On My Block season 3 premiere recap: Chapter Twenty One

On My Block is back, and it feels like we haven’t missed a beat!

On My Block is officially back with its third season, and things are just as dramatic and riveting as ever. There’s something to be said about how a series with young high school kids have managed to keep us engaged and interested in the story. I couldn’t get enough of it from the minute I watched the first episode.

I remember first starting On My Block a bit skeptical and unsure of if I would care what this story was about. But before I knew it and probably minutes within the first episode, I was brought into Monse, Ruby, Jamal, and Cesar’s lives. I’m sure like many others, it was a story I couldn’t relate to but somehow could. Their struggles felt like my own, and despite being much older than the characters, I still felt I could relate to them.

The season two finale left us worried about the future of these four beloved characters as they were kidnapped. The season three finale picks up from where we left off and it’s finally revealed who took them in the first place.

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The head of Santos, Cuchillos, is responsible for the four being kidnapped, and she’s impressed with their involvement in finding the Rollerworld money and taking down the Prophets. And because of this, she wants their help in finding Little Ricky, who she believes is alive and well.

This presents a problem for Monse, who was planning to leave and now has to delay her plans. Even though she secretly harbors a plan to leave, Cuchillos shows up to remind her she absolutely cannot–or else. And because it’s frightening when a mobster shows up in your room in the middle of the night, Monse immediately goes to Cesar for comfort.

The two are broken up? Maybe? Sort of? I guess so? Well, according to her, she just needed a “warm body” so I guess we can assume they are not a couple. Bummer.

Meanwhile, Ruby’s family is dealing with some financial issues and it’s causing a rift between his parents. And now Ruby’s dad is sleeping in his room, making it difficult for Ruby to attend to some *ahem* personal matters in the privacy of his room.

But the money Cuchillos would give back to them would help Ruby’s family out a lot, so there’s one major incentive for Ruby to make sure they find Little Ricky (along with Jamal who has to pay his dad back). Unfortunately, being shot in season 1 is still something Ruby is dealing with, and this whole ordeal isn’t making it easier.

Jamal gets right to work with trying to figure out this Little Ricky mystery and recruits Cesar’s brother, Oscar, to help him with it. They dig up Ricky’s grave only to find one of Chivo’s gnomes inside of it instead of a baby.

Also, who the heck is stalking Jamal? She’s freaking me out!

To help them with this mystery, they reluctantly decide to bring Jasmine into the mix, even though it’s a risky move. If you’re asking me, she is the most clever of the bunch and knows exactly what needs to be done.

On My Block is off to a pretty exciting start, and I have a feeling it’s only going to get better.

Let’s go, season 3!

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