‘Power’ Recap: Six Questions, Six Answers, And Why The Show Can’t Be Consistently Dope
The one where Tasha and Ghost do way too much for an ungrateful brat
- Keep it a buck with me, is Power worth watching this week?
Most definitely.
2. So it’s a good episode?
Worth watching doesn’t equate to being good. Interesting things happen but to call it “good” is a bit of a stretch.
3. Damn semantics. So what makes it worth a watch?
The episode is called “The Devil Inside” and despite everything going on, it’s really about Angie delving deeper and deeper into a mess she won’t be able to get out of. Watching her tumble down the rabbit hole is one thing, but how she’s tumbling is fascinating. The walls of the FBI are closing in on her and it turns out, she’s a lot like Ghost.
We get to see her playing the angles, playing the people around her, and using their foibles against them. Once she finds out this special organization in DC needs a lead counsel, she knows John Mock won’t be able to resist. His lust for power practically screams out of his clothes. Now she’s got an ally and Mock may be out of her hair for good. But this is Power so there’s a good chance her victory lap will be cut short once someone puts a bullet in her knee.
4. Vivid. Well what’s up with Ghost and Tasha?
Poor Tasha, she thought she had a friend. Turns out Terry really isn’t built for this and while he did get the draws early on, son bounced as soon as he realized the type of trouble he’d be in if he lied for Tasha. The way he did it was foul and slightly comical.
Also, we found out his real name is Deleterious, which has to be the worst name since Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo.
Ghost, on the other hand, is making like Stella and getting his groove back. Yes, I said that and no I regret nothing. Anyway, much like Angela, he makes his own chess moves with Councilman O.Dog and Dre. Both moves put him in a much better position at the end of the episode than he was in the beginning, as he’s now got a potential governor in his pocket and managed to screw Dre unintentionally. That, boys and girls, is what we call a “two-for.”
But it’s not all good for Ghost. Remember when I mentioned Terry packing up everything in the crib and bouncing? Well that puts Ghost and Tasha in quite the pickle. With no one to vouch for Tasha’s story, she or Ghost are now in a position where one of them will have to take the fall for Tariq. Ironically, this episode is sort of asking if the little knucklehead is even worth it.
5. I can answer that one but sure, I’ll play along. What did he get into this week?
Besides a very on the nose game of chess with K, he’s now decided he wants to be a hustler and be his own man. At first, it felt like these two were in a different show because the story didn’t feel connected to everything else going on. This episode, however, put everything in perspective. Tasha and Ghost are doing everything they can to save their son because they couldn’t save their daughter. The irony is, he doesn’t deserve it. While they’re working their asses off to keep him out of jail, he’s doing everything he can to potentially land there. The fact he’s a little sh*t just makes it worse. But hey, I hear parents sometimes to crazy things to protect their kids.
6. So why wasn’t this a good episode?
The dialogue, the constant double-crosses, and the comedy with Tommy sneaking up on people like he’s Batman. The episode, despite the plot developments, felt like an SNL sketch making fun of Power. It contained everything there is to love and loathe about the show. There’s even a scene where two characters somehow talk about a dozen double-crosses they have planned without the use of a flow chart.
The episode just plays too many moments way too big for its own sake. The scene where Tasha finds Terry’s “Dear John” letter feels right out of All My Children or Passions. To say nothing of the scene where Tommy’s mother interrupts his dinner with his dad and step-mother, and then spits at the step-mom while being carried away and pushed out the door. Yeah, it got that silly.
But on the plus side, the episode just reinforced you really can’t trust anyone on this show so as a viewer, our alliances can always shift and that’s exciting.
Marcus Benjamin is a danger to the public, an alum of American University, St. John’s University, a screenwriter, and has an intense relationship with words. Witness his tomfoolery on Twitter,@AbstractPo3tic.
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