Snowfall
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Their skin is sun-kissed, their smiles are wider, and they smell of incense and oils.
Shes ready to stay in Ghana forever.
My favorite style moment is theSankofapin on his hat.
In Twi, a Ghanaian language, Sankofa literally means to retrieve.
Basically,its imperative to repair Americas original sin to truly free Black people.
He calls it our bargain with the devil.
Ive never heard of someonenotcrying.
Wanda and Leon have that same reaction, and Leon is met with a hard truth about his life.
Wanda understands that its more systemic than that, but this doesnt settle Leons heart.
He says that by selling crack, he essentially wrapped a chain around his peoples necks.
If you gave the same opportunity to a crackhead, they may always look back.
I dont necessarily agree with Leon.
Upon their return to America, Leon and Wanda are forced to deal with these consequences.
They look almost incongruous with their surroundings, and its evident that they themselves feel this awkwardness as well.
Franklin almost killed Deon while he was taking a shit in a public bathroom.
Leon is in disbelief but makes his rounds to figure out exactly whats going on.
First, he goes to Deon, but he doesnt find out too much important information.
Next, he visits Jerome and Louie with a wedding present in tow.
Hes met with a less-than-warm welcome, and Jerome voices his resentment regarding Leons abrupt exit.
They ignore his pleas for peace, telling him that he isnt family and ordering him to leave.
His final stop is to his childhood best friend.
He shows up at Franklins with hamburgers, and they catch up.
Leon opens up about his state of mind and what hes learned from Avi and his time in Africa.
I have so many questions.
How did Teddy know to look in that screw?
What did the note say?
Wandas homecoming is devastating.
She closes the door in Wandas face, further emphasizing the permanent effect of crack on this community.
This episode contained some of the best cinematography of the series.
Something about this whole setup conveyed to me that Veroniques alliances could be all over the place.
