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The Worst Episodes of Deadwood

Every episode of Deadwood ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Deadwood!

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....
Genres:WesternCrimeDrama
Network:HBO

Worst Episodes Summary

"Bullock Returns to the Camp" is the worst rated episode of "Deadwood". It scored 7.9/10 based on 2203 votes. Directed by Michael Engler and written by Jody Worth, it aired on 5/2/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "New Money".

  • Bullock Returns to the Camp
    7.9/102,203 votes
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    #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

  • New Money
    7.9/101,726 votes
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    #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

  • The Trial of Jack McCall
    8.0/102,192 votes
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    #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

  • No Other Sons or Daughters
    8.0/101,945 votes
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    #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

  • Unauthorized Cinnamon
    8.0/101,448 votes
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    #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

  • Leviathan Smiles
    8.0/101,463 votes
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    #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

  • Reconnoitering the Rim
    8.1/102,348 votes
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    #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

  • Plague
    8.1/102,101 votes
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    #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

  • Complications
    8.1/101,662 votes
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    #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

  • Childish Things
    8.1/101,584 votes
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    #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

  • True Colors
    8.1/101,467 votes
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    #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

  • Full Faith and Credit
    8.1/101,466 votes
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    #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

  • A Rich Find
    8.1/101,433 votes
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    #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

  • Deadwood
    8.2/103,277 votes
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    #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

  • Deep Water
    8.2/102,512 votes
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    #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

  • Suffer the Little Children
    8.2/102,239 votes
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    #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

  • A Lie Agreed Upon (2)
    8.2/101,785 votes
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    #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

  • Requiem for a Gleet
    8.2/101,710 votes
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    #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

  • Advances, None Miraculous
    8.2/101,583 votes
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    #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: Daniel Minahan, Gregg Fienberg

    Writer: Sara Hess

  • Amateur Night
    8.2/101,464 votes
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    #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: David Milch, Nick Towne, Zack Whedon

  • Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking
    8.3/101,965 votes
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    #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

  • E.B. Was Left Out
    8.3/101,618 votes
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    #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

  • The Whores Can Come
    8.3/101,581 votes
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    #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: David Milch, Bryan McDonald

  • Tell Your God To Ready For Blood
    8.3/101,594 votes
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    #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

  • I Am Not The Man You Take Me For
    8.4/101,543 votes
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    #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