Justified

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Season 5
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 16, 2010
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 184 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 164 out of 184
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 184
  3. Negative: 12 out of 184
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  1. apaeth
    Mar 20, 2014
    6
    Season Five has been rather disappointing. The Florida Crowes aren't menacing or interesting. Darryl was miscast, Kendal and Wendy are a drag; Danny was the only one who really fit in and conveyed real psychopathy on screen.

    Ava's story-line is just brutal and boring. Boyd is all over the map and Raylan looks like he wants to be anywhere else rather than acting out the substandard    Season Five has been rather disappointing. The Florida Crowes aren't menacing or interesting. Darryl was miscast, Kendal and Wendy are a drag; Danny was the only one who really fit in and conveyed real psychopathy on screen.

    Ava's story-line is just brutal and boring. Boyd is all over the map and Raylan looks like he wants to be anywhere else rather than acting out the substandard scripts. The writers went overboard with Art's anger and you can tell the budget has become an issue with the limited and restricted appearances by both Tim and Rachel who are popular with the fans.

    At least we saw a lot of the hilarious Dewey Crowe and his dim-witted antics - even Dickie Bennet got a few minutes on screen....

    By far the poorest season since #1 and a major step back from season four.    … Expand
  2. Captiosus
    Mar 26, 2014
    6
    Compared to the previous four seasons, the best way I can describe this season is with two words: TRAIN WRECK. Slow to build up and it's clear the writers are trying to juggle too many plot points at once. The story arcs are some of the weakest in the series and the writers keep getting sidetracked by minutia along the way.

    The introduction of the Crowes, which had been built up in the    Compared to the previous four seasons, the best way I can describe this season is with two words: TRAIN WRECK. Slow to build up and it's clear the writers are trying to juggle too many plot points at once. The story arcs are some of the weakest in the series and the writers keep getting sidetracked by minutia along the way.

    The introduction of the Crowes, which had been built up in the pre-season leadup spots, has turned out to be a complete bust because they're simply not compelling characters, their story is flimsier than toilet paper, and they shift the focus away from the Boyd/Raylan storylines too much. Case-in-point: We wasted an ENTIRE episode dealing with Raylan and the runaway Kendal, which turned out to be all for naught a mere few episodes later. It's like the writers didn't even remember they had written that episode at all a few scripts later and then scrambled to throw in a line to connect the episodes later.

    User "apaeth" hits the nail on the head regarding Timothy Olyphant's performance as Raylan. He doesn't even seem like he wants to be playing the part anymore. Maybe part of that is because he's been helping produce the show, or maybe he's just not into the writing anymore, who knows. Walton Goggins is still absolutely amazing as Boyd and he's one of the few characters this season who I still feel a connection with. Raylan feels like a caricature by comparison. The rest of the "Marshals" cast, when they're around, are just phoning it in this season. As previously mentioned, the Crowes are boring and evoke zero emotional response while many other compelling characters had brief early series cameos and then fell off the face of the earth.

    This will be the first season where the end will leave me completely dissatisfied and I'm not even sure I care to wait a year to see how they tie up all the loose ends they can't seem to juggle this season.    … Expand
  3. pescetarian
    Apr 8, 2014
    5
    As much as I would love to see Justified succeed, Season 5 feels like the show is heading towards a dead end... the plot has turned incredibly dull and drawn out compared to GOT or Sherlock Holmes... the main actors are looking wary on set, and it shows in their delivery... Ava Crowder women prison scenes had potential, but poorly developed and acted.... the introduction of Crowe familyAs much as I would love to see Justified succeed, Season 5 feels like the show is heading towards a dead end... the plot has turned incredibly dull and drawn out compared to GOT or Sherlock Holmes... the main actors are looking wary on set, and it shows in their delivery... Ava Crowder women prison scenes had potential, but poorly developed and acted.... the introduction of Crowe family was a mistake, especially the casting of Darryl, whose already been typecast as a weak minded character (e.g. Higher Learning)... as is Mexican cartel boss Mr. Yoon (who previously played silly Japanese sidekick in Heros, another horrible casting decision... the scandal involving Deputy Chief Art was nothing short of confusing and redundant... unlike Breaking Bad, season 5 of Justified has been nothing but downhill.… Expand

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    Jan 15, 2014
    75
    It all feels been-there, done-that. Slow-burn start? Maybe. Or maybe Justified's own pipeline has run dry.
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  2. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Jan 10, 2014
    100
    Still standing magnificently tall in its fifth season, Justified more than justifies its place as one of television's best dramas. That's a crowded field, of course, but, in this critic's opinion, it is not just one of the best. It is THE best.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Jan 7, 2014
    70
    Justified is slumming it: not nearly as sharp or rich as it has been or could be, but still much more clever and enjoyable than its procedural peers. It’s begging to be graded on a curve, when it should be setting it.
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