After being pulled into the darkness following the incident with Roller, it seemed like Desna had fought her way back to the light. She managed to keep the clinic afloat despite Bryce’s initial ineptitude while getting the salon of her dreams, winning NailPalm for her girls, and ensuring that suspicion for Roller’s “murder” didn’t fall upon her and Virginia. However, setting up the Coombses is proving to have blowback that she didn’t anticipate; initially, she thought that they would just go to jail for what they did and be off the streets long enough for Dean to finally relax. With the Coombses being murdered by Bryce, though, Desna jumped from one fire into another, as she now has to worry about it being traced back to her, Virginia, and Polly.
On the next episode of Claws, Desna is finally feeling hopeful that she could be free of Uncle Daddy once and for all. She knows what a life being tied to the Dixie Mafia is like and after her experiences trying to keep Roller’s “murder” a secret, she wants as much distance as possible between herself and Uncle Daddy. While NailPalm seemed like her way out of the life for good, given that she won enough money to fix the damage done by Glint’s previous owner, her biggest threat right now might be Jennifer, who knows that Desna had a hand in setting up the Coombses. Granted, Jennifer is in no position to judge given that Bryce has only fallen deeper down the organized crime rabbit hole, but Bryce’s standing with Uncle Daddy means that learning that the Coombses weren’t dealing drugs to Roller and therefore weren’t responsible for what happened to him could open up the case once again. And this time, Uncle Daddy would have no hesitation in going after Desna and Virginia given how much he loved Roller and the fact that he was never sold on Virginia’s outlandish alibi in the first place. Jennifer could curry a lot of favor with Uncle Daddy if she goes to him with what she knows, but would she willingly give Desna up in order to make her already lavish lifestyle that much more extravagant?
Elsewhere on Claws, Polly discovers a maternal instinct she didn’t know she had and Dean becomes overwhelmed with feelings of romantic love for the first time.
Claws airs Sundays at 9:00 on TNT.
Will Desna ever be able to escape Uncle Daddy’s clutches? How long will it be before Jennifer reveals Desna’s secret? What happens to Desna and Virginia once Roller frees himself from Gladys?
