I, like you guys, am a HUGE fan of "Justified" and so far, I am heartily disappointed. I watched the great old "Justified" Seasons over and over. Five full times in total. That is a whole lot of livin' in Harlan County. The writing in the original show was perfect- the plot, the actors, the fantastic, complex characters, the INCREDIBLE dialog, the entire sense of "place". And Raylan was the coolest damn character you would ever want to see. Also and most importantly, every person and every situation made TOTAL and BELIEVABLE SENSE! Not so in this new series. The characters are cliched. The plot is standard, same-old 'cop show' material: tough lawyers, dirty judges, weary, old bar owners with secrets. And The Main Bad Guy here wouldn't last a single day in Harlan County! And Raylan, outside of putting the BAD guy temporarily in his place only one time, has not done much of anything. But hopefully, many of these things will get better with time. Hopefully. But Raylan's daughter? Her character is awful and so far the worst part of the show. These are some of her antics. (And we are only one episode into the season!) * Laughing out loud court while her Dad is testifying on the stand, thus incurring the judge's ire and landing both her and Dad in a cell. This makes Dad look like a complete fool. * Leaving the hotel room against Raylan's strict orders and wandering around the demolished, desolate, completely empty parts of Detroit's worst areas ALONE and BY HERSELF- These are places where armed police themselves don't even go. And this is Raylan Givens daughter??? *Leaving the hotel room to meet with the BAD guy who's pretending her Dad sent him by to look after her. And she didn't even think to call Raylan? How did this dumb, naive, totally disobedient and snotty teenager come to leave her phone in the room (while Raylan was desperately trying to call her)? What teenage girl leave a her cellphone home when she leaves? All this makes for totally not-believable situations, poor and cliched dialog and "C-" quality, cop show fare. Raylan has been done a great disservice with this show. He's a fish out of water in Detroit and working in a place where he can't do what he does best- fight crime and criminals like an old western, movie-type hero. Here his hands are tied up with lawyers, warrants and weary cops and really silly daughters. I hope it all gets better!

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