Karma comes again to chunk in “Power Book II: Ghost” season three as but one other main character meets their finish. In episode 5, “No More Second Chances,” Lorenzo (Berto Colón) meets his inevitable finish after his spouse, Monet (Mary J. Blige), lastly avenges her son Zeke’s dying by getting again at his precise killer. The Tejada patriarch could have thought he was within the clear after he framed a TGT gang member for Zeke’s homicide, whom Monet killed beforehand, however all his lies finally catch as much as him — and an surprising member of the family (that is not Monet) seems to be accountable for his tragic demise.
As viewers know, Lorenzo’s destiny has been determined since “Power Book II”‘s action-packed season two finale, as he by accident murders Zeke by mistaking him for Monet’s ex, Mecca (Daniel Sunjata). Lorenzo’s oldest son, Cane (Woody McClain), finally figures out what he did, and the latter blackmails him into letting him management their household’s drug operation. But ultimately, Lorenzo’s cover-up and last-minute confession to Monet simply weren’t sufficient to save lots of him.
So how precisely does Lorenzo die in “Power Book II Ghost” season three? Read forward for a full breakdown from showrunner Brett Mahoney and Colón.
How Does Lorenzo Die in “Power Book II: Ghost” Season 3?
The setup for Lorenzo’s dying begins approach earlier than he admits to Monet that he by accident killed her son. In truth, his dying is revenge for 2 murders — one which occurred approach again in season one, which Monet has now framed him for. If viewers recall, Monet ordered Cane to kill Frank Castillo (David Zayas), Lorenzo’s brother, after they believed him to be a snitch. However, in season three’s fifth episode, she tells Frank’s spouse, Evelyn (Lauren Vélez), that Lorenzo is the one who murdered her husband, hoping that her revelation will urge Evelyn to go after Lorenzo.
Monet then has a heart-to-heart with Frank’s son, Gordo (Erik Hernandez), later within the episode as they each grieve the lack of their family members. During their dialog, he mentions that, if he had the prospect, he’d “slit the throat of the motherf*cker” who killed his father. From there, Monet concocts a plan to take Lorenzo out and informs Gordo that her husband killed his father, although this occurs off display. Despite the latter’s confession to Monet, her ploy is already in movement, and by the top of the episode, Gordo finally ends up killing Lorenzo — by slitting his throat and leaving him to die on the road proper in entrance of the mural painted in Zeke’s honor. Gordo then texts Monet, “Done. Thank you.”
“She is aware of that really pulling the set off herself is one thing that they could not forgive.”
Mahoney tells POPSUGAR that Lorenzo’s confession earlier than his dying was a “last-ditch effort to maintain every little thing collectively,” nevertheless it wasn’t the “factor that seals his destiny.” “As quickly as [Monet] knew what the deal was, we all know what her intuition is: to strike again and to kill,” he says, noting that Lorenzo’s confession “really might need purchased him a bit of bit extra time.” “He knew that she was discovering out based mostly upon the questions that she had requested Cane, Cane had reported to him that he thought that Monet was getting onto them . . . How he argued for his life really made whole sense. But Monet was not listening to him, and she or he’s actually not in a temper to be forgiving.”
Colón means that his character already “knew what the probabilities can be” following his confession to Monet. “There’s a risk that this was simply going to make issues worse. There’s a risk that they had been going to separate. There’s a risk that she was going to attempt to betray him and kill him,” he tells POPSUGAR. “All these issues need to be weighed. But I believe, in the end, [he] determined to come back clear due to this concept of redemption.”
Many could query why Gordo was the one to homicide Lorenzo and never Monet, and Mahoney says that the latter organized her elaborate plan out of worry of shedding her kids. “She is aware of that really pulling the set off herself is one thing that they could not forgive. And how she might do it with out them discovering out was additionally one thing that was difficult to her,” he explains. “At the identical time, she knew what Gordo’s place was by way of Gordo saying, ‘I wish to slit the throat of the individual that killed my father.’ So she is aware of that she has a loaded weapon within the type of Gordo able to go, and she or he thinks that, maybe, that is the easiest way to maintain her fingerprints off of it.”
How Does Lorenzo’s Death Impact the Tejadas in “Power Book II: Ghost”?
Now that Monet (figuratively) has blood on her palms, the remainder of the Tejadas will certainly be mourning as soon as they study Lorenzo’s dying — and that Monet is accountable for it. Falling consistent with season three’s theme of betrayal, Monet has dedicated the final word sin towards her household. Knowing “Power Book II,” it will not be lengthy earlier than she solutions for it. “To kill a person, to kill the daddy of your children . . . that is fairly heavy,” Colón notes.
Meanwhile, Mahoney says, “Now Monet has the key that she’s preserving.” He continues, “[Regarding] her feelings by way of revenge for Zeke, I do not suppose she was really taking note of how vital Lorenzo is within the household and to the children. So taking him off the desk definitely impacts the household, however then the concept she now has to maintain this secret from her kids can also be one thing that impacts the household dynamic.”
Berto Colón on His “Power Book II: Ghost” Exit in Season 3
Colón refers to his exit from the “Power” spinoff as “bittersweet” however says he is “tremendous proud” of what he calls “a ravishing arc” for Lorenzo’s story. “I’ve to say, that setup, that path, the sample that we needed to run with on this one, I liked it,” he shares of his character’s dying. “It was simply so many items to the puzzle and this one was very cool . . . I believed that it was very nicely put collectively and it form of leaves so many alternatives and so many different pathways you can go now after having this example arrange this fashion. It was an excellent setup as a result of it wasn’t specific.”
The actor, 49, says he knew his time on the present was restricted approach again when offers had been drawn for season three. And contemplating the character of the crime sequence, “We know the place these characters go within the Power Universe.” Still, he believes Lorenzo went out precisely how he was imagined to. “His battle, clearly, in him making an attempt to maintain collectively this evolution that he is had, and making an attempt to maintain issues collectively proper up till the purpose the place he decides to come back [clean] is the concept he has to guard [his family] and hold [them] as nicely guarded and as nicely insulated as potential from even his personal errors. But we all know in life, the reality will all the time meet up with you.”
Though episode 5 of season three marks the final time “Power Book II” viewers will see Colón’s character alive, there’s all the time the potential of flashbacks and ghost pop-ups. However, the actor stays tight-lipped on these particulars for now. “I’ll depart you dangling on that one, however I imply, you realize what the title of the present is.”
New episodes of “Power Book II: Ghost” air on Starz on Fridays.