The Best Episodes of Deadwood Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(2123 votes)

   #1 - A Lie Agreed Upon (1)

   S2:E13/6/2005

   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

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   Director:Ed Bianchi

   Writer:David Milch
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   8.2/10(1938 votes)

   #2 - A Lie Agreed Upon (2)

   S2:E23/13/2005

   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

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   Director:Ed Bianchi

   Writer:Jody Worth
3. 

   7.9/10(1877 votes)

   #3 - New Money

   S2:E33/20/2005

   Swearengen's deteriorating health worries his employees. Alma ponders a real-estate move after surveying her operation. A mining-company agent makes his presence known. Maddie lets Joanie in on a secret about their first client.

   Director:Steve Shill

   Writer:Elizabeth Sarnoff

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   Director:Steve Shill

   Writer:Elizabeth Sarnoff
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   8.2/10(1863 votes)

   #4 - Requiem for a Gleet

   S2:E43/27/2005

   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

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   Director:Alan Taylor

   Writer:Ted Mann
5. 

   8.1/10(1812 votes)

   #5 - Complications

   S2:E54/3/2005

   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.

   Director:Gregg Fienberg

   Writer:Victoria Morrow

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   Director:Gregg Fienberg

   Writer:Victoria Morrow
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   8.5/10(1827 votes)

   #6 - Something Very Expensive

   S2:E64/10/2005

   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

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   Director:Steve Shill

   Writer:Steve Shill
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   8.3/10(1766 votes)

   #7 - E.B. Was Left Out

   S2:E74/17/2005

   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

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   Director:Michael Almereyda

   Writer:Jody Worth
8. 

   8.0/10(1726 votes)

   #8 - Childish Things

   S2:E84/24/2005

   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.

   Director:Tim Van Patten

   Writer:Regina Corrado

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   Director:Tim Van Patten

   Writer:Regina Corrado
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   8.6/10(1792 votes)

   #9 - Amalgamation and Capital

   S2:E95/1/2005

   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

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   Director:Ed Bianchi

   Writer:Elizabeth Sarnoff
10. 

    8.2/10(1721 votes)

    #10 - Advances, None Miraculous

    S2:E105/8/2005

    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.

    Directors:Gregg Fienberg, Daniel Minahan

    Writer:Sara Hess

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    Directors:Gregg Fienberg, Daniel Minahan

    Writer:Sara Hess
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    8.3/10(1713 votes)

    #11 - The Whores Can Come

    S2:E115/15/2005

    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.

    Directors:Gregg Fienberg, Ed Bianchi

    Writers:David Milch, Bryan McDonald

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    Directors:Gregg Fienberg, Ed Bianchi

    Writers:David Milch, Bryan McDonald
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    8.9/10(1936 votes)

    #12 - Boy the Earth Talks To

    S2:E125/22/2005

    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

    Writers:Ted Mann, David Milch

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    Director:Ed Bianchi

    Writers:Ted Mann, David Milch