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* [[Death Glare]]: Bullock spends a good portion of the series barely restraining himself from pistol-whipping whomever he's looking at. It shows.
* [[Determined Widow]]: Alma.
* [[Disposable Sex Worker]]: Most of the girls at Joanie's new whorehouse. Averted with Trixie, but only at the expense of ''another'' sex worker. The unfortunate Chinese girls brought in by Lee take this trope to its depressingly logical conclusion.▼
* [[Disposing of a Body]]: Mr. Wu [[Fed to Pigs|keeps a pen of hungry pigs on standby]]. In direct contrast to Wu's discretion, his counterpart Lee simply uses [[Burn, Baby, Burn|hastily constructed and very public pyres]]. Since he's burning Chinese immigrants, few people seem to care.▼
* [[Doesn't Like Guns]]: Swearengen, who admits to being a "terrible shot," and prefers [[Knife Nut|big ole knives]]. In the third season, this becomes a liability, and he curses himself for being too stuck in his ways to actually learn to shoot properly.
* [[Doomed by Canon]]: Well, read a history book. But nearly everyone knows the story of Wild Bill Hickok and the "Dead Man's Hand".
* [[Downer Ending]]: The last episode of the series ends with Hearst riding off, having successfully bought the town.
▲* [[Disposable Sex Worker]]: Most of the girls at Joanie's new whorehouse. Averted with Trixie, but only at the expense of ''another'' sex worker. The unfortunate Chinese girls brought in by Lee take this trope to its depressingly logical conclusion.
▲* [[Disposing of a Body]]: Mr. Wu [[Fed to Pigs|keeps a pen of hungry pigs on standby]]. In direct contrast to Wu's discretion, his counterpart Lee simply uses [[Burn, Baby, Burn|hastily constructed and very public pyres]]. Since he's burning Chinese immigrants, few people seem to care.
* [[The Dragon]]: Captain Turner acts as George Hearst's primary bodyguard and chief enforcer. He seems to have a history of killing Hearst's enemies in public streetfights. Though Swearengen can handle himself quite well with a blade, he has his own Dragon, Dan Dority. In one episode, the Dragons have themselves a fight.
* [[Dramatic Irony]]: "I'm not leaving camp without my money." -- You're right about that, Brom.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Wolcott and Hostetler. And almost Trixie. And almost Joanie.
* [[Dr. Jerk]]: Doc Cochran is an abrasive, alcoholic loner who is clearly haunted by his experience as a medic in the Civil War. His bedside manner is so poor that he must beg Alma to accept his help when her life is in danger.
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: In the episode "Amateur Hour," the cunning Al Swearengen puzzles over a pictorial message drawn by Wu until resident slack-jaw Johnny Burns steps in and decodes it. Al thanks Johnny by punching him in the face.▼
* [[Due to the Dead]]: Bullock insists on giving a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Sioux raider]] who [[Worthy Opponent|tried to kill him]] not just a proper burial, but a proper ''Sioux'' open-air burial,despite there being a large [[Honor Before Reason|bounty]] for their heads. Also, after shooting Ned;
{{quote|'''Reverend Smith:''' Men like Mr. Seth Bullock there raise the camp up.
'''Johnny:''' Yeah, the fella to be put in that box might argue with you, Reverend.
'''Reverend Smith:''' Ah, Mr. Bullock did not draw first. And I point to his commissioning me to build the departed a coffin and, and see to his Christian burial. }}
▲* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: In the episode "Amateur Hour," the cunning Al Swearengen puzzles over a pictorial message drawn by Wu until resident slack-jaw Johnny Burns steps in and decodes it. Al thanks Johnny by punching him in the face.
* [[Eloquent in My Native Tongue]]: Mr Wu fits the bill particularly in a scene where he uses a broken combination of Chinese insults and English profanity to try and convey how his drugs were stolen.
{{quote|'''Wu''': ''Bak gwai lo... COCKSUCKA!!!''
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* [[Heel Faith Turn]]: Played straight with Andy Cramed: healed from a deadly illness, and in turn helps heal the sick with Reverend Smith. He leaves Deadwood to become a minister himself. Subverted by his prison-shanking of Tolliver. Tolliver himself makes a show of becoming born again in a thin-veiled scheme to attract Joanie's pity.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Sol Star and Seth Bullock are partners and have been for some time, in spite of being an [[Odd Couple]]. Bullock will throw down with anyone who insults Star's Jewish faith, and the [[Non-Action Guy]] Star will charge into the fray armed only with a "purse gun" to defend his friend. Their relationship was [[Truth in Television]], as the real Bullock and Star entered a number of business ventures throughout their lives.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Swearengen often accuses Star of being a [[Greedy Jew]]. when it's clear that Swearengen himself is actually the unscrupulous, money-grubbing businessman. He also frequently refers to Native Americans as "heathens," when it's clear from his disgust for the preacher's sermons that he's not exactly a devout Christian. ▼
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: Inverted with Charlie Utter. The real Charlie Utter had flowing blond locks and dressed in fine clothes and carried a pair of pistols with pearl handles. He even bathed daily which was extremely unusual at the time.
