He heads over to Tommy’s and they get into a brawl but Tariq enters and stops them. It was really a finality. What was it like reuniting with him in this new dynamic and seeing his growth?In a practical sense, he was just more aware of the process and what has to happen, and you have to be aware of the process in order to be the best leader you can be on set. Ronny works as a DJ under the name DJ Ronny Flawless, and Tariq is his best friend and promoter. It was a real pleasure working with him; I’ve always really liked Michael as a human being. One of my favorite relationships on Power was Tommy and Tasha, but, as we see here, that will never be the same. Tommy tracks the St. Patricks to Ghost's grave, only for Tasha to be saved and rushed into witness protection, and for Tommy's subsequent attempt to deal with Tariq to be foiled by an ambush from Monet (Mary J. Blige). By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. The reason that Tommy is alive is that we had a show about selling drugs, and not just selling drugs, but the consequences, the aftermath, the destruction. I remember Courtney telling me that she thinks it’s the "saddest ending of a television show ever. But what if Tariq hadn't really killed Ghost? All of yâall saying Kanan, but I thought he was talking about Ray Ray.. because they got close before he killed Raina, then Tariq shot him. Cookies help us deliver our Services. But what does need to happen is that we need to see how fast or how slow Tommy analyzes and adapts to a new situation. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Ghost's son, indeed. But Tommy doesn't want to hear it. Especially you saw the finale of Ghost, so you know there was a finality in that, that it's, "You’re never going to see me again, this is it." And one specific time when he killed Angela. You mentioned Michael, who is somebody that you’ve been working with since he was a young kid. As seen on episode 8 of Power Book II: Ghos t, he was on the side of the pool, curled in a fetal position until he is saved by 2-Bit, a former worker for Tommy. I’m sure he’ll have to deal with a whole lot of stuff being thrown his way but I think he’ll handle it just fine. He is Monet's right hand and the big brother of Dru and Diana Tejada. A place for anything and everything related to Power, a starz tv show! Yes, it was a total finality for Ghost, but it was being a finality for the partnership and the brotherhood of these two men. It was kind of like putting on those sneakers that feel so good to put on; they’re worn in, they’re the right ones for the job. So I’m always there. For instance, she shot and killed her best friend, LaKeisha Grant, because she thought LaKeisha snitched about about Tariq killing the cop, Raymond Jones, but it was really someone else. I think it actually shows more insight into Tariqâs mind. ". That was kind of the real time he tried killing Ghost and I think the other times he set Ghost up to be on his own and let him down, as he felt Ghost had done to him, which I think in a real sense Ghost did to everybody. She was his best friend. Not sure Tommy (Joseph Sikora) envisioned that would lead to him going up in flames. 22-year-old Prince Tariq Richards was indicted by a grand jury in 2018. He tells him that Tommy died and he did it because he killed Angela while aiming at Ghost. Itâs his White boy friend from College, he killed him and left the body in the explosion in the Tommy Car chase.... thatâs why Sax niece and his girlfriend told him that Tariq will get him killed earlier in the episode....itâs Brayden. I love Tommy, the guy is kind, but if … ‘I will not speak against Saddam until I am a free man,’ said Aziz. Often Tariq talks a good game to those who do not know him, but when “the crap hits the fan,” he generally finds himself on the edge of catastrophe. And that's not the only grudge he's holding. 1 History 1.1 Power Book II: Ghost 2 Murders committed by Cane 3 Murders connected to Cane 4 Goals 5 Notes He is first seen when Tariq … Paul Schiraldi/Starz, Credit: How would this guy from out of town survive in these new streets?” And I think that it’s going to take all facets of Tommy that we’ve built up to until now to not only survive but to potentially thrive — and to potentially leave. And at the start of Power he was playing the son of the lead character which is such a different thing than when you are the lead character. Credit: But ultimately you only had one character who started out wanting to sell drugs and finished wanting to sell drugs, and now that backdrop has outlasted the character. Even watching the scene, it’s not like I was lost in my own performance