I couldn't think of a better way to word that, but considering all that was mounted against this thing - time, age, expectation, nostalgia and so on - Deadwood did in two hours what Thrones struggled to do in eight. It provided closure, offered fan service without sacrifice to narrative, and declined to finish a story no sane person should've ever tired of watching.


The Wire was the smartest show, Breaking Bad was the most suspenseful show, Game of Thrones was the most epic shocking show, but Deadwood was all and none of those things in equal measure from sentence to sentence. I'm a wreck, I want more. Hopefully Milch finds peace in having what likely will be his final statement on screen be a resoundingly successful and accomplished one.


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