masterpug53 posted...
Both my parents are huge fans of Justified, so Goggins did most of heavy lifting there. The soundtrack and retro aesthetics did the rest, she's a sucker for 50's Americana and classic movies.
Oh shoot, now that you mention it Im pretty sure she was really into Justified as well. Ill have to make sure she knows hes in it.
I watched the first two eps on my own, and was confident enough that they'd like it if they gave it a chance; so I just asked that they give it a shot with the first two eps, then give me their honestly opinions on whether or not they wanted to stick with it. My mom was the most interested in sticking with it; my dad's got too much of that underlying father-knows-best pride to admit to liking anything that I recommend, lol. Thankfully it ended up being one of those shows that only got better as the season went on, so by the end she really enjoyed it and is looking forward to S2.
Haha, my parents were always like that too but it kind of withered away as they got older and Im thankful I got to share some of my favorite movies with them (Dad passed away a few years ago), even some stuff I never could have imagined them watching when they were younger.
They also admitted that it helped that I was there to explain certain facets of the lore to them out of the gate. Having seen the entire season I can see why the showrunners told / revealed things the way they did, but imo the first ep's still a
little
bit shaky in onboarding people who are new to the franchise.
Any (spoiler-tagged, of course) tips on what might need explaining? Ive watched the whole season too and nothing in particular is coming to mind. Thanks in advance and thank you as well for the other advice youve given!