The ‘Power’ of TV: ‘Ghost’ comes home to roost in season finale
The crime-drama series “Power Book II: Ghost” began its own seat-edge narrative just six months after the original series, “Power,” wrapped up its sixth and final season in February 2020. Now at the end of its second season, the cast and crew are preparing to deliver an action-packed finale fans won’t want to miss. “Power Book II: Ghost” Season 2 draws to a close on Sunday, Nov. 21, on Starz.
In a shocking, pseudo-Shakespearean move, fans looked on as Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr., “The Butler,” 2013) killed his father, Ghost, in Season 1. As he dealt with the consequences of his actions, Monet (Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound,” 2017), the Tejada family matriarch, was left to take the fall for Ghost’s murder, and now she’s without her trusted bodyguard, Owl (Preston Christopher Lawrence, “The Punisher”).
Ever since the murder, Tariq has been battling haunting reflections of the father he killed, the mother he doomed and the life he chose.
So far, Tariq has struggled to save his family business. While trying to obey Monet’s wishes and attend high school, the ruthless Tejada family’s hold over the young man is strong, gunning for him to take control of the streets. If “Power Book II: Ghost” has taught audiences anything, it’s that looks can be deceiving, and your biggest ally might just be your greatest enemy.
“Power” was created and produced by Courtney A. Kemp (“The Good Wife”) in collaboration with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (“Freelancers,” 2012) and aired from 2014 to 2020. The series follows the story of James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick, “For Colored Girls,” 2010), who was an intelligent drug dealer trying to leave the criminal world behind to pursue a legitimate business as a nightclub owner. All the while, he evaded arrest and his crumbling family life.
Meanwhile, his son had plenty of other plans and problems stemming from his father’s world. On top of that, Tariq deals with his own dilemmas, chief among which involves his love interest, Diana (LaToya Tonodeo, “The Oath,” 2018), part of the Tejada family, with whom Tariq has a (quite literal) love-hate relationship.