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The Best Episodes of Justified Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Justified Season 1

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,...

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  1. 9.1/10(2.5k votes)

    #1 - Bulletville

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    S1:E13

    In the season finale, things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder collide.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Fred Golan
  2. 8.4/10(2.1k votes)

    #2 - Hatless

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    S1:E9

    Raylan has a few drinks and gets himself beaten up, after being suspended as a Marshall. He pulls himself together and decides to jeopardise his career further by going after the thugs who have been harassing his ex-wife's new husband.

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    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.4/10(2.0k votes)

    #3 - Fathers and Sons

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    S1:E12

    In order to work for the Marshal's Office, Raylan's dad Arlo agrees to become a double agent and work for Bo Crowder. Meanwhile, Bo sets up a meth lab to get back in business.

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  4. 8.3/10(3.6k votes)

    #4 - Fire in the Hole

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    S1:E1

    Gunslinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens faces off against his oldest friend in Harlan, Kentucky, a 21st Century Wild West.

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  5. 8.3/10(2.2k votes)

    #5 - Blowback

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    S1:E8

    When a murderous inmate takes hostages, Raylan must scramble to defuse the situation before the bullets start flying.

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    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.0/10(2.1k votes)

    #6 - Blind Spot

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    S1:E7

    Raylan foils an attempt on Ava's life and vows to find out who was behind it. Later, Raylan finds out that Ava may not have been the target.

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  8. 7.9/10(2.5k votes)

    #7 - Long in the Tooth

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    S1:E4

    Raylan leaves to California to follow the trails of a criminal who has evaded him twice in the past, and Raylan is determined that the third time won't be the same.

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  9. 7.9/10(2.0k votes)

    #8 - Veterans

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    S1:E11

    When Boyd Crowder and his crusaders become vigilantes, Raylan takes it upon himself to try to shut them down.

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    Director:Tony Goldwyn
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.8/10(2.0k votes)

    #9 - The Hammer

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    S1:E10

    Determined to repair the damage he's done, Raylan takes time away from his assignment bodyguarding an eccentric judge to track down an old lead.

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  11. 7.7/10(2.3k votes)

    #10 - The Lord of War and Thunder

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    S1:E5

    Raylan's father is arrested in the wake of a confrontation with the tenant of a house he and Raylan's stepmother own.

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    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.7/10(2.2k votes)

    #11 - The Collection

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    S1:E6

    After an apparent suicide on an opulent Kentucky horse farm, Raylan must resist the sexy widow as he searches for the dead man's missing art.

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    Director:Rod Holcomb
  13. 7.6/10(2.7k votes)

    #12 - Riverbrook

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    S1:E2

    Raylan hunts an escaped prisoner who is determined to reunite with his ex-wife...and his stashed fortune.

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  14. 7.4/10(2.5k votes)

    #13 - Fixer

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    S1:E3

    In tracking a vanished confidential informant, Raylan goes against a pair of violent ex-cons who are just dying for a showdown with "The Kentucky Cowboy."

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    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Bulletville" is the best rated episode of "Justified" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 2536 votes. Directed by Adam Arkin and written by Fred Golan, it aired on 6/8/2010. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Hatless".