Love, Finally – The finale begins with a quick scene that suggests Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) has taken Sylvie Jenkins’ (Ayesha Antoine) money and put it to good use. This is soon confirmed during Maggie Jenkins’ (Michelle Greenidge) visit. It also becomes clear that Queenie feels obligated to pay the money back. She feels even more so after learning the money came from Sylvie’s court case with Roy (Harrison Daniels). Their conversation continues with Maggie encouraging Queenie to speak with Sylvie and ends with her announcing that she will be bringing her new man, Patrick to the flatwarming party later that night.

While working as a barista, Queenie steps outside to take a call from Gina Hargadon (Sally Phillips), requesting that she come by the Daily Reader to discuss the Ted Norman (Tom Forbes) situation. Worried that she might be about to be officially fired, Queenie quickly shares the news with her contact list. During this time, she receives a message from Frank Ssebendeke II (Samuel Adewunmi), apologizing for not being able to make it to the flatwarming party. Queenie’s situation certainly doesn’t get any better when she returns to work to discover Cassandra Stone (Elisha Applebaum) placing an order. Their conversation is cordial and reveals that Guy Carew (Joseph Ollman) cheated on Cassandra again. Although Queenie appears sympathetic, she refuses Cassandra’s offers to hang around until she gets a break so they can further chat.

Gina is right in the middle of watching Queenie’s new online series about her Grandma Veronica’s (Llewell Gideon) move from Jamaica to Brixton when Queenie arrives for the meeting. Queenie immediately appears anxious and refuses to sit until she learns that Ted has been fired. Apparently, it was Silent Jean (Manyee Lai), who broke her lifelong vow of silence to encourage Gina to review the CCTV footage. Despite the offer to immediately return to work, Queenie refuses. Although Queenie appears to be surprised by her decision, she is even more surprised when Ted approaches her in the lobby with the offer to possibly be friends. It is Kyazike Mayagenda (Bellah) who comes to Queenie’s aid and chances him away with her purse while simultaneously verbally berating him.

Everyone appears to be having a good time at Queenie’s flatwarming party while Queenie adds the final touches to her outfit. She soon receives a call from Jasmila Adama David (Thanyia Moore), with the offer to add her grandmother’s series to her new platform expansion. Queenie’s outburst of excitement draws the attention of Diana Jenkins (Cristale De’Abreu) who immediately arrives to check on her and add her two cents about Queenie choosing to not invite Sylvie to the party.

It’s not long after Queenie and Diana join the party that Maggie calls everyone’s attention to the center of the room. When she opens the floor, it is Grandma Veronica who seizes the opportunity. She not only delivers an incredibly heartfelt speech about Queenie’s inner strength but she gives her the record player that Grandad Wilfred Jenkins (Joseph Marcell/Carl Spencer) bought for her when they first moved to the States. Maggie doesn’t get to deliver her speech but concludes with a quick prayer.

As the festivities rage on, Queenie soon finds herself alone with Wilfred on the balcony, listening to his confession about feeling like a failure. He says the day that she showed up at his house with all her belongings, she had the same look that Sylvie would often have after a fight with Roy. They would both claim to be fine but the look would tell a different story and his inability to change that is what made him feel like a failure. Despite this, they both pushed through and prevailed. He tells her that he loves her and is proud of her before he leaves to get more rum punch.

Queenie just happens to be taking a bag of trash out when Frank shows up, bearing even more gifts. After a bit of well-intended teasing, Frank not only admits that he doesn’t want to disappoint her but he vows that he would never treat her like Roy treated Sylvie. She claims to know that and although she says she is someone that needs time, they end up kissing. Much to both of their surprise, Tom Blake (Jon Pointing) suddenly appears with flowers and the request to talk.

Although their footage skips ahead and their conversation is not revealed, the flowers are shown in the trash when Queenie later meets with Sylvie.

The episode ends with Sylvie apologizing to Queenie for not putting her first and asking for forgiveness. Queenie simply tells Sylvie that she loves her.

 

Queenie Review

Not a bad way to wrap the series because it could easily continue or it could just as easily be considered over. I for one, wouldn’t debate seeing it get another season. I became surprisingly more and more intrigued with the series as it progressed. Although there are plenty of cringe-worthy, stereotypical ethnic assumptions, I enjoyed it. It’s not like the problems these characters face are original but I do feel that they are approached differently, perhaps more seriously.

The one thing I would like to learn more about would be Sylvie’s court case. How did she sue Roy for money? Did he steal money from her? From what the content suggests, he was simply an abusive boyfriend. Are there cases in which one can profit from that? Anyhow, I’d give the episode a 5.7 out of 10 and felt the cast did an exceptional acting job throughout the entire series. It’s not perfect and there’s a lot to overlook but the series was decent.

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