Power Book II: Ghost
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Theres no such thing as a selfless act in thePoweruniverse its every man and woman for themselves.
Favors get done only if they get returned.
And by coincidence, everyone is somehow connected.
Where was Dante all this time?
Will he tell Monet that her son stole her dope?
Would he harm Cane knowing hes Monets son?
A lot went down in episode two.
Lets get to unpacking.
Tariqs grandmother has lost all of her marbles.
She got a DUI, and now Yaz has to go into the foster-care system.
Tariq can do little to help his baby sister or his grandmother from his college dorm.
Tariqs grandmother has been through a lot.
When the police come knocking at Tariqs door, he thinks theyre there for him.
(Remember he killed his nosey professor?)
What a relief to find out this time he isnt under surveillance or wanted for questioning!
But the relief is short-lived at the sight of Cooper Saxe.
What are the odds, right?
Tariq continues to be haunted by his dreams, this time by the memory of his mother.
His consciousness, along with the voice of Kanan, repeatedly tells him to grow up.
Thus far, season two has not been good to Carrie.
Theres even a moment when it seems like Tariq is willing to frame her for the murder.
But he doesnt, and we dont know what changed his mind.
He does throw the detective an alley-oop, but he chooses not to plant the burner in her office.
Did I forget to mention that shes now colleagues with Councilman Rashad Tate?
Theres something off about a politician teaching a course on ethics.
Hes hoping to count on Simon Stern to obtain some dirt on the ever-so-loved politician.
While Tariq is occupied handling family business, he leaves Brayden in charge.
Brayden proudly steps up to call the shots while Tariq is away, but shit goes haywire.
Cane stole his mothers product right from under Braydens nose.
This is his way of being welcomed back into the house.
He is able to swap the drugs for sugar (WTH was he thinking?!).
Monet is in a class of her own.
Monet, on the other hand, has done nothing but hold her kids back.
Instead of telling them all they can do and accomplish, shes constantly controlling and talking down to them.
She knows shes capable of doing more and has desires to go to college.
Every time she mentions school to Monet, the conversation is cut short.
After a rocky meet and greet with Effie, Diana takes another trip to Stansfield to visit her.
She wants Effie to teach her all that she knows about going to school and pushing weight.
Itll be interesting to see how Diana manages to keep this a secret from Monet.
Monet has been keeping some secrets of her own.
Shes been pressuring Zeke to enroll in the NBA draft for her own selfish reasons.
Zeke eventually finds out from Dru that Zekes future NBA career is Monets retirement plan.
Zeke realizes he cant trust that many people.
Trust is hard to find in thePoweruniverse.
Saxe is sleeping with essentially the enemy.
This makes him privy to information on Professor Reynoldss case.
This episode leaves us with so many questions: Will Caridad take the fall for Jabari Reynoldss murder?
Will Tariq be able to stay out of Saxe and Macleans way?
Will Monet find out that both Tariq and Cane lied to her??
(Cane also stole from her, so thats worse.
Shes definitely capable of killing her own son.)
Will Zeke turn his back on his Aunty Monet after realizing shes just using him?
What we do know is that no good act is done for purely selfless reasons.
Other Notes
Im surprised Lil Guap is still alive.
He may even cause problems for Dante and Cane.
The sex scenes inPower!
Tariq cant seem to keep his love life in order … just like his father.
The classroom lectures and debates are always thought-provoking.
Do you find yourself participating?
Cause I know I do.
Brushaundria Carmichael always understands the assignment during these debates.
I love that the Canonical Studies program at Stansfield has a diverse range of students.
Black girls from the hood attend Ivy League universities too.
