Justified 3.3 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Harlan Roulette.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Dave Andron (“Knight Rider” and five prior episodes of “Justified”).
What says FX?
“Raylan’s face-off with a tyrannical Oxy dealer puts him on a collision course with the new head of the Dixie Mafia. Boyd fights to take back part of his family’s empire, but his methods threaten to tear his crew apart.”
Have we met the tyrannical Oxy dealer?
He’s not Quarles or Duffy, if that’s what you’re asking. It’s a large bald pawnbroker named Glen Fogle, embodied by season-two “Walking Dead” player Pruitt Taylor Vince.
But Quarles is the new head of the Dixie Mafia, right?
Yes. Quarles and Duffy both return this week.
Is Karen Sisco coming back?
Series mastermind Graham Yost tells us Carla Gugino won’t be back this season.
What else is FX not telling us?
Neither Art Mullen, Rachel Brooks nor that other guy they work with turn up this week. James LeGros, whose Wade Messer character smacked Raylan in the noggin during the second season finale, returns.
How does it start?
With Ava Crowder and Ellstin Limehouse, who have some history.
What’s doing with Winona Givens Hawkins?
She appears very briefly to discuss housing.
Does Dickie Bennett appear tonight?
He does!
What’s good?
The ritual the episode’s title describes. The latest masterful TV performance from Pruitt Taylor Vince. LeGros as the hapless Messer. Duffy’s journey to the bathroom. Messer's playacting. Boyd’s conversation with the bartender. The tale Raylan tells of his mother, and what follows. “I didn’t come all the way out here to discuss ideology.” “He strung me up in a tree, didn’t hit me with a bat.” “I’m afraid without a warrant this is as friendly as I get.” “Funny you should ask that!” “The next one’s coming faster.”
What’s not so good?
This one ends way too abruptly. "Wait, what just happened?" abruptly. "No Country For Old Men" abrumptly.
How does it end, spoiler boy?
“How fast do you think those bullets will be when they’re heading back at you?”
10 p.m. Tuesday. FX.
