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Alma Russell Garret, later Ellsworth, moved to Deadwood with her new husband Brom Garret, who left the high society of New York to experience frontier life and while in Deadwood buys a claim in the gold-rich territory. It is not long before Garret falls afoul of Al Swearengen: after Garret perceives the gold claim he purchased in a deal brokered by Swearengen to be worthless, he threatens the ...
- Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- HER DEPARTURE FROM DEADWOOD. When viewers next saw Alma in Deadwood, she had been gone for some time and returned with a grown Sofia in tow. Reasons weren't given for her long absence, except that perhaps having sold her claim to Hearst, there was nothing to keep her in Deadwood.
- THE SALE OF HER CLAIM TO HEARST. After Hearst killed Ellsworth, Alma had two choices; either she could remain in Deadwood and run her claim and most likely be killed, thereby allowing Hearst to take it anyway when it was auctioned off, or sell it to him at a fair price and be able to remain in the camp with Sofia.
- FIRING TRIXIE FROM THE BANK. Viewers might have decided it was the dope talking in Alma's place, but whatever her reason for firing Trixie from the Deadwood Bank, it was extremely short-sighted and worked to invalidate all of Trixie's hard work.
- USING LEON AS A SUPPLIER. Of all the ways to get opioids in the camp, Alma sought out Leon, the dope-fueled lieutenant of Cy Tolliver. Not only was it dangerous to use Leon, who was already known for his dimwittedness and wagging tongue, but it put her at a disadvantage since he worked for a man already in Hearst's pocket.
Ellsworth is better than that. Having sex with a person who isn't in their right mind is not okay. They decided to add a level of virtue to him worthy of sainthood (or beyond). 99.999% of men of that time period would have accepted sexual advances from a young beautiful woman who was also their wife.
Jun 27, 2020 · Published Jun 27, 2020. Alma Garret was an aristocratic lady who found herself unexpectedly out of her element in the mud-strewn streets of Deadwood. As she struggled to cope with her new reality, the worst aspects of her character began to emerge. She was equal parts aloof, condescending, melodramatic, and entitled.
- Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
Jan 25, 2024 · Deadwood's Season 1 finale, "Sold Under Sin," showcases the tension between Bullock and Alma in a shocking and romantic moment.; The episode delves into the complex motivations of Al Swearengen ...
- Liam Gaughan
Dec 24, 2021 · Welcome to 12 Days of Deadwood, in which Matt Zoller Seitz, author of the upcoming A Lie Agreed Upon: The Deadwood Chronicles, revisits the first season of the landmark HBO drama one episode at a ...
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George Hearst (Gerald McRaney) is a wealthy mining magnate and later U.S. Senator who first made his fortune on the Comstock, Utah Territory. His employee Francis Wolcott acts on his behalf in attempts to acquire gold claims for him in Deadwood throughout season 2, in less than honest ways.
