Power
King's Gambit
TV Flash files “King's Gambit” as hour 53 of 63 in the TV Flash guide — Power (2014–2020) on Starz, season 6, episode 5, aired 2019-09-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E05: listed hour 53 of 63 in the Power guide, hour 5 of 15 in season 6. It aired 2019-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Why Is Tommy Still Alive?” (S06E04). Next is “Inside Man” (S06E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Tasha revisits old habits when she begins to recruit soldiers for her new empire. Tariq pulls a ruse on Vincent. Proctor warns Tommy about a snitch. Ghost plans to take care of the snitch on his own terms.
Viewer FAQ
Where does King's Gambit sit in the Power guide?
S06E05 is listed hour 53 of 63 — hour 5 of 15 in season 6, season 6 episode 5.
When did Power S06E05 air?
King's Gambit aired 2019-09-22 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…