Task Finale Reveals Corrupt Agent, Deadly Shootout

HBO’s crime drama Task concluded its seven-episode first season with the finale “A Still Small Voice,” closing many plot threads while leaving a cautiously hopeful ending for FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo). The episode reveals that Grasso (Fabien Frankel) is the internal leak and crooked player, and a violent confrontation with the Dark Hearts culminates in Grasso killing Jayson after being wounded. Maeve (Emilia Jones) is forced to flee town with Robbie’s children. The Brandis family gains a measure of closure when Tom publicly forgives his adoptive son at Ethan’s hearing and prepares for Ethan’s possible return. Critics praised the show’s unexpectedly gentle, character-driven tone but many said a seven-episode order left some arcs underdeveloped and made the finale’s climactic action feel less emotionally resonant; cast and creators reflected on the series’ moral complexity and the possibility of future chapters.