9.6/103,132 votesLoading...#1 - The Promise
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/14/2015
Raylan, Boyd, and Ava fight one last, bloody battle to find out who leaves Harlan alive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.3/101,704 votesLoading...#2 - Fugitive Number One
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/31/2015
Raylan and the Marshals scramble to deal with a crisis that threatens all of their careers. Duffy, Mike, and Katherine question the meaning of loyalty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.2/102,225 votesLoading...#3 - Bloody Harlan
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/4/2011
The Crowder and the Bennett clans go to war over control of Harlan, a move that leaves dead and dying on both sides.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Fred Golan
9.2/101,849 votesLoading...#4 - Decoy
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2013
After capturing Drew Thompson, Raylan must find a way to get him past Boyd and the Detroit mob henchmen who've been sent to stop him.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano
9.1/102,448 votesLoading...#5 - Bulletville
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2010
In the season finale, things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder collide.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Fred Golan
9.1/101,850 votesLoading...#6 - Slaughterhouse
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2012
After the murder of his friend, Raylan is a man on fire as he goes after any- and everyone he holds responsible on the way to a bloody final showdown.
Director: Dean Parisot
Writer: Graham Yost
9.1/101,578 votesLoading...#7 - Collateral
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/2015
Raylan and Boyd’s paths cross as they search for Ava in the mountains. Markham recruits an unlikely ally to his cause.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/101,693 votesLoading...#8 - Ghosts
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/2/2013
Detroit mob leader Nicky Augustine targets Winona in order to convince Raylan to turn over Drew Thompson, while Boyd and Ava devise a ruse to dispose of Delroy's corpse.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: Benjamin Cavell, Fred Golan
9.0/101,526 votesLoading...#9 - Trust
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2015
As Raylan puts more pressure on his CIs, Boyd makes a move on Markham’s money, and Ava finds herself caught in the crossfire again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/101,961 votesLoading...#10 - Brother's Keeper
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2011
Just as the bad blood between the Bennetts and the coal company threatens to boil over, Raylan must thwart one of Mags' sons.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Taylor Elmore
8.8/101,796 votesLoading...#11 - Reckoning
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/27/2011
A deadly home invasion hits Raylan personally, placing him in a race with Boyd and Arlo to find the killer. Mags is forced to make decisions about her involvement in the Bennett family's criminal activities and the fate of Dickie, who has a deadly plan to absolve himself of responsibility.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Dave Andron
8.8/101,563 votesLoading...#12 - Outlaw
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2013
Boyd uses the Detroit mob's contract on Drew Thompson to target his own enemies, while Raylan's search leads him to question Harlan's imprisoned former sheriff.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Keith Schreier, Benjamin Cavell
8.8/101,491 votesLoading...#13 - Shot All to Hell
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2014
While working to undermine the murder charges against Ava, Boyd reaches out for new partners. Art steps up his investigation of the Tonin crime family.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Chris Provenzano
8.8/101,437 votesLoading...#14 - Restitution
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2014
Raylan has one last shot at taking down Art's would-be assassin, while cartel killers have Boyd's back against the wall.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/101,465 votesLoading...#15 - Burned
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2015
Raylan and Boyd each test Ava's loyalty, and Markham's plans to win over Harlan go awry.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/101,974 votesLoading...#16 - The Gunfighter
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2012
The arrival of a Detroit mobster in Lexington puts Raylan on a collision course with a sadistic Dixie Mafia hit man. Raylan also has another altercation with Boyd.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.7/101,550 votesLoading...#17 - Coalition
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/3/2012
While Raylan closes in on an ever-more-unpredictable Quarles, Boyd enters into an unlikely alliance with Dickie Bennett in a last-ditch attempt to recover Mags's fortune.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: N/A
8.7/101,367 votesLoading...#18 - The Toll
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2014
Following an attack on the Marshal's Service to avenge Danny's death, Boyd lands in the hot seat with Duffy and Picker. As Raylan struggles with being pushed aside at work, a powerful inmate's murder presents both danger and opportunity for Ava.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/101,369 votesLoading...#19 - Starvation
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/1/2014
Raylan puts pressure on every criminal in town as a ploy to arrest Darryl Crowe Jr., while Boyd and Duffy enlist an unlikely ally to fight off cartel killers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/101,597 votesLoading...#20 - Fate's Right Hand
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2015
Raylan guides Ava through the process of informing on Boyd and tries to turn Boyd's old ally Dewey Crowe against him as well, all while Boyd works to pull off a daring heist right under Raylan's nose.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Chris Provenzano, Fred Golan, Michael Dinner
8.6/101,578 votesLoading...#21 - Watching the Detectives
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2012
A shocking murder forces Raylan to face past mistakes. Meanwhile, Boyd goes up against Harlan's corrupt sheriff.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.6/101,442 votesLoading...#22 - The Hatchet Tour
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2013
Obsessions collide when Raylan's search for Drew Thompson leads him to question the inmate who killed Arlo, while Colt's confession sends Boyd looking for Ellen May.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Taylor Elmore, Leonard Chang
8.6/101,377 votesLoading...#23 - Dark as a Dungeon
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2015
Raylan extends an unexpected offer to Markham. Boyd and Ava find themselves in Walker’s dangerous company.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,794 votesLoading...#24 - Cottonmouth
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/9/2011
Raylan's hunt for a killer puts him on a collision course with the Bennett clan, while Boyd plots a heist with treacherous new partners.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Taylor Elmore
8.5/101,669 votesLoading...#25 - Full Commitment
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/20/2011
Raylan realizes he wasn't the sole target of an attempted assassination, and confronts the unlikely culprit once and for all.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Benjamin Cavell
The Best Episodes of Justified
Every episode of Justified ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Justified!
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky,...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FX
Best Episodes Summary
"The Promise" is the best rated episode of "Justified". It scored 9.6/10 based on 3132 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/14/2015. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fugitive Number One".