Task
Family Statements
TV Flash files “Family Statements” as a desk essential hour — Task (2025) on HBO, season 1, episode 2, aired 2025-09-14, 63 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E02: listed hour 2 of 7 in the Task guide, hour 2 of 7 in season 1. It aired 2025-09-14 (63 min). The listed hour before it is “Crossings” (S01E01). Next is “Nobody's Stronger Than Forgiveness” (S01E03).
Essential hour: “Family Statements”. Family Statements as the second-hour paperwork: grief as form, still a collision course, still Ingelsby treating accent as craft not a stunt.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As he prepares for an emotional court appearance, Tom buries himself in the case, while Emily questions her obligations to the family. Later, Maeve makes a critical choice to protect her own family, while Robbie works to find a way to turn his newfound surplus into cash.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Family Statements sit in the Task guide?
S01E02 is listed hour 2 of 7 — hour 2 of 7 in season 1, season 1 episode 2.
When did Task S01E02 air?
Family Statements aired 2025-09-14 and is listed at 63 minutes.
Do I need Mare of Easttown first?
No. Same Ingelsby Pennsylvania gravity, different collision: Ruffalo's grieving FBI man and Pelphrey's thief. Softer, sharper noir — not a sequel case.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Brad Ingelsby back in Pennsylvania: Mark Ruffalo's grieving FBI man and Tom Pelphrey's thief on a Delco collision course. Softer, sharper noir than Mare of Easttown, with accent watchdogs already posted in the comments. Watch for working-class crime that loves the county more than the twist, and for two performances that refuse to blink first.
So about the accent watchdogs — they posted up before the first vowel. Task, 2025 on HBO, is Brad Ingelsby back in Pennsylvania: Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis, a grieving FBI agent, Tom Pelphrey as Robbie, a garbageman-thief, Emilia Jones as Maeve, suburban Philly as Delco collision. Softer, sharper noir than Mare of Easttown. Working-class crime that loves the county more than the twist. Two performances that refuse to blink first. Seven episodes, one season. (I said spoiler-free. The race is the premise; I am not…
Filed against
- Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis
Mark Ruffalo grieved the county as Tom Brandis on Task — Brad Ingelsby back in Pennsylvania, an FBI man on a Delco collision course with Tom Pelphrey’s thief, softer sharper noir than Mare of Easttown, accent watchdogs already posted.…
- Tom Pelphrey as Robbie
Tom Pelphrey’s Robbie puts Task on a Delco collision course — Brad Ingelsby back in Pennsylvania, Mark Ruffalo’s grieving FBI man against a thief the county still recognizes. Softer, sharper noir than the Easttown hangover, accent…
- Emilia Jones as Maeve
Emilia Jones walks Delco noir as Maeve on Task — Brad Ingelsby's Pennsylvania return, Mark Ruffalo's grieving FBI man, Tom Pelphrey's thief, and working-class crime that loves the county more than the twist. TV Flash files her as 2020s…