A tall drink of very still water

Every so often we like to tell you about TV shows we love. We’ve certainly mentioned Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead enough times to get our point across. I’m currently the only Sister watching Justified on FX, but Ava has heard me rave about it enough that her family is planning to get the first season to watch.

The story line and hero, Raylon Givens, originated in an Elmore Leonard short story. He’s even taken to writing Raylon into other works because he’s become so popular.

Why is Raylon so popular? I don’t know, but the actor playing him, Timothy Olyphant, has nailed this character. Additionally, his cousin on again/off again bad guy you love to hate, Boyd Crowder, played by Walton Goggins, is superb.

This is the spiel from the FX publicity department:

U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is a modern day 19th century-style lawman, enforcing his brand of justice in a way that puts a target on his back with criminals and places him at odds with his bosses in the Marshal service. That conflict results in a reassignment for Givens to the U.S. District covering the town where he grew up. He is an anachronism – a tough, soft spoken gentleman who finds his quarry fascinating, but never gives an inch. Dig under his placid skin and you’ll find an angry man who grew up hard in rural Kentucky, with an outlaw father, who knows a lot more about who he doesn’t want to be than who he really is.  

The thing is, even as well written as that description is, it doesn’t get across just how hot Raylon is. He’s not my usual guy. My type is fairly well defined as big men – six feet plus with some muscular bulk. Think hockey player with a handsome face. My Honey is a big guy with a handsome face. I don’t think Tim is that big a man. He seems wiry but the internet has him at six feet. The attraction must be how authoritative Raylon is. Tim Olyphant has that thousand yard stare down pat.

Anyway, the show is awesome. I do suggest you start at the beginning because it’s very convoluted and to truly understand the relationships – especially with Raylon and Boyd and then the really convoluted relationship with Boyd/Raylon and Ava – you should start with the first episode.

Hie thee to Netflix. You’ll be happy you did.