Justified rewatch: 5x06 and 5x07

[gwyn]

5.6 Kill the Messenger
Original Air Date: Feb. 11, 2014
Written by: Ingrid Escajeda
Directed by: Don Kurt



An attack on Alison sends Raylan to Harlan in search of payback, and Boyd scrambles to arrange protection for Ava.


5.7 Raw Deal
Original Air Date: Feb. 25, 2014
Written by: VJ Boyd
Directed by: Bill Johnson



While relegated to walk-up duty, Raylan deals with a runaway computer hacker. Johnny tries to make a deal with the Mexican cartel ahead of Boyd, and Ava makes new allies in prison.

Please share your thoughts and reactions in comments.

Comments

[mackiemesser]

These episodes are just so frustrating! I don't care about the Crowes and I don't care about Ava, even though I do think the actress is dong a great job with the crap pile story line she's been given.

The only good bits are the Marshal bits, and the stuff with the hacker manages to touch on some of the black comedy that is integral to the show.

That end scene of "Raw Deal" is pretty good. It's such a nice set up for a story but it just ends up being a retread of the rest of the season. It's like the show looked at all the elements of what worked and decided not to use any of them. This season is being carried by the leads' performances and they are having to work really hard to manage even that.