Riverbrook

"Riverbrook"
Justified episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 2
Directed byMichael Dinner
Written byGraham Yost
Featured musicSteve Porcaro
Cinematography byPeter Levy
Editing byBill Johnson
Original air dateMarch 23, 2010 (2010-03-23)
Running time41 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Riverbrook" is the second episode of the first season of the American Neo-Western[1] television series Justified. It is the 2nd overall episode of the series and was written by series developer Graham Yost and directed by Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on March 23, 2010.

The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. Following the shooting of a mob hitman, Raylan is sent to Lexington, Kentucky to investigate an old childhood friend Boyd Crowder, who is now part of a white supremacist gang. In the episode, Raylan must find two inmates who escaped from a prison band performance with one of them intending to find money he hid years before his sentence.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 3.53 million household viewers and gained a 1.4/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, although some critics expressed mixed feelings about the case, with many deeming it inferior to the previous episode.

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    • Hale, Mike (January 19, 2015). "A Wry Comedy of Manners in Kentucky Coal Country". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 13, 2023. another gun-happy neo-western, 'Justified' has been true to its Elmore Leonard roots
    • Jensen, Jeff (April 14, 2015). "'Justified' series finale: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2023. The crackling neo-western pulp of Justified always wore its heft and depth as casually as Raylan Givens wore his Stetson.
    • Hibberd, James (May 5, 2010). "Walton Goggins upped on FX's 'Justified'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2023. The producers of FX's neo-Western crime drama "Justified" have elevated Walton Goggins to a series regular on the show.
    • Ettenhofer, Valerie (October 16, 2022). "Justified Is a Satisfying Neo-Western Anchored by Great Performances". /Film. Retrieved January 14, 2023. A soulful neo-Western at heart, "Justified" uses a near-procedural format.
    • Matthews, Liam (January 12, 2023). "Everything to Know About Justified: City Primeval". TV Guide. Retrieved January 13, 2023. Timothy Olyphant is getting his cowboy hat out of storage to play Raylan Givens, the witty, perpetually pissed U.S. Marshal he played for six seasons on FX's neo-Western crime drama Justified.
    • Klein, Brennan (January 7, 2023). "Justified Revival's Murderous Villain Teased By Executive Producers". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 13, 2023. The reboot series, which is coming to FX later this year, is a follow-up to the neo-Western show Justified, which is adapted from the stories of Elmore Leonard