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Jasmine’s Return and the Missing Piece: Penelope’s Role in the Drama

Alright, folks—everyone’s buzzing about Jasmine’s return to the series. Beyond the chaos of her stabbing Gary, there’s a bigger question: why is she solely blaming Andy for everything? Why not Penelope? Shouldn’t she get some of that anger too?

Here’s the thing—Jasmine doesn’t seem to know anything about Penelope. And even if she did, it probably wouldn’t change much. At the end of the day, Gary has always been obsessed with Andy. Even when Jasmine was finally unblindfolded and placed next to Gary, what’s the first thing he did? He turned to Andy and asked, “Are you okay?” Jasmine shut that down real quick—she wasn’t about to let him act like he cared about anyone other than himself.

Penelope, in this case, is a complete non-factor. She didn’t even find out about Jasmine until Andy mentioned it toward the end of Season 6. If we go back to that moment, Gary had shown up at the law firm—was he there for Andy or Penelope? I can’t quite remember. Either way, he was trying to talk to someone, possibly meeting with Hayden, when Andy, Fatima, and Penelope confronted him. That’s when Andy dropped the bomb: “Did you know Gary was actually married when he started messing around with me?” Of course, she conveniently left out the part where she knowingly had an affair with a married man, throwing Gary under the bus while making herself look innocent.

Now, let’s break it down. Penelope didn’t appear until the end of Season 6, but the timeline suggests that she was already in the picture way before that. She was another side chick while Gary was still married to Jasmine—even before Season 1. By the time Jasmine and Gary divorced and she went to jail, Penelope was still in “offscreen land,” making her an afterthought in the story. So, Jasmine being mad at Penelope? It’s not even a discussion—it doesn’t matter in her mind.

But imagine if Jasmine was still alive (though I’m convinced she’s dead). Wouldn’t it be wild if she found out about Penelope? Would she try to eliminate her the same way she’s targeting Andy? Or, in a shocking twist, would these two scorned women join forces to take down Gary once and for all? That would’ve been one hell of a storyline for Season 9.

The writers had a goldmine of potential here, but they dropped the ball. Penelope has just as much reason to hate Gary as Jasmine—arguably even more. Add in her lingering animosity toward Andy, and you’ve got the perfect storm. Just imagine Jasmine manipulating Penelope, warping her already broken mind into full-blown hatred toward Andy. That could’ve been incredible.

But, like I said, I don’t think it’s happening. Some fans are speculating that Tyler Perry might rewrite some of Jasmine’s story, but I’m not holding my breath.

So what do you think? Would Jasmine have turned on Penelope, blaming her just like she blames Andy? Or could they have joined forces? And what if, in a surprising turn, Penelope sided with Andy instead?

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