The care the writers take with the characters, taking them on arcs that are unlikely and unpredictable but totally believable, shines through with their female characters - and encapsulated by this season's time with Abby Miller's whore-with-a-heart-of-gold (but otherwise entertainingly dim) Ellen May. She means well. She's not trying to make trouble. She's just a little girl lost.
All of the above sound like I'm making excuses for a character I have the hots for. (Besides not being my type) Ellen May is all of the above, and Miller's portrayal captures perfectly an innocence that's not quite been lost or buried, and the Story of Ellen May is that much more gripping for it.
After a third season that just couldn't compare with its preceding cuticle-gnawing sophomore season, season four might be where the makers of Justified elevate the show to all-time greatness.
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