By this episode I loved Al. He’s not the bad guy I first thought. The mercy killing of the Rev. was an incredible scene and said so much. TV brilliance.
So glad you came around on Seth. While Al is head and shoulders above them all as a character, I am a Bullock fan myself and the barely contained rage that seethes under the surface there is a joy to watch when it boils over. I imagine you're gonna enjoy the next one.
When Deadwood first aired it was shockingly good considering no one yet knew that HBO was going to be the powerhouse it now is for bringing us original content. At that point, it wasn't to that place yet so Deadwood was a tremendous and fantastic surprise. Ian McShane is absolute perfection as Al, and frankly, the actor is amazing in everything he does, even though he seems to get bit parts more often than not, (Thinking Game of Thrones, and Ray Donovan. The latter is a great show too, by the way.) So glad you're watching Deadwood and I really enjoy your recaps after the show. It's such a deep gem of a show and it's cool that they incorporated real people and real events from history. Timothy Olyphant does great work at really letting us feel that seething cauldron of rage barely contained. You can even see it in the way he walks when he isn't speaking. SO well done. And I have to say that while Al is a scary AF dude, Cy Tolliver is the scariest of all. Al sees the big picture and uses that to form his decisions, even when the decision is to kill someone. The only thing that really has gotten to him is his unexpected feelings of hurt over Trixie choosing to go to Sol Star. Cy is a pure psychopath. I also love how Doc isn't afraid of anyone. He just isn't having it when people are irritating him in the middle of his trying to heal others. Love him. Thanks, Jimmy!
The thing about this show is that everything was done so well. There are no bad actors, no bad writing, even the costumes and set are awesome. Literally the only possible complaint was HBO stupidly cancelling it.
The way Al loving strokes the Reverend’s head after he mercy kills him is a little detail I think most people miss. What is happening to the Rev. affects Al deeply. I get the feeling that Al only ever had two people he cared about: his brother and Trixie. I think this brother’s death, combined with his extreme abuse as a child, abandonment, and the completely unwarranted blame he received over his brother molded him into the man you see here. Despite this, he clearly misses his brother. The only time Al is brought to tears is when these memories are triggered…. And he’ll be damned if he will let anyone see. As for Trixie, by the time she enters his life I think he has become the jaded, even horrible person you see here. But he isn’t heartless, he just is stuck behind a wall. This series honestly made me cry at multiple parts. One of the most emotional for me is seeing Jane and Charlie try to cope with the loss of their friend, Wild Bill. Bill was a giant of a person as it is, but they clearly cared deeply about him. This hits home for me. My grandfather cared for me when my own father was absent…. His death gutted me. I think Jane is not held together by much-she doesn’t have much confidence, has been abused, etc-and she is simply gutted when Bill dies. I can say I understand how the character would feel.
The writer/creator of Deadwood, David Milch and Timothy Olyphant (Bullock) appear in an episode of that Dinner for Five show with Jon Favreau which is on RUclips. I thought it was Hillarious. Some of the stories Milch tells are great and really random.
I saw that one a few weeks ago, just at the beginning of this year I discovered that excellent series! This show goes more into the acting and film business than any other show, like ''The Actors Studio'' or ''The Round Table'' (by Variety?)!
What's unique about this show is how much joy and life most of the characters have despite their circumstances. It really captured the light of human beings.
In my opinion, this is the finest episode of television ever produced in the English language. For a long time I thought it was the Walkabout episode of Lost. But while that had the better ending, this was a masterclass in writing and acting. How they wrapped up so many story lines so poetically is miraculous. I get a lump in my throat every time that general says "I would add in a town where the sheriff can be bought for bacon grease, a man, a former marshall, who knows the limits of his own temperment, might want to consider serving his fellows." The whole season was building up to that moment - the moment Bullock realized that he had to do the thing he'd been dreading and avoiding since the first moment of the first episode. He had to be sheriff. Brilliant.
