Official Deadwood Season Finale Thread

[Cry Me A River]

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Do you think Jack, kind of betrayed Al? Giving a headsup to Hearst that Al is prepared for war?


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No, I think he was working Hearst (he expressed a desire to do so several times, both to Al and the chubby actress). It was flattery to convince Hearst he's above Deadwood (and that Bullock, Swerengen, etc can be expected to self-destruct on their own without Hearst's involvement) couched with the threat of Hearst winding up stuck in the middle of a war. Hearst is bravest when he has other people to do the fighting for him.