9.1/102,380 votesLoading...#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
9.0/101,724 votesLoading...#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
8.9/101,797 votesLoading...#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
8.9/101,549 votesLoading...#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
8.8/102,461 votesLoading...#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
8.6/102,088 votesLoading...#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
8.6/101,955 votesLoading...#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
8.6/101,644 votesLoading...#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
8.6/101,495 votesLoading...#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
8.5/101,675 votesLoading...#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
8.4/101,543 votesLoading...#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
8.4/101,666 votesLoading...#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
8.3/101,965 votesLoading...#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
8.3/101,618 votesLoading...#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
8.3/101,581 votesLoading...#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
8.3/101,594 votesLoading...#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
8.2/103,277 votesLoading...#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
8.2/102,512 votesLoading...#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
8.2/102,239 votesLoading...#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
8.2/101,785 votesLoading...#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
8.2/101,710 votesLoading...#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
8.2/101,583 votesLoading...#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
8.2/101,464 votesLoading...#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
8.1/102,348 votesLoading...#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
8.1/102,101 votesLoading...#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
The Best Episodes of Deadwood
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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 2380 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".