The Chi: Season 6 – Written Review
As “The Chi” extends into its 6th season, it continues to be something worth applauding for how diverse it wants its depiction of Chicago to be. However, it still struggles to do the most at a high caliber.
As “The Chi” extends into its 6th season, it continues to be something worth applauding for how diverse it wants its depiction of Chicago to be. However, it still struggles to do the most at a high caliber.
In many ways, the season finale of “The Chi” season 6 feels like a lot of the inevitable happened, and it makes us slightly worried for season 7.
As “The Chi” continues to test how big of a cast can it have before it cannot handle keeping up with so many characters, Alicia begins to pull weight to position herself as Douda’s successor.
As some familiar faces and new faces are introduced, so comes the question if they will add to “The Chi” or make it so bloated it affects the center stage stories?
As the beginning of the end may come for Victor, Papa too seems ready for his chance to fly too close to the sun. All the while, Emmett struggles with making deals with new devils, hoping to get the old ones off his back.
“The Chi” continues to bring in new characters, who seemingly will fit in well, as it pushes to develop its non-romantic relationships.
“The Chi” returns with Douda, ready to get his revenge, and a warning shot and trouble within his ranks makes the king slightly worried that he doesn’t have the soldiers he needs
In its mid-season finale, Kevin says his final goodbye, as do a few others, as Alicia and other new characters push the idea they soon will take up the screen time of those dearly departed.
The aftermath of the events of the last episode unfurls as Kiesha and Nina share a therapy session together that opens up old wounds.
This episode is a major turning point as a new character is introduced, we say goodbye to another, and with the kids graduating high school, the question of what’s next for them.
As prom comes around, it means some of the teens getting a break from the drama, but some really just can’t escape it. Meanwhile, the adults who have connections with Douda continue to question how much of an asset he can be.
“ReUp” delivers a strong sense of community as people lean on each other to celebrate the good times and have some minor drama.
Emmett and Kiesha host a housewarming which brings many characters, including Douda, under the same roof – with some contentious results. Also, Papa does something which makes Kenya see him in a new light.
Lynn Whitfield makes her debut on “The Chi” and with her influence, we may lose one of the tenured characters on the show.
“The Chi” returns, jumping ahead to the winter, and despite not much time passing, it seems so much has happened that will give us a show that may not find itself slowly down despite the rare opportunity to have a sixth season.
Similar to the Spiderman franchise, it seems all the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” franchise needed was to be rebooted enough times to recapture the magic.
Season 5 of “The Chi” continues to give what is expected, in terms of presenting a complex view of the city, while making improvements to how the girls and women are developed.
As The Chi continues to prune and grow, you can see it is fearless as it pursues avoiding routine and stagnancy.
Season 2 of The Chi, despite issues caused by Jason Mitchell, retains the vibe of being a high-brow urban drama which balances both the dark and beauty of an urban area.
The Chi acts as a bridge between the 80s – 00s Black Renassiance to the modern one by reviving familiar stories, continuing ones that got cut short, as well as featuring characters who were seldom seen or heard.
The Chi seems like the evolved form of the urban dramas which dominate Black late 80s through early 00s nostalgia.
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