Took me a few days to get this post out, its been a bussy week although I manage to stay active on the network posting both long and short content on threads most of the time, so episode 3 of Task just aired past sunda and damn we finally got that infamous scene where they all get suit up with their 9mm and got into this place, this one really cranked up the intensity as I was expecting to happen once Tom start to get closer to Robbie but now there is also the Dark Hearts lead by Perry. The episode opens with this completely new understanding of why Robbie is doing all this crazy shit and its not just about money like I originally thought, this is pure revenge and the worst kind, the type that makes you do stupid things that put everyone you love in danger. We finally learn that Jason, that piece of sht from the Dark Hearts, actually killed Robbies brother Billy and then had the fucking audacity to show up at the funeral to give condolences and shake hands with the family, like what kind of sociopathic behavior is that, seriously its the kind of situation makes you mad just thinking about it.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28013708/
- Platform: HBOMAX
The conversation between Robbie and Maeve in the car really shows you how different these two characters are when it comes to handling grief and trauma, Maeve is trying to be the voice of reason telling Robbie that his kids are gonna remember him as a murderer and kidnapper if he keeps going down this path, which is probably the smartest thing anyone has said on this show so far, but Robbie is so consumed by this need for revenge that he cant see past his own anger, he keeps talking about taking the Dark Hearts money to build a better life for his family but really its just about getting back at Jason for what he did to Billy, its not only dope money but he is trying to single hand bankrupt a crew that has been running dope spots for years and he thinks him and two friends going to bring them down? thats just plain stupid, thats how you get killed. Tom Pelphrey does such a great job in these scenes, you can see the pain in his eyes when he talks about having to thank Jason for coming to the funeral, knowing damn well that Jason was the one who beat his brother to death, its like swallowing glass every time he remembers that moment.
On episode 3 we finally got some action when the FBI task force is getting closer to figuring out who the Halloween crew really is and the whole thing with Cliff getting his house raided was intense as hell, especially when Tom gets thrown down the stairs just like what happened to his wife, that was some dark irony right there. I remember the moment Peaches came up I thought, he is getting killed and indirectly going to snitch everyone, exactly as it happen because not only he got killed but because he was showing off his girl ring got others at his job to talk too much to the FBI and got a lot of attention, enough for them to start finding out who was he working with. Alison Oliver continues to be great as Elizabeth even though her accent slips up sometimes which is annoying but whatever, her scenes with Anthony at the bar were really sweet and you can tell these two have chemistry even though she keeps freezing up during the action scenes. The whole setup with Rey and Shelly trying to rob Cliffs house while the FBI is also there was chaotic and stupid too, what they were expecting? for Cliff and Robbie not to figure out if the dope gets lost, that was karma right there for been such a rat this episode also shows how everybody is scrambling to get their hands on this fentanyl and nobody really knows what the hell is going on anymore or do with it, certainly not Robbie or Cliff.
What really got my attention this episode was the reveal that Eryn is the informant whos been feeding information to Robbie and Cliff, The moment Robbie and Maeve start talking about why he was doing it and everything what went down I know there hard to be a female involve trying to get revenge too, gnl and tell I knew it was her but suspect might be her from the way she was acting in previous episodes but seeing it confirmed was still satisfying. The fact that she was cheating on Jason with Billy makes the whole revenge plot even more complicated, because now its not just about Robbie wanting to kill Jason, Eryn also has her own reasons for wanting to see him dead. This adds more pouder to the barril and someone going to get killed, its very likely that Eryn gets discovered by the Dark Hearts and use her as bait to get to Robbie if they know its him by then, instead of just having one person seeking revenge we now have multiple characters with their own motivations all working against the Dark Hearts, it makes things feel more intense, there is hate involve and more personal for everyone involved.
The ending with the revelation that someone in the task force is leaking information to the Dark Hearts is something Im not totally buying but lets put on the conspiration hat, I was just starting to like all these characters and now I gotta suspect everyone which sucks but also makes sense from a storytelling perspective. My money is on Lizzie being the mole even though she seems like the most innocent one, sometimes the people you least suspect are the ones betraying you, plus her whole thing about being a honest cop could be a cover for something darker, its just the perfect cover, been bad at the job, showing as the week link, what if they got into the FBI just to show how she can bring down an operation of the top justice agencies in the country. This series is starting to get intense on every side, there was this scene with Maeve teaching Sam how to swim was beautiful and sad at the same time, honestly I thought she was going to drawn him to get over with everything, hell sounds crazy but cmon, but then when she talks about choosing what you take from your parents and what you leave behind it felt like the most mature thing anyone has said on this show, she really is the moral center of this whole mess and probably the only one who might survive with her soul intact. Overall this episode did a fantastic job building more tension, provide tons of context by giving us deeper insight into why these characters are making the choices they are, even if those choices are completely fucked up, I give it a solid 8 out of 10.
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