If you didn’t catch the finale, “Ghost in the Machine,” before the sun came up on Oct. 4, there’s a good chance social media spoiled it for you before your morning coffee since Black Twitter/X has predictably been ablaze with reactions.
“Power Book II: Ghost” is (thankfully) finally done, and it appears that we’ve completed the St. Patrick Family storyline that started 10 years ago with the original “Power.” Having racked up impressive viewership numbers despite being, well, absolutely ridiculous watching, the popular spinoff is leaving us as appointment television. Below is a quick breakdown of where the primary cast ended the series…and what your people had to say about it.
Davis MacLean
The character that gave Method Man his “zaddy” renaissance made it out alive. Playing every side to the middle, Davis managed to cut a deal that won’t make sense even if you watch it 17 times to get his license restored and continue being the morally bankrupt lawyer who keeps shitty drug dealers out of prison. Though he dwelled in danger, nobody who watched this show expected Davis to actually die.
The Tejadas
United in their desire for revenge against Noma for murdering their mother Monet (Mary J. Blige), Cane, Dru and Diana form an uneasy truce to accomplish their mission. Shockingly, all three finish the episode alive and going in very different directions: Cane is on the run from the law forever, Dru is off to achieve his dreams as a photographer and Diana is just…pissed…perhaps because she was written to become a stone-cold murderer and the would-be new Tejada matriarch (of what though?) by the conclusion.
Det. Don Carter
Don Carter, Michael Ealy’s latest bad guy, is such an egregiously corrupt asshat of a cop that his character borders on incredulity. Even in the Power universe, he had to pay the piper for his misdeeds — and it’s not by way of a well-deserved death, but via exposure that should have him locked up forever. But the episode’s conclusion left things rather open-ended regarding his fate…
Noma Asaju
Arguably, “Ghost” viewers wanted no one dead more than they did Caroline Chikezie’s devious Noma. After killing Monet (Mary J. Blige) in the penultimate episode, it was expected that she would catch a bullet in the dome — which came courtesy of Cane, shortly after Noma watched Diana murder her daughter Anya. Noma had to go, and satisfaction was had by all.
Brayden and Effie
Proving that white privilege is forever, Brayden went from a spoiled rich kid to a drug dealing, drug abusing killer and managed to keep his job in the end…albeit with a demotion. And “poor” Effie finds herself stuck in a game she wants to leave but can’t seem to despite her natural talents and the legal opportunities that most drug dealers don’t have. Basically, no happy ending for either of these tragic characters.
Tariq St. Patrick
Following several seasons of pimping that television magic by staying enrolled in college and living openly in a dorm despite several dangerous folks — from cops to drug dealers — wanting him dead, Tariq escaped his father’s fate by the finale, learned precisely zero valuable lessons and will continue his drug dealing “empire” despite being terrible at selling drugs. Well, at least he got his mother and sister out of witness protection, I guess…?
