Tamal Kundu
As ‘Bel-Air’ nears its first season finale, relationships evolve, and different characters find themselves being confronted by crucial changes in their lives. In episode 8, titled ‘No One Wins When the Family Feuds,’ the Banks family celebrates Will’s (Jabari Banks) birthday, and Vy (April Parker Jones) comes to Los Angeles.
With Will turning 17, Vy seriously considers whether she should tell him everything about his father. Hilary (Coco Jones) faces a crisis in her professional life, and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola) decides to ignore what Phil (Adrian Holmes) has told him to do. Here is everything you need to know about the ending of ‘Bel-Air’ episode 8. SPOILERS AHEAD.
Bel-Air Episode 8 Recap
In episode 8, the Banks family deals with the fallout of their actions from episode 7. Carlton (Olly Sholotan) is forced to serve as his father’s caddy because of the party and the subsequent involvement of the authorities. Carlton points out the unfairness of it to his father as Will was the one who organized the party, and he wasn’t being punished. In response, Phil reminds his son that Will’s birthday is around the corner. His punishment simply has been postponed because of that.
Vy arrives in Los Angeles in a private jet that Phil has presumably arranged for her and is received on the tarmac by her son and Viv (Cassandra Freeman). This is the first time she has come to L.A. in a long while. A deep-seated tension between Vy and Viv was hinted at in previous episodes. In episode 8, the brimming anger and frustration they have felt toward each other finally pour out.
For Vy, much of that stems from what happened to their mother. When she got sick, Vy took care of her. Although Viv helped out financially, Vy thinks it wasn’t enough. Witnessing what the relationship between his mother and aunt has become, Carlton decides to mend things with Will. They have had their truces before. But then they have gone back to hating each other.
However, the fact that Carlton is willing to accept the relationship between Will and Lisa is a step in the right direction. Meanwhile, despite the success her racy cooking video has achieved, Hilary is reluctant to put out more. This inevitably puts her at odds with her house leader, Kylo. Hilary ends up quitting the Crib of Influence and now owes Kylo $50,000 for breaching the contract.
Bel-Air Episode 8 Ending: What Happened between Lou and Vy?
In ‘Bel Air,’ Lou is Will’s absent father. Will doesn’t know much about him except that he abandoned them. Will justifiably harbors a lot of resentment toward his father, which sometimes gets directed at father figures. And this is why the relationship between Phil and Will is at the core of the narrative of ‘Bel-Air. If the dramatic imagining even loosely follows the storyline of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ that relationship is bound to serve as a major plot device.
After learning that Vy wants to tell Will about his father, Viv and Phil object to it. Viv directly speaks to Vy about it, while Phil instructs Geoffrey to ensure that Lou never comes close to Will. Geoffrey tells his employer that Will and Lou should decide whether they want to resume their relationship or not. No one else has the right to step in and complicate things without being asked.
Vy eventually tells Will at least some parts of the truth about Lou. He was apparently a dreamer, and Vy had to support him. At one point, it just became too much. Will accepts his mother’s explanation for now, but it’s apparent that Viv has hidden much of the story. She has been afraid that her son will hate her if he comes to know the truth. And yet, nothing she says can possibly trigger an extreme reaction from Will.
Who Is Lou in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
In the original series, Lou Smith is portrayed by Ben Vereen. He appears in the fourth season of the show. When Will was five years old, his father abandoned him and his mother. After Lou shows up at the café where Will works, the former admits that he ran away because he felt he wasn’t ready to be a father. He then claims that he now wants to be part of his son’s life. Although Will believes this, Phil sees through the lies and is eventually proven correct. Ultimately, it is established that Phil is the actual father figure in Will’s life.
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