Al Swearengen at his best.

Deadwood's Al Swearengen at his best.

[@unclebrucelive]

One of the most talented actors on the planet.

[@TheLio666]

not one of THE most

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

He is indeed. This performance is so goddamn underrated it makes me sick. I’ve tried for yrs trying to get people I know into this show. For me I would have love 20 some seasons.

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

I don’t think anyone else could have delivered his lines as powerful or as memorable as what Ian did.

[@michealmcdaid7027]

Deadwood is great but you literally wait patiently for every moment Swearengen comes onto the screen... even if he is on the balcony saying nothing.

[@karynsuepohlmeier2109]

@@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494 I'd have loved for this show to go on forever. Al rocks. Edit: I should say, Ian Mcshane rocks!

[@claymac7895]

Al talking to himself while he’s serviced is one of the best parts of the show.

[@34672rr]

This is a perfect sample of deadwood. The vulgar juxtaposed with beautiful poetic dialogue/monologue. If it were only vulgar, it would be low brow, if only poetic, it would be too artsy fartsy. Together, it makes a masterpiece.

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

Absolutely epic performance 🤟🔥

[@thatssoironic]

You say true I say thankya

[@rayruckus4446]

Al and the reverend was probably 1 of my favorite relationships in the entire show and it was so brief Yet so perfect.

[@EnricoPallazo]

I’m glad you caught that, very observant…the sacred AND the propane

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

@@EnricoPallazo I think you mean "The sacred and the PROFANE", but yes, I agree!

[@fratt41]

Any glimpse into Al's past is glorious to me. You hate him, then you love to hate him, then you hate to love him, then you love him, then you love to hate who he hates. Such a fantastic arc.

[@Widderic]

Well fuckin' said!

[@Ziplomatic007]

Who says chivalry is dead?

[@ryanmcginness2888]

He did let her spit it out.

[@TheSoldier0fortunE]

Still the best ''ranting yourself into doing something you really dont want to do'' ive ever heard in my life.

[@redisnotblue]

Al always showing in his own miniscule way that he has a heart like he always does in his long bravado speeches. "...go on you can spit it out..."

[@Suavepebble]

Well that, and his cum represents the negative that he had to get out. Having empathy for her on some level, as you say, is the other side of the coin. He didn't want her to have to ingest/remember/or feel a connection with him/ in regards to what he was talking about -- so he told her to spit.

[@MajorsGirl]

Suavepebble - I would not have chosen to spit.

[@meris8486]

@@MajorsGirl Are you really that thirsty?

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

Cocksuckers everywhere😂

[@valkyrie9646]

@@MajorsGirl LOL! You are seriously desperate. I truly hope your life has improved over the last couple of years.

[@jbeardsly7045]

Why is this Brilliant? In the context of the show, one of the hardest men is the always scheming, Al Swearengen. He owns the bar/brothel and has a hand in almost everything that is in Deadwood. There is even a moment when he talks to Dan heart to heart and mentions that it was he and Dan who came out to deadwood to get things started there. He is human, an antihero at times, because we see the struggles he faces but also how he, human after all, deals with the choices. As the episodes go on we see that flip from good to bad to somewhere in-between. We root against and for him, almost in the same episode due to this. It was not so black or white after all and this whole show is brilliant... But, here we also see this during closed doors or one on one where he processes the inner most thinking, all while doing as he states "You can't suck your thumb, you got to be a grown man about it. Don't say sorry or look back.. No one gives a fuck." This is how he knows he must carry himself, this is his foundation of being a man. His checks and balances. His core. What ever happens, he knows he has to stfu and be a man about it, even when hard choices need to be made; like the Minister suffering and needing to be 'dealt with" in this case. Further we see when he had Trixie, again with this lady, that he will go into personal history and process things in front of them, but needs to keep power, especially if they seem close or familiar in return. It is a 1 way street often. He is processing things, but also trying to be a man about it. He is being vulnerable and stream of coconsciousness while he is trying to deal with the suffering of the Minister in the camp... but as he gets to the " Shut the fuck up about it & be a fucking man about it" he starts to realize what he must do and he is upset. He turns the dynamic as to not be the "smallest person in the room" and askes her for input, which he comes back with an invalidation and has her preform oral on him while he continues. He had to be a man about the situation, while he was sucking his thumb (so to speak), his checks and balances in play. He has shifted the dynamic and is doing the manly thing as he struggles with the frustration of having to deal with the Minister, which does bother him. Al then shows a warrant and leaves a breadcrumb "Can you believe 12 hours before you got on the wagon to come here I put my knife in someone's guts?" Then sidesteps to opens up and talk of a venerability that his mother dropped him off at an orphanage back when he was a child. The lady he bought her from was the same lady who was in charge of the orphanage for boys when he was left there. This circles back to the "Did I look back? No. I did what I had to do" and the whole "stfu and be a man about it" that is his foundation justifies an implied killing of revenge (if I understand that implication correctly). After his catharsis and conclusion of oral, he says "anyways" and takes a swig. Another day, another problem, but all get cranked through the filter that is what Al Swearengen is to his core. Everything Checked and Balanced. Love Deadwood =)

