Justified (TV Series) The Spoil (2011) User Reviews

Crude oil, bad blood

[Mr-Fusion · 8/10 · 30 November 2016]

'The Spoil' is "Justified" setting the stage for the season's big conflict: the Bennetts and Black Pike going to war over prime Harlan real estate. Factoring into this is Boyd, working for Big Oil's interests until he makes his own play. And at the center of this is an incendiary town hall meeting with Carol Johnson making her bit pitch to the citizenry. And Margo Martindale proceeds to burn the whole thing to the ground. Watching her overturn the meeting in all of her firebrand glory is a thrill. Populist, indeed.

And as a bridge to the next episode, it sets up a major payoff, as well as the last we'll be seeing of Ms. Johnson (my god, that robe scene).

8/10

Everyone but Dewey Crow...

[amsterdam-92719 · 9/10 · 21 February 2022]

Back to Harlan, and the pot is getting near the boiling point.

Raylan and Boyd are sorta kinda forced on to the same team, one that doesn't really seem to suit either one. The pivot upon which they both spin is a SEXXXY red-headed coal exec who seems a little too interested in both of them... She is in Harlan to buy up land for a new coal mine and runs headlong into Harlan's "savior" Mags Bennett (accompanied as always by her tads).

Mags' simple "green" message seems to have its believers among the locals who want both the jobs from the mine, but also a decent place to keep living. It all seems to make sense - unless you've seen Mags' actions leading up to this, and then you have to doubt anything and everything she says... A real rip-roaring action episode and includes all your favorite characters from down in the Holler (except Dewey Crow).

Arlo has less than a minute's worth of dialogue, and nearly steals the show. The only reason he doesn't is. Rebecca Creskoff as the coal exec, Carol Johnson. She is another in the growing list of stellar guest stars on Justified (and as I said before, crazy sexy).

Why does the show seems low budgeted.

[ansharora-12638 · 6/10 · 20 September 2020]

The show seems so low budgeted. It is at most times weird and annoying. The last three episodes have gone good but at around 30 minutes when Boyd comes looking for Ava and is jumped. You can clearly see another white male in place of Walton, they didn't even edit the shot properly. Come on.