I think it's a sign of him being under so much pressure. On one hand, he knows the law is coming from him for serious this time, and he wants/needs that money to start a new life somewhere else. Not getting that money isn't really an option for him both for that reason and because it's just not in his nature.

Considering that Boyd is both under immense pressure because he knows the Marshals are really gunning for him this time, and has $$$ signs in his eyes from that money (which he also sees as his exit plan to get a new life and get away from the marshals), he might very well actually be off his game.

I had that thought as well tonight. It would seem a fitting ending, all things considered.

Yup, that was perfectly played. Sure Boyd wasn't going to die, but Goggins made me believe that he didn't know he had that plot armor. Nice scene indeed.

Oh, fantastic idea old chap, shall do!

Ah yes, right, good ol' Rodrick. I really should rewatch that show again at some point. So much to do, so little time…

That does not sound all that far-fetched.

I thought I'd look up the history of Bond movie budgets in the past. Adjusted for inflation:

Indeed, I don't really get what all the ruckus is about either. Movies and TV shows are plastered with product placement, sometimes in utterly clunky fasion (Hawaii Five-0: "Let me bing that." FFS, nobody in their right mind would ever say that in real life AFAIK!).

I think dialogue might even be a bit of an understatement for the kind of magic Justified does with its actors and words. Dear god I will miss it.

While I (central European) understood enough of US politics to realise that the politics of US version of House of Cards are utterly ridiculous (haven't seen the UK version yet), I appreciate the insight you've provided into some of the finter points. That makes it even more outlandish.

"I know Petrov demanded her resignation, but if he had half a brain, he
would have demanded she stay in that role. He could have conquered the
whole world by using and manipulating her."

"Oh, Mendoza? Yeah, his actor kinda wanted out of the contra… I mean, he had a scandal of some sort, so you won't be seeing him again."

Re: UK political satire, I just recently started rewatching "Yes, Minister". Utterly brilliant IMHO.

Hm, that actually sounds halfway plausible.

Damn, thanks for reminding me, I still need to finish Damages at some point. So much to do, so little time.

"Considering just how soul-crushing contemporary politics in the US has become, they could just play it straight and it would be one of the darkest things on TV."

Ah yes, I don't think I ever actually watched that movie.

I've so far kept watching, but I tend to fast-forward a lot. It's hollow, it's peppered with shock value moments for the sake of shock value, and for fuck's sake, its politics are ridiculously unrealistic, even for a fictional universe.

There is real politics, there is fictional politics, there is unrealistic fictional politics, there is wishfulfillment fictional politics, and then there's House of Cards politics.