I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


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Polter-Cow - Mar 24, 2008 8:39:40 pm PDT #1541 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Innocent?? Oh, Jack's got a vengeance killin' comin' his way.

Farnum got a fucking SOLILOQUY. Wow. Milch does like his Shakespeare, I see.

I find it interesting that Toliver appears to be more like Swearengen than I initially thought. He even has his own Dan.

I have this sneaking suspicion that the newspaperman's got whatever plague Andy just died from. He's been inappropriately sneezing at funerals for two episodes now. And I think this show likes to set up its plots in the background.

Isn't Nebraska a long way off? It doesn't seem like a vaccine would get back to Deadwood in nearly enough time if an epidemic breaks out.


erikaj - Mar 25, 2008 6:52:35 am PDT #1542 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

Yeah, he does that a lot. Sometimes to greater effect than others.


Polter-Cow - Mar 25, 2008 6:56:19 am PDT #1543 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Any soliloquy that ends in "Goddamn motherfucker!" is fine by me.


Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2008 7:11:01 am PDT #1544 of 7329
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I never had a chance to mention before how much I love Dan Dority. Like, I have a little crush on him and he seems so cuddly-- like a Teddy Bear. Even though he is a henchman and kills people.


Frankenbuddha - Mar 25, 2008 7:33:31 am PDT #1545 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Even though he is a henchman and kills people.

With his bare hands even. So more like a grizzly, less like a teddy.

But yeah, Dan was kind of awesome. I like how they let little details of just how much he and Al had meant to each other over the years.


Polter-Cow - Mar 25, 2008 7:33:42 am PDT #1546 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I completely agree with you, Sophia! I even called him a big murderous teddy bear. He's clearly become one of my favorite characters; I was disappointed there wasn't more of him in this last episode, after four episodes where he figured pretty prominently.

I'm still not sure I understand Trixie as a character. Is she just the whore Al fancies the most? Is she officially above the others in a hierarchy (like Joanie seems to be? I'm not sure whether Joanie herself is a whore or not, given Toliver's whole "Were you not asking my permission?" bit)? I don't get why she's been focused on. And it's so sad to see her every time because her bruises haven't healed yet.


erikaj - Mar 25, 2008 7:37:54 am PDT #1547 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

I want one. To keep people away when I ain't receivin.


Hayden - Mar 25, 2008 8:48:33 am PDT #1548 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I think those relationships will become more clear in time, P-C.

After Tom Block wrote his powerhouse High Hat essay about the fight in Season Three involving Dority, I heard that W. Earl Brown himself had commented on it at the HBO forum.


erikaj - Mar 25, 2008 9:06:35 am PDT #1549 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

That was awesome. I'm not surprised. Of course, i'm still basking in that pepper steak.


Frankenbuddha - Mar 25, 2008 9:10:32 am PDT #1550 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

After Tom Block wrote his powerhouse High Hat essay about the fight in Season Three involving Dority, I heard that W. Earl Brown himself had commented on it at the HBO forum.

The essay or the scene? Cool either way, but especially so if it was the essay.