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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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  1. Background image for Sold Under Sin
    9.1/10(2.5k votes)

    #1 - Sold Under Sin

    S1:E12

    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.

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    Writer:Ted Mann
  2. Background image for Boy the Earth Talks To
    8.9/10(1.9k votes)

    #2 - Boy the Earth Talks To

    S2:E12

    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.

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  3. Background image for Here Was a Man
    8.8/10(2.6k votes)

    #3 - Here Was a Man

    S1:E4

    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.

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  4. Background image for Mister Wu
    8.6/10(2.2k votes)

    #4 - Mister Wu

    S1:E10

    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.

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  5. Background image for A Lie Agreed Upon (1)
    8.6/10(2.0k votes)

    #5 - A Lie Agreed Upon (1)

    S2:E1

    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.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  6. Background image for Amalgamation and Capital
    8.6/10(1.7k votes)

    #6 - Amalgamation and Capital

    S2:E9

    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.

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  8. Background image for Something Very Expensive
    8.5/10(1.8k votes)

    #7 - Something Very Expensive

    S2:E6

    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.

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    Director:Steve Shill
  9. Background image for Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking
    8.3/10(2.0k votes)

    #8 - Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Ricky Jay
  10. Background image for E.B. Was Left Out
    8.3/10(1.7k votes)

    #9 - E.B. Was Left Out

    S2:E7

    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.

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  11. Background image for The Whores Can Come
    8.3/10(1.6k votes)

    #10 - The Whores Can Come

    S2:E11

    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.

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  12. Background image for A Two-Headed Beast
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #11 - A Two-Headed Beast

    S3:E5

    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.

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    8.2/10(3.4k votes)

    #12 - Deadwood

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Walter Hill
  14. Background image for Deep Water
    8.2/10(2.6k votes)

    #13 - Deep Water

    S1:E2

    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.

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  15. Background image for Suffer the Little Children
    8.2/10(2.3k votes)

    #14 - Suffer the Little Children

    S1:E8

    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.

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  16. Background image for A Lie Agreed Upon (2)
    8.2/10(1.9k votes)

    #15 - A Lie Agreed Upon (2)

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Jody Worth
  17. Background image for Requiem for a Gleet
    8.2/10(1.8k votes)

    #16 - Requiem for a Gleet

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Alan Taylor
    Writer:Ted Mann
  18. Background image for Advances, None Miraculous
    8.2/10(1.7k votes)

    #17 - Advances, None Miraculous

    S2:E10

    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.

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  19. Background image for Reconnoitering the Rim
    8.1/10(2.4k votes)

    #18 - Reconnoitering the Rim

    S1:E3

    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.

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  20. Background image for Plague
    8.1/10(2.2k votes)

    #19 - Plague

    S1:E6

    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.

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  21. Background image for Complications
    8.1/10(1.7k votes)

    #20 - Complications

    S2:E5

    Doc Cochran advises Dan and Johnny how to help Swearengen's recovery. Thriving business at a new brothel leads to a startling discovery by Tolliver. Merrick gets a scoop from Yankton about gold claims. Bullock's badge comes in handy for Commissioner Jarry.

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  22. Background image for Childish Things
    8.1/10(1.7k votes)

    #21 - Childish Things

    S2:E8

    Wolcott reports his gold-claim acquisitions to his employer, George Hearst, and Nuttall shows off his new bicycle. Meanwhile, Miss Isringhausen reaches an agreement with Swearengen, who also meets with Bullock to discuss alternatives to annexation.

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  23. Background image for The Trial of Jack McCall
    8.0/10(2.3k votes)

    #22 - The Trial of Jack McCall

    S1:E5

    The town buries its most famous casualty while the man responsible is tried in Swearengen's saloon. Trixie helps a widowed Alma care for an orphan. Doc warns of an impending epidemic.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  24. Background image for No Other Sons or Daughters
    8.0/10(2.0k votes)

    #23 - No Other Sons or Daughters

    S1:E9

    Swearengen makes an effort to set up an informal government. Anna and Bullock discuss Ellsworth. Jane receives a job offer from Utter. Tolliver agrees to let Stubbs strike out on her own.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  25. Background image for True Colors
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #24 - True Colors

    S3:E3

    A dandy arrives by stage coach and immediately begins exploring how to bring culture to the camp, Alma and Hearst negotiate business, and Hearst's Aunt Lou comes to camp.

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  26. Background image for Bullock Returns to the Camp
    7.9/10(2.3k votes)

    #25 - Bullock Returns to the Camp

    S1:E7

    Bullock's vigilantism makes new enemies. Utter returns to Deadwood to say goodbye to an old friend. Teenage siblings arrive on a quest to find their father. Alma holds on to her late husband's claim despite another offer from Farnum.

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    Writer:Jody Worth

Best Episodes Summary

"Sold Under Sin" is the best rated episode of "Deadwood". It scored 9.1/10 based on 2485 votes. Directed by Davis Guggenheim and written by Ted Mann, it aired on 6/13/2004. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Boy the Earth Talks To".