Another main issue in the show has been the Raylan/Ava/Winona triangle. Ava and Winona seem to represent almost a yin and yang: Ava takes action, Winona is often a damsel in distress, Ava is strong and independent, Winona can sometimes come across whiny and needy, etc. One thing I’ve noticed is that this leads to divisive viewer reaction to the two women. Is that something you’re conscious of when you’re writing?
I guess it’s always a concern… with a male-oriented, testosterone-y show. I can’t talk too much about what we’re doing with Ava or Winona this year without gushing spoilers. But, as you saw in 301, Ava is getting to do some take-charge face smashing. And there’s some major stuff with Winona coming up.
As to whether we’re conscious of it? Totally. We read blogs. We had some very long conversations about both of them at the beginning of the season. And thank goodness we have two very talented honest-to-goodness females in the writer’s room.
I’ve gotta ask… personal preference, Ava or Winona? Personally, I’d go with Winona, if only because hanging around Ava seems to increase the odds you will get blasted with a shotgun or kabonged in the head with a skillet, and I try to avoid those kinds of things in general.
Dude, I don’t want to get kabonged with a skillet, or have a bunch of cash stolen from my locker. I plead the 5th.
Come ooonnnnnnnnnnn.
Fiiiine. You know what, Joelle hugged me at the premiere, so I’ll give Ava the edge.
So far this season we’ve been introduced to two new villains: Neal McDonough’s slick mobster character, and the absolutely terrifying Limehouse. I have two questions about this: First of all, I know you can’t give away too much here, but can we expect those two storylines to intersect at some point this year? Second of all, can you please make Limehouse less scary going forward? That speech he gave at the end of episode two? HOLY MOLEY. It gave me the heebie-jeebies. Thanks in advance.
First of all, we don’t cater to pansies. Your name is “Danger,” for f-ck’s sake. Sack up or watch “Burn Notice.” (Ed. note: Jon later pointed out that this would be an excellent slogan for “Justified.” I concur.) We’re not making Limehouse less scary. And yes, Ben Cavell wrote an AWESOME speech for Limehouse at the end of 302.
As for our two villains intersecting, uh, well, I think it’d be pretty dumb if they didn’t, right? That’s all I’ll say.
Carla Gugino was terrific in her “kind of Karen Sisco but named Goodall but really Karen Sisco” guest spot. Did you guys know she was going to be playing the role when you were writing it, or did that all shake down later? And will she be making more appearances this season? I thought the chemistry between her and Timothy Olyphant was great.
Oh, Carla. *Swoon* [sighs]. I never got to meet her. Um, yes, it was written with her in mind, and obviously as a nod to that other Karen from the Leonardverse, whose name we could not use. There is an interview with Ben that I think is going up on the “Justified” blog in the next couple of days where he talks about that character more in-depth.
And to the second question, it’s certainly a character we’d like to see more of, but no, it’s not happening this season.
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This season has been nothing short of a disappointment. choppy editing, muddled storylines, too many new characters right of the bat with no development…and why is wynona still alive. Obviously, the new writers have no idea what made the first two seasons as amazing as they are! If tonight’s episode doesn’t bring back what actually IS “Justified”, I’m out…
If that “he’s the new Marlon Brando” is a reference to the perversion The Wild One did to biker culture… wow. I may just have to get used to posting upside down and backwards amongst the winking and blinking pictures.
So, they’re gonna kill Winona, right? The whole, “Raylan is happy and realizing he wants to be with Winona and raise a family despite director hot-tits giving him the fuck me eyes” is just setting us up to be crushed when they kill Winona off this year.
I don’t care how whiny she is, I would also like to partake in the impregnating her more.
Also, awesome interview!
The youtube thing he mentioned: [www.youtube.com]
I disagree about Limehouse. I thought his character was kind of hokey. His obsession with chemical burns made it seem like his holler had just gotten Fight Club on DVD.
Consider this a warning.
Also Terriers would have been a hit if they had paid up and gotten Eddie from Frasier for their poster, he’s the huge name they needed.
That was a fun read, mainly because I read it on my smartphone while on a rollercoaster WHEEEEEEEEEEE!
That was a really fun read. The level of sycophancy was juuuuuuuuuuuuuust right.
Ahh yes, sycophancy. Or as I like to define it: fawning obsequiousness.
/still has no idea what sycophancy means
Thanks for the backhanded compliment and/or insult!
Verified
Yeah, I was kinda kissing DG’s ass.
– Worley
Hi DG, long time fan, first time commenter on an interview with Jon Worley. Do you maybe want to go out and get muddled strawberry smoothies spiked with absinthe some time? The offer stands for Jon as well as long as he brings GIF’s of early 90′s R and B stars simulating sex with inanimate objects (preferably Michael Bivins).
We were promised bourbon. What’s up with that?
Great work to all parties involved. I enjoy everything Worley is involved with and DG interviewed the hell out of him.
Warmingglow street cred: +10
Great read.
Verified
Thanks for squishing me between 36k boobs and Padma Lakshmi, DG (this is Worley).
Sounds like a fantasy come true my friend.
“Jon Worley here with another great product: THE FLIP-A-BABY.”
Great work, DG. You’re a hell of an interviewer.
Verified
Oldie but a goodie. Also, in case you were wondering the source of the image at the top of this article came from: [5secondfilms.com]
Everytime I see Boyd, the line “Gimme a smoke, hairdo” from trailer park boys pops into my head.
Also, I wish we could mix anal sex Natalie from Californiacation into whiny Natalie on Justified. I guess I just can’t get enough of her pointing out that she let a handsome older man sodomize her in public.
Ummm…Natalie Zea? Anal?
/stroke
While I didn’t care for Director Gump’s performance on 24, looks like he’s gonna kill it as Limehouse.
Nice interview DG.
Outfuckingstanding.
Makes a feller wanna dance!
Thanks, y’all. If you really wanna do me a favor, retweet and share the shit out of it. The better posts like this do traffic-wise, the more likely we are to be able to do more of them.
Also relevant.
I think that gif should be the official +1 for warmingglow.
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So based on this interview, now that a weekend of the flu got me through all the Community episodes on Hulu, I should start this one next.
Great read DG
REAL Journalism?!? Here?!?
Ok! Start the presses!
I loved Terriers and The Chicago Code. Miss them lots, particularly Terriers.
Winona > Ava
If there isn’t slash fiction about them yet, it’s only a matter of time.
39 chapters and counting! Luckily ‘Fire in the Hole’ worked fine as a title.
I’ve not committed myself to a team, but admittedly my ladyparts won’t let me understand a woman who would divorce Raylan Givens for Gary. Boo on that decision, even if she did come to her senses later.
Great work, DG. Now go down to the Wawa and treat yourself to something special.
Excellent work, DG. This was awesome. Any way we can convince Worley to play a counterpart during a Franklin and Bash post someday?
I would get Winona pregnant-er.
Great job, DG.
Put a second baby in there
Well done, DG. Still, kind of sad that you couldn’t incorporate your ZWR work into this interview [image.spreadshirt.com]
And, I’m sad about Terriers all over again.
That was a lovely & interesting read, DG. Well done.
I agree on both counts.
“Terriers” is streaming on Netflix, so you can always watch it and trick your brain into thinking that its still on. That’s what I do and its only SLIGHTLY sad and depressing!
*cuts self*
You wouldn’t GET ka-bonged by a skillet if you didn’t NEED ka-bonged by a skillet. When you will men learn? #TeamAva
RELEVANT.
That has to be extra-emasculating when your name is “Devil”.