Spoilers follow for Task finale “ A Still Small Voice .”

Tom Pelphrey doesn’t appear in the final episode of Task , but that’s not the same as being absent from it. Creator Brad Ingelsby’s follow-up to his 2021 hit HBO miniseries Mare of Easttown tells the parallel stories of Robbie (Pelphrey), a sanitation worker who regularly robs the Dark Hearts, a biker gang responsible for his brother’s recent death, and Tom (Mark Ruffalo), a former priest-turned-FBI agent who reluctantly returns to active duty to investigate a string of home invasions.

Task keeps Robbie and Tom apart while ratcheting up the tension until fifth episode “ Vagrants ,” which sees the pair meet when Tom’s investigation brings him to Robbie’s doorstep. After successfully bluffing his way into the house,

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