OPINION: Unique’s brother Ronnie continues to creep out everybody who comes into contact with him and the Feds won’t leave everybody else alone.
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Speaking of the feds, they are swarming all over South Jamaica, Queens these days. They’re watching the Italians pull Stefano (my guy, the Big Fish) into their offices by accusing him of selling illegal fish. The feds, bro, will try to get you any way they can. They think Stefano had something to do with Sal’s murder — he did — but Stefano wasn’t born yesterday. The feds applying pressure is interesting if only because, well, EVERYBODY ON THIS SHOW BELONGS IN JAIL.
Speaking of jail, our boy Lou Lou continues to spiral. He gets into a fight that prevents him from going to Jukebox’s audition, but it just so happens that he breaks his promises in a bar owned by a white woman who knew his father, who was a jazz musician. So when he ends up in jail, he’s an enterprising chap who is now thinking about how he might be able to bring in hip-hop talent and such to this place (hip-hop started the fight; news at 11!) which has the makings of, I don’t know, the Latin Quarter? I don’t know but it seems like Lou Lou is on the verge of becoming a nightclub promoter? I don’t know, but that man needs to stop drinking because it cost him being present for Jukebox’s big audition where he created the music and was ready to go.
Jukebox nailed the two lines of the song she sang, and again, let me continue singing the praises of Marvin, who showed up for his daughter and was as encouraging as he could be and supported her fully, even offering some suggestions for the music. Not only is Marvin there for Juke, but he’s out here helping out folks from the support group; somehow, Marvin is a person you call in a jam. I don’t know where his story is going, but I will be very, very sad when Marvin dies. And it’s coming — this is how they get you. The soldier who starts to become a person that you can’t help but love and admire always becomes the hero, at some point, and goes out being heroic. Maybe Marvin will have to take out Ronnie at some point. One can only hope. I’m seeing big Rip from “Yellowstone” similarities and I like it. Marvin and Rip would get along famously after they fought a few times.
Lastly, Howard has a problem in his department — Det. Burke’s boo. He’s trying to play mind games with her to get her to drop her complaints, which is keeping the internal affairs investigation over but the writing is on the wall here, Burke is going to have to take her out at some point. I think, sadly, she knows it, too.
Southside.
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