re: So, Justified is Average Television *Spoilers*

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But the majority of this board acted like it was the second coming of Breaking Bad.

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No one. And I mean no one. On this board. Has said that.

Justified season 2 is one of the best seasons of television ever created (that doesn't mean Justified is as good as Breaking Bad, which has had multiple seasons of pure amazing). Mags Bennett was one of the most complex and interesting villains ever created on TV; a woman who is at her core a mother, but a mother to a bunch of screwups in rural Kentucky whose sole means of occupation has been to farm pot for years. She is constantly torn between her love for her sons and her hatred of their stupidity, all while trying to ensure that her family name and position remains intact for years to come with the coal mine deal. She is fantastic because, like Boyd, she is not evil. She is simply on the wrong side of the law.

Which gets me to the greatest part of this show: there is no truly good or bad guy. Boyd, as much as he wants to pretend, is not a cold-blooded bastard. Raylen, as much as he wants to pretend, is not the moral arm of the law.

And the fact that you think Raylen has no personality seriously makes me question (a) your ability to reason, and (b) whether you're trolling. This guy is filled with personality. His character depth is like the goddamn ocean compared to nearly every other character on TV. I mean, shite, he grew up in bumfrick Kentucky, knowing he wanted to escape, to a father who was a sociopath and criminal, whose wife has left him, whose inability to escape his past haunts him, despite the fact that he knows he fits in it... Seriously. The guy oozes personality. He is complex as all hell.

If you don't like the show, fine. But your reasons for not liking the show are categorically stupid. Yeah I said it.

The Walking Dead really isn't very good. I continue to watch because I enjoy a good post apocalyptic story just as much as the next guy. But it really could be so much better. The acting, writing and slow pace more than kill any appeal that the genre has for me.

Justified on the other hand is one of the better shows on televisions IMO.

i missed GOT, so you're right

*ETA: i may need to re-watch season 2 again b/c i may go back on that and call it better than GOT 1 or 2

I also wouldn't but Justified at the same level as BB and GoT, it is a better show in terms of acting and plot than Walking Dead which is pretty much a B rated zombie show but yea, I like it.

Honestly, the first two seasons were eh. Third season was awesome, fourth seems pretty solid.

Still wouldnt call it average

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justified doesnt even belong in the same sentence with the walking dead.

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You're right, it doesn't...because Justified is so superior to The Walking Dead. I'm a big fan of TWD, look forward to it every week, but it's not a great show. It has lots of character issues, pacing problems, and writing that's just off. It seems like a lot of its fixes should be easily remedied, but they're not. TWD has some great moments, but there's a lot of in-between that takes a while to get to them.

Almost every scene in Justified oozes cool. The characters are awesome, sometimes the history or Harlan feels GoTish. I like both a lot, but Justified is better on almost every level.

You got to be f-ing kidding me. He must be outstanding in season 3.

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The guy that played dickey was nominated for an Emmy both season, and won the second

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Not to mention Margo won an Emmy for playing Mags in season 2. Clearly the OP is a brilliant judge of acting ability.

Jeremy Davies is an outstanding actor