Burned (Justified)

Last updated
"Burned"
Justified episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 9
Directed byDon Kurt
Written byDave Andron & Leonard Chang & Jenny DeArmitt
Featured music Steve Porcaro
Cinematography byStefan von Bjorn
Editing byKeith Henderson
Original air dateMarch 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
Running time41 minutes
Guest appearances
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Dark As a Dungeon"		Next →
"Trust"
Justified (season 6)
List of episodes

"Burned" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western [1] television series Justified . It is the 74th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Dave Andron, co-producer Leonard Chang and Jenny DeArmitt and directed by executive producer Don Kurt. It originally aired on FX on March 17, 2015.

Contents

The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian Mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. In the episode, Boyd proceeds to go with the robbery although certain actions impact its outcome. Meanwhile, worried that Ava might have been "burned", the Marshals get a new informant to report on Boyd's activities.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.81 million household viewers and gained a 0.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received very positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, the heist scenes and the performances, with many highlighting Kaitlyn Dever.

Plot

Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) shares his concerns to Rachel (Erica Tazel), Art (Nick Searcy) and Vasquez (Rick Gomez) that Ava (Joelle Carter) may have blown her cover. They consider having another informant close to Boyd (Walton Goggins). So Raylan and Art visit Duffy (Jere Burns), with Art revealing that Simon Poole's documents revealed that Duffy was the snitch that led to Grady Hale's arrest. Fearing he will be killed if he is "burned", Duffy accepts to cooperate with them against Boyd.

Seabass (Scott Grimes) confronts Avery (Sam Elliott) and Katherine (Mary Steenburgen) at their room, demanding a larger sum of money for having betrayed Walker. Katherine offers to give him a diamond bracelet from her pursue but she actually uses the opportunity to use a gun from the purse, killing Seabass. Ava and Boyd discuss what she told to Raylan the previous night when Duffy enters, telling them that Avery is moving the money during a party at the Pizza Portal that evening, provoking him to move up his timetable and suspecting Raylan is involved.

Loretta (Kaitlyn Dever) arrives at her house and finds a headless rattlesnake. Suddenly, a man named Boon (Jonathan Tucker) shows up unannounced and threatens her but leaves without hurting her. Loretta later visits Boyd, suggesting a partnership with her land and knowhow matched with his muscle and distribution. Having his sights on Avery's money, Boyd gives his blessing to Loretta's purchase of the farms he's threatened against selling, and for men to protect her for fair wages.

At the Pizza Portal's party, Raylan talks with Loretta, offering her ownership of Arlo's property, which she accepts. Boon joins them in their talk, revealing that he works for Avery and Raylan is disgusted by his personality. Boyd and Ava also show up at the party, despite Avery's previous threat that he would kill them if he ever saw them there. Avery reveals his plan to generously purchase lands and lift up the economy. Boyd questions his motivations and how much money will stay in Harlan, and Loretta names those who have died after refusing Avery's offers. Loretta puts forward her offer to the landowners: to buy them out for cash but keep them in their homes, hire locals for security and farm hands and keep the profits in the county, and names Boyd as her partner. Raylan confronts Loretta about associating herself with Boyd and pulls out his offer as he can't be associated with him.

While Boyd and Duffy head to the shaft, Raylan talks with Ava, who deduces that Raylan knows she has been "burned" and explains she's supposed to tell him the heist is next week but it's actually that night, that she's to start a fire to clear the place out. To her surprise, Raylan tells her to go as planned. At the shaft, Boyd checks the fuse with Zachariah (Jeff Fahey) and immediately tells his crew to start the heist. Ava causes a fire in the kitchen, prompting everyone to leave but Raylan approaches Avery and Katherine to inform them that they are being robbed.

After Boyd lights the fuse, Zachariah attacks him and chains him to a support post, expressing that he won't let Ava be related to a Crowder and leaves the scene. Boyd fails in stopping the fuse and desperately calls Carl (Justin Welborn) for help. Carl returns and helps Boyd pick up a rock hammer to cut loose from the chains. They manage to escape just before the mine explodes. Unknown to them, they are watched by Rachel and Tim (Jacob Pitts), who report to Raylan that they came out without the money and no sign of Zachariah. At the Pizza Portal, Raylan and Avery talk about the failed robbery, with Avery remarking that Raylan used him to get to Boyd.

