Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3 Just Introduced A New Major Player In The Gangs War

Warning! SPOILERS about Mayor of Kingstown season 3, episode 1 ahead.

Summary Gang violence in Kingstown escalated post-prison riots, and the feeble peace reached in Mayor of Kingstown season 2 might be endangered by a new character.

Merle Callahan's quick transfer to Anchor Bay hints at his power, posing a threat to Kingstown's fragile peace.

Absence of local AB leaders in Mayor of Kingstown season 2 makes Callahan's arrival a potential game-changer for the power dynamics.

The gangs' war has been a threat to Kingstown ever since the prison riots in Mayor of Kingstown season 1’s finale, which killed off many of the gang leaders in prison, causing mayhem as a result. The ripple effects of instability within the prison were even worse in the streets of Kingstown, as Mayor of Kingstown season 2 showed the senseless violence it caused, killing so many innocent bystanders that a lasting solution was needed. Mike’s idea to temporarily arrest the gang leaders so they could set things in order within their groups in Anchor Bay worked, but only partially.

While peace reached the streets in Mayor of Kingstown season 2, the pact between Mike and the gangs was supposed to keep the leaders in jail only for the time needed to get their crews in order. However, Mike freed only Bunny Washington in Mayor of Kingstown season 2. Instead, the Bloods’ leader remained in prison, the Mexicans’ leader burned in jail, and Crips and Bloods together stabbed Gunner, helped by Mike and Carney, after the AB hit on Mike. With a major player being transferred to Anchor Bay, the meager balance reached by the gangs might not be enough.

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Callahan Was The One Informed About The Police Raid Going Wrong

His Transfer In Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3’s Premiere Also Proved His Importance

Mike, Ian and Kyle’s revenge for the events of Mayor of Kingstown season 2’s finale was only supposed to hit a major Aryan Brotherhood location, but Robert’s involvement transformed a raid into a bloodbath. Since Duke’s death in Mayor of Kingstown season 1, AB didn’t have a leader local to Kingston, but Mayor of Kingstown season 3, episode 1 showed things changed when news of KPD’s raid turned into carnage reached Millhaven prison, being delivered via a piece of paper to an influencing prisoner named Merle Callahan.

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Callahan’s power was palpable in the way other prisoners followed his advice and how he commanded them. Indeed, while the first scene introducing Callahan as a new Mayor of Kingstown character demonstrated both his tendency to convince other prisoners not to betray the gang and how quick to anger he was, it was the episode’s final scene that saw Callahan transferred to Anchor Bay that exemplified how powerful he was. Being the one to learn about KPD’s nefarious actions already pointed to his high enough position, but only someone truly powerful could obtain a transfer to another prison so quickly.

Mayor Of Kingstown Season 2 Already Said Gunner Wasn’t A Local AB Leader

The AB Leadership Suffered Since Duke’s Death, But Callahan Might Change Things

Mike killing Duke for what he did to Iris in Mayor of Kingstown season 1 essentially eliminated the only local AB leader. While bringing order inside the prison brought Gunner to Kingstown in Mayor of Kingstown season 2, he admitted straight away how he was from Grand Rapids, as no AB leader local to Kingstown was powerful enough to be involved in such negotiation. An absence of local leaders made AB less powerful in Mayor of Kingstown season 2, but Merle’s arrival could change everything.

The few scenes in Mayor of Kingstown season 3 already proved Callahan’s appeal, as he was surrounded by admirers and underlings in Millhaven. At the same time, getting a transfer somewhere else that fast also meant he had various connections within Anchor Bay and Kingstown, making him a potentially dangerous foe to Mike, and most importantly the hard-fought peace obtained in Mayor of Kingstown season 2.

Mayor of Kingstown season 3 releases new episodes every Sunday on Paramount Plus.