Justified rewatch: 4x12 and 4x13

[gwyn]

4.12 Peace of Mind
Original Air Date: March 26, 2013
Written by: Taylor Elmore and Leonard Chang
Directed by: Gwyneth Horder-Payton



When Drew Thompson asks to change his deal to provide safety for Ellen Mae, the race on to see which side can get to her first.


4.13 Ghosts
Original Air Date: April 2, 2013
Written by: Fred Golan and Benjamin Cavell
Directed by: Bill Johnson



Raylan takes the fight to Nicky Augustine after he threatens Winona and their unborn child, while Boyd and Ava try to dispose of Delroy's dead body before it is identified by the authorities.

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Comments

[mackiemesser]

4.12 - My favorite thing about this episode is Nicky Augustine calling Boyd out on his flowery language. I mean, I love it when he gets all elaborate, but it I can see how it's not as fun when you're dealing directly with Boyd to have to follow the convolutions.

Second favorite thing is Rachel having zero patience for Limehouse.
Third favorite thing is Raylan telling Jimmy it's his (Raylan's) job to be a dick.
And then the confrontation between Tim and Colton is pretty high up there, too.

4.13 - I shouldn't enjoy Raylan mouthing off and then shooting people but I really do enjoy Raylan mouthing off and shooting people.
This episode is a lesson in just how dangerous Raylan actually is. His laid-back facade comes off for a bit with the whole set-up of Nicky Augustine and the cold-blooded way Raylan sets him up is another one of the occaisonal reminders the show gives us about how easily Raylan could have gone the other way and how very bad that would have been.

Peace of Mind

[hafital]

Raylan: Can you continue?
Tim: Nah, the moment's gone.

Rachel: Does this mean you're finally getting a hair cut.
Raylan: Don't hold your breath.

~ Love Art saying congratulations, nice work, and you're suspended. :D Raylan: remind me why again?

~ Lots of gems in the scene with the 3 marshals and Limehouse. Tim, quoting the Fugitive :D. Also, Rachel continues to be my hero. "Hold on, Captain America." HAHAHA

Rachel's expression with Raylan teases Tim about waking up wanting to catch bad guys that day. :D She is like, "oh no he didn't." Oh yes he did! LOL. I love them. It's interesting that they do NOT push my OT3 button in a romantic way, but I would like to have several thousand word stories about the 3 of them working together.

~ I really liked Ellen May's character arc, although I personally would prefer for her to have found a little more of a backbone, but I think she was rather honestly portrayed, and her searching for a way out of her bad luck and bad life choices is really endearing. Also the actress does a great job.

~ Is Cassie living in that tent still?

~ Colt must have known he had no chance. Interesting choice to have Tim take Colt's aviator glasses. i like his scene with Cassie.

~ Creepy ending.

Ghosts

[hafital]

~I know it seems almost flippant, because neither Raylan or Tim do emotions, but I love that Raylan checks in with Tim about killing Colt. And that they both turn to Rachel as the one that really knows what to do.

~Frankly I do not understand why they didn't do something about Delroy's body before this. The body was the one part of the situation they actually could have done something about, and it didn't involve killing another person.

~They always gotta put the baby mama at risk! At least Winona (and baby) doesn't die. In fact, I thought she handed that situation real well.

~Vasquez -- "It's all very Shakespearian." :D Really, I've grown quite fond of Vasquez in this rewatch.

~Another ultimatum between Art and Raylan.

~All these Detroit mafia men are so smug. Until they run up against Raylan.