Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* HumiliationConga: The film is effectively one disaster after the next for him. [[spoiler:His arrogance and pride allow Bullock to expose and sabotage his operations, all of his murders are exposed to the town, a humiliating photo of him being arrested by Bullock is taken and finally an enraged crowd gathers and gives him an incredibly brutal beatdown that he just barely escapes from. To put the cherry on top, he is then tossed into jail by the ear, just as Bullock did many years ago. At the end he languishes in a jail cell utterly broken, enraged and humbled.]]
to:
* HumiliationConga: The film is effectively one disaster after the next for him. [[spoiler:His arrogance and pride allow Bullock to expose and sabotage his operations, all of his murders are exposed to the town, a humiliating photo of him being arrested by Bullock is taken and finally an enraged crowd gathers and gives him an incredibly brutal beatdown that he just barely escapes from. To make matters even worse, the man who saves him from the mob is none other than Bullock, his sworn enemy. To put the cherry on top, he is then tossed into jail by the ear, just as Bullock did like many years ago. At the end he languishes in a jail his cell an utterly broken, broken man, enraged and humbled.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HumiliationConga: The film is effectively one disaster after the next for him. [[spoiler:His arrogance and pride allow Bullock to expose and sabotage his operations, all of his murders are exposed to the town, a humiliating photo of him being arrested by Bullock is taken and finally an enraged crowd gathers and gives him an incredibly brutal beatdown that he just barely escapes from. To put the cherry on top, he is then tossed into jail by the ear, just as Bullock did many years ago. At the end he languishes in a jail cell utterly broken, enraged and humbled.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he realises that the angry citizens of Deadwood intend to dish out some rough justice for his misdeeds.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:At the end of the third season, Hearst gets everything he wants despite all the evil things he's done, and smugly leaves town to go on and live a successful life. However, karma catches up with him in the movie, where his evil deeds are exposed, and just before being thrown in jail he is the victim of some nasty vigilante justice.]]
to:
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:At the end of the third season, Hearst gets everything he wants despite all the evil things he's done, and smugly leaves town to go on and live a successful life. However, karma catches up with him in the movie, where his evil deeds are exposed, he is completely humiliated in front of the town and just before being thrown in jail he is the victim of some nasty vigilante justice.a vicous beatdown by enraged townsfolk.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Hearst pretty much gets what he wants despite all the evil things he's done, and smugly leaves town to go on and live a successful life.]]
to:
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Hearst pretty much KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:At the end of the third season, Hearst gets what everything he wants despite all the evil things he's done, and smugly leaves town to go on and live a successful life.life. However, karma catches up with him in the movie, where his evil deeds are exposed, and just before being thrown in jail he is the victim of some nasty vigilante justice.]]
Added DiffLines:
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:[[spoiler: Courtesy of an angry mob. He only barely escapes with his life.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 78 (click to see context) from:
* BigBad: Of Season 2, although Hearst is the BiggerBad who instructs him. Wolcott drives much of Season 2's conflict, sending the camp into chaos through his manipulations.
to:
* BigBad: Of Season 2, although Hearst is the BiggerBad GreaterScopeVillain who instructs him. Wolcott drives much of Season 2's conflict, sending the camp into chaos through his manipulations.
Changed line(s) 81 (click to see context) from:
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:After George Hearst fires him, Wolcott is briefly seen trying and failing to enjoy the jubilant atmosphere of Alma's wedding to Ellsworth. This really seems to hammer home Wolcott's total alienation from the rest of mankind, and the next time we see him he has committed suicide.]]
to:
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a surprising (and dark) wit for such an emotionally detached psychopath:
--> '''Maddie:''' What did you do, Mr. W?
--> '''Wolcott:''' (having just killed a prostitute) Something very... expensive.
* DespairEventHorizon:[[spoiler:After [[spoiler: After George Hearst fires him, Wolcott is briefly seen trying and failing to enjoy the jubilant atmosphere of Alma's wedding to Ellsworth. This really seems to hammer home Wolcott's total alienation from the rest of mankind, and the next time we see him he has committed suicide.]]
--> '''Maddie:''' What did you do, Mr. W?
--> '''Wolcott:''' (having just killed a prostitute) Something very... expensive.
