Failure to follow orders in the USMS, and any other law enforcement agency structured on the paramilitary model, is called insubordination and, depending on the seriousness of the charge, may be addressed by anything from a verbal reprimand, written reprimand in the personnel file, suspension, departmental charges,…

My thought would also be Limehouse.

That would be an internal USMS matter, a charge of insubordination. It is not a crime. Art asked Raylan to come to the Lex office to speak with Vasquez, if my recollection is correct (it may not be, so please advise). There is a bit of sloppy writing going on here to advance the plot. From what I saw, the Vasquez…

Amended to say that Fekus is not Vazquez' witness to put on the stand. Fekus is the state prosecution witness, and Vazquez better have communicated any exculpatory evidence/statements on Ava's behalf to the state prosecutor. Ava's attorney will surely bring it up in hearings, and the state judge will want to know…

Thanks for bringing this issue up again. As you say, Vazquez knowingly putting a lying witness on the stand would put the AUSA in deep kaka. I posted this elsewhere, amending* the post here:
Ava was neither tried nor convicted of anything. The original charge that landed her in jail was for moving/tampering with a…

I totally agree about The Shield, season 7. But it has to be stated (for the benefit of those who have not yet had the experience) that Walton Goggins' performance throughout was drop-dead, in-your-face, staggering perfection. Years later, after multiple viewings, I am still floored.

More than just strange, ridiculous. What was the director thinking, even if was intentional (ie, we find out next ep that Duffy or Mikey heard them through those paper-thin motel walls). It almost felt as if the scene was intended to make the deputies look less than careful: they open the connecting door almost as…

What you say. Even more unforgivable: not developing their characters and well-integrating them into the series deprived these gifted actors of the critical attention/notice (if not the recognition of nominations/awards) so crucial to the development of their careers, especially as this one winds don. Getting noticed…

I can hear the fear as much as the anger in Raylan's voice now when he is yelling at Ava. His realization and concern over the degree of danger to which he exposed Ava is sinking in hard and has even altered his tone and demeanor since S6Ep1, before the snakes slithered in behind the trash. Even how he talks to her…

I am really puzzled by this CI agreement, which is being used to threaten to send Ava back to prison. Thatdon'tmakenosense, as the saying goes. I can suspend a whole boatload of belief with this show, even though it is asking a lot of an old DUSM. I can do it for a bigger payoff, such as the episode 'Decoy'. I don't…

In addition to what others have said, I was going to say just watching Timothy Olyphant's realization of Raylan Givens and Walton Goggins' Boyd Crowder (and their interactions) is reward enough to invest in the series. But reading down, I see that you are already familiar with TimO's gifts. Justified: nothing else…

I believe that Boyd's fate will be tied to some redemptive act(s). Perhaps just when he has a chance to escape, Boyd may choose to return to save Raylan's life against the likes of Markham, Hale, or Walker. It may cost him his freedom or bring about some type of justice. Such an act could even cast Raylan in a…

What you say is true, but only addresses what additional contempt Arlo piled on after Raylan went into federal law enforcement. It doesn't explain Arlo's contempt for the boy Raylan, subjecting him to psychological and physical abuse. A life so bad that Raylan did not return to Harlan for his mother's funeral and not…

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Raymond Barry as Arlo, and I have been a fan of RB. But in my dark imaginings I thought a couple of other candidates, including Elliott, could have done a good turn. As I mentioned above (and this is a writing flaw), we know nothing of the basis of Arlo's contempt for Raylan; it is not…

No, not at all. From me, it is just a big steaming serving of speculation without any sauce (ie, not based on any spoilers or hints from the creative team). The physical attributes always intrigued me such as, as you mentioned, the long-limbed lanky height similarities.
Avery's presence in Harlan way back when must…

My thoughts exactly. (Yet that shoe could drop just as easily for Ava; we know nothing about Ava, her family, background). I thought from the beginning of the series that Sam Elliot should have been a stronger casting candidate for Arlo. I have brought up this puzzle in the past on other boards: we know some of…