The Best Episodes of Justified Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3762 votes)

   #1 - Fire in the Hole

   S1:E13/16/2010

   Gunslinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens faces off against his oldest friend in Harlan, Kentucky, a 21st Century Wild West.

   Director:Michael Dinner

   Writer:Graham Yost

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   Director:Michael Dinner

   Writer:Graham Yost
2. 

   7.6/10(2825 votes)

   #2 - Riverbrook

   S1:E23/23/2010

   Raylan hunts an escaped prisoner who is determined to reunite with his ex-wife...and his stashed fortune.

   Director:Michael Dinner

   Writer:Graham Yost

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   Director:Michael Dinner

   Writer:Graham Yost
3. 

   7.4/10(2628 votes)

   #3 - Fixer

   S1:E33/30/2010

   In tracking a vanished confidential informant, Raylan goes against a pair of violent ex-cons who are just dying for a showdown with "The Kentucky Cowboy."

   Director:Frederick King Keller

   Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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   Director:Frederick King Keller

   Writer:Benjamin Cavell
4. 

   7.9/10(2602 votes)

   #4 - Long in the Tooth

   S1:E44/6/2010

   Raylan leaves to California to follow the trails of a criminal who has evaded him twice in the past, and Raylan is determined that the third time won't be the same.

   Director:Adam Arkin

   Writer:Chris Provenzano

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   Director:Adam Arkin

   Writer:Chris Provenzano
5. 

   7.7/10(2393 votes)

   #5 - The Lord of War and Thunder

   S1:E54/13/2010

   Raylan's father is arrested in the wake of a confrontation with the tenant of a house he and Raylan's stepmother own.

   Director:Jon Avnet

   Writer:Gary Lennon

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   Director:Jon Avnet

   Writer:Gary Lennon
6. 

   7.8/10(2355 votes)

   #6 - The Collection

   S1:E64/20/2010

   After an apparent suicide on an opulent Kentucky horse farm, Raylan must resist the sexy widow as he searches for the dead man's missing art.

   Director:Rod Holcomb

   Writer:Graham Yost

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   Director:Rod Holcomb

   Writer:Graham Yost
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7. 

   8.0/10(2257 votes)

   #7 - Blind Spot

   S1:E74/27/2010

   Raylan foils an attempt on Ava's life and vows to find out who was behind it. Later, Raylan finds out that Ava may not have been the target.

   Director:Michael W. Watkins

   Writer:Wendy Calhoun

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   Director:Michael W. Watkins

   Writer:Wendy Calhoun
8. 

   8.3/10(2277 votes)

   #8 - Blowback

   S1:E85/4/2010

   When a murderous inmate takes hostages, Raylan must scramble to defuse the situation before the bullets start flying.

   Director:Jon Avnet

   Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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   Director:Jon Avnet

   Writer:Benjamin Cavell
9. 

   8.4/10(2261 votes)

   #9 - Hatless

   S1:E95/11/2010

   Raylan has a few drinks and gets himself beaten up, after being suspended as a Marshall. He pulls himself together and decides to jeopardise his career further by going after the thugs who have been harassing his ex-wife's new husband.

   Director:Peter Werner

   Writer:Dave Andron

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   Director:Peter Werner

   Writer:Dave Andron
10. 

    7.8/10(2113 votes)

    #10 - The Hammer

    S1:E105/18/2010

    Determined to repair the damage he's done, Raylan takes time away from his assignment bodyguarding an eccentric judge to track down an old lead.

    Director:John Dahl

    Writers:Chris Provenzano, Fred Golan

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    Director:John Dahl

    Writers:Chris Provenzano, Fred Golan
11. 

    7.9/10(2076 votes)

    #11 - Veterans

    S1:E115/25/2010

    When Boyd Crowder and his crusaders become vigilantes, Raylan takes it upon himself to try to shut them down.

    Director:Tony Goldwyn

    Writer:Benjamin Daniel Lobato

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    Director:Tony Goldwyn

    Writer:Benjamin Daniel Lobato
12. 

    8.4/10(2116 votes)

    #12 - Fathers and Sons

    S1:E126/1/2010

    In order to work for the Marshal's Office, Raylan's dad Arlo agrees to become a double agent and work for Bo Crowder. Meanwhile, Bo sets up a meth lab to get back in business.

    Director:Michael Katleman

    Writer:Dave Andron

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    Director:Michael Katleman

    Writer:Dave Andron
13. 

    9.1/10(2665 votes)

    #13 - Bulletville

    S1:E136/8/2010

    In the season finale, things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder collide.

    Director:Adam Arkin

    Writer:Fred Golan

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    Director:Adam Arkin

    Writer:Fred Golan