Beautifully filmed and superbly acted, this series is one that gets better as the story continues from season to season. Many characters in the series come and go--and there many casualties through the violent themes associated with the main characters-- namely the U.S. Marshall Service. Timothy Olyphant is excellent in the lead role--sort of an updated Harry Callaghan--but it is the seamy criminals assembled who confront him in each episode that drive the series. There is clever and quick dialogue and bits of humor throughout. Season 4 of "Justified" is highly recommended.

The entire season is in search of a federal fugitive who until a discovery by Raylan was thought to be dead. The storyline is an interesting twist on the Bluegrass conspiracy that took place in Kentucky during the 70s and 80s. It was uncovered when Drew Thornton was found dead on someone's driveway with quite a bit of cocaine strapped to him. His parachute failed when he jumped out of his plane with the cocaine he was smuggling. In the series Justified they changed his name to Drew Thompson and made up the story he faked his own death and proceeded to look for him. There wasn't much in the series about the specifics of the Bluegrass Conspiracy but it was enjoyable to see how they changed enough of it to make it look like it could have happened the way it was portrayed in the show. My only problem with the series is it doesn't really look like Kentucky or Lexington at all the places that they are shooting in California.

Talking about the physical aspects of this first, the case is somewhat heavy duty and I feel safe that it will not be damaged without some effort. The material of the slipcase allowed for a smooth and easy removal of the stickers that were on the front cover. In regards to the plot and the actors, there are continuing to be as great and as I want them to be. While Timothy Olyphant epitomizes the old school lawman with Raylan Givens, I feel that in this and the last season, the real breakout character is Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). He has a complexity that makes him so dynamic. My last note is a small one but one that I feel strongly about. I am so happy that they ended the season playing the song "You'll never leave Leave Harlan Alive". They did not do that at the end of the third season, and I really feel like they should have. However I am glad that they rectified it.

Rating a DVD is really not about the disc other than sound and picture, both of which are excellent. The real meat is the content which in this case is the 4th season(13 episodes) of the Emmy Award winning series "Justified" Starring Timothy Olyphant as unconventional U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens and a host of characters developed from crime novelist Elmore Leonard. The disc includes 6 special features including commentary, out takes, deleted scenes and other shorts adding insight into the series. There is a lot of entertainment here.

I have Justified seasons 1-3 so I figured the story would evolve from that. I like this season much like the others because it takes random events from the lives of the characters to build this season into what it is. The main character is again himself, witty and then serious at times, which makes for a pretty good hero. The peripheral characters all play their roles prominently and you somewhat know what to expect from them. Being set in Kentucky, I like how they actually use Southern drawl instead of using speech you'd hear in say, California during their acting. I'd recommend the show.