'P-Valley' Episode 2 Preview: Deals made and money exchanged as Autumn Night tries to get the ‘tea’ from Andre
Ready for episode 2? If you liked what they were selling on 'P-Valley', chances are you'll be tuning in again. The official synopsis of the episode states: "The Pynk’s annual carwash receives a visit from a surprising guest while Autumn’s past comes back to haunt her. Back at the club, souls are bared, and deals are negotiated in the private booths."
The trailer features a shot of all the strippers hanging around the bar area with Mercedes doling out her priceless words of wisdom. "One man in a club, looking to spend money. Two men in a club, looking to make money." She is talking about Andre Watkins, the mysterious photographer, who Autumn Night trusted enough to tell her real name "Hailey" in Episode 1. Andre and another man seem to be dealing with some serious bundles of cash inside Pynk club -- the same club that he wasn't even willing to step into when Autumn asked him to.
We already know that Andre is part of some deal in the town of Chucalissa that involves the area in which the Pynk club operates. This is why he was taking pictures late at night to show that the area was "popping", drawing a long line of customers wanting to party. Andre's character bio released by Starz reveals that he is from Chucalissa originally and he has a wife and kid waiting for him back home in Atlanta. While he is eager to complete the deal and go home, he gets side-tracked by Autumn Night.
In Episode 1, we already saw how Uncle Clifford was in serious trouble after defaulting on the loan for which she had mortgaged the club. We see her getting a thorough tongue-lashing from her manager who wonders how she could have let the situation deteriorate to this extent that the club and everyone's jobs were on the line.
Uncle Clifford's generous 'helping hand syndrome' might come back to haunt her. If Andre is in the 'gentrification' game, defaulting on that loan means that the club and its land can be scooped up by land sharks looking to "clean up" the area and open a fancier club or entertainment venue, replacing the existing Pynk strip club.
For now, Uncle Clifford is depending on Autumn to unseal Andre's lips about the deal he is negotiating and get "some tea". Autumn is game, making the temperature in the private booth rise several degrees, as Andre watches gob-smacked as she makes an entrance and gives him her best come-hither glance and voice. Hopefully, between her wiles and Uncle Clifford's sass, Andre will see the light and rethink this deal he is planning.
'P-Valley' airs on July 19 at 8 PM ET on Starz.