General Crook's fucked-up speech is taken if I recall correctly verbatim from the account of it in the Black Hills Pioneer, down to the real-life EB Farnum's "Huzzah!" The Horsemeat March: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsemeat_March
We went to Deadwood in 2018. We loved the show and wanted to see it ourselves. It was a great place to visit. Bullocks hotel is still open. We went to the cemetery and out a rock on Wild Bill and Jane's Graves. The Bullocks have a spot on top of the hill overlooking Deadwood. It was really interesting to see where it all went down. Thanks for sharing. Much love and respect from Baltimore as always.
I'm late to your Deadwood reactions, but I'm loving them. It's so awesome watching someone else get into one of my fave shows of all time. Thanks for sharing this journey, sir.
What's the name of the female employee, in this episode, who gets asked by Alma, "Please see to my father"? I'm not sure if Deadwood's prettiest non-blonde is her, Dolly, or Tess!
Als a hardass but has a soft spot for some ppl, thats why he takes care of jewel with her leg and the preacher was suffering so he put him down. Also arguably Woo. He's a man of his time. Wait until next season lol
Brad Dourif, the Doc, gave one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen in his 'prayer' for the Reverend. That scene gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Such a good deep dive into his character and personality. I also love everyone's reaction to Bullock's beating, everyone looks shocked and taken aback except for Cy, who is just like 'Damn.'
By this episode I loved Al. He’s not the bad guy I first thought. The mercy killing of the Rev. was an incredible scene and said so much. TV brilliance.
I never enjoyed an on screen beat down more than Seth whooping that guys ass. Great reaction as always Jimmy.
03:46 Blood lust, surprise, boredom. The Cy Tolliver way.
It kind of hard to comment on Deadwood, cause how many time can you say "X was amazing". Just insert character name, Al, Seth, Cy, Doc, Trixie, etc.
So glad you came around on Seth. While Al is head and shoulders above them all as a character, I am a Bullock fan myself and the barely contained rage that seethes under the surface there is a joy to watch when it boils over. I imagine you're gonna enjoy the next one.
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When Deadwood first aired it was shockingly good considering no one yet knew that HBO was going to be the powerhouse it now is for bringing us original content. At that point, it wasn't to that place yet so Deadwood was a tremendous and fantastic surprise. Ian McShane is absolute perfection as Al, and frankly, the actor is amazing in everything he does, even though he seems to get bit parts more often than not, (Thinking Game of Thrones, and Ray Donovan. The latter is a great show too, by the way.) So glad you're watching Deadwood and I really enjoy your recaps after the show. It's such a deep gem of a show and it's cool that they incorporated real people and real events from history. Timothy Olyphant does great work at really letting us feel that seething cauldron of rage barely contained. You can even see it in the way he walks when he isn't speaking. SO well done. And I have to say that while Al is a scary AF dude, Cy Tolliver is the scariest of all. Al sees the big picture and uses that to form his decisions, even when the decision is to kill someone. The only thing that really has gotten to him is his unexpected feelings of hurt over Trixie choosing to go to Sol Star. Cy is a pure psychopath. I also love how Doc isn't afraid of anyone. He just isn't having it when people are irritating him in the middle of his trying to heal others. Love him. Thanks, Jimmy!
The thing about this show is that everything was done so well. There are no bad actors, no bad writing, even the costumes and set are awesome. Literally the only possible complaint was HBO stupidly cancelling it.
The way Al loving strokes the Reverend’s head after he mercy kills him is a little detail I think most people miss. What is happening to the Rev. affects Al deeply. I get the feeling that Al only ever had two people he cared about: his brother and Trixie. I think this brother’s death, combined with his extreme abuse as a child, abandonment, and the completely unwarranted blame he received over his brother molded him into the man you see here. Despite this, he clearly misses his brother. The only time Al is brought to tears is when these memories are triggered…. And he’ll be damned if he will let anyone see.
As for Trixie, by the time she enters his life I think he has become the jaded, even horrible person you see here. But he isn’t heartless, he just is stuck behind a wall.
