“Power Book II: Ghost,” Season 4, Episode 2: Monet returns to the topic

One of my absolute favorite parts of Power Book II: Ghost is how huge the pendulum swings are on this show. Just just a few days ago, back of their world, Tariq and Brayden were filming first-person shooter “Call of Duty” moves in airport hangars, and now they’re back on the campus of Stansfield University, where in some way Tariq has been let back into school, into his old schedule, and obtained approval for student loans and work and study programs together with uniform and rules. Seriously, it’s like two days later of their world. HOW, SWAY?

Monet returns home for rehabilitation, and her cousin Janet (played by Golden Brooks) shows up to help her get back on her feet. This complement is promising. First, we have now great flashbacks to young Monet and Lorenzo (RIP) and their beginnings as drug dealers; the person playing Young Monet HIT. I like the origin story flashbacks. Lorenzo seemed to at all times put his family first in a way that Monet was never able to do. Second, Janet seems to be the only member of the family on the straight and narrow. I even have nothing to back up this prediction, but my heart tells me that he’ll catch a stray bullet intended for one in all Tejada’s kids, which can send Monet to extreme levels of scorched earth, which can actually lead to the deaths of individuals I’m fascinated about seeing die. You cannot see me, but I’m clapping my hands frantically… for future joy.

I expected this (to some extent), but Monet is now musing that perhaps, just possibly, she was a terrible mother and parent and ruined her kid’s lives by inflicting all this drug dealing violence on them. The indisputable fact that she has to ASK if she ruined their lives is crazy, but I believe it shows growth. Dru will not be convinced.

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Speaking of Tejada’s children, Diana is pregnant; HOW WILL THIS SHOW END? Dru is prepared to give his mother restorative drugs, and Cane is roaming the streets trying to discover who tried to kill his mother, wanting to kill Tariq. Either way, the Tejada family is wild.

We’re starting to see how much of a threat Det. Carter (Michael Ealy) shall be there soon. He is a cop on a mission, and his mission is destruction. He jogs my memory of Denzel Washington’s character, John Creasy, in the movie “Man on Fire.” He is a person driven by his pain; he’s a detective, but evidently his goal will not be justice, but revenge and vengeance. He could be funnier than I expected – and I won’t be mad if Tariq killed him. I bring this up because his composure when trying to persuade Davis to activate Tariq was cold and calculating. Oh, Davis’ license continues to be temporarily suspended.

Detective Carter ALSO tried to get Tariq to break up, using his mother’s diminishing security in witness protection as a ruse. Tariq attacked his mother and had to cope with some idiot in Pennsylvania. This storyline also shows promise, if only because Tariq and Brayden are ready to hit the streets as drug dealers again. Do what other drug dealers in New York are doing? Is this where everyone gets all their drugs? New York have to be a drug free area because they aren’t the best drug dealers in the industry.

I bring this up because I actually hate Noma and her assistant, whose name escapes me. They look for brand spanking new drug networks and eventually the Russians become involved. Effie manages to bring the Russians to the table in one in all the more pointless plot points because she in some way becomes the link between the Russians and Noma. The same Effie who tries to go to Stanford University to do the engineering program, but STUPIDLY arrives late for her meeting while trying to help Cane solve the problem that Monet’s limp messes up because he cannot cope with the indisputable fact that he needs to take a break from playing drugs per minute while recovering from multiple gunshot wounds.

While all this is occurring, Tariq and Brayden realize how much life sucks without selling drugs and getting that cash. Brayden is selling the property and Tariq is apprehensive he won’t have the opportunity to maintain his family.

Monet and Tariq meet and start to put the pieces together. Everyone, Tejada’s family dinners won’t ever be the same again in an episode or two. And Tariq got his automobile back. There’s no word on how he’ll have the opportunity to afford gas.

To next week.