but I was able to get into the story and watch myself from the outside, and really more to the point watch Tommy and Ghost and what that was like. Tasha and her best friend LaKeisha are thick as thieves, bonding over drinks and designer threads. And I think we will find out all these great things about Tommy that we possibly had an idea of and now we’re going to get to see him develop these things from a new beginning. I just wanted to make sure in some world, in some way you were going to be okay, and this is the best version of okay. And she led him to his death ... Brayan Alejandro Andino was killed at Angeles National Forest in 2017. SAGINAW, MI — On the road from Michigan to North Carolina, a Saginaw man chain-smoked cigarettes as he told his half-sister he had shot and killed his best friend. Is that able to adapt? But with Tasha (Naturi Naughton) agreeing to pin Ghost's (Omari Hardwick) murder on him, he returned to New York looking for blood. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Did you also think that was an important nod?There are all these different facets of the Tommy character and one of my favorites is Uncle Tommy. Iâd never let a random mf that I never met before in my life turn me against my own parents ð¤¦ââï¸. And that’s not to say that he didn’t do great things for other people, but he did great things to other people as long as that served him. I think, because as you said, Tommy has been a fan favorite, you then think, why is Tommy a fan favorite, and a lot of that is because he’s always been looking for family and always surrounded himself with people that one way or another are familial, and now what does he do when he has no family? Cane appears as the anti-hero/major antagonist of season 1. I thought it was beautiful. The only one I could think of was Rayden but I didnt see him kill him, and they left on good notes. The old days … Tariq Aziz with Saddam Hussein. In Tariq’s defense, Tommy himself tried to kill Ghost a few times.Right, right. I just wanted to make sure that it was still the same Tommy. Kanan said he wasn't going back to jail so he lowkey set Kanan up to die with that shootout. He’s got a great mother, Shauna, a woman who has given him some great guidance. Jabari not Tabari and Brayden not Rayden! The character had to go somewhere else to continue on this journey of hustling. Kareena and Adi run a clothes stall on the market, Ash starts working at the local community centre, and Ronny earns money as a disc jockey, managed by his friend, Tariq… Returning from a visit to his newborn granddaughter, Mr. Khanzada saw a car hit the median © Copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation. Just cause k killed sean don't mean riq didn't look at him as a friend. I really do love being Tommy and I’m so excited to continue on as Tommy when the Force show comes into play because I think there’s so much more to discover about him and the fans let us know that they want to know more about what makes him tick. Everybody he cares about is dead or dead to him. How adaptable is he? But with Tasha (Naturi Naughton) agreeing to pin Ghost's (Omari Hardwick) murder on him, he returned to New York looking for blood. If this line gets expanded on, it's probably going to be something dumb like he killed his father. “You see this bullshit right here, this shit exactly like him. So I think when Tommy says that about Tasha, she’s gone, she doesn’t matter to him. And you think I won’t do whatever it takes to survive?" Press J to jump to the feed. James’ drug-toting alter-ego, Ghost, commits a brutal murder within the first ten minutes. Even though he is a young man, he is viewed in a certain way, and I think that can be intimidating and I think he has gotten to a certain maturity level that he’s going to continue to grow. Though itâs dumb he would call either his best friend. Atif's father, Tariq Rafay was the next to be murdered. For those seeking to demonize Tariq, these are a given. “Do what you gotta do, because, Tariq, if you let me go, I’m gonna go after Tasha," declares Tommy. One of the central tenets of the narrative is whether Tariq had a gun, and whether he was a member of the 8-5 Kings. Patrick killed LaKeisha Grant. Riq was rebelling against his parents, against his life, Kanan took him in and let him be who he wanted, he was the exact opposite of Ghost and Tasha, so it made a ton of sense for Riq to look up to and revere him. Cane Tejada is the oldest son of Lorenzo and Monet Tejada. Tommy has long been my favorite character and I can’t wait for Force, and yet I still didn’t realize just how much I missed Tommy until he was in front of me