Power show boss explains why Tasha would NEVER shoot Ghost as she defends controversial finale

FANS of Power finally know who shot James ‘Ghost’ St Patrick – but not everyone was satisfied with the resolution.

If you’re avoiding spoilers, turn back now, as we’re about to delve into the events of the finale.

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Viewers were left reeling to learn that it was in fact Ghost’s (Omari Hardwick) son Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr) who gunned him down in his nightclub.

However, it was Tasha (Naturi Naughton) who was wrongly detained for the crime, meaning Tariq literally got away with murder.

In the wake of an outcry from viewers on social media, show boss Courtney Kemp has explained why she felt Tariq had to be the one to murder his father.

“In the superhero rules of it, but also in the Shakespeare of it, once Kanan was off the table as an option, the only two people that would’ve been satisfying to the audience and would’ve felt like it was the story that we told were Tariq and Tasha,” she said.

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In essence, she said Tasha could never have brought herself to kill Ghost, not because of mercy, but for the sake of their son.

“Tasha killing him didn’t ring true to me because even in the hardest parts of my divorce or what anyone might do, you would never want to take a parent away from your child,” she continued to Variety.

“I think people misunderstand. As black women, we do end up taking on the weight, and I’d written Tasha always from that perspective.

“Tasha didn’t take the fall. Tasha took the weight for her son because she kept her word.

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“People say, ‘Why didn’t she come out on top?’ but if you look at her, Tasha made all of her own decisions. She is the one who took her own power and used it to protect her child.”

Fans previously called out some inconsistencies with Tasha’s character, claiming that her knowledge of lover Terry Silver’s (Brandon Victor Dixon) murder didn’t add up.

Elsewhere, many lamented the lack of funeral for Ghost in the finale episode.

Power will be succeeded by a string of three spin-off series centred on various members of the original cast.

All episodes of Power are available to stream on Netflix.