As far as Justified and Southland, though the blood-letting
was over-the-top at times (e.g., a human head in a SUV's wheel well and a
severed arm, to name a few), both shows had solid character development and a
cast we cared about. In Justified,
Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) found another worthy foe in a Detroit
mobster (Neal McDonough) affectionately called "babyhead" (don't
ask). Where would Marshal Raylan be
without the seasonable bad guy (or gal) who has to be terminated in the
season's last episode? Predictable? Yes.
Yet good TV nonetheless. And
luckily, it should be back for a fourth season.
Southland also had its moments as we watched officer Ben
Sherman (Ben McKenzie) continue to grow in his career while dealing with some
of his own demons. What was hard was
watching detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) hiding her pregnancy from
everyone, including herself at times, while still trying to be superwoman in a
stretched police forth. And officer John
Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) continued with his own recovery from addiction to pain
killers while working with a crooked cop (Lucy Liu) looking for the next stripe
on her sleeve. All in all, a great drama
that I hope to see return for a fifth season.
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