'Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black' Ending Explained: Who killed Dallas? Gripping finale leaves us wanting more
Contains spoilers for 'Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black' revolves around Ava (Meagan Good), who stays in a toxic marriage with Dallas (Cory Hardrict), suffering humiliation and emotional abuse.
The Prime Video film opens with the death of Dallas's brother. This tragedy further complicates Ava's situation, as Dallas's family becomes even more hostile and judgmental towards her.
Ava's family, on the other hand, doesn't hold back their opinions about Dallas's brother, bluntly stating his involvement in criminal activities.
The film showcases Ava's life over the years in her marriage with Dallas, showcasing the continuous mistreatment she faces from Dallas's family.
At home, Dallas continues to mistreat and humiliate Ava. In an attempt to mend their relationship, Ava decides to make him feel better by booking a table at a restaurant and inviting her friend Rona (Taylor Polidore Williams) to join them.
However, instead of appreciating her efforts, Dallas humiliates her publicly during the dinner. The situation escalates, and Dallas finally asks for a divorce, leaving Ava devastated and questioning the future of their relationship.
Ava finally realizes her true value in 'Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black'
As the film progresses, Dallas forces Ava into granting him a divorce. His behavior becomes increasingly hostile, even lashing out at Benji (Joseph Lee Anderson), one of Ava's friends who has feelings for her. Dallas goes as far as calling Ava characterless, further humiliating her and adding to the emotional abuse she endures.
Later on, in a moment of vulnerability and seeking comfort, Ava asks Benji to make love to her. However, Benji, understanding the emotional complexity of the situation and his genuine feelings for Ava, gently declines. He expresses his desire to be more than just a fleeting distraction for her, saying he wants to be on her mind for the right reasons.
Ava finally understands her worth and decides to take a stand for herself. Determined to break free from the toxic marriage, she signs the divorce papers.
As she does so, she deliberately ignores Dallas's presence, refusing to engage with him or acknowledge his attempts to belittle her. This act of defiance infuriates Dallas, who is not accustomed to Ava asserting her own will.
Later, Rona throws a divorce party to celebrate Ava's newfound freedom. During the party, Benji and Ava grow closer. Watching from outside, Dallas becomes angry and jealous as he sees Ava moving on and finding happiness without him. Rona's husband, who is also Dallas's friend, asks him to leave.
After the party, Benji drops Ava off at her house. The intimate and supportive gesture brings them even closer together and they make love.
The next morning, Dallas shows up and declares his intention to give their marriage a second chance just because he can't bear to see Ava happy without him.
However, Ava stands firm and declines his offer. She declares that she would never plead with a man like Dallas to stay in a marriage that has brought her so much pain and humiliation.
However, Dallas goes to Ava's room, finds Benji there, and explodes in anger. He starts to physically attack Benji, perhaps driven by his feelings of betrayal or possessiveness.
Benji and Ava manage to push him outside the house.
Ava finally exacts revenge on Dallas in 'Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black'
As the film progresses, Dallas becomes increasingly violent, culminating in the disturbing act of killing Benji's animals and threatening Ava's mother.
Ava's father goes to their house, but Dallas's family harms him and leaves him to die. Thankfully, Ava arrives just in time and rushes him to the hospital.
Ava decides to take revenge and calls Dallas, telling him he has always been bad while praising Benji for his amazing love and sex. She says she is in the house and will make love to Benji.
However, Ava plans to lure Dallas to her house. When he arrives, she confronts him about his behavior, recording the entire confrontation. As Dallas becomes physically violent, Ava defends herself by fatally shooting him.
She then turns over the recording and other evidence to the police to substantiate her claim of self-defense.
At the hospital, Ava's father begins to recover, and they find happiness together. When Dallas's family confronts her, she firmly declares that it's over.
In the end, Ava finally gets her happy ending with Benji.
'Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black' is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video