Boyd confronts Ava, accusing her of conspiring with Zachariah to kill him but she reaffirms she wasn't involved and reminds Boyd she's warned her uncle wasn't right in the head. Despite their failure at the heist, Boyd says he will still go after the money despite knowing it will be more dangerous and more difficult now that Avery moved it. Although the Marshals fail to catch Boyd red-handed, Raylan reminds Rachel that they've got two informants and Boyd is going to go after that money with desperate stupidity when Avery tries to move it, which will give them an opportunity to get him.

Production

Development

In February 2015, it was reported that the ninth episode of the sixth season would be titled "Burned", and was to be directed by executive producer Don Kurt and written by executive producer Dave Andron, co-producer Leonard Chang and Jenny DeArmitt. [2]

Writing

Throughout the season, the writers were still working on uncovering who would be the snitch who caused Grady Hale's arrest before settling on Wynn Duffy. Series developer Graham Yost said, "in retrospect, it's hard to imagine any other possibility. He was just the right guy, and it fits with his character." [3]

The episode originally included Zachariah's death after he tried to kill Boyd in the mine but the writers decided to keep him alive for possible story purposes. [4] Yost said, "first of all, Jeff Fahey was fantastic, and was really fun to work with. He came into the whole story wanting to get Boyd for the Crowder sins against Ava, and it felt good he would be the one to at least help Ava try to get away." [5]

Casting

In January 2017, it was reported that Jonathan Tucker was joining the series in a recurring role for the final five episodes as Boon, "a hired gun of Katherine Hale's ex, Avery Markham." [6] Due to Garret Dillahunt only available for a certain amount of episodes, the writers decided to create Boon to accommodate. They contacted Tucker to try for the role, which was possible after a scheduling change in another project. [3] Yost described him, "we knew we wanted to create a character who really modeled himself after Raylan to one degree or another." [5]

Reception

Viewers

In its original American broadcast, "Burned" was seen by an estimated 1.81 million household viewers and gained a 0.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. This means that 0.5 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode. [7] This was a slight increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 1.80 million viewers with a 0.6 in the 18-49 demographics. [8]

Critical reviews

"Burned" received very positive reviews from critics. Seth Amitin of IGN gave the episode a "good" 7.9 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "'Burned' was an entertaining episode that capstoned the end of an inconsistent, lackluster building period in Season 6. We know where they're headed: Loretta takes over the criminal empire of Harlan and Boyd goes for the money. Who knows if it actually goes that way, but at least there's something here. Let's hope they make the best of the opportunity and finish off Justified with a bang." [9]

Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode an "A" grade and wrote, "'Burned' is another fantastic episode of Justified, and I still haven't mentioned the figure most crucial to its success: Kaitlyn Dever as Loretta McCready, a character who has only appeared five times total since the Mags Bennett season yet is instantly able to command respect as an equal of Raylan and Boyd, let alone of Markham and Hale." [10] Kevin Fitzpatrick of Screen Crush wrote, "An incredible, thread-tightening push toward Justified's inevitable end, and with four hours still to go, there's no telling how much greater one of FX's strongest dramas will get." [11]

Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "That Boyd failed at his heist only delays several inevitable confrontations this season. And I was enjoying every energetic, sharply-written minute of this hour too much to mind that it was ultimately one big stall tactic." [12] Jeff Stone of IndieWire gave the episode a "B" grade and wrote, "This is a well Justified has gone to repeatedly, but Harlan's denizens defending themselves from threatening outsiders is a running theme, so it's hardly a shock." [13]

Kyle Fowle of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "We're still a few episodes away from what's sure to be an explosive Justified series finale, but 'Burned' gives us a sense of everything that's to come. In a season full of great episodes, this is perhaps the best in terms of execution and engagement with the show's overarching themes. 'Burned' brings almost the entire cast of Harlan together in one way or another and that always makes for something combustible and memorable." [14] Matt Zoller Seitz of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This was one of the great Justified episodes, a banquet of action, quotable dialogue, character-enriching twists, and spotlight moments for the actors. It reminded me of watching a lineup of great bands full of brilliant musicians who all got a solo and nailed it." [15] Neely Tucker of The Washington Post wrote, "With four episodes remaining, we are not much closer to knowing who will (or won't) get out of Harlan alive, but we do know more about the prices that will be paid, and we finally meet a man with a gun who just may be quicker on the draw than Raylan." [16]

