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Originally Posted by Team Joffrey
Raylan won't die but he should because he's really just a douche. All he does is use his badge as a weapon then claim the moral high ground. Boyd OTOH is a pimp and should be the one who puts Raylan six feet under (yet he won't). Boyd is a bad dude but at least he's charismatic and knows he's a bad dude. Raylan is as bad as Boyd yet claims otherwise because every time he wants to hurt somebody he thinks he's got the law on his side
I was pretty sloshed when I said this. For the most part it is what I think, but a little brash, and I don't agree with the last sentence. Raylan isn't as bad of a guy as Boyd. But he does have a similar moral compass in that they believe the ends justifies the means. They both have no qualms hurting people they think deserve it. Early-show Boyd was a truly awful person, but late-show Boyd only goes after people who cross him or are already in the crime game. Raylan goes after people who he thinks are breaking the law, but is fine with breaking the law himself if he feels it's necessary. Raylan probably views himself, in a way, like the bad guy the world needs to keep the even badder guys from the door
The multiple meanings are in the name: Justified. Are Raylan's actions truly justified or does he just think they are? It will always be up for debate
As for evidence of Raylan using his badge as a weapon and claiming the moral high ground, I've only watched each episode one time, so I don't remember that many specifics. I assume the whole situation with Raylan having that guy killed and his boss finding out and loathing him and punching him is all the example needed. I also recall him beating on people all the time. He feels justified to stretch the law when he believes that person himself breaks the law
I hope the season opener is Boyd's wife getting her throat cut. Her prison storyline is the worst. This is the Raylan vs Boyd show now. Boyd's development has been so incredible that he's stealing the show from Raylan, and this makes a true rivalry where there isn't a clear protagonist or clear antagonist. That's probably the reason I still watch. The production is good and the chicks drip sex, but its Boyd's awesomeness that sets the show above most others