“I believe in God’s purpose. Not knowing it, I ask him, moving in me, to allow me to see his will. I ask him, moving in others, to allow them to see it.”
Jack McCall might have managed to murder Wild Bill Hickok, but his escape was less than successful. The death of the closest thing Deadwood had to a hero has left the settlement confused and in a bind: justice should be delivered, but future plans require that justice to be something less than satisfying. If the trial results in a sentence or punishment, Al’s visions of vipers would seem to be more and more likely. When everything some seek to gain could vanish into smoke, others who have lost might have to find other ways to ease their pain.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Trial of Jack McCall” and how the show handles its most satirical content yet. Plus! The guys chat about the language and syntax of the series, its view of religion, and how justice can mean different things to different people.
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Supplemental Reading:
The Deadwood Bible: A Lie Agreed Upon
Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills
Reading Deadwood: A Western to Swear By
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