Bawdy frontierswoman Calamity Jane, known for her friendship with Wild Bill Hickok, was one of the most divisive characters on HBO's DeadwoodWith her lampooning behavior and blustering delivery, she could quickly be written off as one of the show's most irritating buffoons, but a closer look could reveal more subtle nuances to her character.

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Her exaggerated larger-than-life personality compensated for her feelings of inadequacy and insecurity, and the duality of her nature between tough markswoman and vulnerable survivor highlighted the complexity of her character development. These examples showcase the many occasions when fans couldn't stand her, as well as the times she stole their hearts.

FELT BAD FOR HER: WHEN WILD BILL WAS MURDERED

That Wild Bill Hickok, a celebrity and famous gunslinger, would choose to befriend Jane and keep her as part of his elite entourage made a great impression on her. She felt privileged and special to be included in his posse, and when he was brutally murdered, her sense of purpose was too.

Jane was devastated by his loss, and often visited his grave to simply tell him the news of the town. She encouraged Charlie Utter to do the same, and it helped them feel a little closer to their departed friend (the real Calamity Jane was buried next to Bill).

HATED HER: HER OVERACTING

One of the biggest points of contention for viewers about Jane was her voice. Loud, obnoxious, and delivered from a tight-lipped expression, it could be both grating and a result of overacting. She was as irritating to fans as she was to the characters around her.

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Repeat viewings may soften viewers' opinions once they consider her bravado and bluster was her way of overcompensating. Robin Weigert wasn't so much overacting as Jane was, and if she seemed buffoonish it was intentionally done. It was the only way Jane could imagine existing amidst titans like Al Swearengen and Cy Tolliver.

FELT BAD FOR HER: WHEN CHARLIE FOUND HER BEAT UP

After Wild Bill's passing, Jane became an aimless drunkard. Deprived of her reason to exist, she spent her time procuring alcohol and augmenting her cache of whiskey bottles, which she hid throughout the camp to stumble upon by chance.

She briefly gets a respite from her demons when she's assigned by Doc Cochran to the pest tent, but after the smallpox vaccine is administered to the citizens, her time of being useful is over. Charlie Utter found her beat and lying face down in the mud, with her having no recollection of how she got there or who assaulted her.

HATED HER: WHEN SHE REFUSED CHARLIE'S HELP

After Wild Bill's death, life was hard in Deadwood for transplants Charlie and Jane. Where Charlie tried to find solace in building up his freight business, Jane succumbed to her alcoholism and drunkenly wandered the streets of the town.

Charlie tried to give Jane direction, and even offered to give her a job helping him move freight between Deadwood and Cheyenne to keep her mind off losing her friend, but she refused the work and decided to continue making herself and everyone around her miserable.

FELT BAD FOR HER: WHEN SHE LOST HER NERVE AGAINST AL

As the de facto guardian for Sofia prior to Alma Garret, Jane's surly protectiveness was put to good use against the likes of Al Swearengen, who aimed to have Dan murder Sofia before she could implicate him in her parents' death.

Despite the swagger of authority that Jane musters in front of Al, her blustering and posturing does no good against him when she loses her nerve about confronting him. Her facade gives and she's reduced to a sputtering mess.

HATED HER: WHEN SHE PUSHED JOANIE AWAY

Joanie and Jane' relationship didn't get more serious until Joanie acquired the Chez Amis, but was forced to send her girls away because of the actions of Francis Wolcott. Jane would come around to keep Joanie company and prevent any attempts on her life.

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Joanie tried to encourage Jane to get some sleep in a real bed, and offered to give her decent clothing, but Jane often refused and would leave after Joanie had fallen asleep. Joanie just wanted the best for Jane because she felt she deserved it, but Jane thought so little of herself that she couldn't accept her kindness.

FELT BAD FOR HER: WHEN SHE EXPLAINED ABOUT HER TRAUMATIC PAST

Jane was a woman living in a man's world, and as such she overcompensated both to be taken seriously and to fend off would-be opportunists. As she notably screamed in the street, she'd been violated by bigger and meaner men than Al Swearengen and lived to curse their names.

Unfortunately, she was a hostage to alcohol, and her constant inebriation put her in situations that compromised her personal safety. Watching Jane self-destruct in front of people who cared about her was one of the most tragic plot points of the series.

HATED HER: WHEN SHE INSULTED MOSE

Mose was willing to shoot his own brother in order to enter a business deal with the likes of Cy Tolliver and George Hearst, but the act crippled him and he couldn't fathom the depths of his grief over his lack of scruples. Joanie Stubbs took pity on him and let him watch the children in front of the schoolhouse.

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For no particular reason other than feeling ornery, Jane hurled insults at Mose about his weight, his intelligence, and his motivations for keeping so close to the children. He would already have to live with his vile deed for the rest of his life, and Jane persecuted him in a way that usurped her usual compassion.

FELT BAD FOR HER: WHEN SHE RETURNED TO DEADWOOD TO FIND JOANIE

After the series was concluded, over ten years passed before Deadwood: The Movie was released, and in that time Jane left Deadwood to "see the world". She left Joanie behind, presumably because after Cy Tolliver's death she became the proprietor of the Bella Union.

When Jane returned to camp, she found Joanie hooked on opium, drinking heavily, and having orgies with her employees. It crushed Jane to see her love having fallen to such depths, especially since she regarded Joanie as an admirable person.

HATED HER: WHEN SHE WOULDN'T STOP RAMBLING

From the very first moment viewers saw Jane, they were struck with her gift for inane palaver, often spouting off soliloquies to no one in particular about topics no one particularly cared about. Rambling became one of her defining traits as a town drunk, along with stringing together eloquent profanities.

As the series went on, Jane never ceased this onerous practice, which is one of the biggest reasons viewers couldn't stand her. On repeat viewings, their hatred may have softened when they realized Jane's actions were misguided defense mechanisms to mask her insecurities.

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