Morgan Glennon: Justified Returns for a Third Season With Guns Blazing (AOL Television)
Strap on your Stetsons because FX’s Emmy-winning hit _Justified_ is returning
on Jan. 17 for a third season. It’s been far too long since we’ve checked in
with sarcastic law man Raylan Givens and watching the first four episodes I
realized how good it felt to be back in the saddle again with the show.
Last season focused on the unfurling dreams of the Bennett clan lead by the
dangerously good Margo Martindale as matriarch Mags. Throughout the season,
Martindale’s performance as Mags became such a standout that losing her by
season’s end was as much a tragedy for the show as in the show. Fittingly the
ghost of Mags lives on in the third season, still haunting the lives of our
favorite Harlan County residents.
Season three starts off on a great foot and hints at some further twisty
complications down the road. For starters, Raylan has a whole lot more on his
plate now that the downfall of the Bennett family has left a power vacuum in
Harlan.
Stepping into the picture is a new addition from Detroit named Quarles, played
with both scary intensity and boardroom cool by Neal McDonough. He’s got …
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