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The Best Episodes of Justified Season 1

Every episode of Justified Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Justified Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Justified Season 1 Episode 13 - Bulletville
    9.1/10(2771 votes)

    S1:E13

    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

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  2. Justified Season 1 Episode 9 - Hatless
    8.4/10(2373 votes)

    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.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Dave Andron

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  3. Justified Season 1 Episode 12 - Fathers and Sons
    8.4/10(2220 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Dave Andron

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  4. Justified Season 1 Episode 1 - Fire in the Hole
    8.3/10(4028 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:Graham Yost

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  5. Justified Season 1 Episode 8 - Blowback
    8.3/10(2394 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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  6. Justified Season 1 Episode 7 - Blind Spot
    8.0/10(2380 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Wendy Calhoun

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  7. Justified Season 1 Episode 4 - Long in the Tooth
    7.9/10(2751 votes)

    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.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Chris Provenzano

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  8. Justified Season 1 Episode 11 - Veterans
    7.9/10(2198 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Tony Goldwyn
    Writer:Benjamin Daniel Lobato

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  9. Justified Season 1 Episode 10 - The Hammer
    7.8/10(2232 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Chris Provenzano, Fred Golan

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  10. Justified Season 1 Episode 5 - The Lord of War and Thunder
    7.7/10(2532 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Gary Lennon

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  11. Justified Season 1 Episode 6 - The Collection
    7.7/10(2495 votes)

    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.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Graham Yost

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  12. Justified Season 1 Episode 2 - Riverbrook
    7.6/10(3004 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:Graham Yost

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  13. Justified Season 1 Episode 3 - Fixer
    7.4/10(2796 votes)

    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."

    Director:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Bulletville" is the best rated episode of Justified season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 2,771 votes. Directed by Adam Arkin and written by Fred Golan, it aired on June 8, 2010. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Hatless".