Back in 2022, Paramount+ launched a series called Tulsa King. The show focused on Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone), a New York Mafia capo recently released from prison who gets exiled to Oklahoma to launch criminal operations there.

King picked up again in 2024, and this two-disc set includes all 10 of Season Two’s episodes. The plot synopses come from the package’s liner notes.

Back in the Saddle: “As Dwight (Stallone) and his crew prepare for the opening of their casino and new weed shop, the law comes knocking.”

Season One ended with a literal bang, so S2 picks up with an incarcerated Dwight. With his freedom on the line, does Dwight attempt to go straight?

Not really, though a jail cell partner gives him an idea to pursue clean energy scams. “Saddle” serves a lot of different domains and feels a bit overstuffed, but it still opens S2 on a reasonably positive note.

Kansas City Blues: “A family member from Dwight’s past surprises him in Tulsa. Meanwhile, his new success draws attention from the Kansas City mob.”

Like “Saddle”, “Blues” can try to pack in too much for a single 44-minute episode. Still, it comes with a friskier attitude that makes it work and moves along the characters and narrative elements well.

Oklahoma v. Manfredi: “Dwight has a contentious meeting with Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo) and later finds out his fate in court.”

Given that the series would go kerplunk if Dwight went to jail, his fate never was in doubt. Still, “Oklahoma” advances other aspects of the series’ narrative well, especially as it thickens the plot related to Dwight’s competitors.

Heroes and Villains: “Dwight and Bodhi (Martin Starr) explore a new investment opportunity. Meanwhile, Thresher (Neal McDonogh) learns how far he can push certain people.”

Though it deepens the overall S2 arc, “Heroes” feels a little meh after the solid “Oklahoma”. Not that it flops, but it doesn’t zing as much as I’d like.

Tilting at Windmills: “Thresher makes a move on Dwight’s crew as tensions rise within the New York City Mob family.”

After some darker elements of the prior two episodes, “Tilting” leans a bit more comedic. Some of the bits hit, and others – like the over the top mockery of a touchy-feely private school – don’t. Still, the overall package works.

Navigator: “Dwight has a sit-down with Kansas City and New York. Tyson (Jay Will) tries to make his family proud but it comes with a price.”

As implied by that synopsis, we get a fair amount of character info here, and those moments can seem a little tedious. I like the sit-down and other elements related to Dwight’s businesses and conflicts, though.

Life Support: “Dwight and his crew try to identify who’s responsible for the recent attack. Power dynamics within the New York City Mob start to shift.”

At the end of “Navigator”, Tyson’s side of the story took a contrived turn and that continues here, as those developments seem melodramatic. Dwight’s side of things – with his quest for revenge – helps compensate, at least, as matters intensify.

Under New Management: “Bevilaqua prepares for revenge. Thresher and Ming (Richie Ting) discuss a new arrangement.”

Inevitably, “Management” amps up the rivalries and tension. A few flawed moments appear – such as a superfluous murder – but the episode still cranks up the action pretty well.

Triad: “Margaret (Dana Delaney) gets caught up in the middle of Dwight’s business as trouble ensues at Fennario Ranch.”

Who could’ve guessed that Dwight’s love interest would end up a pawn in his deadly affairs? Um… everyone?

That trite plot development aside, “Triad” cranks along S2’s narrative in an efficient and dramatic way. It sends us toward the season finale in a positive manner.

Reconstruction: “Dwight and his crew tie up loose ends as their empire expands.”

If you expect S2 to end on a neat ‘n’ tidy note, then sorry. “Reconstruction” wraps up some narrative threads but it concludes with a major cliffhanger.

That doesn’t seem like a terrible issue, though. “Reconstruction” manages to offer enough resolution to S2’s threads to satisfy while it also points us toward Season Three in an enticing way.

Tulsa King appears in an aspect ratio of 2.00:1 on these Blu-ray Discs. Expect visuals and audio very similar to what we got for Season One, so enjoy this lazily regurgitated summary of both!

General sharpness worked fine. Some mild softness interfered at times – usually during interiors – but the shows mostly came across with appropriate delineation.

No issues with jagged edges or moiré effects appeared, and I saw no edge haloes. Source flaws remained absent.

Colors leaned toward a mix of green, amber and teal. While the hues didn’t impress, they seemed more than adequate.

Blacks appeared fairly deep and dense, while shadows seemed acceptable, if a little on the thick side. Overall, the shows looked positive, if not exceptional.

Similar thoughts greeted the competent DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack of King, as the material felt positive but not memorable. As a character comedy/drama, the series didn’t come with a ton of room for sonic fireworks.

Still, the mixes offered an appealing sense of place, and a few more violent sequences added zing. For instance, car chases and explosions brought involvement.

Nonetheless, most of the time the soundscapes remained low-key in nature. This made sense for the shows.

Audio quality appeared fine, with speech that came across as natural and concise. Music seemed vivid and full.

Effects boasted positive accuracy and range as well. Again, the soundfields didn’t dazzle, but they worked fine for the series’ intentions.

Five featurettes appear on Disc Two, and The Boss Is Back goes for 29 minutes, 31 seconds. It brings remarks from stunt coordinator/2nd unit director Freddie Poole, special effects coordinator Matthew Kutcher, writer/executive producer Terence Winter, and actors Max Casella, Garrett Hedlund, Chris Caldovino, Martin Starr, Tatiana Zappardino, Vincent Piazza, Dana Delany, Neal McDonough, Annabella Sciorra, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frank Grillo, Jay Will and Michael Beach.

With “Back”, we look at story/character developments for S2 as well as cast and performances and some stunts/effects. A few insights result but much of “Back” feels fluffy.

Mob Rules lasts 12 minutes, 26 seconds and comes with info from Winter as he discusses S2’s story and character developments. Like “Back”, a handful of useful details emerge, but most of the time, it just feels like Winter regurgitates S2’s events.

Next comes Who Said It?, a four-minute, 27-second clip. This one involves Hedlund, Delaney, Zappardino, Starr, Will, Casella, Caldovino, Sciorra, and Lombardozzi.

They read quotes from S1 and the actors need to identify who spoke them. It doesn’t seem especially informative but it’s fun.

Meet the Rivals spans two minutes, 23 seconds and features McDonough, Grillo, Lombardozzi, and Piazza as they describe Dwight’s opponents. It brings promo fluff.

Finally, Best in Crew runs two minutes, six seconds as Starr, Hedlund, Caldovino, Will, Casella, Zappardino, Delany, Grillo, Sciorra, Lombardozzi, and Grillo tell us which actors would excel in certain spots. Like “Said”, it’s silly but enjoyable.

While Season One of Tulsa King devoted a lot of time to ‘fish out of water’ elements, Season Two concentrates more on characters and gangster domains. These let it develop in a pretty positive manner. The Blu-rays boast positive picture and audio as well as a minor mix of bonus materials. S2 of Tulsa King brings a good collection of shows.

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