Justified

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Shelby: "If you pretend to be something long enough, at some point it's not pretending."

Damnit. That's too easy. But again, even though we've probably got this nailed I still expect to be wildly entertained by how this all plays out.

But then again, Shelby is hiding in plain sight with all these Detroit thugs coming hard after him. That's kind of odd.

Yeah, and I'm not totally sure it levels with the description from the Hill People, of Drew Thompson hanging around with Harlan's big wigs. But, then again, I don't remember exactly what was said.

But the things that set off the bells in my head were: him talking to Ellen May about his ex-wife and his interest in Drew Thompson's hot widow.

[Internet Apex]

Shelby: "If you pretend to be something long enough, at some point it's not pretending."

Damnit. That's too easy. But again, even though we've probably got this nailed I still expect to be wildly entertained by how this all plays out.

But then again, Shelby is hiding in plain sight with all these Detroit thugs coming hard after him. That's kind of odd.

Yeah, and I'm not totally sure it levels with the description from the Hill People, of Drew Thompson hanging around with Harlan's big wigs. But, then again, I don't remember exactly what was said.

But the things that set off the bells in my head were: him talking to Ellen May about his ex-wife and his interest in Drew Thompson's hot widow.

He was talking about Browning's widow. I actually don't think Shelby is Thompson. He doesn't seem ruthless or cutthroat enough, he's far too visible and smart enough to get the hell out of town now that he knows that the secret is out. Also I don't see everybody from Arlo to the former sheriff risking it all to save a secret for a guy like him. It's cool that they've put us on the scent but they have done that with a few others.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Shelby: "If you pretend to be something long enough, at some point it's not pretending."

Damnit. That's too easy. But again, even though we've probably got this nailed I still expect to be wildly entertained by how this all plays out.

But then again, Shelby is hiding in plain sight with all these Detroit thugs coming hard after him. That's kind of odd.

Yeah, and I'm not totally sure it levels with the description from the Hill People, of Drew Thompson hanging around with Harlan's big wigs. But, then again, I don't remember exactly what was said.

But the things that set off the bells in my head were: him talking to Ellen May about his ex-wife and his interest in Drew Thompson's hot widow.

He was talking about Browning's widow.

He showed some interest in hearing about how hot the federally-protected Eve Munro was, too.

Also I don't see everybody from Arlo to the former sheriff risking it all to save a secret for a guy like him.

This is a fair point.

[CT III]

Also I don't see everybody from Arlo to the former sheriff risking it all to save a secret for a guy like him.

This is a fair point.

It is, although my impression is that these guys aren't covering for Thompson out of altruism - Drew Thompson disappeared with Theo Tonin's money and drugs.  Anybody who might have helped Drew stay disappeared for all these years (and presumably got a cut of the loot in the deal) is probably in for some serious retribution from Detroit.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Welp... Even when you see something coming, this show is still exciting and indescribably superb.

It's the Chicago Blackhawks of basic cable dramas.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Also: time to pack myself a go bag.

[Internet Apex]

Interesting: "We both know whose voice it is tellin' you to do what you do."

Here are lawmen on the wrong side of the law. Using their power for their own ends pretending to be what they never were. The difference between Shelby and Hunter and Raylan seems to be that they know they're fakes and Raylan still clings to some Justification for bending the shit out of the rules.

Anybody else think those blows to Shelby's head after his botched suicide were truly meant for Arlo?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Interesting: "We both know whose voice it is tellin' you to do what you do."

Here are lawmen on the wrong side of the law. Using their power for their own ends pretending to be what they never were. The difference between Shelby and Hunter and Raylan seems to be that they know they're fakes and Raylan still clings to some Justification for bending the shit out of the rules.

Anybody else think those blows to Shelby's Hunter's head after his botched suicide were truly meant for Arlo?

Probaby.

And I enjoyed Raylan's tale of Arlo's deathbed redemption.

[CBStew]

Interesting: "We both know whose voice it is tellin' you to do what you do."

Here are lawmen on the wrong side of the law. Using their power for their own ends pretending to be what they never were. The difference between Shelby and Hunter and Raylan seems to be that they know they're fakes and Raylan still clings to some Justification for bending the shit out of the rules.

Anybody else think those blows to Shelby's Hunter's head after his botched suicide were truly meant for Arlo?

Probaby.

And I enjoyed Raylan's tale of Arlo's deathbed redemption.

