Her son Dru, who has zero desire to be involved in criminal activity, was wounded in the process. When we last saw Monet, her bar had been shot up by her former connect Rico Barnes. She is triggered by any sudden sounds or movements, and enters rooms or opens her front door with her gun cocked.
Tariq is not the only one who is suffering from PTSD. But for Tariq, as he stares at the wounded deer, the images of Professor Reynolds begging for his life paralyzes him.
Apparently, for the Westons, taking the kill shot is a privilege not everyone can experience. On a family hunting trip with his best friend and former roommate Brayden Weston, Tariq cannot take the final kill shot of a deer. The introduction makes it clear that Tariq is suffering from some form of PTSD. So boom! Season two opens up with a frantic Tariq waking up during a dream about the final moments of Professor Reynolds and his father’s life, which keep replaying in his head. Professor Reynolds knew too much and planned to write a book based on Tariq’s unique life circumstances. Monet saves Tariq’s life (Tommy was about to kill him), and Tariq takes another life - he kills his college professor. Tariq concocts a plan that allows his “Uncle Tommy” to fake his death to spare his and his mother’s lives. Eagan returned to New York seeking revenge against her and Tariq. She is released from prison but forced into witness protection. Tariq’s book smarts coupled with his street smarts allow him to survive crooked fame-seeking attorneys (Davis Maclean and Cooper Saxe), nosy nieces (Saxe’s niece), the infamous Tejada family (Aunty Monet and her crazy-ass son Cane), and overbearing professors who are complicit in exploiting Black youth (Professor Jabari Reynolds).Īt the end of season one, Tariq’s mother, Tasha, names Ghost’s childhood best friend turned enemy Tommy Eagan as the head of their drug operation. He knows that she’s innocent because he is the one responsible for taking his father’s life. In season one, we watched Tariq navigate life as a fatherless college student-slash-drug dealer whose sole focus is to get his mother, who has been convicted of killing his father, out of prison. Patrick is the star of this new universe. Patrick is dead, and in Power Book II, his college-aged son Tariq St. If you are new to the Power universe, there’s a lot of catching up to do.