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[I'm] finding my own way, like I always do.—Effie, to Tariq St. Patrick
"Divided We Stand"
Power Book II: Ghost
Josefina “Effie” Morales is a major character in the Power Universe. Previously a minor character in Power, she became a deuteragonist in Power Book II: Ghost, and one of Tariq St. Patrick's love interests. Effie is the enigmatic drug dealer with a troubled past who has only involved herself in the game for her survival. She is portrayed by Alix Lapri.
Description[]
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Power Book II: Ghost[]
Season 3[]
Effie has always had to look out for herself—but after spending the summer with Tariq, she finds herself being vulnerable like never before. She plans to pay her way through to grad school then leave the drug business, and she's starting to envision Tariq in that future. To get there, however, she'll have to face a truth that could destroy everything between them: the secret that she killed Lauren Baldwin.
Season 4[]
Entering Season 4, Effie Morales is very aware that the game will only end in one way for her — so she doubles down on herself and her ultimate goal: a Ph.D. in robotics from Stanford. And she needs to get to Stanford as soon as possible before she gets in any deeper and finds it impossible to get out of the life. With the help of Professor Bennett, she applies to a co-term program that would allow her to finish up her undergraduate degree and begin her PH.D. studies at Stanford. But once Effie is officially accepted and the future she's dreamt up is within reach, she questions whether or not she's ready to leave behind everything she knows for it. There's one thing we know for sure about Effie, however, she's a survivor.
Biography[]
Power[]
Season 6[]
She meets Tariq St. Patrick at Choate and tells him to stop dealing drugs until she agrees to work with him. The pair grow a liking towards each other and later begin a relationship. However, it doesn’t last long as she betrays him by exposing his activities, thus getting him expelled.
Power Book II: Ghost[]
Season 1[]
Effie gets into Yale University, and decides to go visit and reunite with Tariq, wanting to make amends with him. She gives condolences about the recent death of his father and the imprisonment of his mother. After he shrugs this off, she explains why she did what she did but admits she really liked him. Tariq leaves, despite her pleading.
She later arrives at Tariq’s room, which makes Lauren jealous. She explains to Tariq that she needs his help, though because of her betrayal in the original series, he tells her he doesn’t deal drugs anymore and she walks away. After getting into debt with 2-bit, Tariq has no choice but to work with Effie and help her sell drugs on campus. Their business arrangement opens the door to their past relationship, leading to them having sex. Tariq later lies to her that he has to meet his mother’s lawyer but in fact has to meet 2-Bit. After believing that he ditched her for another girl, she tells Brayden that Tariq was selling her drugs and she leaves to go back to Yale. Tariq meets Effie the next day and apologizes for lying, but tells her that he tried to keep her safe. He also explains to her how he was nearly killed by Barz. She is accepting and brings out his inner-Ghost, then kisses him goodbye.
Season 2[]
At Yale, Effie is in bed, kissing, and getting very intimate with her friend, Yoli, until they are interrupted by Brayden and Yoli leaves. Effie explains to Brayden that Tariq only cares about himself and he leaves. Before Brayden is able to leave the city, Effie calls him back. She tells him that she has been caught with fake drugs, which leads to her getting into a fight. Tariq arrives and Effie meets Diana, causing them to get into a fight until Tariq stops them and they squash it. The following day, Effie teaches Diana the game and gives her advice about figuring out who has the advantage of stealing products. Effie and Diana later go shopping and discuss their family problems; and Effie warns Diana not to mess around with Tariq because she will get hurt (although this could have been a cover to have Tariq to all herself).
After hearing that Tariq is being put on trial for the murders of Danilo and Jabari and that he had bailed, she visits him at his room after he broke up with Lauren and supports him and discovers that although he didn't kill Ramirez, he did kill Jabari and she tells him he did what he had to — this feeds into their blossoming, new romance, leading to them making out. Since Tariq is wearing an ankle monitor until trial and is not allowed to go anywhere other than Stansfield and Maclean’s office, Tariq has Effie meet Monet and tells her that Effie will be working for them. Back at home, Brayden, Effie, and Tariq plot their next move on how to get payback on Cane and Monet. Brayden is tasked with playing Cane so that they can get him and Effie is in charge of re-ups. Brayden leaves and Effie, worried about Tariq's safety, wonders if keeping Cane alive is safe. Tariq knows that he has to kill Cane but knows that it will cause trouble and Effie supports him anyway. The trio: Brayden, Tariq and Effie together begin plotting against the Tejada's.
