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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. Background image for Fire in the Hole
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #1 - Fire in the Hole

    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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  2. Background image for Riverbrook
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #2 - Riverbrook

    S1:E2

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

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  3. Background image for Fixer
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Fixer

    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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  4. Background image for Long in the Tooth
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #4 - Long in the Tooth

    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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  5. Background image for The Lord of War and Thunder
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #5 - The Lord of War and Thunder

    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
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  6. Background image for The Collection
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #6 - The Collection

    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
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  8. Background image for Blind Spot
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Blind Spot

    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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  9. Background image for Blowback
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Blowback

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Jon Avnet
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  10. Background image for Hatless
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #9 - Hatless

    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
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  11. Background image for The Hammer
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #10 - The Hammer

    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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  12. Background image for Veterans
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Veterans

    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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  13. Background image for Fathers and Sons
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #12 - Fathers and Sons

    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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    8.8/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Bulletville

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fire in the Hole" is the best rated episode of "Justified" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by Michael Dinner and written by Graham Yost, it aired on 3/16/2010. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Riverbrook".