Since we all hate Dre for "spoilers" reasons, I wonder how everyone would feel about Ghost if Kanan was the protagonist of Power. Imagine if the show took place during the period where Ghost and Tasha were scheming on putting Kanan in jail, we'd probably hate Ghost more than we hate Dre now.
That would depend how they depict Kanan. He may have been even more savage a decade ago and people may be on some
nah this nikka gotta go Ghost got some sense
Exactly. The whole Ghost love/Dre hate thing kills me when Dre is essentially a younger Ghost. That's why you don't even need to ever have a "backstory" episode about Ghost, that's literally what the writers are giving us with Dre.
Ghost put Kanan in jail because he wanted to go a certain way (which we have yet to know/may never know) and Kanan didn't. We don't know the nature of their boss Breeze, maybe he was worse than Kanan? Either way Kanan was wild himself and the only way for Ghost to do what he had to do was lock him up or kill him. The setup was between him and his wife who he trusted.
Dre is letting anybody would listen know he's gunning for the top spot and shaking hands left and right, showing his hand to the plug who owes the man he's trying to usurp a favor. A man who always took him off the streets and had him hustling differently, even cleanly if he chose. I think they're trying to allude to what Ghost did however long ago but I also think they're highlighting how difficult it is and why Ghost is Ghost. Which is probably why a backstory would be needed.
First it was "I want a better life for my daughter", now this disloyal Frosted Flakes muthafukka is throwing Ghost under the bus - a dude that gave him a straight chance in life. Ungrateful b*stard.
Soon Kanan will be the least of his worries. That lil snake should have stayed in his line, now he's making all these big grandiose promises cos he thinks he'll be Tony Montana or some shyt.
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is probably the best scene of the season so far