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The Best Episodes of Deadwood

Every episode of Deadwood ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Deadwood!

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people....
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Network:HBO

Best Episodes Summary

"Sold Under Sin" is the best rated episode of "Deadwood". It scored 9.1/10 based on 2387 votes. Directed by Davis Guggenheim and written by Ted Mann, it aired on 6/13/2004. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Two-Headed Beast".

  • Sold Under Sin
    9.1/102,387 votes
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    #1 - Sold Under Sin

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/2004

    In the first-season finale, Farnum and Tolliver take advantage of the arrival of a U.S. Army general. Adams teaches Clagett a thing or two about loyalty. Bullock reacts when Alma's father states his intentions regarding her claim.

    Director: Davis Guggenheim

    Writer: Ted Mann

  • A Two-Headed Beast
    9.0/101,728 votes
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    #2 - A Two-Headed Beast

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2006

    Tolliver looks for a representative, the Captain calls Dan out, Swearengen continues to be perplexed by Hearst's moves, and Alma and Ellsworth's relationship takes a turn.

    Director: Daniel Minahan

    Writer: David Milch

  • Boy the Earth Talks To
    8.9/101,801 votes
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    #3 - Boy the Earth Talks To

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/22/2005

    Mining magnate George Hearst arrives while the camp is preparing for a celebration. Yankton officials react to a Swearengen power play. Violence erupts among the town's Chinese population.

    Director: Ed Bianchi

    Writer: Ted Mann, David Milch

  • The Catbird Seat
    8.9/101,553 votes
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    #4 - The Catbird Seat

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/20/2006

    Another attack is made at Hearst's behest, Harry and Bullock travel to Sturgis for campaigning, and there's unrest in Langrishe's troupe.

    Director: Gregg Fienberg

    Writer: Bernadette McNamara

  • Here Was a Man
    8.8/102,463 votes
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    #5 - Here Was a Man

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2004

    Alma asks Hickok to investigate the tragic fallout of her husband's gold claim purchase. McCall plots revenge after being humiliated at poker. Charlie Utter departs camp for Cheyenne. Doc Cochran makes a house call to the Bella Union.

    Director: Alan Taylor

    Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff

  • Mister Wu
    8.6/102,092 votes
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    #6 - Mister Wu

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/2004

    Swearengen receives a double dose of irritation when a drug supply is stolen and bad news arrives from a nearby town. Rev. Smith is an unlikely customer at the Gem. Merrick hatches an idea for Deadwood's first club.

    Director: Daniel Minahan

    Writer: Bryan McDonald

  • A Lie Agreed Upon (1)
    8.6/101,958 votes
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    #7 - A Lie Agreed Upon (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2005

    Bullock and Swearengen settle their most recent score with a bloody brawl, and Joanie welcomes her new business partner---with or without Cy's blessing. Also: a stagecoach brings important passengers; and Utter and Bullock investigate a shooting at Tom Nuttall's.

    Director: Ed Bianchi

    Writer: David Milch

  • Amalgamation and Capital
    8.6/101,649 votes
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    #8 - Amalgamation and Capital

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2005

    Wolcott draws Utter's ire during the questioning of a suspect. Merrick is overzealous in re-establishing his newspaper. Fields and Hostetler have little luck with a wild horse. Swearengen alters his agreement with Miss Isringhausen.

    Director: Ed Bianchi

    Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff

  • A Constant Throb
    8.6/101,497 votes
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    #9 - A Constant Throb

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/13/2006

    Swearengen is spurred to action when a prominent camp member is attacked, Langrishe makes arrangements for his theater, and Jane has an epiphany.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: W. Earl Brown

  • Something Very Expensive
    8.5/101,681 votes
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    #10 - Something Very Expensive

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2005

    Merrick gives a schoolteacher a tour of the camp. An influx of Chinese labor enters the workforce. Swearengen is finally able to honor appointments. Alma suggests the idea of a bank; and Bullock insults the owner of a gold claim.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Steve Shill

  • I Am Not The Man You Take Me For
    8.4/101,548 votes
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    #11 - I Am Not The Man You Take Me For

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2006

    Campaign speeches are rescheduled, Sol makes an investment, Alma's condition worsens, and Hearst starts a deadly game with Swearengen.

    Director: Daniel Attias

    Writer: Regina Corrado, David Milch

  • Tell Him Something Pretty
    8.4/101,670 votes
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    #12 - Tell Him Something Pretty

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 8/27/2006

    Election day arrives, Hearst has his revenge, Sol and Trixie have it out, and Tolliver releases rage at his impotence.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Ted Mann

  • Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking
    8.3/101,968 votes
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    #13 - Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2004

    Adams helps Swearengen out of a jam. Jewel seeks out Doc for treatment. Leon and Eddie go back to work for Cy. Alma's father arrives from New York. The camp's choice for a sheriff doesn't please Bullock.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Ricky Jay

  • E.B. Was Left Out
    8.3/101,624 votes
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    #14 - E.B. Was Left Out

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2005

    Alma and Bullock discuss the camp's financial future. Swearengen shares news about an important visitor. Wolcott seeks to make a deal with Utter involving Wild Bill Hickok's last letter. Tolliver relies on Lee's expertise.

