Pierce & Woods on Raising Kanan Deaths: 'Who's Crackle?'
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- Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 5 Episode 7 killed off Marvin (London Brown), Snaps (Wendell Pierce), and Pop (Erika Woods), setting the stage for the series finale next week
- Jukebox (Hailey Kilgore) murdered Snaps and Pop in a surprise twist after the show revealed the couple was behind Famous' (Antonio Ortiz) Season 4 death, with Pierce noting it was 'genius writing' to have Juke — not the obvious choice of Kanan (Mekai Curtis) — be the killer
- Wendell Pierce and Erika Woods confirmed they are a real-life couple, with Pierce saying their shared life 'really helps develop the characters a little deeper' and both praising costume designer Tsigie White for custom wardrobes that made Snaps and Pop a 'leading character for Halloween'
- Pierce and Woods each took costumes home as mementos — Pierce kept hats including a red ostrich and brown leather, while Woods took vintage boots
- Pierce hinted at unexplored lore, suggesting a 'Crackle' character connected to Snaps, Crackle, and Pop remains to be revealed and teasing possible flashbacks in the upcoming Power: Origins, saying 'anything is possible' about returning
Why it matters: With three major characters eliminated in the penultimate episode, the Power universe is gutting its Season 3-era lineup ahead of next week's series finale — but Pierce and Woods' teases about 'Crackle' and potential Origins flashbacks suggest Starz is keeping the door open for Snaps and Pop's backstories to be explored even after the original Raising Kanan storyline ends.
