Justified rewatch: 5x01

[gwyn]

What do you guys think, since there's really only three of us doing this--continue as a needed respite from the world burning down? Or either cancel or postpone till some future date?

5.1 A Murder of Crowes
Original Air Date: Jan. 7, 2014
Written by: Graham Yost and Fred Golan
Directed by: Michael Dinner



Raylan goes to Florida to deal with the Crowe family while Boyd heads to Detroit to find a missing shipment of drugs.

Please share your thoughts and reactions in comments.

Comments

[mackiemesser]

The main thing about this episode is that it needed more Jean Baptiste.
Also, Rappaport is the weakest link and can't do accents for shit.

It's a lot of fun to revisit the show, but if it's not fun for you and/or stressful, I'm cool with a hiatus.
Tho I'm sure y'all will miss my erudite and profound observations if you do put it on hold... :D

[gwyn]

I don't mind doing it, it gives me something else to focus on besides the world ending. I mean, I haaaate this season, it's the worst season because of stuff I'll mention below, but there are a few good things that happened.

[mackiemesser]

It is a nice break from everything, s as long as it works for you, I'll add my 2.5 cents.

I agree. It's the season where I don't really remember much of anything about it. Like I said, Rappaport is the weakest actor and I can't help wondering if the season would have been a bit better if they'd at least had someone a lot better in such a significant part.

[hafital]

I would love to continue, but i know you've got a lot going on. If you're up for it, I definitely am. But you let us know if it's too much. My only problem now with the rewatch is that I forget when Tuesday is lol. Will watch and comment later.

[gwyn]

I don't mind doing it--it's something else to focus on that's not, you know, the end of the world. I loathe this season, it's terrible, but there's still Raylan and Art and Tim and Rachel, so. I forget when Tuesday is too, and I can't even blame quarantine--I've worked in this nebulous time-space continuum for years.

[hafital]

I will admit that I get tired of the Crowes. All of them except Dewey. When Dewey Crowe is the least offensive and tiresome family member, that's saying something. "Them Florida Crowes are bad news." Yes they are.

I feel like that money doesn't really due Dewey any favors.

For some reason I am deeply amused by Boyd and Wynn having to be travel buddies in their pursuit to unclog their drug supply. Also I am tickled by the whole idea of bad ass Canadians. I don't down it's a real thing, just something we don't see often in tough violent tv shows like this one.

Alligator! I love alligators. Though from a safe distance.

Bye bye Sammy Tonin.

Too bad Elvis had to die. He was v handsome!

Saying Dilly took it kind of hard and then cutting to the alligator is kinda cold and I love it.

Poor Raylan, avoiding his daughter so he doesn't have to go through the pain of leaving her.