What I’m Watching: Longmire

Longmire: Season 3, Episode 6 “Reports of My Death” (B+)

First of all, let’s give this show a hand for its terrific title. It does reference a pretty fantastic scene and some superb dialogue delivery too. The framework of this episode was very strong, featuring the mystery of who killed the missing man worth millions and whether said man was actually who people believed him to be. What this episode did well was it created a viable suspect who ended up being anything but threatening, setting Ferg up for some serious hurt and instead allowing him the opportunity to be complicit in the real Wells’ escape from his terrible family. It’s hard to determine who was really right or wrong in this situation, but this episode presented the question in a very worthwhile and often entertaining way. Vic going with Branch on his stakeout was an important move and an equally unwelcome one, but at least it’s good that she’s proactively looking out for him and trying to help him before he crosses the line again and gets himself into real trouble. Henry seems hell bent on violating his parole, but for good reason. His tracking of Malachi seemed personal and ill-advised, but instead it revealed something much more vital and unsettling. His apparent complicity in the murder of Walt’s wife is sure to set off a domino effect of worrisome developments in the county, and it will provide Cady with an impetus for being more involved and getting more screentime, which is certainly not a bad thing as things intensify over the course of the coming episodes.