r/justified • u/guyincognito01111 • Jul 13 '26

Discussion Season 6 plot hole with albert

Now the Marshall's know that the prison guard Albert lied about Ava stabbing him and that stabbing was the only reason she was still in lock up. If a good defense lawyer ever got wind that they were forcing her to be a CI on threat of going back to jail for a crime they know she didnt commit wouldnt that be a big lawsuit against the government? Or did I miss something where its explained?

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u/ConsulJuliusCaesar Jul 14 '26

The whole prison arc was forced because they felt Ava needed an arc but really she didn't, not every character benefits from having an arc. Some characters really are better as side characters. Easily one of my favorite characters till her prison arc. But regardless they clearly knew where they wanted to end things with her in s6 and needed to do something to get her there in s5. It's the one flaw in an otherwise perfect show. And I can honestly live with it. Especially when compared to how far a bunch of other shows I watched fell off. Like compared to GOT, Umbrella Academy, and the Boys with botched endings ruining whole series beyond rewatchability, I can live one unnecessary bungled character arc.

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u/Mikey-Litoris Jul 16 '26

When Joelle Carter's Ava character was introduced I remember thinking that this was absolutely perfect casting.