10 TV Villains You Didn't Realise Actually Won

Originally meant to be a one-off appearance, Walton Goggins' portrayal of crazy-eyed master manipulator Boyd Crowder was so well received that he not only lasted more than an episode, he became the main antagonist of the show. He sees great success across the six season run, rising from lowly hillbilly henchman to a feared Kentucky kingpin.

The complex relationship between Boyd and the protagonist, US Marshall Raylan Givens, acts as the anchor to the many bizarre goings on in Harlan and certainly emerges as one of the most compelling aspects of Justified as a whole. Fluctuating between being uneasy allies, cat and mouse, and good ol' southern boys who used to dig coal together; their evolving interplay allowed the writers to delve into the grey areas of morality while keeping things light with the show's famously witty Bluegrass State banter.

Boyd may end up behind bars at the end, but we have seen him thrive in this atmosphere before. The fact of the matter is that he will be right at home among fellow criminals; he never did fit in with polite society despite attempts to prove his superior intellect by vomiting a thesaurus every time he opened his mouth.

In the end, Boyd Crowder managed to escape the one constant of Justified: if you piss off Raylan Givens he will shoot you. That is a victory in itself.