Justified’s third season has got off to an impressive start, introducing new villains to the Lexington crime scene.
Neal McDonough made his debut as Robert Quarles, part of the Detroit Mob. Quarles closed out the season 3 premiere by murdering Emmitt Arnett (Steven Flynn) and his assistant with some of the best shooting we’ve seen next to Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) or favorite ranger/sniper extraordinaire Tim Gutterson (Jacob Pitts).
While Raylan continues to deal with a gunshot wound (still healing from the season 2 finale) by playing safe in the field, Quarles will undoubtedly make his presence known to East Kentucky’s underbelly. Raylan also seems to be extra cautious since he and Winona (Natalie Zea) have a baby on the way.
Quarles presence isn’t just bad news for the Marshals. It’s also not good news for Boyd Crowder’s (Walton Goggins) aspiring team of thugs, which includes Arlo (Raymond J. Barry). Boyd attacked Raylan at the marshal’s office for not turning over Dickie Bennett (Jeremy Davies). Although the tension was high, it was also a calculated move on the part of Boyd. Now he’s in prison and one step closer to exacting revenge on Dickie for shooting Ava (Joelle Carter).
While Boyd is locked up, Ava is taking over the reigns of the Crowder gang. However, in the midst of the new alliance between Duffy (Jere Burns) and Quarles (the former being Quarles new lacky), the Crowder gang’s post-Mags leadership in Harlan will be short lived.
Carla Gugino (Californication) makes her debut on Justified in “Cut Ties” as Assistant Director Gudal.
Check out this preview clip from Justified Episode 3.2, “Cut Ties”, airing Jan 24 at 10 PM E/P. It shows a very heated, but hilarious conversation between Raylan and Boyd:
In Cut Ties:
The murder of a fellow Marshal throws Raylan together with a woman from his past. Boyd engineers a showdown with Dickie Bennett. This episode was written by Benjamin Cavell and directed by Michael Watkins.
Preview clip will only be available until January 31, 2012.
