Power
Happy Birthday
TV Flash files “Happy Birthday” as hour 43 of 63 in the TV Flash guide — Power (2014–2020) on Starz, season 5, episode 5, aired 2018-07-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E05: listed hour 43 of 63 in the Power guide, hour 5 of 10 in season 5. It aired 2018-07-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Second Chances” (S05E04). Next is “A Changed Man?” (S05E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The St. Patricks celebrate Tariq's birthday without Raina. Ghost is on the outs with Tate and learns Dre is ready to replace him in the legitimate world. Kanan drops Tariq at school, bonding over their mistrust of Ghost.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Happy Birthday sit in the Power guide?
S05E05 is listed hour 43 of 63 — hour 5 of 10 in season 5, season 5 episode 5.
When did Power S05E05 air?
Happy Birthday aired 2018-07-29 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need the spinoffs first?
No. Start with Ghost's original 2014–2020 run. The universe of follow-ups assumes you already know the nightclub and the Queens past.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Omari Hardwick's Ghost wants the nightclub to wash the drug money clean; Tommy will not let the past stay in Queens. Starz crime soap at full volume: betrayals on a weekly drip, 50 Cent producing heat, and a fandom that turned one series into a universe of glossy rot.
The first look is nightclub lighting trying to launder a Queens past. Omari Hardwick's Ghost wants the Manhattan club to wash the drug money clean; the cut on the suit is the alibi, the neon is the press tour. Courtney A. Kemp's Starz drama (2014–2020) is crime soap at full volume: Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora's Tommy refusing to let the past stay put, 50 Cent as producer with Kanan on screen. Tessa's tags will ship the betrayals by breakfast. Let them. **This was not a soft launch; this was a hard…
Filed against
- Omari Hardwick as James “Ghost” St. Patrick
Omari Hardwick’s James “Ghost” St. Patrick wants the nightclub to wash the drug money clean on Power — 2010s Starz crime soap at full volume, Tommy refusing to let the past stay in Queens. Betrayals on a weekly drip, 50 Cent producing…
- Lela Loren as Angela Valdes
Lela Loren's Angela Valdes kept Power's glossy rot litigated — Omari Hardwick's Ghost wanting the nightclub to wash the money clean, Tommy refusing the past, Starz crime soap at full volume, 50 Cent producing heat. TV Flash files her as…
- Naturi Naughton as Tasha St. Patrick
Naturi Naughton’s Tasha St. Patrick held Power’s nightclub-and-Queens weather while Ghost tried to wash the money clean — 2010s Starz crime soap at full volume, Omari Hardwick, Tommy who will not let the past stay put, 50 Cent producing…
- Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan
Joseph Sikora’s Tommy Egan would not let Power’s past stay in Queens — Omari Hardwick’s Ghost wanting the nightclub to wash the drug money clean, Starz crime soap at full volume, betrayals on a weekly drip, 50 Cent producing heat. A…
- 50 Cent as Kanan Stark
50 Cent’s Kanan Stark put producing heat in front of the camera on Power — Omari Hardwick’s Ghost washing nightclub money, Tommy refusing to let Queens stay past, Starz crime soap at full volume. Betrayals on a weekly drip, a fandom that…