"In Mare of Easttown, the previous Delaware County-set series that Brad Ingelsby made for HBO, solving crimes was women's work: Kate Winslet's blowsy, grimacing turn as a detective in a Philly exurb was thrilling to watch not just for her flattened vowels and bone-deep sighs but for her character's authority. Looking more exhausted than any TV character in recent memory, Mare investigated murders, raised her grandson, and presided over her community with questionable ethics but unfailing care."
"Tom wakes alone, prays, struggles through a tedious day, and drinks too much vodka out of a Phillies plastic cup. Robbie cradles his sleeping child; bonds with his best friend, Cliff (Raúl Castillo), during a discussion about dating and intimacy; and then carefully removes his gun from a lockbox in preparation for a violent raid. Task ' s juxtaposition of the two men, the cop and the robber, is unsubtle: Tom is withdrawn, and Robbie is affectionate."
Mare of Easttown centered a weary, authoritative female detective who balanced investigating murders, raising family, and leading her community with flawed ethics and fierce care. The show used local Philadelphia detail and depicted women cleaning up male relatives' messes within shaded matriarchal power structures. Task, a new HBO miniseries, reverses that dynamic by focusing on two men: Tom, a former priest turned FBI agent who is withdrawn and self-destructive, and Robbie, a trash collector and family-oriented man who robs drug houses. Task emphasizes moral ambiguity and emotional contrast, making audience allegiance the central question rather than the whodunit.
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