“A Different Corner,” MobLand season 2 episode 6, picks up moments after the Harrigans’ escape by chopper at the end of MobLand season 2 episode 5, with the family catching a connecting flight to safety. On the plane, Seraphina (Mandeep Dhillon) tells Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) she went to Kat McAllister, a half-truth that counts as a smart move and a small win for her and Harry. After all, Conrad is bound to find out that Seraphina is a double agent, and it’s better that he finds out from her.
Back at the ruined Harrigan home, Frankie (Johnny Flynn) lingers after his raid, domestic godding about. He puts the kettle on and dunks a ginger nut for the dogs, feeds it to them, and then machine-guns them to kingdom come. As far as TV dog deaths go, this one feels heavy, and if Conrad doesn’t avenge this violence sevenfold, MobLand will have missed a trick.
A Harrigan holiday
The Harrigans, Harry (Tom Hardy), Eddie (Anson Boone), and Gina (Teddie Allen), all end up in Mallorca at what appears to be Seraphina’s mother’s house, and we finally meet the woman who seems to be her mom, Priyanka. Bringing the whole family together under one roof again could have felt trite when they were at death’s door in the previous episode. But plonking them in holiday mode offers a gear change and a chance to subvert the sunny paradise to hyperviolent ends, in the vein of the brilliant 2011 TV thriller Mad Dogs.
Gina is still mad with Eddie, and fair enough. Eddie also bungles the story of his assassination attempt on the Medusa to Maeve, fibbing that the Medusa soiled himself, stuttering Maeve’s name in fear. But as Maeve points out, the Medusa doesn’t really know her, so Eddie is clearly lying.
Conrad is a bin fire right now, as Seraphina says best. She is cold as ice, bashing poor Kevin right along with his wife, Bella. Kevin is too useless to be long for this world. Meanwhile, Priyanka, Conrad’s ex, actually gives Maeve’s suspicious venom some validity, slinking into Conrad’s bedroom to curry favor.
Frankie and Tattersall
Frankie and Tattersall are flirting. Frankie threatens Tattersall at gunpoint, impatient after the failed raid on the Harrigan house, but Tattersall defuses the situation with intimacy. He confesses he isn’t in it for the money. His career is one long, extended session of fear play, which descended into kink after the basic adrenaline rush of catching perps got old.
He can prove it, too. He’s “like Brighton Rock,” Frankie remarks, reaching down between Tattersall’s legs to check he’s telling the truth. Tattersall is not displeased with this security measure, and the pair share a chuckle as they plot to torture Jan. Frankie eats a ginger nut alluringly and tells Tattersall he’ll let him watch if he’s good. It is “unimprovable” parasitic interplay, to borrow Tattersall’s word for their kidnapping plot.
Kavanagh falls behind
Kavanagh is always two steps behind Harry, and she realizes it, rightly stating that her team isn’t hunting the Harrigans; the Harrigans are hunting them. Narratively, this should lead to a level-up for her team and a win on their part. Kavanagh doesn’t fit the buffoon cop trope à la Lestrade in Sherlock; she has been portrayed as pretty good, so MobLand needs to prove it somehow and make her interesting or replace her. This could be make-or-break for Tattersall.
Harry and Gina
Harry threatens to kill Maeve if she ever puts his daughter in danger again, then tries to talk to Gina. His terrifying slaughter of the Irish attackers in front of her in the last episode has understandably failed to win back her affection just yet. But MobLand needs this relationship to grow to pay off Harry’s trip to Ireland to save her.
Jez Butterworth is bent on rewarding viewers this episode. Kavanagh is replaced. Harry and Gina finally break through: Harry tells her something real instead of white lies and workarounds and offers to tell her what she really needs to hear, the reason why he can’t leave the Harrigans. The answer is left to future episodes, and it should be good.
In the same breath, Conrad manages to radiate nobility (“Born outlaws, and we’ll die outlaws”; “All that I have is at this table”) and be hideously racist. He’s at his most watchable and repellent. By the end of the episode, the Harrigans' Mallorcan hideaway actually feels earned — Harry and Gina deserved a break. To his credit, Butterworth gave them one. Surely, now, sangria must spill.
Jan kills Donnie
The episode ends with a bang when Jan kills Donnie. With four episodes left, the show is still full of surprises, not just rewards for those watching closely.
New episodes of MobLand premiere Fridays on Paramount+. Check back next week as we recap episode 7.
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