Justified: City Primeval (TV Mini Series) The Smoking Gun (2023) User Reviews

Such Great Build Up For The Ultimate Letdown

[jlehnerer · 7/10 · 25 August 2023]

This was a great episode all the way until the end. I loved this season bc Raylan seemed to have matured. He explained to Norbert earlier in the season that he wanted to get Clement the right way, not just kill him or set him up to die. It was almost exactly the same lines Art would tell him so often in the original Justified. But now after all the corruption Raylan has seen, he realizes the only way to get it done is to go back to his roots and force Clement to pull, and just shoot the man himself. And we FINALLY get there, it's Raylan vs. Clement, exactly what we want, exactly like Tommy Bucks from the 1st ever episode of Justified. It would have been so poetic to have Raylan just finish it right there. Everything was perfectly set up, it's a call back to the first ever episode, PERFECT. Episode 8 could then have been Raylan dealing with the ramifications of shooting Clement, as he has so many times in the past (and a perfect opportunity to bring in a cameo of ADA David Vasquez!). And Raylan going after all the dirty cops in the judges book. But they don't do that.. they ruin it by having the Albanians come in. Like Raylan wouldn't have backup, and like he would so easily willingly give up the gun and get in the car with them. I think the season has been really good and I have faith they will wrap it up the right way, but it just seems like they really missed a great opportunity to give the fans the Justified everyone knows and loves, Raylan one on one, first to pull, shootout to the death. Maybe we will still get it, fingers crossed! And still hoping for any cameo at all from one of the classic Justified characters, Tim, Rachel, Art, Boyd, Wynn Duffy... cmon give us something at least!

Episode 7

[bobcobb301 · 26 August 2023]

I have not been aligned with a lot of the IMDB users that have been criticizing the show the past few weeks, but I kind of see their point here. Things are getting way too convoluted with all of the twists and turns and brief alliances only to throw a wrench in it.

We are getting away from the true purpose of the show which is supposed to be Raylan putting away these bad guys. He was in the car with them, I am sure they will get away from the Albanians, but if it doesn't end with a duel or the door of a jail cell slamming shut this season will end as a pretty substantial disappointment, which I didn't expect a few weeks ago.