Task has all but achieved masterpiece level after the high-suspense events of episode 4. This HBO series has, so far, been a slow burn, and that steadily built tension is finally beginning to pay off. This isn't to say that Task 's first three episodes were duds, of course. Creator Brand Ingelsby is a master of developing exposition in a way that reels audiences in for a powerful delivery.

There will be a total of seven episodes in Task , so episode 4 carries the series just over the halfway mark. Previous episodes introduced the series' cat-and-mouse characters— Mark Ruffalo's Tom Brandis and Tom Pelphrey's Robbie Prendergast . Both characters are sympathetic and likable, but only one can " win " at the end of the series. This knowledge has maintained Task 's tension,

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