After six popular seasons, Power 2020 ended by resolving the season-long whodunit. Created by Courtney A. Kemp in collaboration with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Power James is a crime drama about St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick), a smart, smooth-talking drug dealer-turned-nightclub owner who isn't afraid to be a little ruthless. Nicknamed “Ghost,” James struggles to balance his business endeavors with the needs of his family. Ghost's wife Tasha (Naturi Naughton) and their three children, namely Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.) – don't always have a good relationship with James, as the finale proves.
Power's cast is rounded out by Ghost's best friend Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) and James' enduring love Angela Valdes (Lela Loren). All of these main characters — and a few others, like 50 Cent's Kanan — come into play in the 15-episode final season. Power. At the beginning of the sixth outing, Tommy and Ghost are on the sidelines, while Tasha plans to take action against her ex. It is clear that Ghost's story ends in deathand Power He mocks various crimes that want James dead. In the end, the story of St. Patrick's family ends in a very Shakespearean style.
The Power Finally Revealed Tariq Killed Ghost
Tariq Can't Live Comfortably While His Father Is Still Breathing
In true anti-hero fashion, James dies at the end Powersix-season run. “With Ghost always dead or in prison,” Kemp explains (via USA Today). “Towards the end of his life, he became arrogant enough to think he could get away with it.“Unfortunately Power's main player, life doesn't work like that. The identity of Ghost's shooter remains a mystery; For a while, Tarik, Tasha, and Tommy seem like perfectly competent, likely suspects. Both of them Tariq and Tasha realize that the only way out of their predicament is to kill Ghost.but in the end Power Tariq reveals that he pulled the trigger on his father.
After some verbal back and forth, Tarik decides he can't go back and fires at Ghost
Buoyed by his recent victories, James thinks he is an unstoppable force. And then his son appears from heaven. Tariq calls out his father for years of lying and especially not revealing his nickname. James claims that he will be with his son because healways“it happened, but this is also clear Ghost is ready to turn in both Tasha and Tariq for their crimes. “When are you going to pay for all the bulls—- you did, huh, dad?Tariq asks, pulling out a gun. After some verbal back-and-forth, Tariq decides he can't go back and shoots Ghost as Tasha appears.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson returns as Kanan in Power's Finale
Kana's presence prompts Tariq to kill Ghost
Before Tariq decides to kill his father, he visits him through the key Power A character who technically died in season 5. He played Power's 50 Cent, Kanan was once Ghost's mentor, though he quickly became his drug-dealing rival. A lot Richard III moment, Kanan returns to Tariq as a visionHammering home Kemp is a very Shakespearean take on the rise, fall and rebirth of St. Patrick's family.
Tariq hopes to distance himself from the Ghost legacy – easier said than done.
Although Kana's role is small, her presence definitely motivates Tariq to shoot his father. In doing so, Tariq definitely hopes to distance himself from Ghost's legacy – but that's easier said than done.
Ghost Tommy says spare Tariq
James Uses His Last Words to Save His Son
After Tasha stumbles upon Ghost's death scene, she panics about what to do next. Tariq assures his mother that he knows what to do and gives her some instructions. After Tasha leaves, another main character appears: Tommy. With a gun drawn, Tommy pulls Ghost up and runs to his dying best friend.
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In the previous ones Power episodes, Tommy promised to stand by Tarik, but that quickly changes when he puts two and two together. Although Tommy doesn't shoot, he points his gun at Tariq. With his dying breath, Ghost tells Tommy, “let it go“Ultimately, he saved his son from the same tragic fate.
Tasha Goes to Prison at the Season 6 Finale of Power
Ghost Gets The Last Laugh When It Comes To Tasha
After Tariq kills Ghost, Tasha works to protect her son (and herself) from any involvement in James' downfall. Tasha was actually going to do it herself with the help of her beau Quinto. More specifically, he planned to plant some detailed evidence to convince the police that Quinto was the shooter of Ghost. However, this is not true at all.