[@Widderic]

"I don't want to talk to these cocksuckers but you have to. In life, you gotta do a lot of things you don't fuckin' wanna do. Many times, that's what the fuck life is. One vile fucking task after another. But don't get aggravated.... then the enemy has you by the short hair."

[@nobodiesaltbutmine6674]

It’s not that deep my dude

[@nasir6r996]

Nice breakdown, mate

[@jbeardsly7045]

@@nobodiesaltbutmine6674 From a single point they could just be twinkling lights we call stars. They can also be our focus of study, distant planets and moons, a source of wonder, that what we look to. It is less about what you see and more about how your brain interprets and understands it. That is the beauty of it all. What you see simple, others see complexity and rich. Regardless, I hope you find an outlet with endless details the size of the universe; ignore those who invalidate you and simply say they are mere twinkling lights in the sky.

[@prolad8151]

​@@jbeardsly7045 like Al would have said it boss

[@Mellowcanuck33]

*chuckle* "shut the fuuuck up huh?"

[@mairbekwasyl7758]

Sumptuous acting. Ian mschane is a legend. I laughed my guts out. Deadwood was such a spectacular series. Nowadays you can barely find find kind of subtle acting.

[@seauxsavage8434]

Im trying to find a reason to watch this series

[@MajorsGirl]

Mairbek Wasyl -- This show will never be surpassed in quality. Rectify on Sundance channel has alot of the same actors from this series and is in 2nd place imo.

[@fayder743]

Mairbek Wasyl Milchy, one of the most underrated screenwriters in the entertainment industry!

[@calilyricist24]

@@seauxsavage8434 fuck you.

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

This is hbos Gem* everyone that says sopranos this and that, they all suck cock by choice! This should have been ten seasons. Thoughts now that movie is out?

[@waterboxer87]

I watched every episode of "Deadwood." The show ended in 2006. What I remember most is Al Swearengen--brutal, profane, smart, conniving--marvelous acting, Mr. McShane.

[@WarTheory]

Wooooo wooooo Wooo woooo you got a stagecoach to catch.....kills me every time

[@Ghostguitarist93]

Slow the fuck up 😂😂😂

[@pellenorr697]

McShanes's immersion into 'Al' is as complete as any in cinematic history. He is my personal favorite. This scene was lightning in a bottle. Pure genius, He delivers a soul-wrenching tale while being...'serviced'...and you care nothing about the sex. It's the tale and his telling.

[@idontwantcorporateretaliat6301]

i used this as a tutorial video on treating my tinder dates

[@nasir6r996]

Terminally underrated comment

[@MajorsGirl]

Mesmerizing. Nothing but.

[@anthonyourbrother]

How impressive it is for a camp with no law at all, only property rights and and understanding of barter and trade, to also understand how essential it is to work together as a community, in solidarity, to protect their sovereignty of freedom....despite all their adversity, misunderstandings and oppositions of personalities, and "personal disasters that we all ""f--kng have.." How they all came together to protect the balance and their livelihoods and the camp's reputation, in the face of yankton politicians, pinkerton thugs and George Hearts empire. The poetic verse style flow and fluidity of communication between people whom many couldn't even read... Priceless.🌹

[@hillbillyreefer8996]

Epic..... Best character Best writing Best show.... Nuff said

[@cecilpotter1229]

Outstanding

[@samvs1259]

Best character in the show. What a guy he is!

[@OOHyeahpeggyhill]

Swearengen and the preacher is one of my favourite storylines from the show... the only death that was a blessing to both parties. The show was so good at *showing* swearengen as the real leader of the community. Especially when he's faced with tough decisions for the whole town (like whether or not to end the suffering of a dying preacher, dying slowly for all to see). Only milch could write such a soliloquy to match shakespeare while getting a BJ

[@MajorsGirl]

Sam ----- I love that line and agree.

