The Best Episodes of Justified Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(2755 votes)

   #1 - 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
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   8.4/10(2357 votes)

   #2 - 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
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   8.4/10(2210 votes)

   #3 - 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
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   8.3/10(4003 votes)

   #4 - 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
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   8.3/10(2380 votes)

   #5 - 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
6. 

   8.0/10(2368 votes)

   #6 - 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
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7. 

   7.9/10(2734 votes)

   #7 - 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
8. 

   7.9/10(2188 votes)

   #8 - 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
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   7.8/10(2221 votes)

   #9 - 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
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    7.7/10(2516 votes)

    #10 - 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
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    7.7/10(2480 votes)

    #11 - 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
12. 

    7.6/10(2985 votes)

    #12 - 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
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    7.4/10(2774 votes)

    #13 - 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