Deadwood: "Leviathan Smiles" - IGNShare. The city of Deadwood is shown a little civility.
By Todd Gilchrist In "Leviathan Smiles," Deadwood reels from a most unusual development: civility. Following the publication of a letter composed by none other than Sheriff Bullock (Timothy Olyphant), the elders eagerly anticipate George Hearst's (Gerald Mc. Raney) reaction to the seeming suggestion that beneath the town's untamed facade beats a heart yearning for refinement. That said, however, not all of those who conspired to print the letter are eager to wait out a response to it; Bullock, who is known less for his compositional skills than his hot temper, bristles as he enters the camp for the day.
Directed by Ed Bianchi. With Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver. The letter is published, Wyatt Earp hits town, delays continue with the theater. Welcome to Deadwood--a hell of a place to make your fortune. Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane lead the cast in this drama series about the surly inhabitants in this.
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HitFixs Alan Sepinwall reviews the eighth and ninth episodes of Deadwood season 3, Leviathan Smiles and Amateur Night, in which Wyatt Earp and the Pinkertons come to. Watch Deadwood - Season 3, Episode 8 - Leviathan Smiles: Merrick and Blazanov deliver the day's edition of 'The Pioneer' around camp. A stagecoach arrives accompanied. In 'Leviathan Smiles,' Deadwood reels from a most unusual development: civility. Following the publication of a letter composed by none other than Sheriff. When Wyatt Earp turns up in Deadwood under mysterious circumstances, Hearst teams with Tolliver to protect his interests. Episode 31. “Unauthorized Cinnamon.” Someday, you’re going to die. I probably will too. I know that you don’t really believe this, deep down. 'Deadwood' Leviathan Smiles (TV Episode 2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Fortunately for the lawman, his opportunity to mete out justice - or some reasonable facsimile - presents itself almost immediately: two brothers, Wyatt (Gale Harold) and Morgan Earp (Austin Nichols), ride into town claiming they drove away bandits who had designs on robbing a stagecoach. Unfortunately, telegraph operator Blazanov's (Pavel Lynchikoff) recent announcement that Hearst wired a request to New York for more men throws their true purpose into question; Swearengen (Ian Mc. Shane) discovers that they only mean to work a lumber claim, but this comes as a small comfort since they prove to be not humble workers of the land but former law officers and formidable gunmen. Meanwhile on the other side of town, the 'N*gger General' Samuel Fields (Franklin Ajaye) makes one final trip to return Aunt Lou's (Cleo King) money before leaving Deadwood for the greener pastures of San Francisco. When he returns, however, he discovers that Steve (Michael Harney) was injured while trying to remove one of the shoes from Fields' horse.
Doc Cochran (Brad Dourif) asks him to stick around and take care of the livery in the meantime - which, given his colored (no pun intended) history in the town makes him deeply uncomfortable. First off, we're happy over here at IGN because our prayers - or requests - were answered: Milch and co. Steve, easily the most loathsome character on the show. But more than that, "Leviathan Smiles" really takes the show in several directions at once, all of them great. Keeping Fields in camp may or may not be a concession to a necessary minority of ethnic characters on the show, but it's a welcome development; Ajaye does such a good job bringing the General to life that we are as torn as he is about the decision to stay and help out. On the other hand, Bullock's friction with the Earp boys simultaneously reveals his discomfort with the refinement and pleasantry of civilization, and his desperate attempt to meet it halfway.
That we can see that from both narrative and emotional perspectives speaks to the continued strength of the writing and the dexterous acting of Olyphant, who seems finally to have found his leading- man niche (if only slightly too late). And then of course there's Brian Cox's John Langrishe, who any casual viewer might have accurately supposed would be the signifier of the town's evolution towards civilization. Thankfully, the writers have not merely made him that icon of change, a herald of things to come, but the one true confidante and equal of Swearengen, and a brilliant foil for some of the more roughshod characters' colorful exploits. His physical therapy- slash- exorcism of Hearst is among the funniest scenes ever conceived in Deadwood's history, but juxtaposed with his intimate moments with fellow thespian Chesterton (Aubrey Morris), Langrishe is but the latest in Cox's indefatigable string of brilliantly- rendered characters. Ultimately, there's something profoundly exciting about an episode like "Leviathan Smiles" because it exemplifies everything that distinguishes the show, but not in a reductive or exhaustive way; as a basic curriculum or template for great television, it reveals some plot machinations, creates the kind of relationships that will be important, generates instantaneous interest from the audience, but then leaves them without a clue what can or will happen next. An episode like this is also the reason that so many of the show's admirers spend their time lamenting its demise rather than recounting plot or celebrating its current greatness. Ordinarily we wouldn't be a part of that cadre, clucking our rank disapproval at HBO for sacrificing their best show before its time was through.
But we'll tell you this: a few more episodes like "Leviathan Smiles" and we'll initiate our own letter- writing campaign to keep the show on air. Because they create an altogether different kind of anticipation - namely, the feeling that this kind of greatness doesn't last forever, but it sure as hell should last longer than three seasons and two two- hour movies.