Something strange occured during the roadside scene between Raylan and Hunter.  There was a brief (you missed it if you blinked) shot of Raylan standing next to his car that was completely out of the temporal flow of the scene.  This is not film with frames that can be edited, so somehow there was a digital glitch.  Or was there?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

a) I love me some Art Goddamn Mullen

b) Limehouse... Holy shit

[CT III]

a) I love me some Art Goddamn Mullen

b) Limehouse... Holy shit

"First thing we are gonna do is we are going to acknowledge that this guy is awesome!"

"He shoots Theo Tonin, fakes his own death in a spectacular fashion, pushes a guy out of an air plane WHILE he is flying it, parachutes into Harlan county with enough coke and cash to jump start the economy of a small country.  And then he has the BALLS to get a job in law enforcement, not once but two times.  He spends a couple of days riding around with you while you're looking for him.  And now he's run off with a hooker that's half his age.  That's some bad ass shit."

If Art does eventually retire, I'd totally watch a spin-off about he and his wife driving around in their RV solving crimes.

Also, Wynn Duffy has a sleep mask.  Because of course he does.

"Oh balls."

[CBStew]

a) I love me some Art Goddamn Mullen

b) Limehouse... Holy shit

"First thing we are gonna do is we are going to acknowledge that this guy is awesome!"

"He shoots Theo Tonin, fakes his own death in a spectacular fashion, pushes a guy out of an air plane WHILE he is flying it, parachutes into Harlan county with enough coke and cash to jump start the economy of a small country.  And then he has the BALLS to get a job in law enforcement, not once but two times.  He spends a couple of days riding around with you while you're looking for him.  And now he's run off with a hooker that's half his age.  That's some bad ass shit."

If Art does eventually retire, I'd totally watch a spin-off about he and his wife driving around in their RV solving crimes.

Also, Wynn Duffy has a sleep mask.  Because of course he does.

"Oh balls."

The scene of Art acknowledging Shelby/Drew's greatness was itself great. 
Did you notice how much altruism and empathy was demonstrated in this episode?  Shelby twice trying to save Ellen May.  Boyd and his girlfriend trying to play Solomon in deciding whether to give Ellen May a chance to survive, even if she spits in their faces.  Ellen May trying to save Shelby's life.  Wynn Duffy suggesting to his flunky that he get out of town to save his life.  The writing and plotlines of this show are too good for TV.

[R-V]

a) I love me some Art Goddamn Mullen

b) Limehouse... Holy shit

"First thing we are gonna do is we are going to acknowledge that this guy is awesome!"

"He shoots Theo Tonin, fakes his own death in a spectacular fashion, pushes a guy out of an air plane WHILE he is flying it, parachutes into Harlan county with enough coke and cash to jump start the economy of a small country.  And then he has the BALLS to get a job in law enforcement, not once but two times.  He spends a couple of days riding around with you while you're looking for him.  And now he's run off with a hooker that's half his age.  That's some bad ass shit."

If Art does eventually retire, I'd totally watch a spin-off about he and his wife driving around in their RV solving crimes.

Also, Wynn Duffy has a sleep mask.  Because of course he does.

"Oh balls."

Art's speech was hands down the highlight of the season for me so far. I'm hoping they give Drew Shelby at least one long monologue in these upcoming episodes to explain hisself because (a) Jim Beaver is awesome and (b) I'm still not entirely sure I follow Drew's backstory.

[CT III]

Ho-lee shit.  Great episode. 

"People underestimate Bob at their peril."

"A molotov cocktail, I haven't seen one of those since Guns and Roses in '89"

I can't really pick a favorite part.  Probably the Colt vs. Tim standoff (and Tim's admission that he only has PTSD episodes when handling firearms in public).

[R-V]

Ho-lee shit.  Great episode. 

"People underestimate Bob at their peril."

"A molotov cocktail, I haven't seen one of those since Guns and Roses in '89"

I can't really pick a favorite part.  Probably the Colt vs. Tim standoff (and Tim's admission that he only has PTSD episodes when handling firearms in public).

Drewsitania. Drewbacca.

I also really liked the backstory of Drew & Arlo meeting in Vietnam - now it makes sense to me that Drew came to Harlan. Only question I have left is why he shot Theo - there's gotta be something juicy there.

Bold prediction: Theo's crew isn't going to give up on their hunt for Drew Goddamn Thompson.