Warning: This review contains spoilers.
For months, Kiesha (played by Birgundi Baker) was held captive, and a determined Ronnie eventually finds her. But that redemption comes at a price when he’s shot in retaliation for that wrongful murder. Before he dies, though, he becomes what he aimed to be: a man who would make his grandmother proud.
The season three finale itself neatly wrapped up most of the storylines—an action critiqued by some as feeling anticlimatic. But pushing back on that idea, the final episode delivered both closure and happiness, something that can be an essential balm in a series that has consistently been able to effortlessly bounce from stories of pain to those of Black joy: Kiesha and Tiffany (played by Hannaha Hall) grow from foes to two young women who can relate to both tragedy and survival. Emmett (played by Jacob Latimore), for now, can enjoy his new business and new marriage before dealing with his recent mistakes.
