Justified, season two
Jul. 9th, 2024 08:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annavereIt turned out I was fairly close to the finale when I stopped watching, and upon discussion, I was persuaded to power through the last few episodes all in two days. I went ahead and read episode recaps first just to see who got killed when, which made it a lot easier to view. Going in spoiled is clearly a huge help with this show - I'm not sure why I find it as stressful as The Walking Dead/Game of Thrones but there it is.
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed the characters and their sonorous accents. Quality acting and dialogue. Winona's plotline this season frustrated me a lot, but otherwise everything worked very well. Boyd remains mesmerizing, even if he's going to end up dead or in prison for life, as does his entire dynamic with Raylan. Raylan turns up on the porch, Boyd/Ava (♥) point guns at him. Raylan is strung up and getting clobbered by a baseball bat, Boyd steps in and rescues him. Raylan, Boyd and Ava are all beautifully complex people and carry the whole bloody mess that is life in Harlan. Without them, it would descend into white noise with three nonplussed (and always delightful) marshals surveying the carnage.
I liked the themes of fathers in season one and mothers in season two. Raylan's response to Helen's death was powerful. He does tread close to the edge at times...
Like last season, it ended with an absolute pile of bodies.
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed the characters and their sonorous accents. Quality acting and dialogue. Winona's plotline this season frustrated me a lot, but otherwise everything worked very well. Boyd remains mesmerizing, even if he's going to end up dead or in prison for life, as does his entire dynamic with Raylan. Raylan turns up on the porch, Boyd/Ava (♥) point guns at him. Raylan is strung up and getting clobbered by a baseball bat, Boyd steps in and rescues him. Raylan, Boyd and Ava are all beautifully complex people and carry the whole bloody mess that is life in Harlan. Without them, it would descend into white noise with three nonplussed (and always delightful) marshals surveying the carnage.
I liked the themes of fathers in season one and mothers in season two. Raylan's response to Helen's death was powerful. He does tread close to the edge at times...
Like last season, it ended with an absolute pile of bodies.
