Sunday night’s Tulsa King on Paramount+, cranks up the tension as a shaky truce between the warring factions barely masks the simmering chaos. A sit-down between Dwight, Bill, and the utterly useless Vince seemed…fine? Dwight, naturally, charmed the pants off Bill with his foodie pronouncements, while Chickie threw a tantrum about missing the meeting. But Bill, post-meeting, seems to have buyer’s remorse about the whole cannabis deal. Which, by the way, seems like a pretty sweet deal for Bill, even with the fake Ozempic thrown in. High-quality weed ain’t cheap.
Meanwhile, Cal, ever the smiling sociopath, continues to weave his web around poor, clueless Manny. Manny, bless his heart, still thinks Dwight is the bigger threat. This kid’s judgment is worse than Chickie’s airport security protocol. Seriously, a pistol strapped to your leg? Amateur hour.
Tina, thankfully, displays a bit more common sense, arming herself and bonding with the infinitely more appealing Mitch. Dwight’s reaction to their budding closeness was worth noting – a flicker of something that might have been paternal approval?
And then, boom. Michael Beach, aka Mark, gets car-bombed. Is he really dead? Having been offed in Mayor of Kingstown, twice in the Sheridan-verse seems excessive, even for a character actor as prolific as Beach. But the explosion’s impact on Tyson will be undeniable. This kid’s been through the wringer, and this might just push him over the edge.
The big question, of course, is who ordered the hit? Jackie seems the most likely candidate, given his penchant for cold-blooded murder. But was it a solo act, or did someone else give the green light? Bill and Chickie seem too preoccupied with their own messes, and Cal, while undeniably creepy, isn’t exactly trigger-happy. For now, the mystery remains, but one thing’s for sure: things in Tulsa are about to get a lot messier.
