Warning! SPOILERS about Mayor of Kingstown season 3, episode 1 ahead.
Summary
The gangs' war has been a threat to Kingstown ever since the prison riots inMayor of Kingstownseason 1’s finale, which killed off many of the gang leaders in prison, causing mayhem as a result. The ripple effects of instability within the prison were even worse in the streets ofKingstown, asMayor of Kingstownseason 2showed the senseless violence it caused, killing so many innocent bystanders that a lasting solution was needed. Mike’s idea to temporarily arrest the gang leaders so they could set things in order within their groups in Anchor Bay worked, but only partially.
While peace reached the streets inMayor of Kingstownseason 2, the pact between Mike and the gangs was supposed to keep the leaders in jail only for the time needed to get their crews in order. However,Mike freed only Bunny Washington inMayor of Kingstownseason 2. Instead, the Bloods’ leader remained in prison, the Mexicans’ leader burned in jail, and Crips and Bloods together stabbed Gunner, helped by Mike and Carney, after the AB hit on Mike. With a major player being transferred to Anchor Bay, the meager balance reached by the gangs might not be enough.
Mayor Of Kingstown Recap: 10 Things To Remember Before Season 3
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Callahan Was The One Informed About The Police Raid Going Wrong
His Transfer In Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3’s Premiere Also Proved His Importance
Mike, Ian and Kyle’s revenge for the events ofMayor of Kingstownseason 2’s finale was only supposed to hit a major Aryan Brotherhood location, but Robert’s involvement transformed a raid into a bloodbath. Since Duke’s death inMayor of Kingstownseason 1, AB didn’t have a leader local to Kingston, butMayor of Kingstownseason 3, episode 1 showed things changed whennews of KPD’s raid turned into carnage reached Millhaven prison, being delivered via a piece of paper to an influencing prisoner named Merle Callahan.
Callahan’s power was palpable in the way other prisoners followed his advice and how he commanded them. Indeed, while the first scene introducing Callahan as anewMayor of Kingstowncharacterdemonstrated both his tendency to convince other prisoners not to betray the gang and how quick to anger he was,it was the episode’s final scene that saw Callahan transferred to Anchor Bay that exemplified how powerful he was. Being the one to learn about KPD’s nefarious actions already pointed to his high enough position, but only someone truly powerful could obtain a transfer to another prison so quickly.
Mayor Of Kingstown Season 2 Already Said Gunner Wasn’t A Local AB Leader
The AB Leadership Suffered Since Duke’s Death, But Callahan Might Change Things
Mike killing Duke for what he did to Iris inMayor of Kingstownseason 1 essentially eliminated the only local AB leader.While bringing order inside the prison brought Gunner to Kingstown inMayor of Kingstownseason 2, he admitted straight away how he was from Grand Rapids, as no AB leader local to Kingstown was powerful enough to be involved in such negotiation. An absence of local leaders made AB less powerful inMayor of Kingstownseason 2, but Merle’s arrival could change everything.
The few scenes inMayor of Kingstownseason 3already proved Callahan’s appeal, as he was surrounded by admirers and underlings in Millhaven. At the same time, getting a transfer somewhere else that fast also meant he had various connections within Anchor Bay and Kingstown, making him a potentially dangerous foe to Mike, and most importantly the hard-fought peace obtained inMayor of Kingstownseason 2.
Mayor of Kingstownseason 3 releases new episodes every Sunday on Paramount Plus.
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown, released in 2021, is a crime thriller series set in a small Michigan town where the McClusky family wields influence among police, criminals, and politicians. As power brokers, they navigate the complexities of a community reliant on the business of incarceration.
