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Justified, Season 4, Episode 3: “Truth and Consequences” Written by Benjamin Cavell Directed by Jon Avnet Airs Tuesdays at 9pm Et on FX -

In case you hadn’t gotten the memo that Justified‘s fourth season is going to be a vastly different beast from those that came before, “Truth and Consequences” might give us a better sense of just how things are going to operate this time around. For all the rhetorical bluster and speaking in tongues, Joe Mazzello’s Preacher Billy appears to already be out of the picture (though his shifty “sister” remains). Imagine if Robert Quarles had gotten his arm lopped off back in episode 3.3 and you have some idea of what Justified looks like without a Big Bad. While it’s a little sad to see Mazzello off so soon, his last sequence, with Boyd tempting him into a foolish demise, is effective and nicely paced.

While this week’s episode, “Truth and Consequences” was certainly watchable, it was somewhat of a disappointment. Billy died from a snakebite, falling victim to his own blind religious fervor, which seems really premature. Joseph Mazzello really shined as Billy, especially this week, and it is upsetting that his time on the show was so short. Also, Raylan is duped by Lindsay and Randall, who were apparently in cahoots the entire time. Uh, really? Not only is it illogical, it’s not exactly fitting with Raylan’s history as the man least likely to be taken in by the blonde floozie. Raylan is one of the most astute characters on television – nothing gets past him. Also, the Drew Thompson/Waldo Truth mystery is getting boring real fast, y’all… and muddled to boot. The pseudonyms, the drug cartel, whatever… it’s either hard to follow or hard to care about (think, probably...

Justified

Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Patton Oswalt | Created byElmore Leonard, Graham Yost

‘Truth and Consequences’ is a great example of the more novelistic approach that Justified is taking this season. Hell, it’s like reading a greasy, grimy fifty cent paperback. Sure, there’s the overarching plot that starts the season, and has continued on through these episodes but there’s a lot of character moments going on with all the different mini-plots as well. The slower pacing allows for characters to really show out who they are, and dammit a solid pulp mystery is always welcome. In other seasons, the characters would bounce around in each others’ stories, chartering the path of the plot. but now, everyone got their own supper to sing about if you will. Hell, I’m not even certain that Boyd and Raylan have spoken a...

One of the many strengths of Justified is that it's just as engaging when people aren't pointing guns at each other.  The characters are funny and interesting enough that even an action-less episode like "Trust and Consequences" is entertaining as hell.  The threat of violence is oftentimes more fun anyways and there was plenty of that on display, as well as some revelations about Harlan's new preacher, Lindsey the bartender, and the elusive Drew Thompson.  Hit the jump for more. Last week we were introduced to Randall (Robert Baker), pugilist and Lindsey's ex-husband.  Him and Lindsey used to con people together in Florida until one too many guys put their paws on Lindsey.  Randall got sloppy and went to prison - doing time for the both of them, as he puts it.  He's breaking parole by being in Kentucky, but Raylan's a sweetheart so he gives him until 6:00pm...

Spoiler Alert! In this week’s episode of Justified, “Truth and Consequences,” written by Benjamin Cavell and directed by Jon Avnet, Raylan’s underwear drawer got robbed and Boyd’s latest visit to Preacher Billy’s Last Chance Holiness Church came to a tragic end. As he’ll do throughout the season, showrunner Graham Yost takes us inside the writers room. (Read our recap here.)

Entertainment Weekly: So Lindsey (Jenn Lyon) admits to Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) that she used to get close to men to find out what they had to steal so Randall (Robert Barker) could take it, and he still trusted her.

Since the back half of Justified Season 1, I have stated that this show merges self-contained episodic story lines with long running seasonal arc better than any other. I never thought that I'd say this, but through three episodes of season four, the FX drama may be doing it more impressively than ever before.

Not only have the stand alone stories been entertaining, but they have all been linked together seemingly more so than in the past. In the Season 4 premiere, Raylan was making some extra cash when he found the bag and started to inquire about Waldo Truth. In last week's "Where's Waldo?" the Marshals went after truth and subsequently learned about Drew Thompson.

Now, in "Truth and Consequences," they went after Thompson for a majority of the hour.

Everything is pulled together so nicely, but because each hour has its own feel, is its own entity, you never finish...

Before he started work on Season 4 of "Justified," executive producer Graham Yost heard a bunch of questions about who would be this season's Big Bad. So many, he says, that it prompted him to take the show in a different direction.

"Just the way they said that, in that kind of tired, we-know-what-to-expect way -- I thought, Ok, we're not going to do that this year," Yost said in a recent interview. "It was a conscious attempt to mix it up."

Rather than dealing with a new adversary this season, Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is delving into a 30-year-old case (inspired by the "Bluegrass Conspiracy" case in the mid-1980s) involving a fugitive, a bunch of missing drug money and quite possibly his own family. The case has also drawn Raylan's boss, Art (Nick Searcy), out into the field.

"He has sort of a personal connection to [the mystery]," Searcy says. "And,...

By the end of tonight's episode, Raylan is consumed by two mysteries: what happened to Drew Thompson and what happened to Lindsey?

At the beginning of the episode, Lindsey wants to make clear to Raylan that Randall is no longer her husband. She divorced him after he went to prison - again - for getting into a fight defending her. Raylan's concerned, but temptation gives in and he presumably sleeps with her.

