Warning: This post contains spoilers for the season 6 premiere ofPower.
“I loved her.
She was loyal to me to the end.”
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Is it a relief to not have to keep this secret any longer?
LELA LOREN:Oh, 100 percent.
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What was your reaction when you heard from creator Courtney A. Kemp that this would be the outcome?
Courtney has always said this was a crime drama and a love tragedy.
And it’s possible for you to never forget the word tragedy.
Whenever you have love tragedy, it means one of them isn’t going to make it.
So for her to go out like that, it’s pretty badass.
Yeah, it’s such a fantastic catalyst for season 6.
If you kill Tommy, same.
And also there’s such a poetic justice for Tommy.
And then we see how Ghost handles it.
So I think it’s a pretty fabulous cliffhanger.
Not in the world ofPower.
Did you always understand her actions?
Sometimes did you just want to yell at her to run away from all of this?
As an audience member, sure, when I sit back and I’m done.
Smart choices aren’t really fun to play, the really poor choices are [laughs].
What was the final day on set like for you?
It was so many wonderful conflicting feelings.
Now able to look back, what has the last six years and playing Angela meant to you?
Angela was my first lead role.
And so when I first got Angela, it was this overwhelming excitement, and then sheer terror.
So I will always look at this time as a huge gift and a journey of maturing and becoming.
Obviously, that will continue, but this was my first big break.
It was a great first big break and a great exit.
It’s supposed to leave a bruise on your heart, and I think it did that.
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