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The Best Episodes of Justified Season 2

Every episode of Justified Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Justified Season 2!

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, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FX

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Justified" season 2 is "The Moonshine War", rated 8.4/10 from 1994 user votes. It was directed by Adam Arkin and written by Graham Yost, Elmore Leonard. "The Moonshine War" aired on 2/9/2011 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Life Inside".

  • The Moonshine War
    8.4/10 1,994 votes

    #1 - The Moonshine War

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2011

    Raylan tangles with a ruthless Harlan County crime family while hunting for a fugitive sex offender.

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: Graham Yost, Elmore Leonard

  • The Life Inside
    7.8/10 1,785 votes

    #2 - The Life Inside

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2011

    Raylan chases a pregnant fugitive who has fallen into the hands of human traffickers.

    Director: Jon Avnet

    Writer: Benjamin Cavell

  • The I of the Storm
    8.2/10 1,787 votes

    #3 - The I of the Storm

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2011

    The hijacking of a bus full of drugs ends in murder, and Raylan pursues the likely culprit: Boyd Crowder.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: Dave Andron

  • For Blood or Money
    7.7/10 1,749 votes

    #4 - For Blood or Money

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/2011

    When Rachel's brother-in-law makes a violent escape from a halfway house, Raylan is forced to hunt him down. Boyd entertains a dangerous offer in Harlan.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Wendy Calhoun

  • Cottonmouth
    8.5/10 1,784 votes

    #5 - 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

  • Blaze of Glory
    8.0/10 1,721 votes

    #6 - Blaze of Glory

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/16/2011

    When a terminally ill ex-con is linked to a bank heist, Art and Raylan must find him before he and his young henchmen can strike again. However, the manhunt is complicated when Winona worries that a hundred-dollar bill she took from an evidence room locker will be traced back to her after it is taken in the robbery.

    Director: Jon Avnet

    Writer: Benjamin Cavell

  • Save My Love
    8.3/10 1,782 votes

    #7 - Save My Love

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/2011

    Winona's blunder could put her behind bars, unless Raylan can weave his way through a federal courthouse locked down over death threats.

    Director: Jon Avnet

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • The Spoil
    8.4/10 1,709 votes

    #8 - The Spoil

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2011

    Raylan is assigned to protect a local coal mine executive as she tries to buy up land for the company but faces opposition from the Bennett clan.

    Director: Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Dave Andron

  • Brother's Keeper
    8.9/10 1,948 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Debts and Accounts
    8.1/10 1,628 votes

    #10 - Debts and Accounts

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2011

    Raylan and Winona's idyll is shattered by violence, as Boyd and the Bennetts struggle to rise from the ashes of chaos in Harlan.

    Director: John David Coles

    Writer: Chris Provenzano

  • Full Commitment
    8.5/10 1,658 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Reckoning
    8.8/10 1,783 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Bloody Harlan
    9.2/10 2,206 votes

    #13 - 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