Power Book III: Raising Kanan
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The desire to protect your child is included in the parenting welcome bag its arguably instinctive.
Its why Detective Howard isnt interested in pressing charges against Kanan.
Kenya views introducing her daughter to her overly religious way of life as protection.
For her, exposing Juke to conversion therapy is protecting her from the pits of hell.
And then theres Raq.
We already know she is going to go hard for her son in the name of protection.
Sometimes her actions are warranted, and other times they are not.
In this episode specifically, Palomar is lucky Raq didnt kill her predatory ass.
Lets get into it!
He manages to make it to the nearest hospital, bloody and all, arriving by foot.
News about Marcos death hits the streets quickly.
And of course he leaves out the part abouthimkilling Sals beloved son.
Although appreciative of the intel, Sal still orders Dominic to be killed.
After killing Dominic, Sal requests a meeting with Raq.
He blames Marvin for his sons death and demands he die.
Me and my brother, we dont owe you shit.
Now Im sorry for your loss.
But your loss aint my loss, and mine aint yours, Raq tells Sal in a matter-of-fact way.
When it comes to her son, though, Raq is definitely big on accountability.
She shows up at Palomars house and presses her about her relationship with Kanan.
Apparently, the young mom has a history of messing with underage boys.
Palomar repeatedly denies any relationship with Kanan, but Raq isnt here for her bullshit.
To see to it Palomar knows this, Raq pulls a gun on her.
The scare tactic works.
Not only does Palomar shut her mouth, she also agrees to leave Kanan alone.
She expresses how she feels about Scraps death and the way Raq has handled it.
She is not convinced her son killed himself.
But just like Raq, Scrappys mother doesnt play about her son.
When Juke arrives at her mothers apartment, she is surprised to see most of the church congregation inside.
What happens next is quite shocking.
In this moment, we see a different version of Kenya, and this version is rather unlikable.
The look in Jukes eyes lets us know this is the exact moment that changed her forever.
Back at the precinct, Detective Howard snitches on his partner, Burke.
Shes been doing way too much snooping, and hes fed up.
The captain is equally fed up with Burkes snooping.
Captain Baptiste calls Burke into his office and scolds her.
That is it, detective.
Your first, last, and final warning.
Keep your fucking nose out of everyone elses business, he tells her.
But of course Detective Burke Ms.
Private Investigator herself doesnt listen.
Pissed, Kanan heads straight next door, but Palomar aint checking for him.
Or shall we say, she aint stupid, unlike Kanan.
She aint gonna do shit to you Palomar, Kanan yells through the door, underestimating his mother.
As I suspected, Palomar targeted Kanan based on the strength of who his family is.
I knew that was your mom when I stepped to you, and if Im being honest …
I think thats what got me thinking about you in the first place, she tells Kanan.
Im not sure what she thought she would get out of the situation.
Maybe a job from Raq, a baby plus child support, some money from Kanan who knows?
Its clear their friendship is the only thing that stops Kanan from whooping Famouss ass.
Kanan leaves to go meet up with his mother.
The energy between the two of them is off, mostly stemming from Kanans built-up resentment.
He no longer respects or trusts his mother.
Back at the crib, he vents to Juke.
I cant trust her no more, Juke.
Its not just one thing, its everything, he says.
While Kanan and Raqs parent-child relationship is fractured, Juke and Marvin are making progress toward healing.
He comes home to find his daughter crying while burning the flowery dresses Kenya gifted her.
I dont need you.
I never needed you.
One thing about Marvin is he cares about being a good father to his kid.
And they also often didnt have good examples of what good fathering was.
Now that he has his daughter back, Marvin revisits the spark he and Renee shared.
To her surprise, he pops up on her, and the two enjoy a moment of flirtation.
I love a good cliffhanger, but Im praying Marvin and Renee are both okay.
Other Thoughts
Police have found Crown Comachos body.
This is not good news for Lou or Raq.
There were a number of good performances this week: Scrappys mama, Kenya, Jukebox, Kanan.
Shout-out to the casting director.
She and Kanan would have no choice but to rely on each other.
