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The Best Episodes of Justified Season 2

Every episode of Justified Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Justified Season 2!

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A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Justified Season 2 Episode 13 - Bloody Harlan
    9.2/10(2490 votes)

    S2:E13

    The Crowder and the Bennett clans go to war over control of Harlan, a move that leaves dead and dying on both sides.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:Fred Golan

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  2. Justified Season 2 Episode 9 - Brother's Keeper
    9.0/10(2226 votes)

    S2:E9

    Just as the bad blood between the Bennetts and the coal company threatens to boil over, Raylan must thwart one of Mags' sons.

    Director:Tony Goldwyn
    Writer:Taylor Elmore

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  3. Justified Season 2 Episode 12 - Reckoning
    8.9/10(2042 votes)

    S2:E12

    A deadly home invasion hits Raylan personally, placing him in a race with Boyd and Arlo to find the killer. Mags is forced to make decisions about her involvement in the Bennett family's criminal activities and the fate of Dickie, who has a deadly plan to absolve himself of responsibility.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Dave Andron

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  4. Justified Season 2 Episode 5 - Cottonmouth
    8.5/10(2051 votes)

    S2:E5

    Raylan's hunt for a killer puts him on a collision course with the Bennett clan, while Boyd plots a heist with treacherous new partners.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Taylor Elmore

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  5. Justified Season 2 Episode 11 - Full Commitment
    8.5/10(1907 votes)

    S2:E11

    Raylan realizes he wasn't the sole target of an attempted assassination, and confronts the unlikely culprit once and for all.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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  6. Justified Season 2 Episode 1 - The Moonshine War
    8.4/10(2280 votes)

    S2:E1

    Raylan tangles with a ruthless Harlan County crime family while hunting for a fugitive sex offender.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writers:Graham Yost, Elmore Leonard

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  7. Justified Season 2 Episode 8 - The Spoil
    8.4/10(1965 votes)

    S2:E8

    Raylan is assigned to protect a local coal mine executive as she tries to buy up land for the company but faces opposition from the Bennett clan.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Dave Andron

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  8. Justified Season 2 Episode 7 - Save My Love
    8.3/10(2050 votes)

    S2:E7

    Winona's blunder could put her behind bars, unless Raylan can weave his way through a federal courthouse locked down over death threats.

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Graham Yost

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  9. Justified Season 2 Episode 3 - The I of the Storm
    8.2/10(2048 votes)

    S2:E3

    The hijacking of a bus full of drugs ends in murder, and Raylan pursues the likely culprit: Boyd Crowder.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Dave Andron

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  10. Justified Season 2 Episode 10 - Debts and Accounts
    8.2/10(1881 votes)

    S2:E10

    Raylan and Winona's idyll is shattered by violence, as Boyd and the Bennetts struggle to rise from the ashes of chaos in Harlan.

    Director:John David Coles
    Writer:Chris Provenzano

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  11. Justified Season 2 Episode 6 - Blaze of Glory
    8.0/10(1995 votes)

    S2:E6

    When a terminally ill ex-con is linked to a bank heist, Art and Raylan must find him before he and his young henchmen can strike again. However, the manhunt is complicated when Winona worries that a hundred-dollar bill she took from an evidence room locker will be traced back to her after it is taken in the robbery.

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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  12. Justified Season 2 Episode 2 - The Life Inside
    7.8/10(2056 votes)

    S2:E2

    Raylan chases a pregnant fugitive who has fallen into the hands of human traffickers.

    Director:Jon Avnet
    Writer:Benjamin Cavell

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  13. Justified Season 2 Episode 4 - For Blood or Money
    7.8/10(2013 votes)

    S2:E4

    When Rachel's brother-in-law makes a violent escape from a halfway house, Raylan is forced to hunt him down. Boyd entertains a dangerous offer in Harlan.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Wendy Calhoun

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Bloody Harlan" is the best rated episode of "Justified" season 2. It scored 9.2/10 based on 2490 votes. Directed by Michael Dinner and written by Fred Golan, it aired on 5/4/2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Brother's Keeper".