Lightning, Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen
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For Death by Lightning’s Charles Guiteau, the actor calls upon the glorious command of humiliation he perfected as Tom Wambsgans.
Though Garfield doesn’t die immediately, the real villain is 19th-century medicine itself. His doctors, led by Dr. Bliss (Željko Ivanek), refuse antiseptic methods and probe the wound with unwashed fingers and instruments.
With a stellar cast and even better beards, "Death by Lightning" turns the assassination of James Garfield into one of the best shows of the year.