Task (2025) Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River - S01E06 - RECAP

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skiptvads4 months ago9 min read

Task is probably my second favorite tv series atm now that Peacemaker is over because there is not much too watch like a few months ago and it has been in a parabolic the past three episodes, episode 6 just went absolutely crazy from the first second, we got shootouts, deaths and a whole bunch of messed up situations, the episode starts exactly where we left off last week with Tom and Robbie pointing guns at each other while the Dark Hearts and the task force are watching from diferent spots in the woods, Perry wanted to pull back but Jason being the impulsive idiot he is decides to open fire on Robbie, everything goes to hell real quick after that. The rest of the episode is so intense with people getting shot, run over, ears blown, everything in between makes this episode action packed, we got Kathleen taking a bullet to the shoulder, Robbie getting stabbed by Jason after almost strangling him to death and worst of all Lizzie getting run over by Jason and Perrys truck on that bridge because she could not hear it comming due to the shell shock from earlier when Grasso open fire next to her, watching Lizzie die in Grasso arms was brutal specially knowing he was the one who basically set all this up by being the mole, its like Fabien Frankel does suit the asshole roles just like in HOTD Sr Cristone Cole, seeing Robbie die in Toms arms while thinking about his kids and Billy swimming in the river made me a bit sad because it honestly sux, yeah revenge was not the right choice specially when you have kids that depend on you and Robbie literally went all in but before that made sure that if he went lights out at least Maeve would have enough cash to take care of things at the house until she figure out her own life.

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The whole Lizzie situation really pissed me off more than anything else in this episode, she finaly had her moment where she did not freeze up, she actually shot that Dark Hearts guy who was about to kill her, Grasso even told her she did good today which makes her death even more tragic, he got her killed with his bullshit double agent situation and there is no way around that. The way they edited that scene with the sound cutting out to show us what Lizzie was experiencing with her hearing loss was a nice touch, you could feel how vulnerable she was standing there, not knowing a truck was about to hit her at full speed but she didnt care because she was trying to help others no matter the cost, this time she decided not to freeze. Aaliyah and Grasso were trying to warn her but she just could not hear them and boom truck hits her and all kind of supplies from the medic bag fly over the place, gone just like that. I think Grasso had real feelings for Lizzie from that night they ""spend"" together when nothing happen in the bed but still he was not faking any of it, you can see the devastation on his face when shes dying in his arms, he knows hes responsible for this, no ammount of confession or prayer is going to fix what he did to her. The moment where he tells her she did good today right before she runs to the bridge bellisimo, this was supposed to be her big moment proving herself as a field agent, she actually delivered when it mattered most but Grasso lies and betrayal got her killed anyway, very fucked up and tragic as hell. The scene later with Tom confronting Grasso at his house was perfection giving proper follow up not only to his liying ass but the fact he got Lizzie killed, the acting from both Mark Ruffalo and Fabian Frankel was top tier specially how Grasso didnt back down and own it, the writing with that whole confession talk about how its a human practice not for Gods sake was really damn good, I actually never stop to think about it, not really someone who do confessions.

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Now Robbie situation, that was heartbreaking to watch even though we all knew he was not making it out alive, Robbie actually saved Toms life during the shootout when a Dark Hearts member was about to kill him, he could have let Tom die right there but instead he shoots the guy and helps Tom up, they both good guys in different sides of the fence, then he leads Tom to Billys old cabin while Perry and Jason are chasing them down through the woods. Tom ends up getting into a fist fight with Perry inside the cabin which was silly at first because Perry seems invincible most of the time, but I guess Tom had enough rage built up that he managed to knock Perry out cold, meanwhile Robbie and Jason are going at it in the woods, Robbie is trying to strangle Jason and you could see it in his eyes that he thought he finally got justice for Billy, I think its fair to say it was sweet revenge moment for Robbie so badly but then Jason stabs him deep in the stomach and would have finished him off completly if Tom had not showed up, not that it help that much though. Robbie bleed out in the back of that cop car while remembering his kids I guess most of us have that last moment of memories about our family, loves one, it was very sad. Tom Pelfreys performance this whole season has been incredible, those eyes when he had Jason by the neck alone told an entire story without him needing to say a single word, pure rage. The reveal at the end that Robbie actually had a plan all along with Shelly was so satisfying to see and they never reveal if they did come to an agreement that day at her house, he sold the real drugs to Freddys supplier and got the money to Maeve through Shelly, which means he threw a bag full of Canada brochures in the river just to trick Jason and the Dark Hearts, seeing Maeve get that money was probably as sweet if Robbie had killed Jason, at least he did right by his family before dying.

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The middle part of this episode really dragged though but it cant be all dopamine rush, the episode had to settle down at some poing and unfold the reason for the investigation and how far treason went down, its been the weakest part of the whole episode, all the stuff with Tom bringing Sam home and the scenes with Emily and Sarah just feel like a completely different show but its Tom's side story. I get what they are trying to do here showing Toms family life and how hes trying to be a father again by fostering Sam, but every time we cut to those scenes it feels like a commercial break in the middle of an action movie its not as smooth of a transition even though its directly related to everything going on. The magic show invitation from Emilys coworker was nice I guess, that moment where he ran to the wrong side of the car was pretty funny, Sarah going through her divorce is sad and all but I just want to get back to the main story with Tom hunting down Grasso and Jason. Tom had that funny line about does anyone else want a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich which lightened the mood a bit even though he was mad AF and realize he is just trying to do what is right for Sam even though it might not be the best for himself and daughters, but I would rather spend more time on the investigation, although one thing I want to get over with is Tom's son at prison, get over with it.

The ending of this episode put everything in place perfectly and I am so damn excited to see how this wraps up but there is something telling me like we just got the best episode of the series right here. Tom goes to Kathleen at the hospital and finds out that Grasso had a complaint filed against him back in 2021, some officer thought he was tipping off gangs during raids, every time the strike force showed up to raid a house the drugs were already gone, to make things worst it was the Dark Hearts obviously who they were investigating. Then Tom goes to Grasso house and confronts him with all the evidence, he brings up the different park name that Mave told him about, shows him footage from the park with Cliffs car at the wrong location, Grasso tries to deflect by talking about confession and forgiveness but Tom is not having any of it, for a minute I thought he did but even Grasso recognize how good of an agent is Tom. The writing in that scene was really really good, especially that line from Tom about confession being a human practice to help us deal with shame, not for Gods sake, even Grasso admits youre good Tom because he knows Tom is pulling at him trying to get a confession. Meanwhile there is a fish frying very slowly, Jason and Perry find the bag in the river and open it only to discover its just magazines and brochures about Canada, not the drugs they were expecting, Jason is already stressed about Aryn dissapearing and now he does not have the drugs either, everything is falling apart for him and what he doesnt know yet is that Jason killed his wife Aryn, I mean there is still a lot sawing here. Only real complaint I have is the pacing in the middle slowed down way too much with all the family stuff but the opening shootout was intense as hell and the ending was strong enough that I can forgive it, this was still a solid 8 out of 10 episode for me.