Justified (TV Series) Kill the Messenger (2014) User Reviews

From bad to worse

[Mr-Fusion · 7/10 · 6 July 2017]

Considering the dramatic ending to last week's episode, 'Kill the Messenger' makes for a decent follow-up, if only because of how bad the respective situations are becoming for Boyd and Ava. Raylan continues to be in the doghouse for the Nicky Augustine execution, and Art's reaction was plenty unnerving; they still haven't patched things up.

But Boyd's become the focus, partnering with the Crowes and turning to Mexico for a new heroin supplier. And hey, as long as he keeps the focus off of said Crowes, it's good TV.

7/10

Good but

[nick-botte · 6/10 · 19 April 2023]

This episode made no sense at all.

Raylan let a clear kidnapping go, no follow-up by even trying to follow one or the other. Boyd again finds every hole in the game to come out on top, which unfortunately, becomes a bit too easy.

This season made it clear for me that justified kept Boyd too long in it. At a time, despite his character and how people find him, when you do keep things over and over again, and escapes time and time again, it becomes a bit too easy too read.

And while it's always nice to see Raylan do his thing and go after people, his decisions surrounding the Crowes and Crowder is questionable at best so...