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Starz recently announced its fourth spinoff from the uber-successful “Power” series: “Power: Origins,” which follows “Power Book II: Ghost” (Tariq’s post-“Power” story), “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” (Kanan’s origin story) and “Power Book IV: Force” (Tommy’s post-“Power” story).
Once we realized we were getting all of these spin-offs (including the eventually canceled “Power Book V: Influence,” which was supposed to center politician Rashad Tate’s story — he showed up in “Power Book II” instead), every conversation I’ve had with anybody willing to talk about the show was if and when we were going to get a series that explained to us how Jamie “Ghost” St. Patrick and Tommy Eagan became friends and eventually the drug kingpins that they were when “Power” started. How did these two kids from Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y., ascend to the top of the drug food chain in New York City?
I, for one, am really glad we’re going to get some answers. While Tommy and Ghost’s relationship deteriorated over the course of “Power’s” six seasons, when the show started, they were thick as thieves and mostly on the same page. I say mostly because Tommy was an absolute hothead and Ghost was clearly the more even-keeled, front-facing arm of their drug-dealing organization. Tommy was the enforcer and enforcers need some reeling in, but he and Ghost were absolute brothers, and Ghost’s family was Tommy’s family. By the time the show ended, however, Tommy was about to kill Ghost, wanted Ghost’s son Tariq dead and was pretty much out on the whole St. Patrick family. Oh, and Tommy also killed Ghost’s boo, Angela, while unsuccessfully trying to kill Ghost.
Let’s just say, their relationship fell apart. It reminds me of Jay-Z’s song “D’Evils” from his 1996…
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