Justified: City Primeval

FX | Release Date: July 18, 2023

3.9	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Ratings

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remyzerofanAug 4, 2023

I feel like they designed this season to annoy me specifically. It is horrible. Some episodes have less plot than if they stitched together an hour of b-roll. When a character actually does something, it is mind-boggingly dumb and out ofI feel like they designed this season to annoy me specifically. It is horrible. Some episodes have less plot than if they stitched together an hour of b-roll. When a character actually does something, it is mind-boggingly dumb and out of character. Also, it seems like Timothy Olyphant filmed all his scenes in a day, and so they had to build an eight-hour miniseries around the ten minutes of footage they had of him… Expand

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caffeinatedAug 19, 2023

Oh my, this show is terrible, and and insult to those of us who passionately watched every episode of the original series. Let me count the ways…

The direction is terrible. So many close up shots in a sequence that makes no sense, to theOh my, this show is terrible, and and insult to those of us who passionately watched every episode of the original series. Let me count the ways…

The direction is terrible. So many close up shots in a sequence that makes no sense, to the point a car chase and crash is just boring. BTW, 35 miles out of Detroit does not look like a Wyoming plain with rednecks. The writing is the kind of crap that is getting writers replaced by AI. How many times can someone say, ‘This is how we do it in Detroit’? The overt race card is written so ham handedly it plays like a documentary in the 90s. Racism is real, and this makes it seem like a spoof. The antagonist is bad because? We really don’t know. Smoking, banned from bars for decades, is back? sad.

There are no strong new characters, but the lead is essentially written out. And why does every movie and show assume a hero comes back as a flawed old man? The supporting characters are really not present.

Bring back Boyd! Or at least writers and directors.… Expand

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SeanpadAug 23, 2023

Not even close to the original series, just feels like a different show. Could barely get through the first episode

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BoshosaurusAug 30, 2023

I was able to complete this soulless follow-up of an excellent, easily re-watchable series. Gone was the classic gallows humor and intelligent banter of Justified, replaced with a generic plot and set of unmemorable characters. The daughterI was able to complete this soulless follow-up of an excellent, easily re-watchable series. Gone was the classic gallows humor and intelligent banter of Justified, replaced with a generic plot and set of unmemorable characters. The daughter made illogical decisions and didn't have anything in common with Raylan or Winona. Instead of complex villains like Boyd, Mags, and Duffy, we get a psychopath in tighty whiteys--whose motivations are money and mayhem. The show was oddly attached to viewing Raylan in a positive light, while trying to apologize for Raylan and the Marshals' violent behavior which might be seen more negatively in today's political climate. I don't understand the need for this apology as the original Raylan was portrayed as honorable, but also morally grey and often problematic. Raylan's romance with the sketchy judge was incredibly awkward. Raylan's one moment with Winona had so much more chemistry, which made it even more obvious this was show was lazily cast and written. In summary, the show felt like they were just cashing in on the name "Justified" and the presence of Timothy Olyphant.… Expand

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UncleWillardAug 31, 2023

Love to see Raylan back, but Detroit is a **** Aunjae Ellis-Taylor may have been an attractive and engaging actress at some point, but I just don't buy her character and Raylan in this. Not sure what the motivation was for that relationship,Love to see Raylan back, but Detroit is a **** Aunjae Ellis-Taylor may have been an attractive and engaging actress at some point, but I just don't buy her character and Raylan in this. Not sure what the motivation was for that relationship, but they'd have fared better bringing back Erica Tazel for a romantic supporting actress. Story is boring and I just can't bring myself to care about any of the characters, except Boyd Holbrook, who does a good bad guy. Saw him in the Sandman first, and hope to see more of him. Oh, Adelaide Clemens is always a nice addition, but she seems so.out of place in this.… Expand

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alfredomedinaJul 26, 2023

Progre trash where white men are denigrated. A progress crap with a leftist agenda imposed by force that nobody cares about, everything the progressive Marxists touch they infect, this is not entertainment, but rather it is a mockery to thoseProgre trash where white men are denigrated. A progress crap with a leftist agenda imposed by force that nobody cares about, everything the progressive Marxists touch they infect, this is not entertainment, but rather it is a mockery to those of us who are looking for a good time of entertainment. The leftist progressives are destroying the entertainment industry and they don't care, the best solution is not to consume their garbage products.… Expand

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adilajmalSep 4, 2023

I can't think of many other shows that I have been so excited about ever since they were announced. And I can't think of any other show that I have been so disappointed with after watching it. I was happy about the season finale, not becauseI can't think of many other shows that I have been so excited about ever since they were announced. And I can't think of any other show that I have been so disappointed with after watching it. I was happy about the season finale, not because there was anything in the episode that I was looking forward to, but because I was happy that I wouldn't have to suffer through the show after the season ended. Though the last 15 minutes of the finale were actually enjoyable because of some characters from the original series showing up. As for this one, most of the characters were not just not interesting, but annoyingly stupid and not worth watching. Timothy Olyphant still did a great job playing Raylan Givens, but the storyline didn't set him up for success and he seemed a complete misfit in an otherwise terrible show. Many of the actions he took, or didn't take, were not true to his original character. It was a cool touch to see his real life daughter play his daughter in the show, but from a story perspective it was rather irrelevant. And while Boyd Holbrook is a very good actor and it's fun to see him in many roles, the main villain character was not intelligent and so wasn't justice to Holbrook either. I'd say the same for many of the other good actors in the show who unfortunately had to play very weak characters. The witty dialogue, richness of the characters and good storylines that made the original Justified so awesome were all missing in this reboot. Even though the last 15 minutes of the finale hint that there could be another season, I hope that it is developed by the screenwriters as a continuation on the basis of the original Raylan Givens books and the original Justified series. After all if they could write a character like Boyd Crowder so well for 6 seasons, even though he was only supposed to be in the original pilot, then there is no reason they can't expand the original series. I for one am rewatching the entire original Justified series to get the taste of this terrible reboot out of my mouth and to really enjoy watching something great.… Expand

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zyberpunKSep 3, 2023

In this Neo-Noir Crime Western Raylan Givens (portrayed by Timothy Oliphant) is pulled into the pursuit of psychopathic Outlaw Clement Mansell (portrayed by Boyd Holbrook) in the City of Detroit. For me this was a refreshing Change of SceneryIn this Neo-Noir Crime Western Raylan Givens (portrayed by Timothy Oliphant) is pulled into the pursuit of psychopathic Outlaw Clement Mansell (portrayed by Boyd Holbrook) in the City of Detroit. For me this was a refreshing Change of Scenery from the original justified. While i didn't like all aspects and few even seemed improbable to me the Show still managed to entertain with a charasmatic Hero and a well played Villain. The climax was a bit weak but overall i'd recommend it for fans of modern day cop/crime shows.… Expand

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Big_BirdSep 9, 2023

Olyphant is great, as he was in the original awesome series, but this feels like a leftover city crime show plot that they needed to boost with some Raylan magic dust. It was leftover for a reason. The baddie is awful (why the underpants?),Olyphant is great, as he was in the original awesome series, but this feels like a leftover city crime show plot that they needed to boost with some Raylan magic dust. It was leftover for a reason. The baddie is awful (why the underpants?), the overweight romantic interest is totally implausible, and thank heavens he put his daughter (his actual one, btw) on that plane home as her voice could bone herring at a hundred paces. Sorry guys, despite the great talent of Mr Olyphant this was a sequel that should have stayed on paper.… Expand

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