Once upon a time, Al wanted Alma dead for the very gold claim that George Hearst so nakedly desires now, they trade smiles in the thoroughfare and Al thinks nothing of leaping down from his balcony to protect her from harm when the shots ring out. What a great and beautiful thing it is to see this wide array of Deadwood citizens – some high-class, some low, some close friends and some former blood enemies – come together to frustrate the big man with their very deliberate inaction. His tactics are at times calculated, but also impulsive and arrogant, and he is not the least bit prepared for the camp to respond to the attempted murder of Mrs. Like the three-year-old child Al compares him to at one point, Hearst wants what he wants when he wants it, and expects the world to bend to his desires, and cannot understand when it does not.
What Hearst lacks, though – and what his opponents have in abundance – is humanity, and empathy. The odds are hopelessly in the mogul’s favor. Hearst has more money, more men, more muscle and more political juice than the rest of the camp put together. In this cold war with George Hearst, Al and friends are hopelessly outgunned. “I await an outcome! And the readying for it wearies me!” -Hearst Thoughts on episode 10, “A Constant Throb,” coming up just as soon as I’m in command of the all-whore detachment… If you haven’t finished the series, just avoid the comments of this review and you’ll be fine.
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While I once upon a time posted two separate reviews so people who hadn’t watched the whole series would have a safe place to comment, almost no one bothered commenting on the newbie reviews last year, and they’ve been ditched. For the third summer in a row, we’re revisiting David Milch’s classic revisionist HBO Western “Deadwood,” this time discussing the third season.
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