SPOILERS FOR ‘BEL-AIR’ EPISODE 5
The previous episode of “Bel-Air,” titled “Canvass,” saw Will strike a deal with Vivian that would allow Tray to visit, ending with Will finding out the trip was confirmed and Rashad was shot. . down. The small-time West Philadelphia drug dealer, who had received a tip about Will’s whereabouts, was killed by unknown assailants at a nightclub. However, the news troubles Will because the shooting happened right after he told Geoffrey about Rashad, who also reveals that Rashad had been trying to extort the banks for some time.
Taking off right after the events mentioned above, “PA to LA”, the fifth episode of Peacock’s “Bel-Air”, begins with Will picking up Tray from LAX. The once inseparable duo meet for the first time in months, and Tray is impressed after seeing the Banks’ mansion and Will’s new life. After the niceties, Tray pitches the idea of Will returning to West Philadelphia, and Vivian worries the address to Vy, who asks her not to make decisions on Will’s behalf, reminding her that Will is not her child.
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Things take a turn for the better – and for the worse – at a dinner party when a drunken tray tells Carlton the real reason for Will’s move to Bel Air. This comes as a shock to Carlton, and he begins to question the values passed on to him by his father after an argument. Carlton, however, decides to use this to his advantage and warns Will to back off both at school and from Lisa, threatening to report if Will doesn’t. The next day, Will and Tray are taken to a D Smoke concert by Phillip, where Tray sees a side of Will that he is not comfortable being friends with. While Tray is already making plans for what to do once Will returns to West Philadelphia, Will brings up the idea of staying in Los Angeles and working on himself. This leads to a heated confrontation that ends with Tray wanting to cut his trip short and return home. Meanwhile, Phillip’s associates ask him to change his campaign approach, after he publicly announces that he would withdraw funding from the police if he becomes a district attorney.
Episode 5 of “Bel-Air” ends with Phillip being called an Antifa supporter, though his polls rise, while Tray leaves after Will fails to get him to see otherwise.
With some discussion of the Blue Lives Matter movement, conservative politics, and race relations, “Bel-Air” has taken some interesting turns as the series gets political in some way. Jabari Banks once again excels at playing a teenager who tries to do the right thing for himself without hurting his loved ones. Episode 5 is also a tearful towards the end when Banks expresses his desire to stay in Bel Air to his mother. All in all, ‘Bel-Air’ continues to be an engaging watch and manages not to become mediocre.
‘Bel-Air’ is currently airing on Peacock.
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