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Deadwood S2E6 — Something Very Expensive

8.5

Deadwood•Season 2•Episode 6

Something Very Expensive

8.5/10 · 1,884 votesApr 10, 200551 min

Ranked #4 of 12 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed bySteve Shill

Written bySteve Shill

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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

Steve Shill

Steve Shill

Director

Steve Shill

Steve Shill

Writer

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Casting

L

Libby Goldstein

Casting

James Glennon

James Glennon

Director of Photography

J

Janie Bryant

Costume Design

E

Ernie Bishop

Set Decoration

Johnny Klimek

Johnny Klimek

Original Music Composer

D

David Potts

Art Direction

M

Maria Caso

Production Design

E

Elizabeth Kling

Editor

J

James J. Murakami

Art Direction

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Episode Summary

"Something Very Expensive" is episode 6 of Deadwood season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,884 votes, ranking #4 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Steve Shill and written by Steve Shill, it aired on April 10, 2005.

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