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‘Task’ Builds Momentum as Episode 3 Fuels Mole Theory and Reviews Divide

Reviews split between praise for regional texture plus performances versus complaints about an unrelenting tone.

Overview

  • With three episodes out, coverage now focuses on a suspected leak inside the on-screen task force, as Collider speculates that Anthony Grasso could be the informant.
  • British GQ praises the series as an absorbing genre revival and singles out Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, and Fabien Frankel for standout work.
  • The Washington Examiner issues a sharply negative review, calling the show dreary, overlong, and forgettable.
  • Set in blue-collar Pennsylvania, the drama follows a pattern of robberies targeting a biker gang and the multi-agency response led by Ruffalo’s FBI character.
  • Creator Brad Ingelsby emphasizes dual perspectives, personal grief, and working-class detail, with new episodes airing Sundays on HBO and streaming on Max.