* DespairEventHorizon:
* MouthOfSauron: For Hearst during Season 2, wherein he represents his employer's interests in the camp.
Changed line(s) 88 (click to see context) from:
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives a eloquently vicious one to Cy Tolliver.
to:
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives a an eloquently vicious one to Cy Tolliver.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged and appalled by [[SerialKiller Wolcott's]] [[DisposableSexWorker behavior]] and fires him for it, [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].
to:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged and appalled by [[SerialKiller Wolcott's]] [[DisposableSexWorker behavior]] and fires him for it, [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 36,37 (click to see context) from:
* {{Greed}}: An odd subversion. Hearst has a strange fetish for gold that borders on some kind of crazed fever, but isn't overly bothered with his own material wealth. It's a tool to get more gold, so that he can use that gold to get more gold.
* HateSink: He's by far the most contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a bit.
* HateSink: He's by far the most contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a bit.
to:
* {{Greed}}: {{Greed}}:
** An odd subversion. Hearst has a strange fetish for gold that borders on some kind of crazed fever, but isn't overly bothered with his own material wealth. It's a tool to get more gold, so that he can use that gold to get more gold.
** It's somewhat explained during his talk with Odell; Hearst (not inaccurately) sees gold as an object which confers power to its owner, due to its universally agreed upon value, and as such seeks to accumulate gold to accumulate more power.
* HateSink: He's by far the most contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite abit.bit about the bastard.
** An odd subversion. Hearst has a strange fetish for gold that borders on some kind of crazed fever, but isn't overly bothered with his own material wealth. It's a tool to get more gold, so that he can use that gold to get more gold.
** It's somewhat explained during his talk with Odell; Hearst (not inaccurately) sees gold as an object which confers power to its owner, due to its universally agreed upon value, and as such seeks to accumulate gold to accumulate more power.
* HateSink: He's by far the most contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 45 (click to see context) from:
* NotGoodWithPeople: A very dark version of this trope; Hearst has nothing but disdain for his fellow man, and as such prefers the company of dogs due to their supplication.
to:
* NotGoodWithPeople: A very dark version of this trope; Hearst has nothing but disdain for his fellow man, and as such prefers the company of dogs (as well as like-minded people) due to their supplication.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 44 (click to see context) from:
* MoralityPet: Subverted. He seems to treat Aunt Lou kindly, but the reality is that he has no deeper concern for her feelings and his behaviour toward her is often condescending. Aunt Lou puts on the 'mammy' act to placate him but secretly she hates him as much as anyone, perhaps even more.
to:
* MoralityPet: Subverted. He seems to treat Aunt Lou kindly, but the reality is that he has no deeper concern for her feelings and his behaviour behavior toward her is often condescending. Aunt Lou puts on the 'mammy' act to placate him but secretly she hates him as much as anyone, perhaps even more.more.
* NotGoodWithPeople: A very dark version of this trope; Hearst has nothing but disdain for his fellow man, and as such prefers the company of dogs due to their supplication.
--> "My proper traffic is with the earth. In my dealings with... people, I ought solely to have to do with n*ggers. And whites who obey me like dogs."
* NotGoodWithPeople: A very dark version of this trope; Hearst has nothing but disdain for his fellow man, and as such prefers the company of dogs due to their supplication.
--> "My proper traffic is with the earth. In my dealings with... people, I ought solely to have to do with n*ggers. And whites who obey me like dogs."
Changed line(s) 48,49 (click to see context) from:
-->''"Elections cannot inconvenience me. They ratify my will or I neuter them."''
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Hearst finally decides to leave the camp after being shot by Trixie. He manages to take Alma's claim, thus acheiving his objective, and he hated staying in Deadwood anyway. The gunshot seemed to convince him that, as invincible as he seems, he's still mortal. All it would take is someone with nothing to lose to kill him.]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Hearst finally decides to leave the camp after being shot by Trixie. He manages to take Alma's claim, thus acheiving his objective, and he hated staying in Deadwood anyway. The gunshot seemed to convince him that, as invincible as he seems, he's still mortal. All it would take is someone with nothing to lose to kill him.]]
to:
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Hearst finally decides to leave the camp after being shot by Trixie. He manages to take Alma's claim, thus
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 37 (click to see context) from:
* HateSink: He's by far contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a bit.
