In this week's New Yorker Nancy Franklin brutally pans John from Cincinnati, a show I haven't quite given up on yet.

In interviews and in his work, Milch expounds upon his great subject: the oneness of things, the connectedness and indivisibility of all life. This trope ran like a vein of ore through “Deadwood,” without calling much attention to itself. This time around, the theme has become viral, killing everything in its path.