The justified character you’ve probably forgotten played by Chadwick Boseman

Unfortunately, Chadwick Boseman’s Ralph “Flex” Beeman was never able to achieve his dream of becoming a successful magician. But it wasn’t Raylan Givens who put the young man down. Instead, it was fellow US Marshal Rachel Brooks (Erica Tazel) who shot Beeman after pointing a gun at her brother-in-law Clinton Moss (Larenz Tate), whose criminal history left deep wounds in Rachel, their sister (and Clinton’s wife). ) whom he had killed in a car accident years earlier.

“For Blood or Money” revolves in part around Moss’ attempts to flee the scene of a murder he commits in a transitional home, and at one point he meets up with “employee” and drug dealer Beeman in hopes of getting a trip Middle. When Beeman rejects him, Moss shoots him in the hand, causing Beeman to draw his own gun and hold Moss at gunpoint, eventually leading to the climactic shootout that claims Beeman’s life and Boseman from the larger Justified storyline. universe eliminated.

In his most famous role as Wakanda’s champion Black Panther, Boseman is a majestic and noble superhero and statesman, while Flex gave the actor a chance to show his range in a character quite different from T’Challa. And it’s exciting to see a movie star in the making in an excellent early episode of Justified.