We are only two episodes in and the situation all of our main characters find themselves in is a powder keg on the verge of explosion. The unholy alliance of Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan – a partnership of necessity rather than choice – is so volatile. They have serious problems with Dre and the Jimenez Cartel and now Jason and the Serbs want a piece of them too. It’s early, but I’m going to predict one of the trio (Ghost, Tommy, Kanan) gets killed off this season! Dre is learning a valuable lesson in management vs leadership and how to truly wield power. Angela is still covering her tracks and has a threat to her career that she doesn’t know is coming. Tasha obviously still heavily grieving over the death of Raina is holding on as best she can, but she has to go through the all the stages of grief. Which means it will get worse before it gets “better.”
It was only a matter of time before Jason and the Serbs came looking for Tommy to collect on the “promises” he made them last season. As the NY distro Tommy also promised Jason, he would set up distribution on the west coast. Those chickens came home to roost so to speak at the beginning of this week’s episode. Two of Jason’s men are killed by members of the Jimenez Cartel, who quickly let them know, who the power is. The choice of weapons was very interesting in this scene. The Jimenez dudes had automatic assault weapons, while the Serbs had regular semi-automatic handguns. They had no chance. I wonder if that was deliberate by Courtney Kemp and the staff or did it just make sense logistically? The Jimenez men were patrolling the port and the Serbs were coming to check things out. The Jimenez Cartel appears to be the larger network, but there is some ambiguity there. The Feds talk about the Jimenez often, rarely if ever mention the Serbs. But there are times either in showdowns or interactions with the show’s main characters, they appear to be on equal footing. Something worth watching.
In any event, Jason is livid and he wants his money and his product, and whether Ghost or Kanan like it, they are caught up with Tommy on this. But as we know that’s only half or a quarter of their problems? The hit on Dre failed and they need to regroup. Tommy is in deep with Vincent and the “Italians” now that Carmine and Marco are dead as a result of the botched Dre hit. Tommy overstepped and is in way over his head as usual. Speaking of being in over his head…