“Task,” Episode 6, was released on October 12, 2025 (Sunday), and brought bad news for the fans of the show, with Robbie Prendergast, played by Tom Pelphrey, dying in the episode. In the “Task” TV show, Pelphrey portrays the role of life-beaten Robbie Prendergast, who upends his and niece Maeve's ("CODA" star Emilia Jones) lives with a botched drug money robbery of the Dark Hearts motorcycle gang. Robbie is killed after being stabbed by Dark Hearts tough guy Jayson, played by Sam Keeley. The show is streaming on HBO Max.
In the episode titled "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river," Robbie and Jayson get involved in an intense battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing. Brandis watches Robbie die while speeding to the emergency room.
Everyone saw what happened in the episode, but many viewers are unaware that Robbie also has other secret plans to help his family and punish the Dark Hearts after his death.
"I felt the same way about Robbie's death as Ben's in 'Ozark'; it's the purest form of tragedy," Pelphrey tells USA TODAY. "There's a beauty and an innocence to both Ben and Robbie that cynics would call naivete or foolishness. Both deaths feel surprising and inevitable at the same time. There's an innocent optimism that doesn't have a place in this world."
Pelphrey, 43, played the character of good-hearted but troubled Ben Davis in Netflix's crime drama "Ozark." In the show he broke his sister Wendy's (Laura Linney) heart in Season 3 and was ultimately killed. He earned an Emmy nomination for the show
Speaking about Robbie, Jones said that Pelphrey put life into the complicated "Task" character who dies one episode before the series finale. "Tom gave Robbie a big heart," says Jones. "Robbie could be hot-headed, angry, and make terrible decisions. But he was always looking out for what was best for his family."
Before killing Robbie, Jayson had previously killed Maeve's dad/Robbie's brother Billy, essayed by Jack Kesy.
Robbie Prendergast’s secret plans before his death on 'Task'
Hints of Robbie’s death appeared in Episode 5, after he made a desperate move by kidnapping FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo), who leads the task force investigating drug robberies and related deaths.
Robbie was seen asking his hostage, a former priest, whether dying people were scared during last rites (sadly, they were). Still, Robbie continues to a wooded rendezvous point, purportedly to give a duffel bag of drugs back to the Dark Hearts. Robbie lets Brandis free in the woods and tosses the precious duffel bag over a cliff into a raging river.
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In the episode titled "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river," Robbie and Jayson get involved in an intense battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing. Brandis watches Robbie die while speeding to the emergency room.
Everyone saw what happened in the episode, but many viewers are unaware that Robbie also has other secret plans to help his family and punish the Dark Hearts after his death.
"I felt the same way about Robbie's death as Ben's in 'Ozark'; it's the purest form of tragedy," Pelphrey tells USA TODAY. "There's a beauty and an innocence to both Ben and Robbie that cynics would call naivete or foolishness. Both deaths feel surprising and inevitable at the same time. There's an innocent optimism that doesn't have a place in this world."
Pelphrey, 43, played the character of good-hearted but troubled Ben Davis in Netflix's crime drama "Ozark." In the show he broke his sister Wendy's (Laura Linney) heart in Season 3 and was ultimately killed. He earned an Emmy nomination for the show
Speaking about Robbie, Jones said that Pelphrey put life into the complicated "Task" character who dies one episode before the series finale. "Tom gave Robbie a big heart," says Jones. "Robbie could be hot-headed, angry, and make terrible decisions. But he was always looking out for what was best for his family."
Before killing Robbie, Jayson had previously killed Maeve's dad/Robbie's brother Billy, essayed by Jack Kesy.
Robbie Prendergast’s secret plans before his death on 'Task'
Hints of Robbie’s death appeared in Episode 5, after he made a desperate move by kidnapping FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo), who leads the task force investigating drug robberies and related deaths.
Robbie was seen asking his hostage, a former priest, whether dying people were scared during last rites (sadly, they were). Still, Robbie continues to a wooded rendezvous point, purportedly to give a duffel bag of drugs back to the Dark Hearts. Robbie lets Brandis free in the woods and tosses the precious duffel bag over a cliff into a raging river.
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