[@ryanmcginness2888]

Ray Mckinnon (who played the preacher) wrote a series called "Rectify" that you should check out. Also, he played in a movie called "Chrystal" that was written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. Walton Goggins also shows up in a lot of these folks' shows.

[@Widderic]

The scene where the preacher is chanting up to Al on the balcony and Al has to turn around to let out a tear because he's moved by it. Pretty damn good acting.

[@leatherface4662]

This show would never come out today.

[@eyeswideshut7354]

Kenny Powers especially with the egregious use of the “n” word. No way

[@Matches771]

But the movie is, in about 2 month. Can't fuckin wait!

[@Beanie-Sandals]

@@eyeswideshut7354 the "n" word? I think I heard once uttered in 2 whole seasons, do you even watch the show?

[@terrancevanliew1814]

@@Beanie-Sandals definitely heard it more than that and I'm not even done with the second season.

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Hells no. Besides the wire i have it 2nd best show ever

[@jamescastillo2405]

He should've got an Oscar for this performance😂

[@Widderic]

How wonderful when a great series approaches its zenith, where its dialogue and situations condense to an insider shorthand of looks, glances and gestures, and you the viewer are fluent in the idiom.

[@collinsps]

Well said. A gift really, godlike in a way, to be allowed such fluency.

[@leoff1013]

One of the best monologues ever.

[@herrrmike]

Perhaps the greatest scene is television history.

[@ryanfahrne5318]

His nonchalant talking while getting a hummer cracks me up

[@TheLio666]

probably the best scene in this season

[@lifeisokay]

Great scene, but my favorite scene comes the next episode when Al puts the reverend out of his misery. "You can go now, brother."

[@bigstar66]

For me it’s WHO STOLE THE FUCKING DOPE

[@ralphemerson497]

Great acting and great writing. Showing a very important and powerful person in the community blowing off some steam with alcohol and sex. While intoxicated, venting about problems that he can’t discuss with others. And showing the relationship of employer and employee. Although not necessarily a dynamo scene, it just further displays the complexity of Al.

[@sanders081]

Swearengen is my second favorite fictional character. And this is the best scene in the whole series.

[@TheLio666]

wtf ? who's first ? carefull what you will say lol

[@sanders081]

Atticus Finch. My tastes are wide-ranging. :-)

[@TheLio666]

man ....

[@MajorsGirl]

Susan, don't laugh but please tell me what show he is on? I know name but cannot think of it :)

[@sanders081]

Deadwood :-)

[@xandercrews4729]

If you actually listen, Al’s giving out some pretty solid life advice

[@MrCrakrock66]

Ian McShane was masterful as Al Swearengen for sure, I loved this series.

[@vanbaz4440]

Great acting, but what killed me the most when he said anyway at the end.

[@drinxs505]

@@edinburgh1578 academy award there

[@sanfran508]

One great show.

[@SalkisRe]

"whoo whoo you got a stage coach to catch! Slow the f%/k up!" *dead llllllllol

[@777Psychodelia]

Salkis Re Such a romantic, sensitive new frontier guy. Forerunner to the metrosexual.

[@SalkisRe]

777Psychodelia lllllllllmao yes romantic indeed!

[@777Psychodelia]

Salkis Re Whoo there! Damn you're quick on the draw!

[@SalkisRe]

777Psychodelia lllllllllmao I was already here answering a comment and saw the alert lllllol

[@777Psychodelia]

Salkis Re it's the quick or the dead, baby. You are obviously in the former camp!

[@fattymcfatso1083]

Literally died laughing the first time I saw this. Been dead for awhile now.

[@thatssoironic]

Way to go!

[@AllThePiecesMatter_]

Masterful writing and acting making the audience feel a degree of empathy for a cold-blooded killer.

[@acepr012]

So many 'Fucks' being said that I laughed my fucking ass off. 😂😂😂

[@Zoofactory]

👏👏👏👏 The best man for the part. 👏👏👏👏

[@larry1824]

If only our politicians were this brutally honest 😅

[@ethanreich7034]

Top hbo Character of all time honestly the only acting which surpassed is jimmy gandolfini and I would say mathew Mac as rust cole maybe equal

[@WanderingIdiot81]

Dude, Ya gotta throw in Tyrion too tho!