again.That’s a huge compliment, because I think they did a good job in departing from Power but at the same time it was probably a pretty shocking, in-your-face reminder that it’s still the same world. You talked about your reaction when you thought you might get the call for Ghost, but what was your first reaction when Courtney told you or gave you a hint of the plans for more iterations of Power and Tommy’s involvement?I think it was a lot of different emotions. He also could have meant Raina, because we all know he feels guilty for her death, though he also didnât physically kill her... but yeah... when I watched the finale I just assumed he meant Ray Ray since he did actually kill him. While you don’t control what the writers decide to do, knowing Tommy so well, do you think he’s truly done with his nephew? For the first two spin-offs, Ghost and Raising Kanan, you have the names of characters, so you kind of know what it’s about and it’s about filling those shoes of Ghost. Kanan Stark, Tommy Egan & Tariq St. It was really a sad ending for these two brothers in arms. Tasha takes it upon herself to kill Ghost. I know this is me being slow but in ep.10 Tariq said he "killed his best friend to protect his family" before he shot Tabari, but who was his best friend? Just curious. His ex-wife Tasha (Naturi Naughton) blames Ghost for everything that went wrong in her life, his former best friend Tommy (Joseph Sikora) blames him for manipulating him into killing his father, his son Tariq (Michael Rainey, Jr) blames him for not being a good father and a host of others have their own issues with … I mean, I walked onto set and got a bit of an ovation, and there’s nothing like being celebrated by your peers. So I think it was Ghost’s hubris that killed him, even more so than just his son, because, as Courtney setup, everybody had a reason to want to kill Ghost: his infidelity, his lack of loyalty, his dealing with the police in ways the streets say you shouldn’t. While Tasha and Tariq help Tommy fake his death and put a stop to any investigation, he wants more. It felt really good, and it was also great because they have most of the same crew, and all of the crew members and I get along so well that it was a big homecoming. Thankfully, we will soon see Tommy again on Power Book IV: Force. You talk about caring and love, and that ties into Tommy first appearing as he's finishing a check-in on LaKeisha's son Cash (Denim Robertson). Sultana Rafay, Atif's mother, was the first to be killed. It was really emotional and a real departure, so I’m going to be very excited to see what Tommy fills up that empty shell with. And when Tommy said to Tariq, “You ain’t never gonna see me again, you’re with her,” it’s almost like Monet didn’t matter to Tommy, as you could tell, because she’s holding a gun at him and he says, “Go ahead shoot me, I’ve been here more times than you have.” That was pretty powerful in the graveyard, because Tommy was fearless, and I tried to have behind my eyes towards Tariq, “I’m glad somebody found you to take care of you because that’s all I ever wanted for you. Considering I didn’t get to chat with you at the end of Power, what did you think of how things ended for Tommy and Ghost? Courtney had very specifically setup that Ghost’s main motive is Ghost. 2003–2005. He didnât say he killed Kanan he said he got his best friend killed, Man the fact he considered kanan his best friend is stupid and shows how poorly the character was written kanan killed his own son Tariq wasn't shit to kanan. Damn that’s Ghost son fr #PowerGhost #PowerTV #PowerBook2," a fan said on all the things that Tariq went through in Episode 8. Just like Ghost," he says. The spin-off show has released a new trailer to get fans excited for the remainder of the season. Tariq obviously responds better to Tommy's truth, which makes it seem like he's working against Ghost. The 16-year-old was a sophomore at Panorama High School. Tom Arlen believes that he saw Tariq with a gun. In that instalment, Tommy (Joseph Sikora) realised that Dre (Rotimi Akinosho) had been hired by Tate to kill Ghost and rushed to save his best friend. Ghost tries to get Tariq to side with him, but it’s clear that Tariq has his own mind. The arrest warrant for Richards says he was accused of stealing a Gucci belt and marijuana from a friend of Peter Caballero, who was killed in a shooting shortly after the robbery on the night of Nov. 26, 2017. Is gangster the same all over America? Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. It was interesting to have those scenes with Michael Rainey Jr., whose character by the time of the finale has had to have that evolutionary journey of a season, so it wasn’t necessarily the same Tariq that I left and I thought Michael did a wonderful job of portraying a young man in transition. So viewers see Tommy Egan in the flesh, as he came face-to-face with Tariq, the kid who murdered his best friend. After failing to shoot Tasha, he reluctantly strikes a deal with Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.), who Tommy knows is the real killer of his lifelong best friend. It was just a real pleasure to be there. Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sunday’s Power Book II: Ghost season 1 finale. Still, I can't forget how Tariq turned on Kanan. Her betrayals of him are starting to stack up, so do you think he will ever be able to let this vendetta go, or will he keep searching for Tasha until he gets his vengeance? Ultimately, he couldn’t escape all of those things. Wrapping up, we talked about it a little bit, but looking forward to Force, what are you most looking forward to exploring with Tommy in this new world and maybe some of his new facets?Can Tommy survive? Everything was fun; you saw we had a car chase, an explosion, a couple of shots. I had such faith, and I always have faith in Courtney’s storytelling, so I knew it would be fun. Offers may be subject to change without notice. And now I’ve got to leave and I’m leaving you with something.” I didn’t want it to just be all vitriol and hate coming out of Tommy for Tariq, I wanted there to be some caring and some of that bond, even though sometimes stories have to end, but you don’t always have to cut the cord, sometimes you can just walk away, sometimes that’s the best thing for everybody. POWER Book 2's newest trailer sees Tariq's life on the line as Tasha and Monet go to head-to-head. The Ferreiras move to Albert Square in 2003. Tariq Khanzada, 51, of Fremont, Calif., was killed in a traffic accident Jan. 12, 2011, in Sunnyvale, Calif. I'd say he did. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. By TRACY JOHNSON, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER, November 25, 2003 Sprawled on a couch, Sebastian Burns casually explained that he killed the parents and sister of his best friend, Atif Rafay, one at a time before … Bang. It’s so exciting to think of the possibilities but then you have to think of the practicality of where are we going to go with this story. It was such a small little thing to include but also says so much about the character. I wanted to know where they were going to with the story because you always want to know. He needs to cut off all that figurative hair to leave home, and so is Tommy going to be able to survive outside of New York? Cane is portrayed by Woody McClain. He saw Jack Franklin, his friend, step up and shoot Tariq to defend a passerby. When it came to the Ghost finale, and once you talked to Courtney and got the script, what were you most excited about in regards to Tommy’s return?I’m a big fan of Randy Huggins, who was the writer, and Aixsha Hiciano, who used to be Courtney’s assistant and worked on the episode with Randy. Laila doesn't intend to tell Tariq about Khadim attacking her but ends up unable to keep the secret from him. “Uncle T, you wasn’t wrong, he did what he had to do, even if people hated him for it," says Tariq, alluding to Ghost. Oh wow, so that wasn’t even a thing that was settled before Ghost started.Not necessarily settled settled, but [creator] Courtney Kemp is a dear friend and knows that I’m a team player and always up for expanding and being a part of the Power Universe. "It was a very emotional scene. Myles Aronowitz/Starz. u/governmentpretend138 did you watch Power? Together, Tasha and Tariq come to the realisation that the only way out is for Ghost to die because he will tell the cops that Tasha killed LaKeisha. After Tommy leaves, Tariq realizes his mom offed her former best friend. While I could see him maybe moving past her setting him up, murdering Lakeisha (La La Anthony), who got brought up a few times, seems like the thing that could never be forgiven.I think that’s true, and, like I was saying earlier, there are certain people who are dead to him. K was there for riq gotta remember he turned on jukebox for him and after that he was really the only one that didn't treat riq like a kid , and showed him some respect ,he set k up to die for his mom still didn't mean he didn't look at k some type of way , and I would say k like riq too keep in mind as you said k killed his own son but still let riq live that gotta say something. I think we’re going to have a lot of Capone references. 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