Power Season 3 Episode 2 Recap “It’s Never Over”
Nothing comes easy for anyone on Power. Whether characters want to lead an honest life, crave unconditional love, or desire to rule an organization with no worries, threats both old and new rear their ugly heads—try as they may, like this week’s titular episode, “It’s Never Over.”
Ghost (Omari Hardwick), Tommy (Joseph Sikora) and everyone else learn the hard way that loose ends make for tight situations.
James “Ghost” St. Patrick knows Lobos is still alive, and wants to eliminate him once and for all. Ghost and his dreams of a legit nightlife mogul won’t come to fruition as long as Lobos lives. Ghost enlists the help of his lawyer Proctor (Jerry Ferrara) to discover where Lobos (Enrique Murciano) is hiding, so he can finish the job. Proctor tells Ghost that if Lobos is still alive, the feds have hidden him via the John Doe process.
Ghost fully trusts Proctor, letting him know that he’s worth the money he charges, and clandestinely admits to the botched attempt to kill Lobos and his desire to complete the mission. Proctor, channeling his inner Saul Goodman, advises Ghost to tread lightly, as the hitman is as much of a liability to Ghost as Lobos. Proctor also recommends asking Angela (Lela Loren) about Lobos with a chilling ultimatum: “Protecting your girl, or saving your life? I know what I’d choose.” Ghost readies his inside man to prepare for another hit.
Sidebar: How are they getting all of these phones in the prisons?! The drug dealer underground railroad is more reliable than Amazon Prime!
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Sandoval (David Fumero) still remains under entrapment as he attempts to sabotage the Lobos case. Angela wants to review the case files from other jurisdictions against Lobos to further build their case, while Saxe (Shane Johnson) eagerly pursues the hitman who tried to kill Lobos in hopes of building a future case against The Jimenez brothers.
Sandoval needs to squash the case, and he will get no help from Lobos or his network. Sandoval meets with Hugo (Gabriel Sloyer) to tell him of the pressure from his team, and asks for help to no avail. Hugo tells Sandoval to get the job done or else he will have the only problem on his hands.
Saxe identifies the hitman who tried to kill Lobos, and he arranges a meeting at the MCC. Saxe relays his findings to Sandoval. Sandoval, outwardly pleased, makes one call to apparently put the clamps on this investigation. The Mexican hitman was found stabbed to death at the MCC. Saxe accuses Angela of redistributing the evidence against Lobos to the individual precincts at the NYPD, effectively delaying their case by months. Did Sandoval make these calls or were there external forces at work?
Tommy keeps avoiding any interactions with Ghost, including phone calls, texts and conversing with Tasha (Naturi Naughton). Tasha meets with Tommy to give him a check for his part in the now closed portion of the operation. Tommy and Tasha have their gripe session, venting about lies told to one another. Whether it was Tasha’s role in getting Kanan locked up, or Tommy’s role in Ghost and Angela’s affair, they soon realize that only Ghost had his best interests in mind. Some choice words were delivered on both sides, and we don’t know if Tasha and Tommy’s relationship will ever be the same.
The operation suffers from a diminished product flow and his primeras, notably Jae Shin, are fed up.Tommy can massage that relationship by offering “a couple of extra keys on the house,” but Lobos isn’t so persuadable. Tommy meets with Hugo to confront him about killing his dog and threatening his family. Hugo lets Tommy know the bottom line: Expedite the Ghost assassination or else his dog won’t be the only loved one he will lose. Tommy finally answers Ghost’s messages to meet. All Tommy has to do is pull the trigger and the drug operation, and peace of mind, will be his. That same hesitation that caused Tommy to avoid Ghost, causes him to balk on killing Ghost.
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The supporting characters yearn for more trust and meaningful roles from their senior counterparts this week. Dre (Rotimi) is tired of being humble and confronts Ghost about the Arana card. Dre knows the bloody card means bad business from his time in jail. Dre is willing to ride with Ghost to no end, but Ghost just wants him to do his job, and mind his business. Dre’s role as club manager goes to hell quickly. He fails to secure a contract for the coveted DJ Taj, losing his business to Andy, the owner of Club Visage who partied in Truth’s VIP the night before. Ghost may have defeated Simon Stern on the club front, but this new challenger looks to take the crown by any means necessary.
Holly positioned herself to be the Tasha to Tommy’s Ghost since they met last season. Tommy wants to keep her separate from the business but Holly will hear none of it. Both Tommy and Holly are passionate and impulsive to a fault, and that was evident by Holly’s initiative to deposit Tommy’s check without his consent. Tommy furiously demanded that any future moves need to be agreed upon by him, and Holly agreed…but that didn’t last long. Holly consoled Tommy while he weepingly confessed that their lives were in danger because he didn’t kill Ghost, and that Lobos had their dog murdered. Holly once again made a decision behind Tommy’s back contacting Tasha to bring her in on the operation! Tasha will teach Holly about money management, laundering and will look to make the new operation more cohesive. Holly also ensures Tommy that he can kill Ghost by telling him “If you can’t kill Ghost, do it for me”.
Speaking of Tasha, one of the most powerful scenes in Power history went down when she went to Angela’s house (!!!) to give her the crash course in taking care of her kids. Talk about surreal! I expected UFC 201 to being right there, but Tasha showed her maturity, with a side of petty. She wants to make sure her kids are straight and comfortable. Angela’s face was PRICELESS!! The quote of the night from Tasha about interacting with her kids while dating Ghost:
“You want him? You want them! Remember that. You better be sure you’re ready for this”
Raina and Tariq get some excellent camera time here, as we get a look into a Husband and Wife separation from the kids perspective. They aren’t receptive to spending quality time with Angela, but Tasha won’t let them grow up without a father in their life. Their first meeting with Angela was as awkward as can be, with some probing questions about how they met, etc. They seem to vibe with Angela well enough, and Ghost attempts to have that tough discussion with them. When Tariq goes snooping around the house and finds a gun, who knows what he’s going to do!
We have to keep an eye on Dre’s homies who want to stick up rich victims by Truth, Tariq and his newfound affinity for firearms, and whether Angela will still trust Ghost after these recent events in the Lobos case. It will never be over for our favorite Power players, until they act accordingly.
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