This series honestly made me cry at multiple parts. One of the most emotional for me is seeing Jane and Charlie try to cope with the loss of their friend, Wild Bill. Bill was a giant of a person as it is, but they clearly cared deeply about him. This hits home for me. My grandfather cared for me when my own father was absent…. His death gutted me. I think Jane is not held together by much-she doesn’t have much confidence, has been abused, etc-and she is simply gutted when Bill dies. I can say I understand how the character would feel.
Jewel's part in this was my favorite. Hers and Doc's story was so human, so real it makes me forget that this was acting.
The woman who played Jewel was met by the creator of the series while at a pharmacy. She’s actually handicapped, and absolutely killed her role.
@@davidrea6310 Did not know that, and she did indeed kill this role.
The writer/creator of Deadwood, David Milch and Timothy Olyphant (Bullock) appear in an episode of that Dinner for Five show with Jon Favreau which is on RUclips. I thought it was Hillarious. Some of the stories Milch tells are great and really random.
I saw that one a few weeks ago, just at the beginning of this year I discovered that excellent series! This show goes more into the acting and film business than any other show, like ''The Actors Studio'' or ''The Round Table'' (by Variety?)!
What's unique about this show is how much joy and life most of the characters have despite their circumstances. It really captured the light of human beings.
In my opinion, this is the finest episode of television ever produced in the English language.
For a long time I thought it was the Walkabout episode of Lost. But while that had the better ending, this was a masterclass in writing and acting. How they wrapped up so many story lines so poetically is miraculous.
I get a lump in my throat every time that general says "I would add in a town where the sheriff can be bought for bacon grease, a man, a former marshall, who knows the limits of his own temperment, might want to consider serving his fellows."
The whole season was building up to that moment - the moment Bullock realized that he had to do the thing he'd been dreading and avoiding since the first moment of the first episode. He had to be sheriff.
Brilliant.
General Crook's fucked-up speech is taken if I recall correctly verbatim from the account of it in the Black Hills Pioneer, down to the real-life EB Farnum's "Huzzah!"
The Horsemeat March:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsemeat_March
HAHAHAHA!! PErfect reaction on this episode!
We went to Deadwood in 2018. We loved the show and wanted to see it ourselves. It was a great place to visit. Bullocks hotel is still open. We went to the cemetery and out a rock on Wild Bill and Jane's Graves. The Bullocks have a spot on top of the hill overlooking Deadwood. It was really interesting to see where it all went down. Thanks for sharing. Much love and respect from Baltimore as always.
"That other one"
What is great about this show is that they didn't make AL a complete villain. They show you why he has to be that way to survive that climate.
Seriously you need to see/react to Mr Inbetween
I'm late to your Deadwood reactions, but I'm loving them. It's so awesome watching someone else get into one of my fave shows of all time. Thanks for sharing this journey, sir.
What's the name of the female employee, in this episode, who gets asked by Alma, "Please see to my father"?
I'm not sure if Deadwood's prettiest non-blonde is her, Dolly, or Tess!
It only gets better from here.
One of the best finales to a season ever
Upon rewatch you'll come to appreciate my favorite part of Alma's dad getting beat down, that's Eddie's deadpan voice saying "Mind the felt", lmao
Best Show Of All Time
Jimmy, love to know your thoughts on Wild Bill now knowing that is what happened in history?
Als a hardass but has a soft spot for some ppl, thats why he takes care of jewel with her leg and the preacher was suffering so he put him down. Also arguably Woo. He's a man of his time. Wait until next season lol
Damn that beard is dense.
i love you jimmy i have been watching your reaction since years
Brad Dourif, the Doc, gave one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen in his 'prayer' for the Reverend. That scene gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Such a good deep dive into his character and personality. I also love everyone's reaction to Bullock's beating, everyone looks shocked and taken aback except for Cy, who is just like 'Damn.'
Seth Is not a force to be reckoned with