![]() Franklin's journey sees him form his own crew, deal with enemies and introduce crack cocaine to the city of Los Angeles. It's there where he's introduced to Ari, a crazy man who just happens to be his new cocaine connection after fronting Franklin a key due to his bravery. Despite that, he's started selling marijuana for his uncle and hanging out on porn sets with his friends. His mother is a property manager and does everything she can to make sure his head is on right. In the opening moments we see him chase down some kids who stole money from an ice cream man. Franklin wants to do good and has a strong sense of right and wrong. He's a 20 something, college dropout who works at a liquor store. Snowfall primarily follows three stories that weave a web around each other with the characters often coming into contact. I'm glad we got another TV show about black kids selling drugs, because this might be my favorite one ever. Who was I to say we couldn't have another TV show with black kids selling drugs? I sat down and watched Snowfall and let me tell you, wow. Then I realized I was subscribing to respectability politics, something I had been a victim of, something I hated. ![]() I didn't care to watch another TV show about black kids selling drugs. I'll be honest, I wasn't going to watch Snowfall. It becomes available to stream the next day on Hulu. The Snowfall series finale airs on Wednesday, April 19, on FX. She’s left in the hands of authorities as they gather on the scene. Havemeyer immediately walks away and Franklin runs away after a defiant Cissy refuses to go with him. As Teddy is about to give the bank teller on the phone the passwords necessary to transfer the money, Cissy whips out a gun and kills Teddy in cold blood as Franklin and Havemeyer look on. He snidely replies that he actually did kill Alton.Ĭissy becomes unnerved by the remark and steps back. On hold with the bank, Cissy asks Teddy where her husband is specifically being held in Puerto Rico. He accepts her terms.įranklin, Teddy and Cissy meet up with Havemeyer in a public promenade, and Teddy gets on the phone to make the final transfer of Franklin’s half of the money. Furthermore, if she goes with Franklin, once the deed is done, she’s cutting ties with Franklin for good. The Saint matriarch tells Franklin if he goes through with his plan to drop Teddy off with Agent Havemeyer (Matthew Alan), he is to leave Leon and her future grandchild (meaning Veronique) out of it. Cissy kills TeddyĬarter Hudson in Snowfall (Image credit: Ray MIcksaw/FX)Ĭissy is irate that Franklin has agreed to let Teddy live, believing her son is naive to think Teddy is going to just let Franklin go in light of all that’s happened. ![]() Surprisingly, Franklin agrees to the deal. Teddy goes on to say Franklin only had what he did because Teddy allowed it.īefore Teddy can say anything else to infuriate his captor, he offers to split the $70 million with Franklin. The former claims it was his cocaine and his operation, and he alone made Franklin into the kingpin he is. ![]() Teddy then confesses that he stole the money because it never belonged to Franklin. At first, Teddy says he stole it because the money could help the US fight enemies and help preserve democracy. Franklin demands to know why Teddy took the money. Gasping in pain, Teddy calls Franklin an animal and Franklin alleges Teddy made him this way. Teddy doesn’t tell him what he wants to hear, prompting Franklin to rip open Teddy’s shirt and pour hot corn oil on his chest, severely burning him. She reiterates the importance of getting the stolen money sooner rather than later, before pulling out a bottle of corn oil.įranklin returns to Teddy and again asks about his millions. Tyler) lets Franklin know they are officially out of money and have bounced their first check. The family matriarch asserts she doesn't want them to be "killers." Franklin is unmoved.Īt the safe house, Veronique (Devyn A. Franklin is ready to play again, but Cissy walks in the room and intervenes.Ĭissy begs Franklin to let the KGB take care of Teddy and for them to just walk away. Franklin shoots the gun in the air revealing there was a real bullet in the chamber, and Teddy asserts Franklin has lost his mind. Teddy accuses Franklin of playing a dangerous game with blanks. ![]() He twice demands that his money be returned, pulling the trigger each time. When Franklin returns to the warehouse, he engages in a game of Russian roulette with Teddy. Damson Idris in Snowfall (Image credit: Ray MIcksaw/FX) ![]()
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