Category: Power After Hours

The penultimate episode for season 1 of GHOST is here and all the secrets have been revealed. Jeff and Krissy dive into the MONSTER themes throughout this episode. Tariq has a reckoning with his own actions over 2 shows and 4+ seasons. Does he embrace the Monster within or strive to be better? Cane accepts his demons and wonders why the family that made him rejects him now. The Saxe/Maclean partnership dissolves with the revelation of their secret partnership. Money is the 80s villain we didn’t know we needed and Dr. Epiphany Turner is the MVP of this episode with her realness and views on her own situation, which help Tariq make some difficult choices. Who are the martyrs and who are the monsters? Plus we talk Raising Kanan and Force, the next chapters in the Power universe.

This week, Jeff and Krissy bring you the Negro Solstice edition of Power After Hours! 2-Bit is the resident vigilante who saves Tariq’s life but with a major premium, Jabari’s super simp sense is tingling as he continues to sucker for love his way into Tariq’s business and possibly into danger, Dru transforms from mild mannered drug kid to the BOSS of the Bosses, and Tariq’s power of manipulation hits peak levels in his dealings with Effie. This episode had that classic POWER feel. Plus, stick around for a special holiday giveaway from the Power After Hours squad!

Jeff and Krissy discuss the latest developments in a hilarious episode of Power. Tariq is fed up with the entire cast and smooth curses them all out in a tour-de-force of slander. Sex Week would bring out Carrie and her complicated current relationship with Zeke. Who knew Jabari was the jealous simp type? Monet and Cane continued their silent war. Secrets are revealed and the 48 Laws of Power make their destined appearance on the show. And Saxe and MacLean’s plan to bag Tariq hits a snag when Paz returns to take the stand. One of our favorite episodes with nothing but quotables that moves the plot forward. 

Krissy and Jeff are back from hiatus and ready to recap the Mid-Season premiere of Ghost! The squad chops it up about Cane taking Brayden and Trace on a training day field mission through Queens, Saxe and McLean’s scheme to implicate Tariq in multiple crimes, 2-Bit’s return and ultimate finesse, and the Power dynamics with Monet , her kids and their criminal empire. Also we get into our philosophical bag and ask who’s right: Locke or Hobbes. 

We have reached the mid-season finale of Power Book II: Ghost! For those familiar with the Power episode cadence, this isn’t abnormal, but due to COVID-19 we’ll have to wait until December to see our favorite characters stress us out. Jeff and Krissy dive into the circumstances surrounding the two-month hiatus and what it means for the show and we did NOT forget about every major thing that happened in this episode! Saxe and Davis with an unholy alliance, Tasha an Tariq revealing secrets, Riley roofies Tariq and we watch the realest Tariq scene at Raina and Jamie’s grave, Brayden wants more information, Monet still cursing people out to hilarity, Carrie on auto-Demon Time, and Jabari plagiarizing Tariq’s work! It was a lot which set up the next five episodes well. Plus we answer your commentary and receive a cool message during a Ghost Q&A from the god Michael Rainey Jr. himself! Tap in and tell a friend to listen to #PowerAfterHours. The Gift of The Magi | Power Book II: Ghost Season 1 Episode 5 Recap | Power After Hours

This season is flying by, and as we reach the Mid-Season finale, Jeff and Krissy cover an action-packed episode of Ghost! The Prince by Machiavelli serves as the backdrop for how Tariq confronts his opponents and how people from his past could’ve used that mentality. Plus, Tariq in true Queens gentleman fashion breaks down options and why he is the prize, the women win by finally seeing Method Man nekkid, Jabari and Carrie on Demon time, Monet still cursing at her kids, sexuality, family, and Saxe scamming gene runs strong in the family. Lauren’s Bougie parents, Maclean’s infidelity, Stern’s husband. Yeah this was a lot, and we cover it all in this episode of #PowerAfterHours!

This week on Power After Hours, Jeff and Krissy recap Power Book II: Ghost Season 1 Episode 3 “Play The Game”. The main characters face a crossroards where they have to either conform to the rules or have the audacity to challenge them. Those challenges are met with different results. Tariq challenges his professor about the virtues of Socrates, Monet challenges the power structure of the family business, while her kids don’t want to play the games that build preconceived notions about their future. Tasha plays too many games with her legal team and with the help of Tameika Robinson, teach Tasha an unforgettable lesson. We explore this theme and read your commentary too.

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This week on Power After Hours, Krissy and Jeff dive into episode 2 of Power Book II: Ghost “Exceeding Expectations” They discuss the insidious intersection of the law and politics, the final farewell for Ghost, Maclean vs. Saxe and how Method Man is owning that role, and the beautiful New York swag that Monet and Mary J. brings to this new series. There’s similarities between the Tejada’s and St. Patrick’s, and Tariq’s eulogy shows that he’s ready to own the city and his destiny. Plus Simon Stern gives affluent capitalist no cap bars that are as memorable as they are impactful to our own desires and moral compass. #PowerAfterHours #PowerTV