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Gail accuses Sheriff Buck of foul play when she learns that her childhood friend Holly Gallagher, who was Sheriff Buck's girlfriend, was with her just before she mysteriously drove her car off a bridge. As Lucas takes Gail for a ride to demonstrate for her where and how this happened, he takes her by surprise with a kiss. Caleb goes up against his friend Boone in an archery competition, and Deputy Ben must deal with the abusive behavior of his ex-wife's current husband.

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    • Author: Itiannta
    Gail visits her former friend Holly and her mother Janice Gallagher shows her perfect bedroom and tells that she died in a car accident but her body was never retrieved. Gail decides to investigate and she pulls the car out of the river with a tow truck and finds that there is no corpse inside. Further she notes that Holly was not driving the car. Her further investigation shows that Holly was dating the Sheriff Lucas Buck and Gail connects the dots. Meanwhile Buck tries to corrupt the friendship of Caleb with Boone in a bow and arch contest.

    "Dead to the World" is another dark episode of "American Gothic". The poor nurse paid her price for being seduced by the evil and omnipresent sheriff. Caleb once again is tempted by the evil but he still resists in the end. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Dead to the World"
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    • Author: zzzachibis
    Opening in 1985, just after Caleb was born, we see Nurse Holly Gallagher going on a date with Lucas Buck; he has asked her to get him a copy of Caleb's files and when she realises that the sheriff's curiosity is more than just professional she tells him that she won't keep the fact that Lucas is Caleb's father a secret; Lucas then drives the car off a bridge and it is assumed that she is dead. Gail tries to find out what happened to Holly, her childhood friend and ends up discovering a shocking truth before being taken for a ride by Sheriff Buck along the same road. While this is going on Caleb and his friend Boone are practicing for an archery competition; Boone is better but the sheriff is intent on helping Caleb; first he goads him into killing a crow then provides him with an expensive new compound bow. In a third plot strand Deputy Ben is having problems; he confronts his ex-wife's abusive new father but only ends up being assaulted. He says he can handle the situation but Buck makes his presence felt with grisly consequences.

    This was another darkly enjoyable episode with a nice twist part way through. Lucas continues to be a malevolent presence as his actions in all three plot strands show. Gary Cole impresses as he makes this character believable unpleasant rather than being a mere pantomime villain. The stories are all interesting and for the most part end well; most notably Caleb's story where we see him choose friendship over the win at all costs attitude advocated by the Sheriff. There are some lighter moments; I couldn't help laughing when teacher Selena Coombs includes Confederate general Robert E. Lee in a list of great peacemakers such as Martin Luther King and Ghandi… something even the children picked up on. Overall this was another impressive episode.
  • Episode credited cast:
    Gary Cole Gary Cole - Sheriff Lucas Buck
    Paige Turco Paige Turco - Gail Emory
    Jake Weber Jake Weber - Dr. Matt Crower
    Brenda Bakke Brenda Bakke - Selena Coombs
    Sarah Paulson Sarah Paulson - Merlyn Temple
    Lucas Black Lucas Black - Caleb Temple
    Nick Searcy Nick Searcy - Deputy Ben Healy
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Helen Baldwin Helen Baldwin - Barbara Joy Flood
    Barnaby Carpenter Barnaby Carpenter - T.J.
    Christopher Fennell Christopher Fennell - Boone Mackenzie (as Chris Fennell)
    Melissa McBride Melissa McBride - Holly Gallagher
    Lee Norris Lee Norris - Benji Healy
    Linda Pierce Linda Pierce - Janice Gallagher
    Scott Schumacher Scott Schumacher - Diver
    Rachel Seidman-Lockamy Rachel Seidman-Lockamy - Charlotte
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