Tulsa King Season 2 Episode 6 recap: What did Jackie do?

Tulsa King Season 2 Episode 6 recap (Image via Paramount+)
Tulsa King Season 2 Episode 6 recap (Image via Paramount+)

Tulsa King is a creation of Taylor Sheridan, which follows the comedy and crime genre for Paramount+. It stars Sylvester Stallone in his first starring role in a scripted television series.

Stallone plays Dwight "The General" Manfredi, the American Mafia caporegime who has been released from prison in New York and transferred to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he begins to build his criminal enterprise. Season 1 of the series ended with the opening of Dwight's casino and his later ATF, leaving plenty of drama for season 2.

Events for Tulsa King Season 2 picked up where season 1 of the show had left off. Dwight continues to try to expand his operation in Tulsa. Still, he always manages to stay one step ahead of ATF raids, the growing anger of his old mob family, and a few new enemies as he significantly expands his ambitions. The marijuana business plans go sideways for both local businessman - and monopoly hopeful - Carl Thresher (Neil McDonough) and Kansas City mobster Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo), who opposes not only Dwight's ambitions but his very existence on Bevilaqua's turf.

Disclaimer: This article comprises spoilers for the Tulsa King season 2, episode 6. Reader discretion is advised.


What did Jackie do in episode 6 of Tulsa King in Season 2?

Jackie in the second season (Image via Paramount+)
Jackie in the second season (Image via Paramount+)

In Tulsa, King season 2, episode 6, Jackie Ming, the leader of the Chinese gangsters, finally confronts Cal Thresher about his obsession with Dwight. He explained that Dwight was a threat to their weed business.

Jackie suggested that they stop doing "half measures". His language is vague, but his meaning is clear: he wants to kill Dwight. For Jackie, death presents itself as the ultimate cure for the evils Dwight has imposed. Jackie sees murder as a lighter blow compared to the attacks Thresher has been making on him.

The surprise was in Jackie's words that he did not want to kill Dwight at all. So far, Thresher has only had trouble from Dwight, but in Tulsa King Season 2 Episode 5, he was also a victim of Jackie's cross. As Jackie said, the attack on the wind farm has taken out several of his guards, disrupted work, and undermined his authority with the workers. Jackie won't let Dwight's beating of his men go unpunished, and he may be a bigger threat than Thresher ever was.


A quick recap of Tulsa King Season 2, Episode 6

Recap to season 2 (Image via Paramount+)
Recap to season 2 (Image via Paramount+)

Tensions will run high on Sunday night's episode of Tulsa King on Paramount+ after a fragile truce seems barely enough to cover the simmering chaos for rival groups. A little get-together between Dwight, Bill, and Vince seemed fine. Dwight charmed his viewers with his gourmet talk while Chickie worried about missing his meeting. Bill took the situation a little too far to have second thoughts about the whole cannabis deal after the meeting.

Cal, the ever-smiling sociopath, continues to manipulate poor, unsuspecting Manny. Manny, bless his heart, still thinks Dwight is the bigger threat. Luckily, Tina is a little more sensible when she puts on the suit and hooks up with the far more handsome Mitch. There was a flicker of paternal satisfaction when D-Wight saw the budding affair.

A bomb blast in Tulsa King (Image via Paramount+)
A bomb blast in Tulsa King (Image via Paramount+)

But things can't go silent for long; soon after, Michael Beach, aka Mark, is car-bombed. Is he dead? After being killed in Mayor of Kingstown, twice in the Sheridan-verse seems excessive, even for a character actor as prolific as Beach. But the effect of the explosion on Tyson will be undeniable. The kid's been through hell, and this could push him over the edge.

But the big question is, who ordered the hit? If we have to guess, then maybe it's Jackie, considering his penchant for cold-blooded murder. But additional questions follow as to whether it was a solo act or if someone else gave the go-ahead. Bill and Chickie are too busy with their messes, and Cal is creepy but not quite trigger-happy—at least not yet. Mysteries abound, but things are about to get a lot messier in Tulsa.


Tulsa King Season 2 is currently airing its new episodes on Paramount+.

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Edited by Priscillah Mueni