The Chi: What's Next For Kiesha?

So far, for all of Season 3 of The Chi, Kiesha has not been with the main cast except for a few scenes at her mother’s wedding. While waiting for a bus to meet a date, Kiesha vanished. It was later revealed that she was kidnapped and held in a basement against he will. Kiesha has always presented herself as a strong-willed character, so much so that many viewers felt that she was acting a little too grown. But then the kidnapping happened and we saw a different side of her. Or did we?

Now that she’s been rescued, which Kiesha will viewers get? Will be it the brash one that did what she always wanted to do or will we get the quiet reserve one that this experience might have turned her out to be? This is something the writers have already figured out and one that the viewers are holding their breath to see.

Before all this, Kiesha was on her way to college on a track scholarship. By the way her demeanor was at the end of the last episode, that Kiesha is no longer there or she’s buried deep in her emotions. Another thing to considers is the brash part of her personality. Kiesha has always been about making herself feel good when it comes to her budding sexuality. After being taken advantage of while kidnapped, will this change her approach when it comes to men?

With her family losing their minds over her disappearance, how will they all react to Kiesha being back in their lives? Her mother should be to blame for some of Kiesha’s past behavior as she wasn’t as hands-on with the kids as she should have been. Another thing to take into account is Dre. Kiesha and Dre never got along but there was a moment in the hospital where Keisha threw all that hostility away and appeared to have accepted Dre.

What about Kevin?

Although they’ve had their ups and downs as brother and sister, their bond was still tight. The phone call Kiesha made on Kevin’s birthday was a great move by the writers. She missed her brother and that phone call was a great touch. Now that she’s back, how will Kevin incorporate his sister back into his life with the presence of his new girlfriend?

Kiesha has a long road ahead as it was explained when the doctor told Dre that the family will need to keep an eye on Kiesha as she will struggle with bouts of depression and a possible suicide. Remember, before she was rescued, Kiesha was set to end her own life in the basement. What the viewers also learned was that Dre is also a counselor who deals with troubled teens. Was this foreshadowing by the writers as a budding relationship between the two could be the saving grace for Kiesha?

Season 3 of The Chi has been under heavy criticism for some of its storylines and character departures. However, bringing Kiesha back at the time they did was a smart move. But which Kiesha will we get?

Mark Wilson

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