to:
* HateSink: He's by far the most contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a bit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* GreatorScopeVillain: In Season 2. He's not seen until the finale, but he's [[MouthOfSauronWolcott's]] employer and the mere whisper of his name inspires fear in the characters.
to:
* GreatorScopeVillain: GreaterScopeVillain: In Season 2. He's not seen until the finale, but he's [[MouthOfSauronWolcott's]] [[MouthOfSauron Wolcott's]] employer and the mere whisper of his name inspires fear in the characters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged and appalled by Wolcott and Lee's atrocities,[[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].
to:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged and appalled by Wolcott [[SerialKiller Wolcott's]] [[DisposableSexWorker behavior]] and Lee's atrocities,[[EvenEvilHasStandards fires him for it, [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 21 (click to see context) :
* BiggerBad: In Season 2.
* CorruptPolitician: True to history, he's become a Senator from California in the 10-year TimeSkip between the end of the series and TheMovie.
Changed line(s) 32 (click to see context) from:
* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is. There are times when he capably feigns charm and on occasion he acts close to a human being in his treatment of Aunt Lou, his very human homesickness and moments of introspection...but there's always something darker just beneath the surface. It's as if he recognizes what it is to be a human being, but finds it impossible to do so.
to:
* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is. There are times when he capably feigns charm and on occasion occasion, he acts close to a human being in his treatment of Aunt Lou, his very human homesickness and moments of introspection...but there's always something darker just beneath the surface. It's as if he recognizes what it is to be a human being, but finds it impossible to do so.
Added DiffLines:
* GreatorScopeVillain: In Season 2. He's not seen until the finale, but he's [[MouthOfSauronWolcott's]] employer and the mere whisper of his name inspires fear in the characters.
Added DiffLines:
* HateSink: He's by far contemptible individual in the series, which, considering some of his competition, says quite a bit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 148,149 (click to see context) from:
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug, condescending jackass.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Jarry seems to be heading the same way as Hearst, escaping Deadwood unscathed. A subversion is implied when he alludes to being in some trouble with the law for defrauding the county.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Jarry seems to be heading the same way as Hearst, escaping Deadwood unscathed. A subversion is implied when he alludes to being in some trouble with the law for defrauding the county.]]
to:
* {{Jerkass}}: JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He's a smug, condescending jackass.
jackass, but for a moment it looks like he might have a bonding moment with Merrick. Jarry happily geeks out over Merrick's printing press, recalling his journalist father, but then he starts ordering Merrick around with the same condescending attitude with which he regards everyone else.
* KarmaHoudini:[[spoiler:Jarry Jarry seems to be heading the same way as Hearst, escaping Deadwood unscathed. A subversion is implied when he alludes to being in some trouble with the law for defrauding the county.]]
* KarmaHoudini:
Changed line(s) 166 (click to see context) from:
* ArchEnemy: To Mr Wu.
to:
* ArchEnemy: To Mr Wu.Wu; they immediately take a powerful dislike to one another, although it's more pronounced on Wu's part.
Changed line(s) 168 (click to see context) from:
* BadBoss: Lee treats his employees like tools, subjecting them to a neglectful kind of cruelty.
to:
* BadBoss: Lee treats his employees like tools, subjecting them to a neglectful kind of cruelty.casual cruelty and otherwise neglecting their needs.
Changed line(s) 177 (click to see context) from:
* TheStoner: [[spoiler:Wu kills him while he's out of his head on opium.]]
to:
* TheStoner: [[spoiler:Wu Wu kills him while he's out of his head on opium.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Using a more precise word
Changed line(s) 36 (click to see context) from:
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hearst Hearst is, of course, a real historical figure perhaps best known for being the progenitor of the (in)famous William Randolph Hearst. It should come as some relief that he was not the ruthless monster he is in the show.]]
to:
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hearst Hearst is, of course, a real historical figure perhaps best known for being the progenitor father of the (in)famous William Randolph Hearst. It should come as some relief that he was not the ruthless monster he is in the show.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheDreaded: Very much so. Hearst's name alone is enough to inspire fear in even the most hardened of cutthroats. When Hearst's agent, Wolcott, first arrives in the camp, the resident [[SmugSnake Smug Snakes]] E.B. Farnum and Cy Toliver are quick to treat him as an easy mark. Yet they practically [[OhCrap shit themselves]] upon discovering ''who'' Wolcott's employer is.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 24 (click to see context) from:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged and appalled by Wolcott and Lee's atrocities, hinting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].
to:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he is outraged and appalled by Wolcott and Lee's atrocities, hinting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards atrocities,[[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 24 (click to see context) from:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he promptly cuts ties with Wolcot and Mr. Lee after learning of their atrocities, hinting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent as Hearst is portrayed as a deranged sociopath willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals.
to:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he promptly cuts ties with Wolcot is outraged and Mr. Lee after learning of their appalled by Wolcott and Lee's atrocities, hinting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards implying that there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent as Hearst from Hearst, who is portrayed as a deranged sociopath [[TheUnfettered willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals.goals]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Hearst is introduced in the Season 2 finale, he promptly cuts ties with Wolcot and Mr. Lee after learning of their atrocities, hinting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards there are certain lines he isn't willing to cross]]. Come Season 3, however, any such principles are absent as Hearst is portrayed as a deranged sociopath willing to go to any lengths to achieve his goals.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheSociopath: As noted above, he's a complete psychopath.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11,12 (click to see context) from:
->'''Played By:''' Creator/GeraldMcRaney
to:
Changed line(s) 56,57 (click to see context) from:
->'''Played By:''' Creator/GarretDillahunt
to:
Changed line(s) 93 (click to see context) from:
!!'Aunt' Lou Marchbanks
to:
Changed line(s) 95,96 (click to see context) from:
->'''Played By:''' Cleo King
to:
Changed line(s) 111,112 (click to see context) from:
->'''Played By:''' Alan Graf
to:
Changed line(s) 135,136 (click to see context) from:
->'''Played By:''' Creator/StephenTobolowsky
to:
Changed line(s) 159,160 (click to see context) from:
->'''Played By:''' Philip Moon
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* RedBaron: When he was a young boy in Missouri the Native Americans called him the "Boy the Earth Talks To." It refers to his near-supernatural ability to ferret out gold.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Badass is no longer a trope.
Deleted line(s) 115 (click to see context) :
* {{Badass}}: He might be an evil bastard, but he's a solid badass who never shows fear and [[spoiler:very nearly murders Dan Dority.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 139 (click to see context) from:
A bottomlessly corrupt high comissioner whose two goals are to ensure that Deadwood is annexed to the territory of Dakota and that Hearst's agenda is fulfilled, in no particular order.
to:
A bottomlessly corrupt high comissioner commissioner whose two goals are to ensure that Deadwood is annexed to the territory of Dakota and that Hearst's agenda is fulfilled, in no particular order.
Added DiffLines:
* DistractedByTheSexy: Whenever he's in the Gem or the Bella Union, any passing prostitute is liable to distract him from the business at hand.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 104 (click to see context) from:
%%* SassyBlackWoman
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 103 (click to see context) from:
* OddFriendship: She quickly enters into a genuine and heart-warming friendship with Richardson, Farnum's idiotic ButtMonkey. The intelligent Aunt Lou could probably do better when it comes to friends, but Aunt Lou seems to appreciate having someone she can be herself in front of, and Richardson is starved for kindness.
to:
* OddFriendship: She quickly enters into a genuine and heart-warming friendship with Richardson, Farnum's idiotic ButtMonkey. The intelligent Aunt Lou could probably do better when it comes to friends, but Aunt Lou seems to appreciate having someone she can be herself in front of, and Richardson is starved for kindness. By the end of her first day in the town he's more devoted to her than he is to anyone else.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
Mining magnate and one of the richest men in the world at the time[[note]]If you are wondering, he is the founder of ''that'' Hearst family[[/note]], George Hearst arrives at Deadwood with the purpose of adding its rich gold deposits to his empire... and if that means destroying the whole town and [[KickTheDog kicking as many puppies]] as they get in his way, [[TheSociopath so be it]].
to:
Changed line(s) 28,31 (click to see context) from:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Seems genuinely distraught when Captain Turner is killed,although he may have simply taken it as a grievious insult.]]
* EvilOldFolks: Hearst is feeling the effects of old age, but it hasn't impeded his ability to be an evil, evil, evil, '''evil''' bastard.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is.
