An all-out war has broken out between Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) and Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo) in Tulsa King season 2, but it isn’t clear who bears the most blame for starting it. By the ending of Tulsa King season 2, episode 8, Dwight and Bill had started a gang war, and blood was already being spilled. The gang war is the culmination of a lot of long-running tensions and stories that have been brewing between the cast of Tulsa King season 2 for a long time, though, so it’s not clear who’s most responsible for the bloodshed.
In the most recent episode of Tulsa King season 2, Dwight had to grapple with some guilt for letting the gang war get as bad as it did, but he wasn’t completely at fault for it. Dwight has acquired quite a few enemies this season, like Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough) and Jackie Ming (Rich Ting), who have contributed to the hostilities, but even they aren’t solely to blame. Even Dwight’s allies, mainly Tyson Mitchell (Jay Will), have helped bring things to a boiling point, especially after the ending of Tulsa King season 2, episode 7.
Tina Convinced Dwight That He Set The Stage For The Gang War With Bill Bevilaqua
Dwight’s Bad Decisions Started The Conflict Between Him & Bill Bevilaqua
After Dwight learned that Bill Bevilaqua was coming after him and the gang and looking for blood, he told Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) to head back to New York with her kids to keep everyone safe. That upset Tina, who had uprooted her entire life to be in Oklahoma with her father, so she convinced Dwight that he was responsible for the war by saying “Who sets the stage for bad things to happen?” Tina’s words, as hurtful as they were, also had quite a bit of truth to them, and Dwight shares quite a bit of blame for his fight with Bill Bevilaqua.
As Tina said, Dwight “set the stage” for all the murder and bloodshed that has happened in Tulsa King season 2 so far. Dwight could have made peace with Bill when they first met, but he instead antagonized the gangster and ended up killing one of his men. He also got into a battle of egos with Cal Thresher and Jackie Ming, which led to the Navigator explosion and caused Tyson to go after Bill. Dwight made several rash decisions that ultimately led to conflict, and he could have avoided all the violence in Tulsa King season 2 if he had been less reactive early on.
Tyson’s Attack Still Pulled The Trigger & Ignited The Gang War, & Dwight Tried To Stop Him
Tyson’s Attack On Bevilaqua’s Man Was The Main Reason The War Started
While Dwight is certainly at fault for the war with Bill Bevilaqua, he is in no way the only reason for it. Tyson’s decision to attack Bill was the biggest reason the war started, and Dwight actively tried to stop him. He told Tyson to wait for hard evidence about who was responsible, and when he found out that Tyson hadn’t listened, Dwight tried to get him to leave before doing something stupid. In fact, Dwight had even started to cool off the tensions between Tulsa and Kansas City at the sit-down in Atlanta, but Jackie Ming’s car bomb and Tyson’s hotheadedness ruined it all.
Bill Bevilaqua & Jackie Ming Share Just As Much Blame As Dwight
Jackie Planted The Car Bomb That Sent Tyson On His Revenge Quest & Bill Was Much More Antagonistic Than Dwight
Dwight’s side of the conflict also doesn’t hold all the blame, as both Bill Bevilaqua and Jackie Ming helped start the war. Aside from Tyson, Jackie’s car bomb was the second-biggest reason the war started at all. If it hadn’t been for the car bomb, Tyson wouldn’t have gone after Bill, and the agreement Bill and Dwight worked out at the sit-down would still be in effect. Really, most of the bloodshed in the season so far has been a result of Jackie’s actions, not Dwight’s.
Dwight’s actions at his first meeting with Bill definitely started the conflict between Tulsa and Kansas City, but Bill was the main reason that conflict escalated to violence.
Jackie’s actions were quite direct, but Bill Bevilaqua shares just as much blame as Dwight for setting the stage for a gang war. Bill was much more antagonistic than Dwight, even though he was insulted at their first meeting. Plus, Bill put a hit out on Dwight and got unreasonably mad that Dwight killed Carl, the assassin. Dwight’s actions at his first meeting with Bill definitely started the conflict between Tulsa and Kansas City, but Bill was the main reason that conflict escalated to violence. No one person is responsible for the gang war in Tulsa King season 2, but everyone – including Dwight – has some blame to share.