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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....

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  1. Background image for Deadwood
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    #1 - Deadwood

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Walter Hill
  2. Background image for Leviathan Smiles
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Leviathan Smiles

    S3:E8

    The letter is published, Wyatt Earp hits town, delays continue with the theater, and Hearst makes a move.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Kem Nunn
  3. Background image for The Catbird Seat
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #3 - The Catbird Seat

    S3:E11

    Another attack is made at Hearst's behest, Harry and Bullock travel to Sturgis for campaigning, and there's unrest in Langrishe's troupe.

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  4. Background image for Plague
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Plague

    S1:E6

    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.

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  5. Background image for Bullock Returns to the Camp
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Bullock Returns to the Camp

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Writer:Jody Worth
  6. Background image for Tell Him Something Pretty
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Tell Him Something Pretty

    S3:E12

    Election day arrives, Hearst has his revenge, Sol and Trixie have it out, and Tolliver releases rage at his impotence.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Ted Mann
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  8. Background image for Deep Water
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Deep Water

    S1:E2

    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.

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  9. Background image for The Trial of Jack McCall
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #8 - The Trial of Jack McCall

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  10. Background image for A Constant Throb
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #9 - A Constant Throb

    S3:E10

    Swearengen is spurred to action when a prominent camp member is attacked, Langrishe makes arrangements for his theater, and Jane has an epiphany.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
  11. Background image for No Other Sons or Daughters
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #10 - No Other Sons or Daughters

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  12. Background image for The Whores Can Come
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Whores Can Come

    S2:E11

    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.

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  13. Background image for Suffer the Little Children
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Suffer the Little Children

    S1:E8

    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.

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  14. Background image for Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Ricky Jay
  15. Background image for Unauthorized Cinnamon
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Unauthorized Cinnamon

    S3:E7

    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.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
  16. Background image for Reconnoitering the Rim
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Reconnoitering the Rim

    S1:E3

    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.

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  17. Background image for New Money
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #16 - New Money

    S2:E3

    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.

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  18. Background image for Childish Things
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Childish Things

    S2:E8

    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.

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  19. Background image for Advances, None Miraculous
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Advances, None Miraculous

    S2:E10

    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.

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  20. Background image for I Am Not The Man You Take Me For
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #19 - I Am Not The Man You Take Me For

    S3:E2

    Campaign speeches are rescheduled, Sol makes an investment, Alma's condition worsens, and Hearst starts a deadly game with Swearengen.

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  21. Background image for A Rich Find
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #20 - A Rich Find

    S3:E6

    Hearst's feathers are ruffled, Aunt Lou's son comes to town, and Bullock and Swearengen make a decision.

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    Director:Tim Hunter
  22. Background image for Amateur Night
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Amateur Night

    S3:E9

    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.

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  23. Background image for A Lie Agreed Upon (2)
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #22 - A Lie Agreed Upon (2)

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Jody Worth
  24. Background image for Requiem for a Gleet
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Requiem for a Gleet

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Alan Taylor
    Writer:Ted Mann
  25. Background image for Complications
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Complications

    S2:E5

    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.

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    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #25 - E.B. Was Left Out

    S2:E7

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Deadwood" is the worst rated episode of "Deadwood". It scored 7/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Walter Hill and written by David Milch, it aired on 3/21/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Leviathan Smiles".