This Deadwood photo contains business suit. Was it maybe the writers just laying the groundwork for a potential season 4? It seems a lot of wasted screentime anyway. Promotional still from Leviathan Smiles (3x08) 39155245. Entertainment in the Old West: Theater, Music, Circuses, Medicine Shows, Prizefighting and Other Popular Amusements.
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I'm totally fucking mystified by these people, who are all well-acted and written, but whose actions seem to contribute nothing to the development of season 3's arc except incidentally or trivially. Langrishe was portrayed by Brian Cox in the third season of the HBO television series Deadwood. Leon and Al's dope fiends at least did things to advance the plot while occupying apparently similar roles in their little communities. Click to see all the episode images (Open in the street before dawn, we see Harry Manning asleep on his horse, in front of the hardware store. Who's the old guy they cart around before he dies? Why introduce him when he does literally nothing of any importance? What's the significance of the woman actor's relationship with Con Stapleton, why is there some sort of love triangle between her, Langrishe, and the artist who we're never really introduced to? How does the Gypsy dancer fit in, and what the fuck is going on generally? Don't even get me started on the other guy in the troupe, who seems to exist only to be screamed at and to ask stupid questions. Episode 35: The Catbird Seat Click for the trailer. But there's a large amount of screen-time given to Langrishe and his crew that never seems to develop anything or lead anywhere. Jack Langrishe arrives with a flourish in Deadwood, with his theater group in tow. Brian Cox has been signed to play theatre impresario Jack Langrishe in the upcoming third. Obviously not every character has to have an arc or plotline they can exist to provide tone and texture to the world. The South Dakota denizens of HBO's 'Deadwood' will soon be entertained by more than booze and women. Been rewatching for the third or fourth time lately, and I've never really got what John Langrishe and his troupe added to the plot.