Power Book III: Raising Kanan
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That wouldve been a tough pill to swallow.
He lost a good friend, though.
A potential love interest.
Someone who helped him change how he manages his anger.
Instead, he attempts to send Sam to Atlanta by bus.
He also gives him a wad of cash for help him get on his feet.
This decision is going to come back and bite Marvin (and Raq) in the ass.
Sam hops off the bus before it even makes it to the end of the block.
Renees death didnt come without consequences.
A mature Kanans narration reminds viewers that when you a hitter, you gon get hit.
Lou puts a bullet in one of Sals top men.
The retaliation sends a few important messages to Sal.
First, Raq is nobody to fuck with.
Second, You gon get the same energy you put out.
So it looks like Raq and Sal are at war unofficially.
To one up his opponent, Sal goes to Unique fishing for information.
I need you to tell me about Raqs operation.
How many soldiers, what kind of firepower they got, where they working out from.
I need to know what it looks like from top to bottom, he says.
One of the shows strengths is the development of complex characters that are realisticandrelatable.
In the drug game, snitching is one of the most offensive acts a person can do.
Once youre labeled a snitch, aint no coming back from that.
Lets look at Famous for example.
Though Kanan and Famous are best friends, Famous isnt a street kid.
He isnt a fighter, and he doesnt have the skill set needed to sell drugs.
With Crown no longer around to bail him out, Famous is super close to getting evicted.
He goes to Lou for assistance, but Cartier, Lous not-so-silent partner, shuts the conversation down.
Cue theme song: robbery-turned-homicide is nothing to play with.
Because, Famous isnt about this life and Freddy is, the attempted robbery goes left.
The two exchange threatening words and once Freddy flashes a gun bigger than Famous the power dynamics shift.
Theres only one way for a scared Famous to get out of this situation: kill Freddy.
And so he does.
He meets up with a changed Howard at a Mosque.
Kanan tells Howard that he knows hes his father and he doesnt need a DNA test to convince him.
With more questions than answers, Kanan opens up to Howard about his fractured relationship with his mother.
Raq has been feeling the shift in her and Kanans relationship.
Not having Kanan here has been a lot.
I feel like Im reaching out for something that I cant quite get to.
Everything Ive done, Ive done for him, Raq tells Juke.
There isnt much time for Raq to sit in her sadness though.
Then, Cartier attempts to buy into Raqs operationafterclaiming the New York area was too competitive with thin margins.
He presents her with an offer that would guarantee him a 50 percent stake in her organization.
Raq and Cartier are both trying to one-up each other.
And now, he is attempting to force his way into Raqs main business under the guise of expansion.
She gets close to him only to learn his strategies.
And as the voice of a more mature Kanan reminds viewers, Its a short stop at the top.
It dont matter if you CEO, Baller, Rapper, or you slanging.
You aint gon be the best for long.
As Cartier enters his building and presses PH on the elevator, Raq and Lou await his arrival.
In this game, even when the cards are not dealt in your favor, you cant fumble.
When you fall from that top spot, you down.
You down for good.
Lets see how much longer Raq can hold her spot with her brothers at her side.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge have been killing the score this season though.
Im loving the rebuilding of Marvin and Jukes relationship.
It gives us hope that maybe Kanan and Raq can get on one accord again.
Will Raq and her brothers be able to survive beef with Jersey?
But something tells me Unique is going to get wrapped up in the crossfire some way somehow.
Burkes day is coming and its going to cost her her badge, loved ones, and family.