While Tariq is at his trial, Effie and Brayden team up with Lil Guap, Cane, Monet and the GTGs to rob Mecca in order for Tariq to pay for Davis. She comforts Tariq as he is upset about how Lauren betrayed him and they have sex. The following day, Tariq tells Effie that Lauren was wearing a wire on Brayden and Cane, and has a plan to save and disappear her. But Effie believes Tariq is going soft, so she later goes and tells Cane that Lauren was wearing a wire. Cane orders Brayden to kill her otherwise he will kill Brayden. Effie pulls up after tailing Brayden and seeing him decide not to kill Lauren, so Effie kidnaps her from him, knocks her out, and drives off with her to finish what Brayden couldn’t. She returns to the dorm room, watching Tariq sleep as she feels guilty for what she has done.
Season 3[]
Three months after Season 2, Effie and Tariq begin their relationship and she reveals that she loves him. After the past catches up with everyone, she is forced to sell drugs with Tariq, Brayden and the Tejada's. Cane fucks with her a little, wondering how Tariq would feel if he knew about what happened to Lauren. Effie requests that Cane doesn’t say anything about it, and she be’s the one to tell Tariq. Despite a few attempts, she backs out from telling him each time. This causes her to tell Cane that she cannot tell Tariq that she killed Lauren, and asks if Cane would still keep it a secret for her. He agrees, which seems to spark subtle interest in Cane.
Lauren is revealed to be alive, while the authorities lead everyone to believe Lauren did die in a car accident that Effie staged. After some time, Lauren finds a way to reach Tariq to reveal what actually happened, and get some answers from him. This reveals Effie’s snake ways to Tariq, which later blows up and causes them to break up, and he sleeps with Diana. After he kicked Effie out of the business, she sleeps with Cane but still has feelings for Tariq. When the case is made public, Effie is arrested for Lauren’s attempted murder. Thanks to Tariq, she is released within a week, without being charged. Effie wants to get back with Tariq once the dust settles, but he’s clearly very hurt about her choices (regarding Lauren) and most importantly, her deceit. Continuing to be brushed off when it came to their personal relationship, and being cut out of ‘the business’ creates and continues to build resentment. Effie later sets up Tariq to be by the Tejada's and Noma. However, Obi Okeke tips Brayden off as a favor to Tariq, allowing Brayden to come in the warehouse, guns blazing, ultimately saving Tariq.
Murders Connected to Effie[]
- Artyom: Shot to death by Tariq for Brayden as Effie watched and helped cover up the crime.
- Francesco Lombardi: Shot to death by Noma to save her, Tariq and Brayden while in Italy.
Trivia[]
Effie Morales
- It's revealed in Season 2 that Effie is bisexual.
- Uncovered in season 3 that Effie is a victim of child sexual abuse.
- Though out the appearances Effie has made in different episodes in Power or Power Book ll: Ghost, it is revealed she is a computer hacker, which opens up a little more insight to her character. It could be how she found out about Noma's Daughter, Anya Covington, in Season 3.
- Alix Lapri described the character breakdown for Effie, when she auditioned, as "vague". The breakdown only stated that Effie is firm in what she believes in and that she is bisexual.[1]
Quotes[]
- "I just really thought I could pull the trigger, but I fucking froze, like Elsa." —Brayden
- "Yeah, Elsa would have pulled the fucking trigger, Brayden." —Effie[2]
Appearances[]
| Seasons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Season 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Season 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Season 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
References[]
- ↑ Crew Has It
- ↑ "Human Capital". Vladimir Cvetko & Jormond Thompson (writer), Eif Rivera (director). Power Book II: Ghost. Starz. March 31, 2023. 3x3.