As Task heads into its final stretch, the penultimate episode arrives like a storm — a point of no return. Its title, “Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River,” is drawn from a 13th-century poem by Jalal al-Din Rumi, the Persian mystic whose verses continue to echo across the centuries.

In its most widely known translation by Coleman Barks, the original line reads:

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”

The poem, A Great Wagon, speaks of transcending moral boundaries — of reaching a place where opposites dissolve, and the soul finds peace beyond judgment. It’s an invitation to compassion, to silence, to the surrender of control.

The “field” Rumi describes becomes, in the episode’s reimagining, a river — and that subtle change carries enormous weight. The river is not static; it moves, separates, purifies, and transforms. It’s a threshold between what was and what must be — a crossing between guilt and forgiveness, life and death, vengeance and release.

A clash with no winners

The episode synopsis sets the tone:

“Multiple factions clash in a forest confrontation, sparking an intense battle that changes everything. Robbie and the opposing groups face off in a pivotal encounter with lasting impact.”

The FBI, the Dark Hearts, and their many traitors now converge in a single, violent collision. Robbie, fueled by vengeance, walks straight into a deadly trap — a fight that costs lives on every side, including those closest to him.

Tom tries to save him, but Robbie seems to have already accepted what’s coming. Even as he fights to survive, he knows what the title implies: there is no more right or wrong — only consequence.

The episode that redefines everything

The choice of Rumi isn’t merely poetic — it’s philosophical. Task has always been about guilt, loyalty, and the moral collapse that comes with violence. This episode seems to bring those ideas to their breaking point. It’s not just a battle; it’s an existential reckoning.

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river.”
It’s there — in that quiet, painful space beyond judgment — that Task will leave us waiting for the end.