The WORST episodes of Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Every episode of Power Book III: Raising Kanan ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Power Book III: Raising Kanan!
Set in the 1990s, the series chronicles the early years of Kanan Stark and how he got into the drug game.
#1 - INTO THE DARKNESS
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2024
Dangerous secrets are revealed as Famous unburdens himself to Kanan, and Raq finally tries to make amends with Lou. Marvin struggles with his role as stage dad, and Howard attempts to get closer to the Task Force.
#2 - IT’S A BUSINESS, MAN
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2022
Raq assures everyone they need to follow orders and keep working as planned. Kanan takes on more responsibility, but things go wrong when he runs into neighborhood kids. Lou feels the pressure in his partnership with Crown.
#3 - NO LOVE LOST
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/2022
Raq searches for a new home. Lou finds himself on the other side of his partner’s unpaid debts. Burke gains traction in her investigation on Howard. A botched agreement with Marvin and an associate threatens everything.
#4 - A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2022
The rift between Raq and Kanan grows and Kanan seeks comfort elsewhere. Marvin lies low, waiting for the consequences of his actions to blow over. Raq sees dark clouds on the horizon.
#5 - ANTI-TRUST
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2022
With his living situation threatened, Famous reaches out to Lou as a last-ditch effort. Raq receives a new business proposal and must eliminate a threat. Burke closes in on what really happened in Baisley Park.
#6 - IF Y’DON’T KNOW, NOW Y’KNOW
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/23/2022
Decidedly his own man, Kanan strays further from his mother and sets up shop on his own on the corners of South Jamaica. Worried about retaliation, Raq questions Unique. Lou’s rift with Raq grows when he makes a discovery.
#7 - HOME SWEET HOME
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2023
Raq makes a life-changing decision in the aftermath of the Mafia’s ambush, but its too little, too late for Kanan, as he looks to pave his own path free of his mother’s lies.
#8 - FLIPMODE
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2023
Raq continues her farewell tour with one last job for the Mafia while Kanan dives further into the drug game with an innovative business idea. Howard faces a new threat at the precinct.
#9 - OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2023
As paranoia sets in for Raq and Howard over the Task Force, Kanan and Famous launch their weed delivery business, Jukebox prepares for her audition, and Ronnie grows impatient with Unique.
#10 - IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2023
New business ventures take shape for the Thomas family, but the outlook is bleaker for the Mathis brothers as Ronnie’s patience runs out. Raq makes a risky move for Kanan’s obedience.
#11 - WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CATSKILLS
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2022
Raq turns to her attention to bonding with Kanan in the Catskills, but business follows them despite her best efforts; tension between Crown and Lou boils over; Burke snoops into Howard’s private life.
#12 - WHERE ALL ARE GUILTY
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2024
Lou’s drinking creates a problem for the whole family when Shantel goes looking for justice. Kanan assimilates into Ronnie’s crew, and Raq formulates a new plan for Unique’s former heroin operation.
#13 - RECKONINGS
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/2024
As a despondent Lou becomes a liability for the family, Raq and Marvin work to get the new heroin operation up and running amidst new competition from Kanan and Ronnie.
#14 - HOME TO ROOST
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2024
Ronnie and Kanan’s feud with Raq intensifies as Marvin desperately searches for Lou. Famous and Jukebox both find themselves at potential turning points in their music careers.
#15 - MADE YOU LOOK
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/9/2024
Desperation sets in as Howard tries to evade the Task Force and Ronnie goes on the attack, leaving Raq and Kanan to make some fateful choices.
#16 - GANGSTAS DON'T DIE
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2025
Unique endures a painful recovery fueled by hate and vengeance as other untold narratives unfold around him, filling in the gaps leading up to the deadly showdown in the season three finale by revisiting events through other perspectives.
#17 - IT'S ALL LOVE
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2025
Kanan and Raq navigate a new business relationship just as Unique begins to plot his quest for revenge; Lou considers a new music opportunity; Marvin goes too far on a side-job for Stefano; Juke tries to adjust to life in the Army.
#18 - BYGONES
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2025
As Raq and Marvin face the aftermath of Unique’s violent, clandestine comeback, Lou manages his new artist. Kanan gets through to his grandmother and Jukebox embraces her sexuality.
#19 - THE PRICE OF FAME
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/2025
Raq tries to overcome Marvin's poor judgement. Kanan recruits Jukebox to help him to get justice for his friend. Unique assembles the final pieces of his plan.
#20 - PAY THE TOLL
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2022
Kanan and Jukebox search for answers in family matters. When Raq’s push into new territory is stalled, she proposes a meeting. Crown helps Famous get settled. Still investigating Howard’s shooting, Burke questions Unique.
#21 - BACK IN THE DAY
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2021
It’s 1991 in South Jamaica, Queens, and 15-year-old Kanan Stark is eager to join his family’s growing drug business, led by his mother, “Raquel Raq” Thomas.
#22 - REAPING AND SOWING
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2021
After a rival crewmember is killed, Raq does whatever is necessary to get the target off Kanan’s back.
#23 - STICK AND MOVE
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2021
Still reeling from a shocking death, Kanan pushes his way into the drug game with Marvin’s help while Raq plots to take down her competition.
#24 - DON’T SLEEP
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2021
All bets are off when a police raid clears out Raq’s competition. Promises are broken, secrets are revealed, and revenge is swift.
#25 - CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/15/2021
Eager to transform her business after the stash house is hit, Raq overhauls her operation. Meanwhile, Kanan is detained after a fight with Scrappy.