* ForTheEvulz: Sometimes it isn't just for the money.
* EvilOldFolks: Hearst is feeling the effects of old age, but it hasn't impeded his ability to be an evil, evil, evil, '''evil''' bastard.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is.
* ForTheEvulz: Sometimes it isn't just for the money.
to:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Seems genuinely distraught when Captain Turner is killed,although he may have simply taken it as a grievious grievous insult.]]
* EvilOldFolks: Hearst is feeling the effects of oldage, age (most notably back problems) but it hasn't impeded his ability to be an evil, evil, evil, '''evil''' bastard.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is. \n There are times when he capably feigns charm and on occasion he acts close to a human being in his treatment of Aunt Lou, his very human homesickness and moments of introspection...but there's always something darker just beneath the surface. It's as if he recognizes what it is to be a human being, but finds it impossible to do so.
* ForTheEvulz: Sometimes it isn't just for themoney.money; it's for his own sadistic power trip.
* EvilOldFolks: Hearst is feeling the effects of old
* FauxAffablyEvil: Hearst might be a misanthrope, but he admits that things go smoother when he wears a smile. The second things start to go a little wrong, however, and Hearst shows himself for what he is.
* ForTheEvulz: Sometimes it isn't just for the
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* ArchEnemy: To Dan.
* BadassBoast: Although he doesn't speak much, he does throw out a threat in Dan's direction.
-->''"Not only will I change your mind, I'll rip your whole fucking head off."''
-->''"Not only will I change your mind, I'll rip your whole fucking head off."''
Changed line(s) 123 (click to see context) from:
* StoutStrength: He's a frighteningly strong man.
to:
* StoutStrength: He's a frighteningly strong man.man, even if the muscle isn't exactly visible.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 59 (click to see context) from:
Head geologist and trusted field agent of mining magnate George Hearst, Wolcott arrives in Deadwood to clear the way for his boss. He also hides quite a few disturbing secrets.
to:
But Wolcott is far from a rube, as a succession of Deadwood's denizens learn. Indeed, this conniving figure--who can't even stand to be touched--may prove to be the
Changed line(s) 78 (click to see context) from:
-->''"Believing yourself past surprise does not commend you to me as a friend. A man inadequately sophisticated or merely ignorant, or simply stupid, may believe himself past surprise, then be surprised to discover, for example, that Mr. Hearst already knows of my inclinations and finds them immaterial. Suggesting as a corollary that your skills for blackmail and manipulation no longer are assets to you, and for your fatuous belief in their efficacy, in fact have become liabilities. In short, you've overplayed your hand. Now I should think, in consequence, now recognizing yourself as a man past his time, that during this last transitional period you would devote yourself with grateful and quiet diligence to such uses as others may still find you suitable."''
to:
-->''"Believing yourself past surprise does not commend you to me as a friend. A man inadequately sophisticated or merely ignorant, or simply stupid, may believe himself past surprise, then be surprised to discover, for example, that [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Mr. Hearst Hearst]] already knows of [[SerialKiller my inclinations inclinations]] and finds them immaterial. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney immaterial]]. Suggesting as a corollary that [[SmugSnake your skills for blackmail and manipulation no longer are assets to you, and for your fatuous belief in their efficacy, in fact have become liabilities.liabilities]]. In short, you've overplayed your hand. Now I should think, in consequence, now recognizing yourself as a man past his time, that during this last transitional period you would devote yourself with grateful and quiet diligence to such uses as others may still find you suitable."''
Deleted line(s) 81 (click to see context) :
%%* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness
Deleted line(s) 88 (click to see context) :
* YouLookFamiliar: Played by the same actor that portrayed Jack [=McCall=] in the previous season. This is lampshaded when Ellsworth recognizes him but points out that he "didn't have a beard then".
* ArchEnemy: To Mr Wu.
Changed line(s) 162 (click to see context) from:
* EvilCounterpart: To Mr Wu.
to:
* EvilCounterpart: To Mr Wu; both are ruthless Chinese gangsters who work for powerful figures in the camp, but while Wu takes care of his own Lee is perfectly happy to manipulate, abuse and murder his underlings. Lee also speaks English, unlike Wu.