TVLINE | It occurred to me that it’s not just that Jenard is a bad leader, it’s that Tommy has become a good leader, and that’s a big reason that the CBI guys come to work for him. Would you agree that he’s become a leader of men that maybe he wasn’t a few seasons ago?
SIKORA | I totally agree, because Tommy would never have seen himself as the leader of men. He would have seen himself as the muscle, and almost like, “Why would I want to lead men? If you can’t, if you don’t, like go f**k everybody.” But now, Tommy’s like, “No, maybe not f**k everybody. F**k most people, but like, are you on my side?” [Laughs] I think you’re exactly right.
Kris Lofton played the hell out of that character, but it’s almost like it’s like when you want something too much — acting included — when you want that job too much, people can smell that on you, and you don’t get the job. And with Jernard, he wants to lead too much, and people are like, “Yeah, I don’t want to be with you.” Tommy’s like, “Come with me or don’t come with me. If you don’t come with me, I’m just going to kill all of you.” [Laughs]
TVLINE | Gary, Mireya takes herself out of the narrative because she knows Tommy won’t be able to focus with her and the baby around. Tell me about creating this woman who seems like a perfect partner for Tommy, who is an impulsive, changeable guy.
LENNON | She’s a great partner for Tommy, because she understands both worlds, and so he doesn’t have to lead her. She can make some decisions. And when we were in the writer’s room deciding how to end this story, the romantic part of the story this season, I felt it was important. We talked a lot about like, what’s a moment, what’s something she can do that would be a boss move?
Him telling her to get out of town or him making her get out of town takes away all of her agency. So I came up with the idea of letting her do that. And the way Joseph comes into the apartment and finds the letter and reads it, it is full of emotion and, and he knew he’s with the right woman, cause that’s the girl I wanna be with, right?
TVLINE | I am sad that we won’t see Tommy changing diapers and being a dad. Just for the comedy of it. You know, like he’s strapped up, and he’s freaking out about the diaper genie or something.
SIKORA | [Laughs] I’ll never be better than David Schwimmer on Friends doing that, but I’ll do my best.
TVLINE | Was there anything of Tommy’s that might have made its way into your bag come home with you at the end of the shoot?
SIKORA | I have almost nothing from the original “Power” show. I have a sweater of Tommy’s that Starz will probably now try to charge me $700 for, [Laughs], which is a great sweater… The only other thing I’ve ever taken from any “Power” anything is the shell casing of the blank when Tommy kills Angela. That lives in my sock drawer.
LENNON | I have a Tommy jacket.
SIKORA | You have a Jenard jacket
LENNON | I have a Jenard jacket, too.
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