Deadwood: The Sound of Thunder

So, I have this bad habit of falling into twisted little crushes on characters from television shows. Especially if these particular characters are at all big, dirty, ruthless, outlaw-type mens (say: me-ins). And Deadwood is crazy-full of these characters. I am positively wet by the end of the opening credits. Drool.


Of course, the self-righteous, yet brusque and often callous Seth Bullock (played by rather pretty-boyish Timothy Olyphant) is first on the list. He's got a heart of gold in that deliciously rigid chest, but it is his eyes that give me chills. I'd have no problem taking orders from this one:



Then of course, Wild Bill Hickok (Keith Carradine), who is dreamy in an established, quick-draw sort of way. He's fallible, yes, but damn, is he fast! There was this one scene where he is advising the Widow Garret about returning to New York after her husband is murdered for his gold claim. Hickok is so stoic and composed, yet still insanely passionate...you know, plus he rocks that sweet 'stache. It is so fucking intense:

Wild Bill: You know the sound of thunder, Mrs. Garret?
Alma: Of course.
Wild Bill: Can you imagine that sound if I asked you to?
Alma: Yes, I can, Mr. Hickok.
Wild Bill: Your husband and me had this talk, and I told him to head home to avoid a dark result. But I didn't say it in thunder. Ma'am, listen to the thunder.

Okay, I would have melted...and then done exactly as instructed. Mm.

Let us not forget these two sketchy characters that, while significantly older than I, pose interesting moments of Domliness. I mean, technically they both run whorehouses and manage a slew of women, so they seem to have found a way to handle it:

Al Swearengen: Sometimes I wish we could just hit 'em over the head, rob 'em, and throw their bodies in the creek.
Cy Tolliver: But that would be wrong.

My favorite scenes with Cy Tolliver (Powers Boothe), though dark, are when he negotiates Joanie, his like, main whore and confidant. He swings so efficiently between manipulative concern and subtle, but unmistakeable threats. Excellent Dominant instincts. Swoon-worthy. Yes, he is rather tyrannical and in the end, doesn't really care about Joanie, but it makes for some mouth-watering day dreams.

Quote: "Sayin' questions in that tone and pointin' your finger at me will get you told to fuck yourself."

And Al Swearengen (Ian McShane)? Jesus, where to start? I think my favorite scene of his was the end of the first season; Al is angry at Trixie for giving Sol Star a free fuck, so he goes off with this other whore. He forces (so to speak, really) her to give him a blowjob while he tells her about how he bought her from this woman who ran her orphanage. The scene gets more and more violent and he's like shoving her head down and critisizing her while he goes on and on about hating his mother. Then he cums and he pulls her off of him saying something like, "Spit it out. You don't have to swallow that. Spit it out." He's just this gnarly, complicated guy...ruthless and fuckall business-oriented.

Quote: "God rest the souls of that poor family... and pussy's half price for the next 15 minutes."

Season Three starts in cocksuckin' 2006!