Iam beginning to have my doubts. There’s a lot of sparkling promise in this show, but it’s buried under a lot of red herrings, false starts, and broken promises. Great performances are shrouded by the sheer number of characters vying for our attention. There’s no way not to compare this show to Mare of Easttown , so here goes: Mare had a clear theme and executed its vision with startling and brutal audacity; Task is muddled, pulling the viewer in a million different directions without enough time spent on any one character. This is often my problem with ensemble shows: I get bored. I’ll admit my first watch through Mare did not fully grab me until episode five, so I’ll hold out hope a little longer, but I feel confident in saying this is not the Zeitgeisty show that Brad Ingelsby

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