I fully agree with the first part of your post. As for PB-maybe this says something bad about me, but I thought her smugly watching the meeting after all their attempts at secrecy was the funniest part of the episode!

Good Afternoon,

I agree that one of the great things about AT is its cast of secondary characters. However, I disagree that the general exclusion of Finn and Jake from their own show is ok. An episode every once in a while exploring Wizard city or some such thing is great fun. But Finn and Jake have been pushed to the sidelines for a…

Great review as always. I have a small disagreement with the stray observations: Rigby is somewhat at fault here, right? He specifically told Mordecai he could keep backing up. Neither of them was paying much attention, but to the extent Mordecai was depending on Rigby to direct him (always a mistake), Rigby was…

I liked the episode. I can't complain too much about any episode featuring Rigby's totally air tight alien strike force plan, and it was good to see Thomas come into his own.

I love Regular Show, and really liked the episode. I watch every week with my nine year old son (so I can give my wife an excuse for my watching RS and Adventure Time!). But I have to say-the whole "rock polisher" thing was the first time after years of watching that I worried that my son was watching this with me. I…

I really like Rigby, but you may be right that it is time for him to grow up just a little. If he doesn't, it may lead to a lot of similar stories with similar dynamics. I agree with the general criticism that this story is a lot like Wall Buddy, for example.

Twice poor Benson's car has been turned into a smoking crater, and twice the joke has been very funny to me. I don't know why. But if this became a running thing I would have no problem with it. If they had pulled out the windshield glass, again unscathed, the joke would have been perfect!

RIP Root Beer Guy

You know what helps with those reports? A Clear Plastic Binder! No teacher can resist that……

This is a really good point Imaloco-did not even think of the New Year's Kiss episode for some reason, so thanks for reminding me.

I have been married for 15 years, but before then a lot of my romantic life consisted of "pulling a Mordecai" over and over. So, I always find myself rooting for him when these kind of episodes come up. Glad to see the guy going on a date instead of swimming into the void-it can be a cold place. Plus, having "the…

This episode was obviously amazing, and I cannot add much to what has already been said. The only thing I have to add is that I want a spin off of Pep Butler and Death hanging out like they were at the party. A buddy comedy with a hint of the dark arts, if you will. Their friendship was a key part of the episode where…

Restitution was very good as a season ender, but was EXCELLENT as a set up for the final season. We are finally going to conclude the showdown that began at the dinning room table in the pilot-Raylan v. Boyd, with Ava in the middle.

Thank you for the interesting article Mr. VanDerWerff, and your work in general. Your Deadwood reviews are still the best work on the AV Club site!

Very well put Notoriety. One of Justified's big themes has always been how easy it is to be trapped by the past. How your choices, and your father's choices, and your Grandfather's choices are part of who and where you are today. And how that can be an awfully tough cycle to escape.

I agree with one two etc. Raylan was never going to follow through on that idle threat to Ava. Later in the episode during the second meeting with Ava, Raylan saw how much trouble she was truly in. At that point he immediately offered to do what he could to help. In the first meeting Raylan was just talking, trying to…

I think Boyd’s motivations are pretty straightforward. He
wants to be the outlaw he talked about being last season. He wants the power
and prestige and wealth that goes with controlling the drug trade through
Harlan.

Alasdair, I appreciate the interesting replies put forward by you and
Terry-I enjoyed reading them. There is no doubt that Raylan is being a jerk and putting Art in a horrible position no matter what his motivations for indirectly confessing are. Where we appear to differ is in our speculation concerning Raylan’s…

I have always loved the AV Club’s reviews of Justified, and
Mr. Wilkins does a great job with them. That being said, respectfully, I could
not disagree more with the interpretation of the scene between Raylan and Art.