Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.

'First Date'


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Polter-Cow - Mar 24, 2008 8:39:40 pm PDT #1541 of 7455
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 7455
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

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


Polter-Cow - Mar 25, 2008 6:56:19 am PDT #1543 of 7455
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 7455
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 7455
"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 7455
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 7455
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

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


Hayden - Mar 25, 2008 8:48:33 am PDT #1548 of 7455
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 7455
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

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 7455
"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.