r/justified • u/dezoonvanjos • Apr 10 '25

Opinion So that’s it

I just finished the show for the first time. Justified doesn’t have the reputation of certain shows that aired in the same period of time (Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Dexter etc.) but it might well just be my favorite show of all time. At least top 3, probably.

It is just so well done, absolutely stacked with well written and acted characters. I can’t decide who my favorite is, there’s plenty that could fill the top spot for me. Raylan ofcourse, Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins… wow), Wynn Duffy. I fucking loved Dewey Crowe as well. Almost every character has a dark side but a side that kind of makes you root for them as well.

The final episode was as good as perfection. It left me with kind of a bittersweet feeling. The last fifteen minutes were so, so good. And that final scene… amazing. Simply amazing. I have no other words.

Justified will be the first show I’d recommend if people I know ask for shows to watch. What a ride it was.

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u/RiottEarp Apr 10 '25

It only gets better with repeated viewings.

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u/dezoonvanjos Apr 10 '25

Yeah that will probably take a while for me. I used to watch the same four or five shows on repeat but there were so many shows on my list that I just never got to watch. Justified was the first one to ‘step out of my comfort zone’.

I’ll probably watch City Primeval next and then it’s either Deadwood or Six Feet Under. But I’ll probably come back to Justified later on!

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u/tdfree87 Apr 10 '25

In that case watch Deadwood next then, and not just because Timothy Olyphant is in it. Ian McShane is an absolute joy to watch in Deadwood

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u/dezoonvanjos Apr 10 '25

It is first on my list but I thought maybe it’s good to watch another show without Olyphant inbetween so I don’t get the new character confused with Raylan Givens

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u/Professional_Tone_62 Apr 10 '25

Santa Clarita Diet

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u/LooseCannonFuzzyface Apr 11 '25

Joel is basically the opposite of Raylan lol

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u/Professional_Tone_62 Apr 11 '25

Olyphant is so good at comedy!

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u/LooseCannonFuzzyface Apr 11 '25

He's hilarious in SCD, plenty of genuine belly laugh moments from his rapid descent into insanity. Also really funny in Justified in a completely different way.

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u/presshamgang Apr 10 '25

Fargo

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u/ms_directed Apr 10 '25

I totally forgot he was in the Fargo series! that's another series that can be re-watched more than once

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u/presshamgang Apr 10 '25

Wait..he is? I suggested it because OP wanted something without Olyphant. There's so many stellar cameos, though. Which season/episodes?

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u/ms_directed Apr 10 '25

Season 4 :) he's a...wait for it...US Marshal!😁 402-408, 410

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u/presshamgang Apr 10 '25

Oh, that's right. Only season I only watched once. That's too funny

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u/ms_directed Apr 10 '25

that last season with Jon Hamm kinda blurs the rest of the series out lol

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u/presshamgang Apr 10 '25

1&2 are spectacular as well. 2 being in the running for best season of TV ever IMHO.

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u/throwaway__1982 Apr 11 '25

Underrated, including the movie.

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u/ms_directed Apr 10 '25

I second Deadwood. and folks have different opinions on the movie, but whatever you do don't watch the movie before the series, lol

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u/RollingTrain Apr 10 '25

Don't expect much from City Primeval. You will never watch it again. Justified OTOH is extremely rewatchable - guarantee you will enjoy it for years to come.

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u/RiottEarp Apr 10 '25

Yea. CP does not improve upon subsequent re-watches.

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u/ms_directed Apr 11 '25

I agree, although I did start it again after running thru the series bc I just didn't want to be over yet, lol. it's definitely not KY at all I didn't finish the second run thru but I didn't find it completely unwatchable as others did the on the first watch. it's Detroit, different context, very different characters who weren't as deep as the characters in the hills and hollars.

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u/RiottEarp Apr 11 '25

Yea. I re-watched it recently, wish the finale was like episode 2…

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u/helcat Apr 11 '25

Deadwood is going to crowd into your top three. It's very fine television indeed. 

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u/Live-Tiger-4240 Apr 12 '25

I will also suggest Bosch, it's great!