In an exclusive conversation with ESSENCE, Patina Miller opened up about the evolution of Raquel “Raq” Thomas as Power Book III: Raising Kanan heads into its highly anticipated fourth season. With Kanan stepping further into independence, Miller spoke about a shifting mother-son dynamic rooted in both love and conflict.
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00:00Raquel has always been a powerful force in the series.
00:03With her son stepping out of her shadow in season four,
00:06how do you see the mother-son dynamic evolving this year?
00:10Well, I think this year, instead of the mother-son,
00:14their relationship is a little different.
00:16Now they are business partners.
00:18And, you know, at this point,
00:21I think Raquel is willing to have Kanan in his life,
00:24in her life, in one way or the other.
00:26And if it looks like this,
00:28the only way that he can be a part of her life
00:30is if it's just business only.
00:32I think she's willing to sort of let that be the case.
00:36She knows that he's good. She can check it.
00:38She knows that he's, you know,
00:39that's really been her big thing,
00:42is making sure that he's safe and he's good.
00:45And through this way,
00:46at least she has a handle on him in some way.
00:53But I don't think that's the big focus this season.
00:56This really mostly is about them on their own journeys,
00:59their own Kanan becoming his own business person,
01:03not necessarily in his mom's shadows,
01:04but sort of kind of making his own way.
01:07You know, obviously Raquel has a really big,
01:11she's made a name for herself.
01:13And she wants more, you know,
01:17she's not satisfied with just having a good business.
01:21She wants to be the best.
01:22She wants to expand now.
01:24And so you get to watch her make new,
01:27put new business ventures together
01:29and what that means for both of them.