Deadwood

2004
4.4
9 reviews
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Deadwood: Season 2 episodes (12)

1 A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1
06/03/05
Season-only
Silas brings Al bad news about the new division of the hill country. In the meantime a shooting at Tom Nuttall's saloon requires the Sheriff's presence. Insulted by Swearengen and in defence of Alma's honor, the latter and Seth Bullock engage in a violent fight.
2 A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 2
13/03/05
Season-only
In the aftermath of the fight, Al enquires about Seth's condition. Meanwhile, the Sheriff is concerned about his future with Alma, not knowing what he should do now that his wife and son have arrived in camp. At the same time he is determined to return to Al, to recover his badge and gun.
3 New Money
20/03/05
Season-only
Francis Wolcott, agent for the mining magnate George Hearst arrives in Deadwood. Al's condition severely deteriorates from his kidney stones; enclosed in his room and unable to speak, nobody knows how ill he is. Farnum tries to con Wolcott by lying about the contents of Hickok's letter.
4 Requiem for a Gleet
27/03/05
Season-only
Wolcott is confronted by Ellsworth for snooping around Alma Garret's gold claim. Doc Cochran tells Al that his situation is critical and that they have to act, giving him the unpleasant options he has to choose from. Commissioner Jarry comes into camp bearing news about the gold claims.
5 Complications
03/04/05
Season-only
As a convalescing Swearengen bridles, Cochran schools Burns and Dority how best to assist his recovery. Alma is also feeling unwell, mornings. Unexpected profits at the Chez Ami lead Tolliver to an unexpected discovery about Wolcott. Merrick posts a provocative statement from Yankton on title to the claims; Bullock protects Commissioner Jarry from an angry mob.
6 Something Very Expensive
10/04/05
Season-only
Alma proposes forming a bank, and looks to familiar faces to run it. To test himself, Swearengen grants audience to a long line of supplicants; talks with Farnum and Miss Isringhausen prove most illuminating. The arrival of low-priced Chinese whores begins the next phase in Tolliver and Wolcott's arrangement.
7 E. B. Was Left Out
17/04/05
Season-only
Tolliver wrecked Merrick's newspaper office in retribution for not publishing the county commissioner's notice. Con Stapleton and Leon are having difficulty generating business for Tolliver's new Chinese whores. Utter learns that Wolcott is in possession of Hickok's last letter. Joanie returns to Tolliver to "turn tricks".
8 Childish Things
24/04/05
Season-only
Wolcott offers on a rich claim operated by two ornery brothers, and reports to Hearst on their progress overall. Nuttall proudly unveils his new "Bone-Shaker" bicycle--but some doubt he can ride it. Swearengen and Bullock discuss alternatives to annexing the Hills to Dakota. Miss Isringhausen strikes a deal with Swearengen.
9 Amalgamation and Capitol
01/05/05
Season-only
Eagar for the latest news from Yankton, Swearengen enlists Farnum to keep tabs on Blazanov and his telegrams, and admonishes Merrick for over-hyping the Montana rumors in his paper. Wolcott gets a new moniker; Jane and Joanie continue their unlikely alliance; Sweargengen strikes a departure deal with Miss Isringhausen.
10 Advances, None Miraculous
08/05/05
Season-only
The camp waits vigil for Doc Cochran's prognosis of William Bullock. Martha regrets her move to Deadwood after her son is severely injured. Commisioner Jarry returns to Deadwood to discuss possible annexation with Swearengen, who then asks Sol Star to school Silas Adams on Montana policy. Trixie forces Alma to make a decision on Ellsworth's proposal.
11 The Whores Can Come
15/05/05
Season-only
Bullock's corroboration of the Montana offers complicates Commissioner Jarry's counter-efforts - and sends Blazanov's telegram lines to Yankton to overdrive. Swearengen uses a Deadwood tragedy to delay an altercation between Wu and Lee, while buying time to improve his own standing with the Hearst delegation.
12 Boy The Earth Talks To
21/05/18
Season-only
Swearengen's shrewd manipulation of the rumor mill pays off in a Yankton counter-offer that requires only slight amending. Meanwhile, George Hearst's arrival in Deadwood has shaken up the camp's status quo from Wu to Farnum to Wolcott. Tolliver, for his part, seeks to avoid marginalization by offering the tycoon damning nuggets about his engineer's nasty habits.

About this show

In an age of plunder and greed, the richest gold strike in American History draws a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement where everything – and everyone – has a price. Welcome to Deadwood…a hell of a place to make your fortune.

The story begins two weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn, combining fictional and real-life characters and events in an epic morality tale. Located in the Black Hills Indian Cession, the "town" of Deadwood is an illegal settlement, a violent and uncivilized outpost that attracts a colorful array of characters looking to get rich – from outlaws and entrepreneurs to ex-soldiers and racketeers, Chinese laborers, prostitutes, city dudes and gunfighters.

Among the settlers are ex-lawman Seth Bullock, the legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok, and Machiavellian saloon owner Al Swearengen.

With its unflinching realism, adult themes and wickedly inventive storylines, DEADWOOD is an intense, character-driven drama that takes elements of the traditional western and turns them upside down.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
9 reviews
Tom Fury Zero News
20 December 2022
One of the best shows EVER,. This show could easily be up for the best sets, the best portrayal of the west, acting, writing and attention to detail. It is full of the most vulgar language mixed with an old english, they make the vulgar sound like poetry The only reason it gets 4 stars is because due to costs and studio disputes(despite a lot of fiction) the true story it was trying to tell was set up. But it ended. a film made recently to complete it, skips deadwoods biggest events. shame
Suzanne Edgington
28 November 2021
Love this!!
Michael Connell (Swegin)
21 June 2018
The best show ever written.