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Deadwood S2E12 — Boy the Earth Talks To

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Deadwood•Season 2•Episode 12

Boy the Earth Talks To

8.9/10 · 1,990 votesMay 22, 200555 min

Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 2•+0.6 vs season avg

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.

Directed byEd Bianchi

Written byTed Mann, David Milch

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Boy the Earth Talks To

Cast18

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Seth Bullock

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Al Swearengen

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Alma Garret

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

Whitney Ellsworth

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Dan Dority

Dayton Callie

Dayton Callie

Charlie Utter

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Joanie Stubbs

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Amos Cochran

Anna Gunn

Anna Gunn

Martha Bullock

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Sol Star

Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson

Trixie

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

Tom Nuttall

Crew12

T

Ted Mann

Writer

Ed Bianchi

Ed Bianchi

Director

David Milch

David Milch

Writer

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Casting

L

Libby Goldstein

Casting

J

Janie Bryant

Costume Design

E

Ernie Bishop

Set Decoration

Johnny Klimek

Johnny Klimek

Original Music Composer

M

Maria Caso

Production Design

E

Elizabeth Kling

Editor

J

James J. Murakami

Art Direction

Reinhold Heil

Reinhold Heil

Original Music Composer

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Episode Summary

"Boy the Earth Talks To" is episode 12 of Deadwood season 2. It scored 8.9/10 from 1,990 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Ed Bianchi and written by Ted Mann, David Milch, it aired on May 22, 2005.

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