that it was abundantly clear (at least to me) from the very beginning that Devil would be dead by the end of the hour. He would either be killed before the opening credits by Quarles if he rejected his offer (can I get an amen?!) or he would be killed before the end credits by Boyd for betraying him. It was also abundantly clear that Johnny wouldn't turn on Boyd and was just playing him. The reason I'm a bit bummed is because "Justified" doesn't usually tip its hand in such an obvious way. I DO give the show credit for staging Devil's death in a way that evoked Boyd's own shooting in the pilot...and for once again managing to make Boyd seem both brutal and merciful.

Just as Devil's death referenced Boyd's shooting, I liked the way Raylan running over Ash evoked both "Pulp Fiction" (Butch running over Marcellus) and Elmore Leonard's own pulpy fiction (having Raylan run over Ash twice, and comically withhold medical attention to get info was hilariously absurd). Of course, Raylan was able to find Ash after an all-too-brief meeting with Boyd. (Please keep finding reasons for Raylan to go see Boyd, writers.)

Seeing that everyone (Boyd, Ash and his crew) wants Mags Bennett's money, I totally understand why Dickie insisted that Limehouse keep the meager amount that is left of the $3 million: as long as people think this mythical amount of money is out there (and that Dickie is the only one who can get to it) he gets to live. And thank goodness, because Jeremy Davies is awesome (especially when he sarcastically acted like he'd tipped Raylan off to his whereabouts).

So what'd you think of this episode? Do you think Limehouse is telling the truth about the amount of money that's left? Were you as glad to check in on Loretta as I was? (Just a fantastically-played scene: her unhappiness AND gratitude were palpable.) Was I the only one a bit underwhelmed by this episode? Finally, could the show really kill off Dewey Crowe? (It looks like the prison nurse removes some organs, so it's not looking good.)

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