* [[Historical Domain Character]]: Many, although [[Artistic License]] was often taken--the real Al Swearengen was American, a young man, and married during the time period the show portrays.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: Trixie.
▲* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Swearengen often accuses Star of being a [[Greedy Jew]]. when it's clear that Swearengen himself is actually the unscrupulous, money-grubbing businessman. He also frequently refers to Native Americans as "heathens," when it's clear from his disgust for the preacher's sermons that he's not exactly a devout Christian.
* [[Important Haircut]]: Wu cuts off his queue to show Swearengen that he is completely committed to America and their partnership.
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Played straight and averted. The only survivor of the Norwegian family was the little girl. When Al tries to have her murdered, his Dragon rebels and she survives. However, Bullock's nephew and adopted son gets killed out of the blue by a wild horse.
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* [[Miss Kitty]]: Joanie Stubbs tries to be a Miss Kitty, along with her partner Maddie, but they fail.
* [[Mr. Vice Guy]]
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: The "Nigger General" is a recurring character.▼
* [[Never Bring a Knife to A Fist Fight]]: Averted. When Bullock and Swearengen decide to have it out with some [[Good Old Fisticuffs]], Bullock puts aside his guns and resident [[Knife Nut]] Swearengen says he doesn't need a knife. Once the two have thoroughly beaten the tar out of each other, however, Swearengen [[Nothing Up My Sleeve|pulls his trusty knife]] and is about to slice Bullock open when the sight of a boy in the arriving stagecoach (Bullock's stepson) causes Swearengen to back off.
{{quote|'''Al''': "Welcome to fucking Deadwood! It can be combative."}}
* [[Nice Guy]]: Ellsworth is a cheerful nice guy, and well-liked by just about every character in the camp. Star, Merrick and Blaznov are also nice guys and never do anything morally questionable, though they're not as well-liked for various reasons.
* [[No Ending]]: Two full-length movies were proposed to close the show, but never came to pass. The show is now officially dead. ▼
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Bullock and Al; later on, Charlie Utter and Francis Wolcott.
▲* [[No Ending]]: Two full-length movies were proposed to close the show, but never came to pass. The show is now officially dead.
* [[Nothing Up My Sleeve]]: Al, fighting Bullock.
{{quote|''Guess I forgot, I had my knife the whole time''}}
▲* [[N-Word Privileges]]: The "Nigger General" is a recurring character.
* [[Odd Couple]]: Nebbishy Jewish businessman Sol Star and the two-fisted ex-lawman Seth Bullock.
* [[Out, Damned Spot!]]: EB rants away to himself about having to scrub the blood of a murdered guest out of the floor over and over again. Probably more than usually justified, given it's a bare wooden floor.
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* [[The Western]]
* [[Western Union Man]]: Blazanov.
* [[The Wild West]]: Deadwood is a frontier town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which is still in [[Injun Country]] when the series begins. The legendary western figures "Wild Bill" Hickok and "Calamity" Jane factor into the story. Even Wyatt Earp makes an appearance.▼
* [[Wretched Hive]]▼
* [[Who's on First?|Wu's On First]]:
{{quote|'''Al:''' But who stole the dope?
'''Wu:''' WU?!?
'''Al:''' Not Wu, '''''who''''', you ignorant fuckin' Chink! }}
▲* [[The Wild West]]: Deadwood is a frontier town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which is still in [[Injun Country]] when the series begins. The legendary western figures "Wild Bill" Hickok and "Calamity" Jane factor into the story. Even Wyatt Earp makes an appearance.
▲* [[Wretched Hive]]
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Garret Dillahunt played the coward Jack McCall on the first season of Deadwood, then came back the next season to play murderous psychopath Francis Wolcott. McCall was, however, featured in five episodes, and was a very memorable character, which is probably why Dillahunt grew a beard for playing Wolcott, to lessen the visual similarities between the two characters. Dillahunt has since been predominantly typecast as either slack-jawed yokels like McCall or seething psychopaths like Wolcott.
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