The Worst 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. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Deadwood" is "Bullock Returns to the Camp", rated 7.9/10 from 2188 user votes. It was directed by Michael Engler and written by Jody Worth. "Bullock Returns to the Camp" aired on 5/2/2004 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "New Money".
7.9/10 2,188 votes#1 - Bullock Returns to the Camp
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/2/2004
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.
Director: Michael Engler
Writer: Jody Worth
7.9/10 1,708 votes#2 - New Money
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2005
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
8.0/10 2,177 votes#3 - The Trial of Jack McCall
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2004
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.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: John Belluso
8.0/10 1,928 votes#4 - No Other Sons or Daughters
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/16/2004
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.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: George Putnam
8.0/10 1,441 votes#5 - Unauthorized Cinnamon
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/23/2006
A meeting of the elders occurs with surprising results, Doc's absence is noted by Swearengen, Alma battles her addiction, and Sol offers Trixie something she never expected.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Mark Tinker
8.0/10 1,457 votes#6 - Leviathan Smiles
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2006
The letter is published, Wyatt Earp hits town, delays continue with the theater, and Hearst makes a move.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Kem Nunn
8.1/10 2,329 votes#7 - 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
8.1/10 2,086 votes#8 - 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
8.1/10 1,649 votes#9 - Complications
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2005
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
8.1/10 1,574 votes#10 - Childish Things
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2005
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
8.1/10 1,460 votes#11 - True Colors
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2006
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.
Director: Gregg Fienberg
Writer: Ted Mann, Regina Corrado, David Milch
8.1/10 1,459 votes#12 - Full Faith and Credit
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/2/2006
Alma presides over the bank's grand opening, the feud over the livery between Steve and Hostetler tests Bullock's patience, Swearengen taps Adams to negotiate with Hearst, and Joanie has reservations about Langrishe's offer to buy her place.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Ted Mann, David Milch
8.1/10 1,427 votes#13 - A Rich Find
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/16/2006
Hearst's feathers are ruffled, Aunt Lou's son comes to town, and Bullock and Swearengen make a decision.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Alix Lambert
8.2/10 3,254 votes#14 - 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
8.2/10 2,488 votes#15 - 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
8.2/10 2,222 votes#16 - 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
8.2/10 1,765 votes#17 - 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
8.2/10 1,695 votes#18 - 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
8.2/10 1,575 votes#19 - 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: Gregg Fienberg, Daniel Minahan
Writer: Sara Hess
8.2/10 1,457 votes#20 - 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: Nick Towne, Zack Whedon, David Milch
8.3/10 1,949 votes#21 - 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
8.3/10 1,609 votes#22 - 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
8.3/10 1,573 votes#23 - 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: Bryan McDonald, David Milch
8.3/10 1,589 votes#24 - 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
8.4/10 1,535 votes#25 - 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