Only we’d totally chat up this particular US Marshall

I got Ava and family hooked on Justified on FX. I’ve been a huge fan since the debut of the series. I was drawn in because I’ve read a lot of Elmore Leonard and he was the creator of the character. The series really nails the Elmore Leonard feel, too. I’ve been pestering her for three seasons to watch the show and they finally started in on season 1 last week.

Once again Ava wandered over to my office. “You don’t think Raylan Givens is white trash, do you?”

I knew what she was getting at. She was referring to the main character on Justified played by Timothy Olyphant.

“Well…” I hemmed and hawed. Raylon isn’t white trash, per se. He’s risen above his birth to become a venerated, but frequently in trouble, US Marshall. “He is from the holler.” Raylon returns to the town he grew up in – the hollers of Kentucky where there’s moonshine and pot farms and every other thing you can associate with that stereotype.

“Damn it.” Ava snorted. “I was afraid of that.”

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