I think I’m going to cry tonight. What an episode for Mother’s Day!
Episode 22: “Advances, None Miraculous”
When Doc Cochran [PHOTO LEFT] delivers a dire prognosis, the entire camp stands vigil. Swearengen enlists Star and Silas Adams [PHOTO RIGHT] 
to help improvise a con on the newly returned Commissioner Jarry. Andy Cramed, former Deadwood pariah, offers himself as the camp’s new minister.
With Martha regretting her move to Deadwood, Bullock searches his imagination for encouraging words at a critical time. Trixie [PHOTO BELOW, RIGHT] pressures Alma to accept Ellsworth’s [PHOTO BELOW, LEFT] proposal. 
Best lines from Episode 21:
Trixie [ABOVE RIGHT]: “You’re a worthy enough f–king candidate. Given all her f–king givens.”
Ellsworth [ABOVE LEFT]: “Warm endorsement.”
Farnum: “I’ve been prostrated by the agonies of the damned.”
Swearengen [PHOTO RIGHT]: “Judgment is upon us, then.”
Swearengen: “Our moment permits interest in one question only: Will we, of Deadwood, be more than just targets for ass-f–king?”
Swearengen: “You won’t miss him, he’s at Merrick’s and looks like the prize at the carnival.”
Farnum: “You seem uncowed by Mr. Blasanov’s apparatus. Are you initiate in its mysteries? “
Miss Isringhausen [PHOTO RIGHT]: “F–k off.”
Merrick [PHOTO LEFT]: “I like my f–king liquor.”
Swearengen: “Trait in you gave me early hope.”
Hostetler: “I can nut him, but the moon is wrong, and he’s gonna take it badly.”
General: “I ain’t gonna lose my chance at a hundred waiting on the f–kin moon.”
Swearengen: “Dan, don’t you agree that truth, if only a pinch, must season every falsehood, or else the palate f–king rebels?”
Tolliver: “If we take it outside, old man, expect a different outcome than the other day.”
Utter: “You best have five of your f–king cappers there with rifles at the ready.”
Joanie: “You want the bath?”
Jane [PHOTO LEFT]: “I may well get to that.”
Nuttall [PHOTO RIGHT]: “Knowledge is overrated, William. Diligence is what’s required and the service of a willing spirit!”
Dority: “Don’t guarantee what you will never do, Blasanov.”
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About Martha Bullock:
Even as the stagecoach carries Martha and her son William to Deadwood and a reunion with her new husband, Seth Bullock is involved in a very passionate embrace with Alma Garret in her hotel room. By the time the stage actually pulls into town, Martha’s husband is in a life and death battle with Al Swearengen, who has humiliated Bullock publicly over his affair with the widow Garret. Although startled by the unexpected circumstances of her arrival, she appears to take it all in with supreme dignity.
About the actress, Anna Gunn: Anna Gunn was raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico and studied at Northwestern University’s renowned theatre department. She built an impressive background on stage in Chicago, landing her first professional role before graduating as the female lead, Lucy Lockit, in “The Beggar’s Opera.” She received rave reviews starring in the world premiere of “Uncommon Ground” and Keith Reddin’s “Peacekeeper” at American Blues Theatre and the American premiere of “Hysteria” at the Mark Taper Forum, and starred as Isabella in “Measure for Measure” at the Ahmanson. Gunn made her Broadway debut in “The Rehearsal” at the Roundabout.
Gunn first worked with “Deadwood” creator David Milch on “NYPD Blue”, playing a junkie longing to escape New York to swim with the dolphins. She had a recurring role on “The Practice” as ADA Jean Ward. Credits include starring roles in TV movies, recurring roles on the “The Guardian” and “Murder One”, and guest-starring appearances on “ER”, “Seinfeld”, and “Judging Amy.” Gunn’s first appearance on HBO came on its hit series “Six Feet Under”, playing Madeleine the wealthy divorcee.
Gunn’s first major film role was in “Without Evidence” with Angelina Jolie, and she starred alongside Gary Oldman and Mary Steenburgen in the dark comedy, “Nobody’s Baby.” She was in another Indie movie, “Santa Fe,” with Lolita Davidovich and in “Enemy of the State” opposite Jon Voight.
Gunn currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and young daughter.
BRAD DOURIF, as Doc Cochran: A veteran of both stage and film, Brad Dourif began his career in theater but received worldwide critical acclaim for his motion picture performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His performance was recognized with one of film community’s highest honor – the Academy Award® nomination in 1975. In addition to the Academy nomination, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honored Brad with the 1977 Golden Globe Award® for Best Newcomer.
Born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, Brad started acting in school productions and progressed to community theater, joining the Huntington Community Players, while attending Marshall University. At age 19, he relocated to New York City and worked with the Circle Repertory Company. During the early 1970s, Dourif appeared in a number of plays, off-Broadway and at 
Woodstock, New York, including The Ghost Sonata, The Doctor in Spite of Himself and ‘When You Comin’ Back, Red Rider? in which he was spotted by director Milos Forman who cast him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. [PHOTO RIGHT: Dourif was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 1976 Academy Awards.]
A true character actor, Brad’s intensity has found him playing a diverse range of characters in films such as Eyes of Laura Mars, John Huston’s Wise Blood and Milos Forman’s Ragtime. Dourif also teamed up with director David Lynch for Dune and Blue Velvet. His broad skill set also served him well in horror films, notably as the voice of the evil doll Chucky in Child’s Play and its sequels.
Since his television debut in the PBS film The Mound Builders, Dourif has also made appearances in The X Files, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Voyager and Ponderosa. [PHOTO LEFT: Dourif arrives at 2004 Emmy Awards. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Deadwood.]
Dourif’s recent film work includes the role of Grima Wormtongue in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
Brad makes his home in Los Angeles.
If Brad Dourif doesn’t get an Emmy, there is no justice.