    Director: Michael Almereyda

    Writer: Jody Worth

  • The Whores Can Come
    8.3/101,585 votes
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    #15 - The Whores Can Come

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/15/2005

    Jarry worries that Bullock and George Hearst will side with Montana on the annexation issue and a showdown looms between Wu and Lee. Andy Cramed holds his first religious service, though he doesn't count on Tolliver's participation.

    Director: Ed Bianchi, Gregg Fienberg

    Writer: David Milch, Bryan McDonald

  • Tell Your God To Ready For Blood
    8.3/101,598 votes
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    #16 - Tell Your God To Ready For Blood

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/2006

    Elections are just days away, and Bullock lets his temper get away from him. Alma's pregnancy is not progressing as expected, and Swearengen baits Hearst.

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Ted Mann, David Milch

  • Deadwood
    8.2/103,284 votes
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    #17 - Deadwood

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2004

    Former Montana marshal Seth Bullock starts a hardware business for miners, and the arrival of Wild Bill Hickok creates a stir. Meanwhile, a corrupt saloon owner brokers a land claim for a wealthy New Yorker.

    Director: Walter Hill

    Writer: David Milch

  • Deep Water
    8.2/102,517 votes
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    #18 - Deep Water

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/28/2004

    Calamity Jane helps Doc protect a young girl who survived a recent massacre. New Yorker Brom Garret realizes he may not be cut out for prospecting. Dan mulls over a difficult order from Al Swearengen.

    Director: Davis Guggenheim

    Writer: Malcolm MacRury

  • Suffer the Little Children
    8.2/102,241 votes
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    #19 - Suffer the Little Children

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2004

    A much-needed vaccine arrives in Deadwood. There are rumblings of a treaty with the Sioux. Swearengen is reluctant to accept advice from Farnum while Trixie is away. Alma reconsiders her plans for her gold claim. Stubbs learns an important lesson from Tolliver.

    Director: Daniel Minahan

    Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff

  • A Lie Agreed Upon (2)
    8.2/101,788 votes
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    #20 - A Lie Agreed Upon (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2005

    Calamity Jane returns to camp; Swearengen nurses his wounds while Dan and Johnny await Bullock's next move; Joanie and Maddie prepare their new place of business; Alma is asked to make a decision about her future. Maddie: Alice Krige. Adams: Titus Welliver.

    Director: Ed Bianchi

    Writer: Jody Worth

  • Requiem for a Gleet
    8.2/101,717 votes
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    #21 - Requiem for a Gleet

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2005

    Alma fires Miss Isringhausen as her ward's tutor. Bullock struggles with domestic life. Cochran suggests a risky surgical procedure for an ailing Swearengen. Dority deals with a former associate's robbery proposal.

    Director: Alan Taylor

    Writer: Ted Mann

  • Advances, None Miraculous
    8.2/101,587 votes
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    #22 - Advances, None Miraculous

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/8/2005

    Cochran's ominous prognosis puts the camp on alert. Smallpox survivor Andy Cramed returns as a minister. Swearengen asks an unlikely pair to pull a scam on Commissioner Jarry. Martha Bullock has second thoughts about staying in Deadwood.

    Director: Daniel Minahan, Gregg Fienberg

    Writer: Sara Hess

  • Amateur Night
    8.2/101,466 votes
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    #23 - Amateur Night

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/6/2006

    An Amateur Night is organized by the new theater troupe, Pinkertons hit town, the students move to their new school, and Hearst makes another move regarding the elections.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: David Milch, Nick Towne, Zack Whedon

  • Reconnoitering the Rim
    8.1/102,352 votes
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    #24 - Reconnoitering the Rim

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2004

    Believing he's been duped, Brom Garret threatens to call the Pinkertons on Swearengen. Star and Bullock finally reach a deal on their hardware-store property. A new gambling outfit arrives from Chicago.

    Director: Davis Guggenheim

    Writer: Jody Worth

  • Plague
    8.1/102,102 votes
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    #25 - Plague

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2004

    Bullock's form of vigilante justice meets resistance from the locals. The town fathers band together to fight an epidemic. Farnum reluctantly agrees to keep an eye on Alma and Trixie. Swearengen adds journalist to his colorful résumé.

    Director: Davis Guggenheim

    Writer: Malcolm MacRury