Ramy
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The Sheikh comes out onto the stage a white guy in ripped white skinny jeans.
The Quran is the original blockchain, he says, whatever that means.
The singers perform a song about abstinence and how a man and a woman are never alone.
God or the devil are with them always.
Theres always a third, they belt out.
Its news to me that God is down to be a third.
The conference is taking place at the same mall where Uncle Naseem and Ramy run their separate jewelry businesses.
Everything he does is for himself.
But now, at this convention, Ramy has business to do.
Thats the only reason hes even there, since we know he hasnt really been on his faith.
The sheikh knows why Ramy is really there, though.
After all, Ramy never has purely good intentions.
The two agree to an Instagram promotion for Maktoub, with the sheikh getting a percentage of sales.
Look at us, negotiating like a couple of merchants of Medina, says the sheikh.
He doesnt pray anymore, not since hes been questioning his beliefs.
But theyre on live, so Ramy has to play along.
The Sheikh promotes the store and asks about the source of the jewels.
Ramy hesitates, not wanting to say Israel, and simply says theyre from the Middle East.
He takes Zainab aside and says hes been feeling a lot of anger and needs someone to talk to.
He wants a curse lifted, and he thinks her dad can help.
But, her dad is off the grid right now, traveling abroad on a spiritual journey.
Come on, Zainab, says Naseem.
Were on the same side.
Ramy is the devil.
But Zainab doesnt want anything to do with Ramys family.
When Ramy tries to find her at the Sufi Center table, shes already left.
And then, just seconds later, hes directly faced with the consequences of his past actions.
Its the boy that the IDF arrested because of him.
He was never freed, despite Ayalas promises.
This moment created a huge turning point in both the episode and the season as a whole.
Of all the hurt hes caused for other people, this is by far the worst thing thats happened.
His words and choices led to the imprisonment of a young boy by the Israeli army.
The show does a great job, though, of introducing this tone switch.
Back at his apartment, he asks if shell hit him.
The scene doesnt come across as some fun kink, though.
Instead, its just really sad.
Its as if Ramy wants to be punished for everything hes done.
He wants to feel pain because he thinks he deserves it, and maybe he does.
The woman gives Ramy a pill for stress, and he takes it, again going against his beliefs.
Remember, in season one, he wouldnt take Molly from Sarah.
The scene is difficult to make sense of.
The woman tells her she should have spoken to Ramy and cant let this hang over her forever.
A moment later, in a shocking reveal, a baby starts crying.
Zainab has a baby, which means Ramy is a father and doesnt know it.
The woman from the night before is in bed with Ramy, but she gets up and starts yelling.
As he looks back up, theres true despair in his eyes.
After the baby reveal, I wonder if that disagreement is her choice to have the baby.
Yuval decides to leave the jewelry business after spending the day among Muslims.
Hes sorry to Ramy for getting him involved in the first place.
But if we remember from episode one, the Diamond Club is like the mob.
And theyve already cut off one of Yuvals fingers.
But Yuval cant be convinced.
Hes leaving the business.
Correction: An earlier version of this recap occasionally misspelled