[@TheLio666]

Gandolfini look very obsolete when you mention Rust Cole and Al Swearengen

[@MajorsGirl]

Ethan Reich -- I disagree. Mr Gandolfini was great but there was the occasional scene where Edie Falco out acted the hell out of him & it was uncomfortable. I love Mat and the 1st four eps of season 1 as COLE he was brilliant. But Mr McShane, to me, had a lot harder stuff to work w word wise and therefore ultimately shines best.

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

Don’t get me wrong. Sopranos is incredible. But it just lacks something. Idk. To a normal person one look at tony and they just think - another fat fuck ... but Ian had a chilling presence about him. Another chilling role in this is mr. Hearst. That murdering conniving thieving heathen cocksucker

[@tanveerhasan2382]

@@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494 Charles Scwab ova hea!

[@Nahrix]

The most poetic part of this monologue is that in tandem with Al apologizing to himself for what he had to do to the reverend, he was actually speaking a sermon.

[@lordburlap4514]

The best!!!

[@MajorsGirl]

Ok, it has been a year. I never know when I dive back in a re watch it. I feel every 3 years is best. So you really miss it but gosh I miss it now.

[@dannyfitzgerald1593]

Yep, every couple of years for me too. I watched Sexy Beast with Ian McShane in and went straight back to Deadwood clips.

[@peterpiper3790]

Lol u really like this scene

[@spectrumglare]

This guy is a monster but somehow we suffer him kindly.

[@loge10]

Well, he describes in this exact scene the horrific traumas he suffered as a child- enough backstory to humanize his character, although that's been happening throughout the season.

[@spectrumglare]

@@loge10 well said, and Al does have his charm. I just would not want to piss him off..

[@loge10]

@@spectrumglare Good point...

[@nationalsocialism3504]

The world is full of monsters... only monsters can deal with other monsters. Al was great Outkaw King and ruled over Deadwood after building it quite well to the point he was able to transition out his position of being King when it was no longer viable... picking replacements & shaping his kingdom into its new place within it's wider place in the scheme of things.

[@garykitchen3083]

Ian mcshane is so perfect in his role with the eloquence of dialect and emtion. Good choice mr milch!

[@imkitti1942]

Ian McShane is like David Duchovny playing Fox Mulder! I couldn't see anyone else playing him!

[@exceedinglyaverage1179]

Onna my all time favorite scenes 😂

[@twistedwired]

The day we finally understood where Al was fucking coming from.

[@andrewsmall1193]

Best monologue ever

[@Itachi_Uchiha___]

GOD DAMMIT! I’M LISTENING TO THIS VIDEO WHILE SHIT-FACED DRUNK WHILE STARING AT A STILL IMMAGE OF TAI LUNG HOLDING DUCK! why am I the way that I am?

[@toomuchtube8635]

Third favorite scene

[@bankinggyan5304]

awesome

[@adamhonestyanddecency5054]

Seems like a nice guy.

[@amadeuswolfe7180]

How hard were directing crew laughing at this scene lol. Brilliant acting

[@devilsrejecthbb1]

Does anybody remember a part when they,re talking about indians and Al says oh we,re calling them people when did we start doing that? I can,t remember what episode he says that.

[@Remytherat2409]

he is speaking the language of the gods, but really Al is my favorite character and personaly i kin him :)

[@Jamz-hq4in]

Some fellas think about baseball. Swearengen just drinks and rambles. 😂

[@filrut]

D&D were clearly inspired by this when they wrote those terrible "sexposition" scenes in game of thrones. But it's clear to see they were a pale imitation.

[@JohnCollins]

Lol, Mayor!! :D

[@ScrubDaddy67]

Hes so good you really cannot distinguish if its his show or olyphants. Mcshane is just a force in this role. Im young and always saw his modern work so i felt him a bit of a redundant character actor but this show completely reversed my bias

[@todd.goslin6190]

Brilliant fuckin’ acting!!!

[@matthewforbes2969]

He reminds me of Dutch

[@milenkogt]

Al Swe'Gens best line ever... 1:18-1:30 😂

[@Billbilly6969]

lol lol lol!!!!!

[@anaccount8474]

Most men secretly wish they could talk to women like this.