At the very end Power season 6 finale, Tasha is arrested for her involvement in the death of her ex-boyfriend. In the final scenes of the series, Tasha is in a prison cell, unable to suffer the fate James wanted to condemn her to before her death.
Tariq Goes to College in Power Finals
A Power Character Tries to Educate Himself for a Better Future (And Legacy).
Tarik's Power The end of season 6 creates a direct sequel to the show, Book of Power II: Ghostwhich central Tariq. In the finale of the parenting show, Tariq is able to escape the guilt of his father's death. James St. Tariq must study and graduate from college in order to inherit the great legacy Patrick left behind.
In the last scenes of the series, Tariq is in his dormitory and reinforces this Nightmare It follows Tariq as he leads a new life. In Book of Power II: GhostTariq is trying to leave behind his father's legacyhowever, given the pressure to keep his family together, he feels more like James.
What The Power Season 6 Post Credits Scene Means
Despite Fans' Hopes, The Scene Is Not Consuming A Spinoff
While the main segment of the episode ends with Tasha in jail and Tariq in college, there's more after the credits roll. The Power the finale's post-credits scene is set in 1996 and features the high school versions of Ghost, Tommy, and Angela. While it seems like the perfect set-up for a prequel series — Angela even encourages Ghost to attend an out-of-town college and escape Queens — Kemp claims it's not.
Instead, he says, the flashback moment is “just a coda to our main story“(via USA Today). This has been proven by the content of all four so far Power shows and spinoffs, but who's to say where the popular franchise goes next.
The True Meaning of End of Power
The finale had several thematic layers
There are several themes at the end of the game power, It's only fitting considering how far Tarik and the other characters have come during the highly emotional crime drama. The main theme, of course, is revenge – both when it is given and when it is not. After learning that Ghost is actually his father, James, Tariq manages to commit one last act of violence to avenge his father for several wrongs. The most obvious of these was Ghost wanting to turn in Tarik and Tasha, but there are also many lies that James has told his children over the years.
The real meaning is about the era of inevitable violence and crime Tariq, James, Tasha, Tommy and the rest of the characters are there.
Of course, there's a more subtle revenge motivation – Tariq blames his father's legacy for his descent into a life of crime, so killing James was revenge for Tariq's inevitable life as a whole. the end of Power it also explores unfulfilled revenge. Tariq may have killed Ghost, but the move doesn't sit well with every character, least of all Tommy. Tommy wants revenge on Tarik for Ghost's death, but in one of the characters' (incredibly few) moments of redemption, James doesn't believe it).
However, even though revenge and violence are the obvious main themes Power ending, the true meaning is about the inevitable cycle of violence and crime Tariq, James, Tasha, Tommy and the rest of the characters have. history of many criminal characters Power.
Because of each character's efforts to make something better out of their lives, they seem doomed to return to the same lives of violence and crime that they and their relatives knew in previous generations. This is further proven by the events of the sequel series, Book of Power II: Ghost, This is James St. Even after Patrick's death, it shows how inescapable his legacy is.
How the End of Power Was Taken
Most of the responses were positive, but not all
In general, the end Power was well received by fans and critics alike, as evidenced in part by the continued success of numerous spinoffs set before and after the events of the original show. Apart from the many shocking moments where the stories of various characters follow each other, many praised its somber tone Power commented that ending on such a tone in the finale helped the show stay grounded and true to its roots.
Power Season 6, episode 15, “Exactly How We Planned,” was announced as the series finale shortly before it aired in 2020, so there were high expectations when it arrived. While most enjoyed the send-off and thought it was a fitting final chapter, praise was not universal. There were many who felt it, not just critics, but especially among fans and casual viewers “It was too slow for a show like “Exactly How We Planned.” Power. Moreover, there were also many ironic complaints that the conclusions of certain storylines were rushed.
Pacing was a criticism that followed all season 6, but those feelings really peaked. Power the final has arrived. Fortunately, thanks to the sequel spinoffs Book of Power II: Ghost extension, expiration of the franchise period Power in retrospect, it can be seen as the midpoint of a larger story, which somewhat lessens the impact of season 6's pacing problems.