Justified- “Where’s Waldo?”
Ladies and Gentlemen: Justified is back! Ok, I realize it was back a week ago, but I watched the episode late. Sue me! But yes, i am sorry. I am with Justified for the rest of the season. I swear on Ray Ray! (So you know I’m serious.)
Last week, Ellen May felt saved by God thanks to Billy St. Cyr. Unfortunately, she has been missing some shifts. She tells Ava her soul is saved and she never felt better. Ava also reminds her that she saved her soul and that whores who’ve killed men aren’t forgiven. (And she nailed all those lines.) But Billy and his sister Cassie get a decent crowd each meeting, so someone is buying what they’re selling. They’ve got some trick up their sleeves that we should see soon enough. Boyd meets with Sheriff Parlow (Hi Jim Beaver!), and reveals that Billy and Cassie show up in different towns and don’t over stay their welcome. Boyd assumes they’re grifters, and religion is a convincing way to trick people.
This week in Ray Ray: Art and Tim are noticing that Ray has been tired, arriving late and leaving early and just off his game in general. Art comments along the line of his baby being born, but I wonder if Natalie Zea will return for an episode for even have any mention of when the baby is born. (I know she’s busy with Kevin Bacon on Fox.) The guys stake out at the Truth residence, to find out if anyone knows anything about that bag that was found in Arlo’s wall. Many colorful conversations come out while they wait to follow one of the young sons. Ray falls asleep, or “keeping addict hours” as the others point out. too bad Rachel had to miss out on all the fun. They finally get to the front of the house with their guns up, looking for Waldo truth. The comedy ensues with this family, smoking pot in front of marshals, and letting their tween son have a gun because he’s old enough. Turns out, the real Waldo isn’t there, and he was in Art’s life previously, in one of his most memorable cases of his career.
Another new character arrives in Harlan, Randall (Robert Baker, whom I recognize when I used to watch Grey’s Anatomy) but we really have no idea who he is till the end. He’s some crazy fighter guy no one wants to mess with. Maybe he would be some villain that Raylan would have to deal with, since Randall just helped himself to a beer when the bar was closed. Turns out he is he husband of bartender Lindsay, whom Ray Ray has been spending plenty of time with. It doesn’t seem like Lindsay is so fond of her husband, but I’m sure we’ll find out more about him in next week’s installment.
Random Remarks:
-Ellen May quotes the bible: “Palms Number 62”.
-Art makes a marshal stiffy joke, because he can.
-Wynn Duffy visits Boyd and mentions Arlo killing a Dixie Mafia member in prison. Boyd was unaware, but Wynn suggests he go meet Arlo very soon.
-That opening scene… oof! Everyone wants a piece of Ray Ray.
-The romantic story of how Mr. and Mrs. Truth met was quite excellent.
-Constable Bob is absent this time, but I hope to see more of him. Patton Oswalt is just a delight.
