The following contains spoilers for Mayor of Kingstown season 3, episode 6
Summary
Kyle McLusky actor Taylor Handley talks about the fate of Dianne Wiest’s Mariam inMayor of Kingstownseason 3, explaining why no character on the show is safe. Mariam’s fate was left up in the air at the end of season 2, after a shootout between Milo’s men and the police led to a stray bullet from Kyle hitting his own mother.Mayor of Kingstownseason 3, episode 1 confirmed the worst for Mariam, as Mike and Kyle attended their mom’s burial in Kingstown Cemetery, leaving Kyle burdened with guilt.
Speaking exclusively toScreen RantaboutMayor of Kingstownseason 3, which is currently streaming on Paramount+, Kyle actor Handley addressed the death of the McLusky family matriarch, and how her sudden, violent departure from the scene should make viewers worried about the fates of the show’s other characters. Check out his remarks below:
It’s not surprising, not for a show that kills off Kyle Chandler in the middle of episode one. It’s like, this s–t happens in Kingstown, nobody’s safe. And if you think something bad’s going to happen, what actually happens is probably going to be worse. That’s what happens in Kingstown. Yeah, look at Rhonda’s character. She’s just so happy. She’s got her salon going, everything’s happened. You just knew there’s too many smiles on somebody’s face, it’s like the drive-by is coming soon. Oh my gosh.
Rhonda’s Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3 Death Might Be The Show’s Most Tragic Yet
Mayor of Kingstownindeed set a tone with the season 1 death ofMitch McLusky, a sudden demise that foreshadowed the tragedy to come. The McLusky clan, not unexpectedly, often finds itself at the center of such tragic circumstances. But while it may be understandable for an operator like Mike, or a cop like Kyle, to face violence, Mariam should have been relatively safe from harm, despite her job as a prison teacher, but Kingstown is indeed an exceedingly dangerous place, as Handley underlines.
For Mariam to meet a violent end was tragic enough, butMayor of Kingstownseason 3 raised the stakes even more in episode 6, whenBunny’s cousin Rhondawas killed in an attack by Konstantin amid the frightening Russian newcomer’s escalating, Aryan Brotherhood-aided war with the Crips. Rhonda, a beauty salon owner who was completely out of the game, should have been off-limits, but Konstantin seemingly has no regard for any unwritten rules of the Kingstown streets, as he ruthlessly pursues his criminal interests.
Nona Parker Johnson’s Rhonda was introduced inMayor of Kingstownseason 2
Konstantin’s cold-bloodedness was established with his murder of Tatiana, making him the most dangerous man in Kingstown, a fact Bunny and Rhonda learned in the most tragic way possible. The only certainty onMayor of Kingstownis that violence is coming, and as Handley emphasizes in his remarks, that violence could be visited on any character at any time, regardless of their guilt or innocence.
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Mayor of Kingstown, released in 2021, is a crime thriller series set in a small Michigan town where the McClusky family wields influence among police, criminals, and politicians. As power brokers, they navigate the complexities of a community reliant on the business of incarceration.
