Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 7 Review: Dwight’s Trap Is Set — Will Sackrider Take the Bait?

Episode 7 of Tulsa King isn’t just cleanup after last week’s mess — it’s Dwight playing chess while everyone else is still unpacking the checkerboard. The show shifts from firefights to finesse, and Stallone’s quietly ruthless swagger fits the gear change.

Quick catch-up from Episode 6

• Grace and Bodhi moved Montague Distilleries liquor through St. Louis with zero drama.
• Mitch and Cleo had to improvise around a highway patrol stop in Shreveport.
• Dwight, Tyson, and Bigfoot chased down why Ray went ghost after Bill vanished, which ended with a tense, blink-and-you-miss-it shootout at Bubbles.

Dwight and Ray: no brawl, just business

The show teased a confrontation, complete with Ray smirking over the phone like he’d already won. Instead, they make a deal: Dwight gets access to Ray’s Northeast spots; Ray keeps his profits. It’s less about booze and more about territory and leverage. It also nails what Dwight does best — he doesn’t swing wildly, he waits for the opening and slides right in.

Sackrider, Thresher, and Margaret: the power play

This is the episode’s sweet spot. Dwight’s soft-gloves approach to Attorney General Sackrider is measured and a little devious: read the room, clock the marriage trouble, and then nudge him at the casino with loaded dice. It’s not loud or flashy — it’s the kind of move that makes you realize just how far ahead he’s thinking.

Thresher balks at first about leaning on Sackrider, which gives the whole maneuver a grounded, political-realities vibe. Margaret doesn’t blink; she backs Dwight’s plan and pushes it across the line. Between the three of them, the backroom maneuvering plays as tense as any street shootout — and the show clearly knows it.

Montague wins, Jeremiah loses

On the ground, the Montague pipeline keeps humming, which makes Jeremiah’s collapse all the more satisfying. He goes from puffed-up operator to locked up, courtesy of Dwight’s elegant little parting gift: a copy of The Art of War. It’s petty, it’s perfect, and it signals a bigger shift — Musso looks more and more like the season’s main problem on the horizon while Dwight quietly centralizes power.

Spencer and Cole: not clicking (yet)

The Spencer/Cole side thread still isn’t landing. The forbidden-chemistry angle feels thin, the student extortion bit doesn’t add much, and Scarlet Rose Stallone’s line reads aren’t helping the momentum. Right now it plays like filler next to the Sackrider plot. Either give it sharper teeth or wrap it up — the rest of the episode is operating on a higher level.

'Dwight doesn’t just win; he makes everyone else dance to his rhythm.'

So, is Episode 7 worth it?

Absolutely. It’s a turning-point hour that trades blunt force for strategy and pays it off with character-driven tension. The pacing wobbles when we cut to the student subplot, but Dwight’s political squeeze on Sackrider and the way Jeremiah’s empire caves more than balance the scales. Stallone stays icy, the writing stays sharp, and the show keeps rewarding patience.

Is Jeremiah actually out, or is this a quick reset before he swings back harder in Season 4? I’m leaning toward the latter, but I’d love to be wrong. Hit me with your theories.

All Season 3 episodes of Tulsa King are streaming exclusively on Paramount+.