Bloody Harlan (Justified)

"**Bloody Harlan**"
"Bloody Harlan"
Justified episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 13
Directed by	Michael Dinner
Written by	Fred Golan
Produced by	Fred Golan; Sarah Timberman; Carl Beverly; Michael Dinner; Graham Yost; Elmore Leonard;
Featured music	Steve Porcaro
Cinematography by	Francis Kenny
Editing by	Bill Johnson
Original air date	May 4, 2011
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
	Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett; Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett; Kaitlyn Dever as Loretta McCready; James LeGros as Wade Messer; David Meunier as Johnny Crowder; Peter Murnik as Deputy Tom Bergen; Kevin Rankin as Derek "Devil" Lennox; Joseph Lyle Taylor as Doyle Bennett; Raymond J. Barry as Arlo Givens;

"Bloody Harlan" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 26th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Fred Golan and directed by executive producer Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on May 4, 2011.

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, the Crowder and the Bennett clans go to war over control of Harlan, which results in deadly consequences for everyone involved.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.68 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, who hailed nearly every single aspect of the episode, with most of the praise heading towards the writing, pace, directing and acting (particularly Margo Martindale) and some deeming it as a strong ending to a strong season.

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