"When the show's chemistry is just right, it's easy watching. Enjoyable even. When the show is clunking along, however ... Luckily, we finally get to see the incredible sparks in an extended scene between Mark Ruffalo (Tom) and Tom Pelphrey (Robbie) as the two family men struggling to lead ethical lives. The problem is that the show has far too many other threads to tie together and never quite knows how to dole out its many secrets, visions, and lies."
"Perry, the Dark Hearts leader, finally fingers Eryn as the mole and ends up drowning her - something even he did not seem to see coming. Robbie finds out from Ray's wife that Cliff is dead, and she offers him a new way to try to sell the dope through Freddie Freyes, who, of course, alerts the Dark Hearts to his whereabouts for their rendezvous."
The episode delivers a powerful extended scene between Mark Ruffalo's Tom and Tom Pelphrey's Robbie, showcasing moral struggle and chemistry. The narrative suffers from overcrowding as numerous subplots, visions, and secrets compete for attention, making the first half feel strained and slow. Key plot moves include Perry identifying and drowning Eryn, Robbie learning of Cliff's death and being routed toward Freddie Freyes, and Maeve turning Sam into police. The task force contains a mole, Grasso, who is linked through Jayson within the Dark Hearts. Alliances and villain roles keep shifting, escalating tensions toward the finale.
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