Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3 Proves Mike Finally Learned From His Past In A Surprising Way
Warning! SPOILERS about Mayor Of Kingstown season 3, episode 9 ahead.
One peculiarity of Mike's plan to re-establish order in Kingstown shows how much Mike learned from Mike's mistakes in Mayor Of Kingstown season 2.
Mike spent the entirety of Mayor of Kingstown season 3, episode 9 scheming to solve Kingstown’s gang problem and push Callahan and Konstantin away, but how Mike conducted Mike's mayor business also showed how much Mike's approach changed. Mayor of Kingstown season 2 already forced Mike to deal heavily with the gangs and their leaders, trying to broker a peace deal that would be respected in prison as well as outside, benefitting the gangs and Kingstown’s general public. However, new arrivals and Mayor of Kingstown season 3’s surprise partnership between Callahan and Konstantin made things exponentially more difficult in Kingstown.
Callahan suffering an attack against Callahan's gang and even fighting for Callahan's life guaranteed Callahan would have had much to ask Mike as retribution. Similarly, Mike’s accusations against Bunny destroyed their bond to the point that Bunny refused to be easy to reach, and convincing Bunny to agree to Mike's plan needed some sweet-talking on Mike’s part. In addition, Konstantin didn’t have any reason to trust Mike, and yet, Mike promised Konstantin military-grade weapons if Konstantin moved against Bunny. All of Mike’s schemes in Mayor of Kingstown season 3 had something in common that Mike's season 2 plans did not.
Mike Not Trusting Bunny Lets Him Put Peace In Kingstown Truly First
Despite making deals with all the gangs, Mike heavily favored Bunny in Mayor of Kingstown season 2, letting Bunny out of prison first once Mike set up Raphael as the Crips’ leader in prison while the rest of the gang leaders remained in jail or were killed there. Mike undoubtedly set the scales in Bunny’s favor, repeatedly hitting AB and even covering for Bunny after the hit Bunny ordered on Robert, not letting KPD know Bunny was behind it. However, that wasn’t the case in Mayor of Kingstown season 3, when Mike’s loyalty to Bunny found its limit.
Despite not pursuing Bunny as Mike did Konstantin and Callahan, Mike still aimed to cut back Bunny’s operation. By promising Bunny’s military weapon operation to Konstantin, Mike guaranteed Bunny’s survival but the destruction of Bunny's ambitious new plan, taking away from Bunny the possibility of tilting the scales in Bunny's favor. Mike’s scheme to rid Kingstown of Konstantin and Callahan while also cutting back Bunny’s new operation thus did solely the interests of Kingstown, keeping Bunny alive unlike the other gang members, but not giving Bunny an advantage, like Mike would have done in Mayor of Kingstown season 2.
Mike's Ambitious Plan Also Risks Exploding In His Face
Mike’s ambitious plot to have the gangs move against each other seemed to work the moment Bunny and Konstantin agreed to let Mike help, but Mayor of Kingstown season 3’s most dangerous player clearly didn’t believe Mike. Callahan killing the guard and hiding in the hospital effectively derailed the first phase of Mike’s plan that would have seen Raphael kill Callahan. Even if the police eventually found Callahan, Callahan was still alive and not killed off by Raphael, an event that was necessary for Mike to keep Mike's word to Bunny.
Mike’s plan may yet explode in Mike's face, and if Callahan understood Mike played Callahan, Callahan might want revenge. This could not only cause an open war in the streets of Kingstown and in the prison but also a direct attack against Mike and Mike's loved ones, as Callahan must have realized Mike gave Mike's blessing to Raphael’s attempt to kill Callahan. This complicates Mike’s multi-phase plan, promising an intense Mayor of Kingstown season 3 finale when all gang leaders come to clash.
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