(WARNING: Spoilers for the newest The Chi episode can be discovered under.)
The Chi is again!
The sequence that chronicles the occasions within the South Side of Chicago returned for its sixth season over the weekend. The present picks up after a dramatic finish to season 5 which concluded within the fall of 2022. Quick run-down: Douda killed Quentin after discovering out that he was stealing cash from him, Kevin voiced his need to maneuver to his personal condo to his stepmom and mom, Victor got here clear about his pretend relationship with Tierra and stay out his fact with Fatima, Emmett agreed to let Douda spend money on Smokey’s, and lastly, Keisha and Tiffany repaired their relationship. So what occurred to kick off season six?
In the inaugural episode of season six, we choose again up with Emmett and the brand new relationships in his life. Similar to the final 5 seasons of the present, Emmett’s relationship with the girl in his life — Keisha — isn’t going too easily in the mean time. The episode begins with an argument over getting the youngsters prepared for varsity within the morning and the episode ends with them arguing over Emmett’s determination to purchase Tiffany a brand new automobile with out speaking to Keisha first. Elsewhere, Emmett sees the darker facet of Douda, somebody who walks round with an armed bodyguard and kills folks over chewing their gum too loud. Through this, it’s clear that Emmett is second-guessing his partnership with Douda, however for now, it looks as if he’s content material with the cash that it brings him.
Elsewhere, Kevin is comfortable in his new condo and even throws a kickback to interrupt it in. After the kickback, he and Maisha share a stunning kiss that would result in one thing new now that the 2 are single. Jemma struggles to simply accept a brand new lady in her father’s life and Papa has his eyes set on a brand new lady who works with him at Smokey’s. Lastly, Victor wins his race for metropolis council by a slim, but victiorious margin.
Here are among the greatest takeaways that now we have after season six’s first episode, “New Chi City”:
Kevin’s New Love Will Bring New Problems
Kevin is the epitome of a lover boy, and it’s one thing that’s been fairly clear over the previous couple of seasons of The Chi. For probably the most half, we noticed it together with his preliminary curiosity in Lynae in the direction of the top of season 4, however that didn’t quantity to a relationship. Instead, Kevin spent most of season 5 together with his astrology-loving girlfriend Simone. That relationship lasted all of three months — as Kevin reveals within the season one opener — after she broke up with him because of not with the ability to spend greater than three months with a Virgo. All of that results in the season six opener the place Kevin and Maisha share a kiss on the finish of the episode. It’s a full-circle second from earlier within the sequence the place Maisha was in full pursuit of Kevin, who didn’t reciprocate the , previous to her relationship with Papa.
Over time, Maisha and Kevin turned good buddies which is the proper basis for his or her soon-to-be relationship. The factor is, will everybody reply nicely to it? Kevin and Maisha, in the event that they select to totally undergo with it, can maintain their very own, but it surely gained’t come as a shock if her ex-boyfriend Papa or others query or object to it. However, this doesn’t imply that issues gained’t be hectic for the lives of two youngsters that already are removed from regular. It additionally doesn’t assist that hours earlier than their kiss, Papa made it fairly clear that his emotions for Maisha had been nonetheless minimally current, and on the naked minimal, he didn’t get the closure he deserved.
Emmett’s Will Have To Redfine Or Double Down On His Values
Everything that Emmett’s wished in his life has lastly come his means. He’s a profitable businessman with Smokey’s, a restaurant that’s bringing him loads of cash to help his blended household together with his new girlfriend Keisha. Even his romance with Keisha is a brand new shiny spot for him because it’s a relationship that isn’t poisonous and problematic like his earlier one with Tiffany. Yet, regardless of all of those positives, there’s a unfavorable massive sufficient to overshadow all of it: Douda. Emmett just lately took an funding provide from Douda, which has resulted in an abundance of cash, a brand new automobile, and different good objects. However, as do all issues with Douda, all of it comes at a worth.
Douda commits homicide as soon as once more in one of many closing moments of “New Chi City.” He mercilessly shoots a person for seemingly chewing his gum too loud throughout a gathering with Emmett. It stays to be seen if this second is the final straw for Emmett, but it surely’d be arduous to think about that it could be. Emmett is totally enthralled together with his new way of life, and he appears keen to take care of the dangerous as he is aware of it with Douda. The fact of the matter, nonetheless, is Emmett is placing his household in danger via his continued partnership with Douda. If Douda can kill a person over chewing his gum loudly, there’s no telling what could possibly be in retailer for Emmett. At this level, Emmett has to redefine his values and regulate his life to match that or double down on them as they’re, however do extra to guard the folks he loves.
The Truth Set Victor Free
And free finally is Victor. That is, free from the fear of the place life would take him if he didn’t win the race for metropolis coucil. Thankfully for him, he gained the function by staying true to himself, although that wasn’t the case from the start. Victor’s marketing campaign started with a pretend relationship with Tierra, as the 2 had been positioned collectively for optics in hopes of interesting to voters in Chicago. Through this, Victor developed a really actual relationship with Fatima, a transgender native information journalist. Soon sufficient, Victor was compelled to resolve between residing a lie with Tierra or residing out his fact with Fatima. To shut season 5, Victor opts for the latter in addition to a brand new marketing campaign staff, and it proved to all work out in his favor as he now holds a place on metropolis council. You can solely stay a lie for thus lengthy earlier than issues end up of your management. Victor realized that earlier than issues bought out of hand, and now, he’ll must proceed residing his fact and the whole lot that comes with it — each the great and dangerous.
Douda Is Never Going To Change
In a world the place everyone seems to be attempting their finest to be the very best individual they are often, there’s Douda, who continues to wreak havoc within the South Side of Chicago. To begin season six, we see him choose up the place he left off in his new funding partnership with Emmett and Smokey’s the place all indicators level to there being somethhing sinister up Douda’s sleeve. This goes along with him enlisting folks to have vehicles stolen to be damaged down in alternate for money in addition to killing folks for chewing their gum too loud. For somebody who stated they might lay low after they had been uncovered for beating up Chicago politician (and Jemma’s dad) Marcus St. John, Douda is doing something however that. Additionally, he additionally makes use of his allure to slither his means again to Tracy every time he needs a second of intimacy (Tracy wants to remain disciplined to her obtain her objective of rising out of Douda’s orbit, however that’s a dialog for an additional day). Case in level, Douda is rarely going to alter, regardless of how usually he alludes to wanting to raised his methods.
New episodes of ‘The Chi’ can be found via the Paramount Plus With Showtime plan on Fridays at 3am EST/ 12 pm PST. Weekly episodes additionally air Sundays on Showtime at 9pm EST/PST.
