‘Kold x Windy’ Recap: ‘Ain’t No Love’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Seven of ‘Kold x Windy’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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Over the course of the past few weeks, we’ve talked at length about the power and the importance of change, as it relates to the WE tv series, Kold x Windy. Simply because those matters have been critical to the fabric of the series since both Malika and Renee are at a critical crossroads in their lives right now. Since they are on the cusp of success. The kind that will immediately bring forth change, and if they don’t embrace it and the work that goes into it… that success will be fleeting. But what we often forget, is that there is far more that goes into change than just preparing to embrace it as part of a new chapter in one’s life. Because if we don’t alter our course and fundamentally grow as a person, bad things will come our way. Since toxic traits can bring success down and bring our lives down, and of course… our rotten path can backfire upon us. 
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If anything, that particular aspect of change is critical to our discussion today, simply because… that was the harsh lesson that Malika and Renee were forced to learn in this week’s episode of the show. For they’ve had plenty of time now to walk away from Stains and walk away from violence and really lean into their music and their art since clearly… record companies have expressed interest and their talents are recognized by their legions of fans, and that lean, and some self-care, would have allowed for real change and real happiness to come into their lives. But they’ve struggled to let that go and that brought forth all kinds of trouble in ‘Ain’t No Love’. Such as the fact that Renee… began to find no joy or thrill in her normally exciting actions.

Simply because… her part time lover was beginning to tire of being at her beck and call when he genuinely cared for her, and the fact that she was still dropping bodies, put heat on her since the police were working every angle. But what mattered more here… was that staying on this path, more or less left Renee in a very bleak and empty place. One where there was no joy or direction to be found. Just dark times that were numbing to her, all because GeGe did open her eyes to the toxic nature of her path and those words sunk in deep. But she simply struggled to let that life go and to work on herself and it would seem that the walls are closing in now, and with nothing to hang onto and the police drawing near… Renee may be facing her darkest moment yet. 

As for Malika, well… despite getting proposed to in this in this tale and having happiness head her way, she couldn’t let go of the Stain. For she firmly believed that only a big score could solve the rest of her problems. Which motivated her to see this through to the end and net herself $1.3 million in the process… only to lose it all because of her mother. Who seemingly stole it to keep her daughter safe. But the fiery reaction from Malika regarding this, spoke to someone who has not come to embrace change regarding her life… since she still sees money as the out over her art, especially when putting in the work to be the best artist she can be would do so much for her. Not to mention, her toxic actions came back to bite her in this tale as well. Since Pop got out of jail and tried to make things square, only to lose his life at Marlon’s hands. 

But what made that whole mess worse, was the sheer fact it was caught on camera, meaning that the cops might get hold of the footage since they’re putting the heat on Ricky. Which was the perfect way to hammer home, the dangers of not embracing change. Especially when the universe is screaming out to a person to do so because of how their actions are causing more harm than good. And the only question that remains from this story… is whether or not Malika and Renee will learn from what the universe was trying to teach them here. Because truly, this duo is at a crossroads… one that will either send them into darkness and regret or push them into the limelight and a better life at last, and it will be fascinating to see what this duo takes away from the events of this episode, when season one of this magnificent series comes to a close next week. Until then.

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