[@fayder743]

Like a fuckin boss! 😂

[@jackrussell1232]

I watched this episode with my parents and it felt kind of awkward, but we were all just glued to the direction and the dialogue and it kind of overrode the absolute smut happening along the way. The credits started rolling and we were all silent not really knowing what to say and then my dad just said "Ian... FUCKING McShane, guys." That broke the ice and we had a great philosophical discussion breaking down all the different parts that make up the identity of this show and what they mean in the aggregate.

[@canderoussnurd4265]

Gotta love how the two types of people watching this scene are “Wow how tragic for Al. His need to justify his brutality and talking himself into killing the reverend is so revealing of his deeper side as a damaged man who was abandoned by his mother. His outlook on the harshness of reality well and truly earned and yet he still has his humanity deep down. Such a profound moment of both toughness and vulnerability that aligns perfectly with the oral sex to exemplify the crudeness of the world they both occupy. So much depth that could be made into a book unto itself. Truly a great scene”. Then the other side being “Lol he got a hummer and said fuck a lot. Huhuhuhuhuh” Sometimes I think there really are two separate species of humans.

[@nationalsocialism3504]

More to do with how killing the preacher had to do with a similar mercy killing he was forced to do on his brother... talking about his mother's abandonment was a lesser pain full of hate to avoid the greater pain full of sadness

[@EdwardReynolds]

movies on the waaaayyyy

[@khanimran7465]

You got a stage coach to catch

[@TexasTeaHTX]

I asked a bitch if she had an Uber outside.

[@MajorsGirl]

It is the best show in History. Hbo was new and broke back then. They could not afford all the cgi David Milch had on show (most of that town was cgi -- weird how REAL it all looked). Now hbo has crazy money and told Milch anytime u want to do a two hour finale you can. Every actor is still beautiful excluding the hot Powers Booth (best dresser and pimp) died! Milch do this before somebody else dies. I have no idea if Milch is back on dope!

[@josephwood2431]

He and Powers Booth made that show.

[@paulthompkins4150]

Whoa, whoa, who! You got a fucking stagecoach to catch?!

[@billycarr]

Don’t ever talk about the past ! No one cares. Let me tell you about mine!

[@feelwang]

Ian won the sexiest villain for the show and HBO does not know what they did

[@thebuzzz320]

He takes hos own shoes off as he goes but jewels always helped him with it

[@brendanburgess2071]

My Girl: You should be more vocal in bed. Me: 2:19

[@ASSASSIN19923]

rare i seen so many "fuck" in one scene

[@jaco5187]

LOL He asked her a question, and when she answers, he says 'Shut the fuck up!'

[@billybatts8283]

Exactle how I am when I get a shoe shine...

[@TheBigToe69]

That poor girl only bobbed her head up and down in basically every single scene she was in the entire show. I’m sure her parents are proud.

[@calilyricist24]

And your daughter will grow up doing the same thing, except not for acting credits.

[@tonyblundetto7861]

Your mom does the same thing except she doesn't get paid

[@LKaramazov]

Telling her to spit is a MASSIVE discontinuity.

[@juleswinnfield8823]

I'm a fucking legend

[@mattblah7737]

First scene I ever fuckin saw!

[@Ziplomatic007]

This was the average dad back in the 70's. We need more role models like this.

[@helenomstreken7577]

Are you psychotic?

[@frisbeetarian34]

Magic TV.

[@ericd1906]

AL THE SHIT

[@leshell60]

Still trying to count how many times “C*** Sucker” was said in this series…😂😅😅

[@coyotemojo]

poor Dolly

[@dastardlygonzo]

1:27

[@drinxs505]

For a show that's based on history and only got three seasons is fucked.while other shit on the tele gets to break most aired shows for being based on what?bullshit?!

[@charlespirate1]

Lovejoy has let himself go

[@34672rr]

anyways

[@haha-hg6yq]

OMG this is funny as shit

[@thestewlaw]

i LOVED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH WU.....How he took care of the San Francisco Cocksuckers

[@HankMcGurk]

2:03

[@beeveeh]

yup.....theres only 1 AL...………………………………………………………………………………………….anyways. . .

[@TheRenegadeMoose]

1:20. 1:18

[@queensapphire7717]

I love KZbin, keep the comments respectful, uh do you see what the comments are about ?

[@SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS]

Johnny Depp was in a movie with this legend.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Stagecoach 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@cgrant2382]

Ebonics at it's best 🌻🌚👍 rejoice rest in the good news 👍 okay by