Raylan later goes to challenge and potentially provoke Randall into violating his parole -- even after learning he already did when he left the state of Florida. Randall refuses to leave and Raylan plans on visiting him later. When he does, however, he sees that he's already left town.

By the end of tonight's episode, Raylan is consumed by two mysteries: what happened to Drew Thompson and what happened to Lindsey?

At the beginning of the episode, Lindsey wants to make clear to Raylan that Randall is no longer her husband. She divorced him after he went to prison - again - for getting into a fight defending her. Raylan's concerned, but temptation gives in and he presumably sleeps with her.

Raylan later goes to challenge and potentially provoke Randall into violating his parole -- even after learning he already did when he left the state of Florida. Randall refuses to leave and Raylan plans on visiting him later. When he does, however, he sees that he's already left town.

Spoiler Alert! In this week’s episode of Justified, “Where’s Waldo?”, written by Dave Andron and directed by Bill Johnson, the bag mystery deepened as Art (Nick Searcy) suited up with Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) and Tim (Jacob Pitts) to meet Waldo Truth’s family and learned they’re really looking for a pilot named Drew Thompson. And Boyd (Walton Goggins) paid Preacher Billy (Joe Mazzello) a visit and made Wynn Duffy (Jere Burns) a business proposition that he politely/violently refused. As he’ll do throughout the season, showrunner Graham Yost takes us inside the writers room. Read our...

One of the great things about Justified is how often so many things are going on... yet it never feels like too much is going on.

In "Where's Waldo?" our two conflicting protagonists were being pulled in a number of directions, both of which put Raylan and Boyd in some difficult situations early on in the season, but allowed the viewers to watch their struggles with joy.

Raylan, who was noticeably tired all episode long, seemed to have been working a couple more side jobs to make extra cash for the baby, all while dealing with the woes of his full-time gig, trying to figure what the heck was going on with his dad and the Truths and eventually getting blown away by the fact that his new lady friend was actually married.

All of these issues didn't stop Raylan from being Raylan, as we saw at very start when...

Martin Connor has won best editing in a feature film award at the Australian Screen Editors Awards held over the weekend.

Connor won for his work on Burning Man, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. The film is constructed with a non-linear storyline.

Connor and Burning Man beat Jill Bilcock for Mental, Dany Cooper for The Sapphires and Jason Ballantine for Wish You Were Here. Read the full list of nominees.

Roberta Horslie was honoured with a lifetime membership, while Sally Fryer and Lawrence Silvstrin were both accredited with Ase titles.

In the advertising category, Drew Thompson won for his edit of the Volkswagen Tiguan’s commercial, Cross Country.

Full list of winners:

Best Editing, Open Content

Event Zero – Episode 4, Julian Harvey

Best Editing in a Short Film

The Wilding, Anthony Cox

Best Editing in a Music Video

‘Bird on the Buffalo’ – Angus Stone, Peter Barton

Best Editing in a Commercial

Volkswagen...

The Australian Screen Editors Guild announced their 2012 award winners at the seventh annual Ase awards held over the weekend.

Affectionately dubbed .The Ellies,. because of the bronze elephant statues awarded to winners, the ceremony aims to honour achievements in editing across all visual mediums.

Held at Notes in Newtown in Sydney on Saturday December 8, the Ellies drew a strong crowd, capping off what Guild President Jason Ballentine described as being a successful year.

.This has been a brilliant year. I think we can all be proud of our association,. he said.

.The Ase further expanded its national presence and is now active in five States. We continued to increase membership numbers, staged outstanding events and forums, offered free training to Members, broadened The Ellies. Award categories and strengthened our partnerships with other Guilds. It's an incredible achievement given everyone on the Executive and State committees volunteers their time around their 'day jobs',...

The Australian Screen Editors’ Guild has added a new category to include online and new content streams to its awards night and announced the nominees for the 2012 Ase Awards.

The announcement:

The Australian Screen Editors’ (Ase) Guild is dedicated to the pursuit and recognition of excellence in screen editing across all its forms. It aims to highlight the often invisible art of editing to the public while supporting the people who construct our screen narratives frame by frame.

In 2012 the Ase expanded its activities by opening a new Committee in Brisbane, growing the membership base already established in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, and expanding its year-round program of seminars, screenings, masterclasses, training days and mentorships. This year the Ase also celebrated its 10th anniversary of Accreditation, the highest honour the Guild can bestow on an editor.

The culmination of the Guild’s year happens at the annual Ase Awards,...

Screen Australia has announced an investment of $15m on 13 productions, including a German/Australian co-production directed by Cate Shortland and development for Bruce Beresford, Sarah Watt and Phillip Noyce projects.

In terms of films, Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm - which began production without financial support from Screen Australia – is one of the beneficiaries.

Shortland’s co-production Lore will be produced by Liz Watts, Karsten Stöter, Benny Drechsel, Paul Welsh and Gabriele Kranzelbinder and set in 1945 Germany.

The third feature to receive support is Kieran Darcy-Smith’s debut Say Nothing, written in conjuction with Felicity Price and produced by Angie Felder.

TV series The Slap, Cleo and Blood Brother, as well as series two of Spirited. also received financial support.

The agency estimates that these projects will generate production worth $72m.

The projects are:

The Eye Of The Storm

Paper Bark Films Eos Pty Ltd

Executive Producers Jonathan Shteinman,...