The final minutes of Tulsa King Season 2 see Dwight in handcuffs, escorted into an unknown facility by two men in black, who ominously tell him "You work for us now." The one suggestion about their identity comes from a quick scene in which an FBI agent says that Washington has requested all their information on Dwight Manfredi -- which comes out of nowhere for both the Bureau and the audience. It would have been better to lay some pipe for this idea, because assuming that it is the FBI who arrested Dwight, what does that storyline offer that viewers didn't get at the end of Season 1? He's going to be in more trouble with the federal government, just a different agency.
There's little character development for the rest of Dwight's crew. Tyson Mitchell's storyline transforming into a true gangster also seems to have ended in Episode 9, as he's a non-factor in Episode 10. Tina Manfredi doesn't appear at all, since she was sent back to New York, while it's still hard to care about Joanne Manfredi's business ideas for Higher Plane. Goodie is mostly sitting on the sideline. There's a fun scene for Garrett Hedlund when Mitch unveils his first commercial for the car dealership, but the laughs don't make up for the relative lack of action. And having Dwight give a big speech to the whole assembled crew near episode's end feels almost like an explainer to the audience about where the whole series stands.
Tulsa King Season 2, Episode 10 is more like a postscript to what already happened with a tease for next season, instead of a proper season finale. It's too relatively quiet and it's certainly too easy. There's nothing wrong with Dwight ending the season on a win. Given that the last season didn't conclude well for him, it's a fair change of pace. But there's so much more that could've been done with the episode, since it had not one but three characters who'd been in opposition to Dwight at some point. There could have been more conflict, there could have been more action, there's even room for some emotion. For example, what about a phone call from Dwight to his daughter, just checking in on her and reminding the audience that this victory came at the cost of that relationship?
