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Deadwood: The Complete Third Season (DVD)
The lawless era in Deadwood is coming to an end. As the town's
first elections approach, strategic alliances that protect
hard-earned interests become more critical than ever. Facing down
an unexpected threat from one powerful man ing to reshape the
town in his image, the founders must put up their strongest
fronts if they expect to thrive--and survive. A new chapter
begins in Season 3 of the award-winning HBO drama series that
focuses on the evolution of an American frontier town, and the
ruthless power struggle between its inhabitants. The settlers
introduced in Seasons 1 and 2--including now-sheriff Seth Bullock
(Timothy Olyphant) and saloon owner Al Swearengen (Golden
Globe(R) Award-winner Ian McShane)--continue to share a
restlessness of spirit, heightened by the influx of ambitious new
residents, in particular George Hearst, a tycoon with a lust for
gold...and absolute power.
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The final complete season of HBO's remarkable Deadwood series is
full of surprises and devastating experiences as the nascent,
dangerous town prepares to join Dakota territory in 1877. As in
the previous two seasons, the question of who will control the
town's resources, assets, and people drives much of the drama,
affecting all manner of relationships and alliances, often
between the most unlikely people. The dominant storyline in
Deadwood: The Complete Third Season concerns upcoming elections
for mayor and sheriff of the mucky, gold-mining town. The real
juice, however, is not so much between the individuals running
for office as between two power brokers each trying to steer the
results toward their own purposes. Saloon owner and Deadwood's
puppetmaster, Al Swearengen (Ian McShane sustaining his brilliant
peformance in the previous two seasons), works closely with
incumbent lawman Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) on retaining the
latter's seat. But Bullock himself has difficulty surrendering
his penchant for taking unambiguous action and relying on few
words, especially when he has to act like a politician and deal
with people such as George Hearst (Gerald McRaney, playing the
real-life her of William Randolph Hearst). Swearengen's rival,
Hearst--a self-made industrialist who gained his fortune through
mining--has every intention of overtaking Deadwood, with his eye
particularly on the lucrative mine owned by Bullock's former
lover, Alma (Molly Parker). (The violence Hearst employs to get
to Alma's cl will stun many Deadwood fans.)
Meanwhile, Bullock's old friend, Sol Starr (John Hawkes), runs
for mayor against the feckless E.B. Farnum (William Sanderson),
and tries to navigate through his difficult relationship with
Trixie (Paula Malcomson) as she grows enraged by former lover
Swearengen's manipulation of her and everyone else. Calamity Jane
(Robin Weigert) is encouraged to become a public speaker, telling
of her misadventures with General George Custer, and she
commences a lesbian relationship with Joanie (Kim Dickens), the
saloon owner who is becoming increasingly despondent and
suicidal. Bullock's relationship with his wife, Martha (Anna
n) continues to deepen and become more of an influence on him,
Wyatt Earp comes for a visit, and a newcomer to town, Jack
Langrishe (Brian Cox), an old friend of Swearengen, attempts to
open a theatre. As expected, the season finale concludes with the
long-awaited election, but HBO's decision to bring Deadwood to an
end required creator David Milch to wrap everything up in a pair
of two-hour movies. Still, The Complete Third Season is very
satisfying on every level, and will always be, along with the
rest of the series, a television landmark. --Tom Keogh
Stills from Deadwood (Click for larger image)