James Queally of Los Angeles Times wrote, "'Burned' is a tapestry of tension. From the insanely creepy debut of Markham's strongman Boon at Loretta's house, to the quick deterioration of Markham's party from political ploy to tinder box to Zachariah's insane vengeance play, this episode is meant to leave you breathless, and it accomplishes that mission." [17] Sean McKenna of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.6 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This was an intense hour that kicked things into final gear bringing everything you love about Justified and readying viewers and its characters for the remaining, and hopefully exhilarating, episodes." [18] Jack McKinney of Paste gave the episode a 9 out of 10 and wrote, "Classic mysteries derived their tension from the knowledge that there was a single unknown killer in the room. Justified derives its tension from the knowledge that everyone in the room is a killer." [19]

Related Research Articles

<i>Justified</i> (TV series) American neo-Western crime drama television series

Justified is an American neo-Western crime drama television series that premiered on March 16, 2010, on the FX network. Developed by Graham Yost, it is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole". Timothy Olyphant portrays Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. It also features Lexington, Kentucky, where the local U.S. Marshals office is situated. The series, comprising 78 episodes, was aired over six seasons and concluded on April 14, 2015.

<i>Justified</i> season 6 Season of television series

The sixth and final season of the American neo-Western television series Justified premiered on January 20, 2015, on FX, and concluded on April 14, 2015, consisting of 13 episodes. The series was developed by Graham Yost based on Elmore Leonard's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap and his short story "Fire in the Hole". Its main character is Raylan Givens, a deputy U.S. Marshal. Timothy Olyphant portrays Givens, a tough federal lawman, enforcing his own brand of justice in his Kentucky hometown. The series is set in the city of Lexington, Kentucky, and the hill country of eastern Kentucky, specifically in and around Harlan. The sixth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on June 2, 2015.

"Slaughterhouse" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 39th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Fred Golan from a story by series developer Graham Yost and directed by Dean Parisot. It originally aired on FX on April 10, 2012.

"The Gunfighter" is the first episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 27th overall episode of the series and was written by series developer Graham Yost and executive producer Fred Golan, whereas it was directed by executive producer Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on January 17, 2012.

"Coalition" is the twelfth episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 38th overall episode of the series and was written by producer Taylor Elmore and directed by Bill Johnson. It originally aired on FX on April 3, 2012.

"Outlaw" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 47th overall episode of the series and was written by producer Benjamin Cavell and writer's assistant Keith Schreier and directed by John Dahl. It originally aired on FX on February 26, 2013.

"The Hatchet Tour" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 48th overall episode of the series and was written by supervising producer Taylor Elmore and Leonard Chang and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. It originally aired on FX on March 5, 2013.

"Ghosts" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 52nd overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Fred Golan and producer Benjamin Cavell and directed by Bill Johnson. It originally aired on FX on April 2, 2013.

"Cash Game" is the second episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 67th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Dave Andron and producer VJ Boyd and directed by Dean Parisot. It originally aired on FX on January 27, 2015.

"Noblesse Oblige" is the third episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 68th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Taylor Elmore and co-executive producer Benjamin Cavell and directed by Peter Weller. It originally aired on FX on February 3, 2015.

"The Trash and the Snake" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 69th overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Chris Provenzano and supervising producer Ingrid Escajeda and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on February 10, 2015.

"Sounding" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 70th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Dave Andron and co-producer Leonard Chang and directed by Jon Avnet. It originally aired on FX on February 17, 2015.

"Alive Day" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 71st overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Benjamin Cavell and Jennifer Kennedy and directed by Peter Werner. It originally aired on FX on February 24, 2015.

"The Hunt" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 72nd overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Taylor Elmore and Keith Schreier and directed by Peter Werner. It originally aired on FX on March 3, 2015.

"Dark As a Dungeon" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 73rd overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Chris Provenzano and producer VJ Boyd and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. It originally aired on FX on March 10, 2015.

"Trust" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 75th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Benjamin Cavell and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on March 24, 2015.

