And similar to that, we have reached the midseason finale of the ultimate season Energy E book II: Ghost. Tensions stay excessive, and over the previous 5 episodes, the present has reached new heights.
Two of the characters on the middle of the season’s most intense storylines are Drew (Lovell Adams-Gray) and Diana (LaToya Tonodo). If you have not figured it out but, let’s simply say that some secrets and techniques and lies have affected the brother and sister, and issues are harder than ever for the Tejada household.
For now, a ceasefire is in place and lives have been spared, however how lengthy will it final? As we revel within the occasions of latest episodes, VIBE Interviewed Tonodo and Adams-Grey to get solutions to burning questions, and we might even have unlocked a turning level within the second half of this explosive season.
Get their ideas on what’s taking place, whether or not issues can return to regular, and the way they need issues to maneuver ahead.
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VIBE: We need to love Drew and Diana a lot as a result of we empathize with them, however they make choices that usually result in the query, “Why did you try this?” They’re compelled to reside a life they do not need. They’ve made numerous sacrifices in life, however do you suppose they nonetheless have an opportunity to reside a traditional life? If that’s the case, what does regular appear like?
Latoya Tonodo: I don’t imagine they’ve an opportunity to reside a traditional life. As we see in flashbacks, they grew up on this setting. They’re really mixing and measuring. The Tejada household had no regular life in any respect.
Lovell Adams-Grey: I [disagree]. I feel that with the intervention of Jesus, and possibly some remedy, it could be attainable to reside a traditional life. Like having an actual relationship with him, understanding like, “Okay, that is the trail I have to go down proper now.” And performing some remedy to know what they are going by way of. They will title it, see it from their very own perspective, and perceive what it’s.
So, you’ve gotten cousin Janet, who comes to assist Monet get well and she or he’s clearly a God-fearing girl. She talks about it on a regular basis. Perhaps she’s the one who holds this household collectively. Perhaps she is an angel despatched by God.
tono deo: Sure! That is actual.
How totally different is Kane’s relationship with Monáe in comparison with Drew and Diana? Sure, he was offended and unhappy in his personal means, however he nonetheless rode for her, no questions requested. Drew and Diana, in the meantime, are the alternative.
tono deo: To me, I really feel like Kane has all the time been her soldier. The one who goes out and does issues. [what she wants]… If she wants one thing accomplished, she is aware of she will be able to depend on Kane to get it accomplished. I really feel like Diana and Drew usually are not essentially the identical as a result of we have been each infants and we all the time believed that Drew was the favourite. Excluding Lorenzo, who’s in jail, Cane is her rock, her soldier. She knew she might rely on him to get the job accomplished precisely the way in which she needed it accomplished. If she requested Diana, Diana would add her little sauce and do one thing totally different, and Drew may or won’t.
Adams-Grey: sure, I agree.
In one of many flashback episodes, you see Drew and Moné happening the run, and I feel this may be the primary time Drew kills somebody. There’s a very candy boy who may be very loving and she or he takes that sweetness and begins molding him right into a Kane and Lorenzo model monster. Do you suppose Dru’s coronary heart will ultimately shut on itself as a result of she loves this intimacy?
Adams-Grey: I feel individuals who shut themselves off need that connection, or are craving that connection. Nevertheless it’s such as you’re rejecting your self earlier than you’re rejected. So it’s the worry of letting individuals who have harm you get entangled once more. So I belief Dru to open up. If he might open up, there may be some reconciliation, however it could take a whole lot of effort.
I really feel like it should take a whole lot of work on each Drew’s and Diana’s half to forgive her. Proper now, we’re defending everybody’s lives. Nobody will die at this time, however is that this actually a step towards forgiveness or is it simply short-term?
tono deo: That is positively a blanket throw as a result of sadly nobody is basically digging into the foundation of the issue. So it is like, “Okay, we’re simply gonna get alongside now,” however we by no means actually discuss why we’re within the place we’re in. We simply put a Band-Help on it.
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For Diana specifically, why do you suppose she ran to Salim in her time of want? Is she conditioned to seek out consolation in males due to her father and her difficult relationship together with her mom?
tono deo: Wow, to start with thanks, that’s nice. I’ve by no means considered it that means, however I do like what you stated. I feel in that sense, Diana, truthfully, she had nobody else to run to. She knew she could not run to Effie. Except for Effie, Brusandria, Drew, Kane, Monet, and her now deceased father, she has nobody she will be able to actually belief besides Salim. She additionally desires to have the ability to apologize for what she did as a result of she feels responsible about all the pieces that occurred throughout her being pregnant.
As this large secret unfolds all through the season, how do you suppose it can have an effect on everybody transferring ahead? Drew is now her largest protector. That was her largest confidant. However the secret is about to get out. How do you suppose transferring ahead will impression everybody?
Adams-Grey: Going ahead, there’s going to be a whole lot of power attempting to get again what was taken, proper? Innocence was stripped away. You understand, having love, belief, having the ability to have this household unit that was taken away and destroyed. I imagine that going ahead, individuals are going to have totally different views on get again to that and what they suppose is the proper strategy to get again to that.
tono deo: I hope the being pregnant – with out giving something away – I hope it reunites the household over a child [supposed to] Hold households collectively. Typically that is the purpose.
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More often than not, sure. It is presupposed to be like this. With the Tejadas and Janet right here, do you suppose that is going to be the identical as what occurred to Monetzek? Diana may transfer to Atlanta with Janet and begin over as an alternative of staying in New York. Is that this attainable?
tono deo: I do not know.
Not that I assume the season! With the place we’re this season, what do you suppose is Drew and Diana’s final objective?
Adams-Grey: Their final objective is to realize some independence. They went out as their very own unit and made some choices. I really feel like now they will most likely make some choices with one another that may really construct a house, construct themselves, get 1,000,000 greenback small startup mortgage.
tono deo: You and this million {dollars}!
Adams-Grey: I am talking it out loud, child!
tono deo: You should need this in actual life, as a result of I do know I do.
Adams-Grey: You understand, entrepreneurship, legalization, reestablishing reality. you’ll by no means know.
Don’t reconstruct the reality!
tono deo: too loopy. I agree 100% with what Lovell stated. It does achieve actual independence as a result of we’ve been underneath mom’s management for therefore lengthy. So simply attempting to see what that will appear like and the way we would discover true independence.
Now that the reality is out, the lingering thought is, if one thing occurred to me otherwise you, the place would we go from right here? What do you suppose the reply to this query is?
Adams-Grey: I feel the reply might be to depend on household as a lot as attainable.
tono deo: Sure.
I really feel prefer it all the time comes again to blood-related loyalties.
Adams Grey and Tonodo: (nods in settlement)
Energy E book II: Ghost The second a part of the ultimate season will return on September 6.
