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It's sad that Dwight has to deal with his brother's death and his whole family situation is very complicated. I like that this episode introduces dirty cops. These cops took Tyson's phone and cash? Damn they're filthy. So now the team has to fight against the police and Black Macadam. Kidnapping Bodhi? I definitely didn't expect that! Dwight's daughter calling him Dwight instead of dad kinda hurts. Am I the only one who didn't exactly understand what this Nico dude did to Dwight's daughter? The fight scene was brutal and satisfying though. I thought that Dwight isnt a murderer?

If I remember correctly he went to prison for a murder he didn't commit and also he killed a guy as self-defense. I don't know, him killing Nico seemed a bit out of character. Maybe they want a different direction for Dwight's character. This episode was kinda slow and it focuses more on Dwight's family, it feels a bit like a filler episode but it was decent. Something that annoys me is the fact that the episodes keep getting smaller and smaller. This one is 36 minutes but you have to consider the time for the intro and the credits. So the real time is about 33 minutes, that sucks.

Anyway, my rating is 7/10. This is not as good as the previous episodes, i expect something better in episode 6.

EDIT (14 December 2022): So a reviewer responded to my review. Here is my response to them. Ok so ''package'' means man genitalia in slang, im not an American so i didn't know that. I thought package meant ''an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box.'' That's probably why i didn't understand what Nico did to Dwight's daughter but still they could make the whole thing much clearer, not everybody is familiar with US slang. Still that won't change my rating. Probably the worst episode of the season so far.

That is why I rewatch with Subtitles a second time, had trouble following it first time - Big Spoiler Alert -

In the Flower shop scene the daughter tells Dwight that Nico "the Package " delivered money from the Mob/Mafia Family to the ex wife from time to time when Dwight was in prison - " the Package ' nickname was apparently for his sexual talents and when she was alone as a teenager , her mother working , and Nico delivered the money , she learned how he "got his nickname ". He sexually assaulted her or attempted to - you needed subtitles to get the full impact because she was so reluctant to say it explicitly and sort of talking in code , but Dwight knew - the next Hospital scene with the sick "godfather" character was pivotal- where Dwight talks about how Father's duty is to protect the ones they love , that is their job and he wasn't there to do that - that drama makes this series special -

WOW. What a commanding performance from Stallone in this episode. Rolling back the years whilst straightening that suit front.

Truly menacing and emotional when his families dark past is revealed.

This episode elevates from the goofy 'fish out of water' narrative and takes Dwight back to NYC for a heartfelt goodbye to Joe Manfredi.

This dark turn is very welcome and puts the series on a par with the mighty Sopranos, for me.

Things aren't all sunshine and rainbows (see what I did there?) back in Tulsa either. Looks like Dwight is gonna have to work with Stacey to take out Black McAdam to ensure the safety of Bodhi and Tyson. Gripping stuff.

This show is starting to grow and find its place, and although there is plenty of work that still needs to be done, it is very easy appointment viewing for me every Sunday on Paramount+. I feel like the vicious beatdown by Dwight was something this series needed to show that it is not just another Yellowstone, but its own beast entirely.

I feel like a little too much of this was just family drama and too much trying to be The Sopranos, but overall this continues to be fun TV. Curious to see how this first season all unfolds and what surprises there will be, if any, down the stretch in the coming weeks.

This episode is a turning point where Tulsa King switches from comedy to thriller. The reason is that we went from no body count to a grisly body count number one, perpetrated by Dwight in a rage very reminiscent of the Sopranos. It's as though they decided to switch genres after a couple of episodes. As a viewer I feel cheated as I'd been enjoying the lighthearted approach to the mobster milieu. Are we gonna be watching a Sopranos rip-off from now on? Who needs that? Dwight seemed like a lovable mobster not cut of the same cloth as other ruthless gangsters. But now I'm having a hard time liking the guy. They shouldn't have gone there. They should have gone there in the pilot, not mid-season.