"Fugitive Number One" is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 76th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Taylor Elmore and Keith Schreier and directed by Jon Avnet. It originally aired on FX on March 31, 2015.

"Collateral" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 77th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Chris Provenzano and producer VJ Boyd and directed by Michael Pressman. It originally aired on FX on April 7, 2015.

"The Promise" is the series finale of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 13th episode of the sixth season and is the 78th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by series developer Graham Yost and executive producers Fred Golan, Dave Andron and Benjamin Cavell and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on April 14, 2015.

References

  1. ↑
    • Hale, Mike (January 19, 2015). "A Wry Comedy of Manners in Kentucky Coal Country". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 13, 2023. another gun-happy neo-western, 'Justified' has been true to its Elmore Leonard roots
    • Jensen, Jeff (April 14, 2015). "'Justified' series finale: EW review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 13, 2023. The crackling neo-western pulp of Justified always wore its heft and depth as casually as Raylan Givens wore his Stetson.
    • Hibberd, James (May 5, 2010). "Walton Goggins upped on FX's 'Justified'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 14, 2023. The producers of FX's neo-Western crime drama "Justified" have elevated Walton Goggins to a series regular on the show.
    • Ettenhofer, Valerie (October 16, 2022). "Justified Is a Satisfying Neo-Western Anchored by Great Performances". /Film . Retrieved January 14, 2023. A soulful neo-Western at heart, "Justified" uses a near-procedural format.
    • Matthews, Liam (January 12, 2023). "Everything to Know About Justified: City Primeval". TV Guide . Retrieved January 13, 2023. Timothy Olyphant is getting his cowboy hat out of storage to play Raylan Givens, the witty, perpetually pissed U.S. Marshal he played for six seasons on FX's neo-Western crime drama Justified.
    • Klein, Brennan (January 7, 2023). "Justified Revival's Murderous Villain Teased By Executive Producers". Screen Rant . Retrieved January 13, 2023. The reboot series, which is coming to FX later this year, is a follow-up to the neo-Western show Justified, which is adapted from the stories of Elmore Leonard
  2. ↑ "(#609) "Burned"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Bierly, Mandi (March 17, 2015). "'Justified' Postmortem: Graham Yost Talks the Rat and the Rise of Loretta in 'Burned'". Yahoo! . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bierly, Mandi (April 8, 2015). "'Justified' Postmortem: Graham Yost Talks That Moonlit Showdown in 'Collateral,' Constable Bob's Return". Yahoo! . Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Sepinwall, Alan (April 14, 2015). "'Justified' producer on who lived and who died in the finale, and a Mags cameo that wasn't". HitFix . Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ Roffman, Marisa (January 7, 2015). "'Justified': 'Kingdom's' Jonathan Tucker Joins the Final Season (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2015). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Pretty Little Liars', 'The Haves & The Have Nots' & 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Win Night, 'Being Mary Jane', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2015). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Haves and the Have Nots', 'Pretty Little Liars' & 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Top Night". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  9. ↑ Amitin, Seth (March 17, 2015). "Justified: "Burned" Review". IGN . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ Wilkins, Alasdair (March 17, 2015). "Justified: "Burned"". The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (March 17, 2015). "'Justified' Season 6 Review: "Burned"". Screen Crush . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ Sepinwall, Alan (March 17, 2015). "Review: 'Justified' – 'Burned': Pizza party!". HitFix . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ Stone, Jeff (March 17, 2015). "Review: 'Justified' Season 6, Episode 9, 'Burned': Pizza Party". IndieWire . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  14. ↑ Fowle, Kyle (March 18, 2015). "Justified recap: 'Burned'". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt (March 18, 2015). "Justified Recap: Good-Bye, Solos". Vulture . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ Tucker, Neely (March 17, 2015). "Recap of 'Justified': Burned". The Washington Post . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ Queally, James (March 18, 2015). "Justified 'Burned' recap: How my pizza party started a gang war". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  18. ↑ McKenna, Sean (March 17, 2015). "Justified Season 6 Episode 9 Review: Burned". TV Fanatic. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  19. ↑ McKinney, Jack (March 18, 2015). "Justified Review: "Burned" (Episode 6.09)". Paste . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.