A little slower, but still a solid episode. I like everyone picking sides, and having to choose between one fate or another. Dan Dorrity feels betrayed by Al, thinking he favors Adams, but is reassured when Al tells him that the two of them are the same kind of men, and that's why he had to train a gun on him. There's some humanity there, and a bit more to Dan's character, which is nice. Al has to decide how to handle Bullock (whose return engagement seems imminent.) And Seth and Alma have to decide whether to run away together.
The thing I appreciated most about the episode is both Star and Trixie calling Seth out on his bullshit. Star telling Seth that there'd be shame no matter where has was and he'd just be running away was astute, and Trixie's "meddling, interfering cocksucker" line had Mrs. Bloom and I in stitches. I also appreciated how Al managed to figure out that the best way he could punish Seth was by basically deferring to him and guilting him into sticking around. Seth wanted to escape from having to be a family man, either by running away with Alma or getting gunned down in a fight, and Al craftily denied him either option. Say what you will about Al, but his cruelty is well-calculated.
We also got a full return of Jane. Her scenes with the doctor continue to amuse and delight. (His line about the human breast having no mystery or interest for him anymore and his kind of salty Mr. Rogers tone with her were each great.) Jane is such a unique character that even when she falls into default profane insults, she's pretty amusing. Having both her and Charlie Utter get a little bigger parts here did well. And even Bullock, who again is not necessarily my favorite acting performance on the show, shows some real vulnerability when remembering how he missed seeing his brother before he was shot, and it adds another dimension to his character.
Plus Alma realizing that maybe Bullock didn't mean that Sofia should come along, and her mild offense at it, is a nice touch. This was really more of a rumination episode, after all the excitement of the last episode. But it had some funny and tense scenes along the way, and the ending, where Al shows once again that he knows how to play the angles better than anyone else in Deadwood works like gangbusters.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-07-20T16:47:25Z
A little slower, but still a solid episode. I like everyone picking sides, and having to choose between one fate or another. Dan Dorrity feels betrayed by Al, thinking he favors Adams, but is reassured when Al tells him that the two of them are the same kind of men, and that's why he had to train a gun on him. There's some humanity there, and a bit more to Dan's character, which is nice. Al has to decide how to handle Bullock (whose return engagement seems imminent.) And Seth and Alma have to decide whether to run away together.
The thing I appreciated most about the episode is both Star and Trixie calling Seth out on his bullshit. Star telling Seth that there'd be shame no matter where has was and he'd just be running away was astute, and Trixie's "meddling, interfering cocksucker" line had Mrs. Bloom and I in stitches. I also appreciated how Al managed to figure out that the best way he could punish Seth was by basically deferring to him and guilting him into sticking around. Seth wanted to escape from having to be a family man, either by running away with Alma or getting gunned down in a fight, and Al craftily denied him either option. Say what you will about Al, but his cruelty is well-calculated.
We also got a full return of Jane. Her scenes with the doctor continue to amuse and delight. (His line about the human breast having no mystery or interest for him anymore and his kind of salty Mr. Rogers tone with her were each great.) Jane is such a unique character that even when she falls into default profane insults, she's pretty amusing. Having both her and Charlie Utter get a little bigger parts here did well. And even Bullock, who again is not necessarily my favorite acting performance on the show, shows some real vulnerability when remembering how he missed seeing his brother before he was shot, and it adds another dimension to his character.
Plus Alma realizing that maybe Bullock didn't mean that Sofia should come along, and her mild offense at it, is a nice touch. This was really more of a rumination episode, after all the excitement of the last episode. But it had some funny and tense scenes along the way, and the ending, where Al shows once again that he knows how to play the angles better than anyone else in Deadwood works like gangbusters.