"Adhering to HBO tradition, the second-to-last episode of Task was the biggest one of the show yet. In episode 6, the Delco woods become a battleground between FBI agent Tom (Mark Ruffalo) and serial robber Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), with numerous casualties on all sides. But if you ask fans online, and specifically on Reddit, Task either blew away all expectations or fell flat on its face. In short: Task has found a new divisionand it's not between cops and robbers, but between its own fans."
"Task episode 6, "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river." opens with a tense Mexican standoff. Things only escalate from there. In the end, two beloved characters meet their demise, Tom and the task force are off the case, and the drugs everyone is fighting over are who-knows-where. Normally, an episode with this much going on would be grounds for an early Emmys campaign. But while some fans of Task are totally feeling it, others aren't sipping the water ice."
"Across the subreddits, there are still words of high praise from fans: "Absolutely amazing," "so emotional," and "tense as hell and fucking heartbreaking." "It's quite literally the best limited TV drama series I've seen," wrote u/NHarris22656 on r/TaskHBO. Newton's Third Law of Motion dictates that for every positive reaction, there is a negative tweet. (Or something. Sorry, I barely passed high school physics.)"
Episode 6 stages a violent climax as the Delco woods become a battleground between FBI agent Tom (Mark Ruffalo) and serial robber Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), producing numerous casualties. The episode, titled 'Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river.', opens with a Mexican standoff and escalates to two beloved characters meeting their demise while Tom and the task force are removed from the case and the contested drugs vanish. Reactions on Reddit are sharply divided, with some calling the episode emotionally devastating and the best limited drama, while others describe it as a jarring change that undermines earlier episodes.
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