'Queen Sugar' Season 2, Episode 12: "Brown Sugar"

Queen Sugar Episode 212

“Live In the All Along” ep. 12 in Season 2 if you’re keeping up, starts on a high note. Now that Lorna (Sharon Lawrence) has told the story of her relationship with Charley’s (Dawn Lyen Gardner)‘s father and somewhat resolved with Aunt Vi, (Tina Lifford) and Nova (Rutina Wesley) she’s back on her round the world adventures.

In the midst of planning her Brown Sugar Festival, Charley is with Remy (Dondre Whitfield) saying goodbye to Lorna on the phone when Landry (David Jensen) shows up to the field they have secured for the Brown Sugar Festival. Ooops, the field is no longer available due to a scheduling mixup. Sure. While Charley scrambles to find a new venue,

Nova is heading to her TV appearance with Doc Dubois (Alimi Ballard)She’s looking forward to exposing the problems of the 9^th Ward to the world. But Dubois is worried that the show they’re on isn’t trending, so he ups the ante on the air by coming at Nova’s neck on live television.

Nova is stunned, but Doc says that they achieved the purpose of getting people interested. Nova’s not feeling it. She leaves Atlanta and Doc is not welcome to join her in Louisiana.

Darla (Bianca Lawson) has heard from her mother and Aunt Vi is happy for her. She’s going to see Darla at some point, though they are draaaaaaaging out when we get to meet her parents which by now you should know will be played by Roger Guenveur Smith and Michael Michele. As long as we’ve waited, this overdue reunion should be good.

Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) gets a rude awakening when he finds out that the farm will only break even the first harvest. Prosper Denton (Henry G. Sanders) says that’s a good thing because it took him seven years to see a profit. But Ralph Angel wants to give Darla more than the justice of the peace wedding they are currently planning. Not so fast, son. Looks like if they want to get married before the license runs out, they’ll have to keep it simple.

Remy is still in the wings, waiting for Charley to ever give him some. They’re getting hot and heavy at her crib, but here comes Micah (Nicholas Ashe) and Davis (Timon Kyle Durrett). What Charley doesn’t know is that Davis has a career-threatening injury that requires surgery.

He wants to tell her because she was the woman who was always there for him. Tamar Judith (Margot Bingham) may be his new thang but she doesn’t yet know how to provide the emotional support Charley once did, or at least we get that that’s what Davis thinks. So when he sees how cozy Charley and Remy are, he’s feeling some type of way.

Landry runs this parish, as Charley finds out when every effort to make her Brown Sugar Festival happen is thwarted. Even the weather isn’t cooperating. The festival ends up at the mill, which seems a logical place to do it anyway. It’s scaled down from the bigger festival and everyone but Charley thinks that’s fine. Davis comes through with both his NBA buddies and Tamar Judith, which has Charley feeling some type of way.

Give it to Doc Sexy, he’s persistent. He shows up at the Brown Sugar Festival anyway. Sorry to tell all you Black love, melanin power relationship fans, but this is the end for Nova and Doc Sexy. He wants to be part of an activist power couple. Nova’s just fine being a local dynamo. Kudos to Nova for not letting a man throw her off her square or try to change who she is. She’s uncompromising and more women need to be that clear in themselves.

So does this mean we’ll be seeing White Kang Calvin again? Well, actor Greg Vaughan already let it slip, so yes, married (or maybe unmarried by now) Nova’s ex Calvin is going to make an appearance this season.

After the festival ends, Davis comes in to say a few last words to Charley. He tells her Tamar Judith is no big deal, but she says that Remy is. So no, Davis, Charley ain’t coming back. He apologizes for ‘everything’. Is this the end for actor Timon Kyle Durrett on the show? I hope not, because I think co-parenting with an ex, as both get into new relationships, has many layers left to explore and somehow, I admit it, dude has grown on me. It would be interesting to hear more of his backstory one day.

Sugar babies, there are four episodes left and they are packing them with drama. The season finale will be a 90-minute special written by Ava DuVernay with an aftershow hosted by none other than Lady O (where is my invite Oprah?) That last episode happens oh-too-soon on November 15^tth,so get your tissues (cause you know you’re going to need them) DVR’s and Twitter fingers ready.

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