‘Power’ Recap – Season 5, Episode 2: Damage Control
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On the latest episode of Power, the St. Patrick Family hasn’t properly grieved Raina. Over the course of 3 weeks, the family dealt with death, revenge, and the need for damage control.
They hope to alleviate the impact of Raina’s murder, but those unaddressed feelings finally erupted. Tasha mourns Raina daily with an abundance of tears and regret, while Ghost silently suffers (and attempts to call Angela for comfort). Tasha needs an outlet to channel her grief, but Ghost is apprehensive and doesn’t want to invite others into his business. During the counseling session with other grieving parents, Ghost discourages Tasha from sharing their experiences, causing a rift between the two. Even more tension is generated when Councilman Tate ambushes the St. Patricks with a press conference to speak about Raina and his community endeavors.
Tommy’s piss poor management skills reared its ugly head in multiple ways this episode. Jason Mitic returns to demand Tommy replace the product lost when the Jiminez burned down the warehouse and hijacked drugs from the now lost NYC port. Mitic drafts Ghost and Kanan as complicit partners to recoup his lost drugs. Tommy also has to answer for the Italian hitters being killed by Dre. Tommy decides to be as forthcoming with Vincent and to ask forgiveness, claiming that he took care of the uber. Sammy, Teresi’s right hand man, lied on Tommy’s behalf and punched him in the grill to say “I’ll never lie to them about you again.” Tommy continues to paint himself into impossible corners with brute force techniques to feel more exclusive.
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While Angela continues to build her case to find “the connect”, which she confirms to be Diego Jiminiez, her fellow AUSA’s are plotting to excommunicate her from the office. Along with testimony from the partner of Ghost’s first body (that we’ve seen) in Power history, they’re beginning to connect the events of the night to Truth and James St Patrick.
Dre needs to get his organization together. 2-bit went into business for himself, and killed the leader of the Toros Locos as part of his plan to become the sole ruler of the NYC underworld. Dre kicks 2-Bits and Spanky off the main project. Diego Jimenez aims to spread his peculiar movements to Dre, from engaging in a threesome while taking an IN PERSON meeting, to demanding Dre has sex with one of his woman, only to watch him in action.
Will Tommy’s mouth deliver a fade he can’t catch? We’ll find out next week!
POWER POINTS
As Joe Proctor prepares for his censure hearing, he’s once again confronted by John Mak. Mak is hell bent on seeing Proctor disbarred. Enlisting Terry Silver to testify against Proctor, Mak hopes his “conflict of interest” angle will become his final victory over his nemesis.
Kanan is still up to no good. He’s still poised to take Tommy’s organization eventually. Is he just biding his time before turning against Ghost and Tommy again?
Has Ghost become The Punisher? God help criminals everywhere if he’s delivering fades on behalf of the people in his support group!
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