Diosa de la Guerra

**Diosa de la Guerra** is the 51st episode of the series. It translates to "Goddess of War."

## Summary

Teresa looks for the culprits behind Tony’s death and takes out vengeance on El Gordo’s operation in Miami.

## Plot

### Holy Woman's house

While receiving a blessing from the same holy woman Pote visits, Teresa has flashbacks of all the people she's seen die: the bodies in El Limpiador's cage, Brenda, Guero, Birdie, and finally Tony. The holy woman advises Teresa to clothe herself in white to receive the angels' protection. As she leaves, Teresa arranges her hair in a tight bun, mirroring the style of her Queen of the South persona. She and her men get into their Cadillacs in sync and follow close behind.

Pote tells Teresa that King George is at the airport in Miami. Pote wants them to start their attack on Elias, but Teresa wants to be sure that it was him. Pote reminds her that Elias attacked one of their shipments while she was in the hospital. She says that taking a shipment and killing her are different. She wants to get proof first. *If it was Elias, we're going to kill him*. He agrees.

### Lafayette's house

Randall reports that Victor is gone. *How hard can it be to kill one little Mexican woman?*  There's a good chance that Allison, which Mendoza's men grabbed, knows where Victor is. Randall says that he'd better find him first. Lafayette says that hold on, if Teresa wants vengeance, they can help her get it.

### Warehouse

Boaz tells Teresa that Allison hasn't talked and out of respect for her and the way Teresa runs things he didn't use all of his tools. Pote asks her who sent her to kill Teresa. Allison spits on him. *What are you gonna do, shoot me?* Teresa fires two rounds at her feet. *No. I will.*

Pote tells Teresa that they're Cajun mercenaries and that they have a stronghold in Deadman's Bayou, but they don't know who hired them. Not even law enforcement will go in that Bayou. Teresa says she's coming with them.

Pote gets a call from Kelly Anne, who tells him that he needs to come home. *What's wrong?* Randall and his men are in Pote's kitchen. Kelly Anne jumps as Lafayette puts a hand on her bare shoulder and takes the phone. *Hurry home now and bring Miss Mendoza with you. It's not polite to keep company waiting.*

### Pote's house

Pote gets into Randall's face and tells him to get out of the way. Randall advises Teresa to call off her dog. *Why would I do that?* He allows her by and Pote orders his men to watch them before following close behind.

Lafayette is in the kitchen eating. He tells them that the posole is not half bad. *Call me old-fashioned, but I still like a woman who can cook*, he says to Kelly Anne. Kelly Anne says that Pote made it. Lafayettes says that's surprising. Teresa wants to know what he wants. Lafayette tells her that she's entitled to her vengeance but people aroudn there don't take kindly to decapitated head and body hanging from bridges. That isn't Teresa's plan. He tells her that those Cajuns she's hunting are a nasty bunch. He saw the security footage of them dragging out the girlfriend of a certain bomb-maker. He knows who they're looking for and that's why he insists that Randall and his men accompany them. Teresa doesn't need his help, but he says it's not a request. *You see, I have a vested interest in your safety, Miss Mendoza*. *After all, we're partners*.

Outside, Lafayette instructs Randall to not let Victor or Teresa out of the bayou alive. He says they'll get it done.

### Deadman's Bayou

Javier and Randall come back from scouting the house to tell the rest of the group that they found the house but they can't tell how many people are inside. They have armed security, at least two of them. Pote suggests that they split up. Teresa says that she wants Victor alive. Javier says that they can take out the guards and fire a warning shot, then order Victor to come out. Teresa wants them to wait until nightfall, then they'll hit them.

Later, the group waits in the surrounding swamp in the dark. On Randall's orders from the other side of the house, his men fire their weapons and kill the guards. This was not Teresa's plan.

While everyone is distracted by the gunfire, Allison runs for it. Teresa runs after her through the swamp. Allison ambushes her with a knife and pins her down, but Teresa manages to turn the knife around and stab her in the throat. She gets up, only to be confronted by Victor; they hold each other at gunpoint. Teresa insists she doesn't want him dead, she just wants who hired him. Before Victor can respond or fire, Randall shoots and kills him. Before he can turn on Teresa, Pote appears, stopping him from killing her. Pote and Teresa furiously berate him,as they wanted him alive. Randall insists he saved Teresa's life and Victor would have fired on her. Pote gets in Randall's face again before they all leave the bayou.

Randall is forced to call Judge Lafayette and let him know Teresa got out alive, insisting that Lafayette asked him to take care of it quietly, and he couldn't have killed both her *and* Victor without alerting her followers. Lafayette berates him for his excuses and failures, insisting he deal with the problem before Teresa becomes too suspicious. Randall glances at one of the wounded Cajun mercenaries and says he has an idea.

### Lafayette's house

Cecil goes to Davis's room and says it's time for his pill. Davis takes the pill unresponsively as the Judge says he gave him a scare and he's sorry he inherited the 'weakness' of his mother's illness. He gaslights him and tries to convince Davis that what happened with Emilia was all a nightmare. He tells him to just rest now and he'll be up and about in no time. After the Judge leaves the room, Davis removes the pill from his mouth and shoves it under his mattress with other ones, indicating he stopped taking his medication days ago.

### Siete Gotas

Teresa bandages her wounded arm. Pote gets a call from the coroner's office, who tells him that Tony's remains are ready for pickup. *He was a good boy. Our relationship was complicated but I loved him like he was my own. And I failed him*. She says they both did. Javier reports that Randall is there.

Randall brings over the wounded Cajun and tells him to "tell her what you told me." Held at gunpoint by Randall, the Cajun "confesses" that Elias Rodriguez, El Gordo's nephew, hired them. As they lead him away, the Cajun man says that they were supposed to let him go if he said that. Randall tells Teresa that he'll take care of him. Teresa watches Randall as he leaves, then says to call George and tell him that they are going to Miami.

### Private terminal in Miami

Teresa, Boaz, Javier, and Pote arrive in Miami with several gunmen. *Well, ain't you a sight for sore eyes. Welcome to Miami, principesa*. Teresa and George hug and he kisses her cheek, giving Teresa his condolences for Tony. George laughs as the rest of the men follow him. *Look at the Justice League here! We got Chewy, Javi, and even the Wild Man from Sinaloa*. George hugs the rest of the group. Pote asks them if they're ready for this. George reminds them, *We're family*.

### Lafayette's house

Lafayette compliments Randall for pinning the blame for Tony's death on the Cubans, since they were also the ones who stole Teresa's most recent shipment. If they're lucky, Teresa will rush into the Cubans' turf, blinded by her need for revenge, and get herself killed. Randall warns him not to underestimate Teresa, saying she is a fighter and he wouldn't bet against her winning a war with the Cubans. Lafayette says then maybe they need to hedge their bet.

### Outside the tanning salon in Miami

Teresa and her crew capture one of Elias's drug mules, on her way to a tanning salon where cocaine is processed; Teresa promises they aren't going to hurt her, they just want to know the layout of the building and who's inside.

### Lafayette house

Davis has flashbacks of what happened with Emilia. He finds the number Emilia called on his phone.

### Tanning salon

After Pote, Javier, and Teresa each enter the salon under the pretense of wanting a tan, George holds the receptionist at gunpoint while the three storm the back room, killing the guards and cornering Elias's accountant, Nacho, in his office. Teresa introduces herself says she killed El Gordo, and tells him that is her stolen cocaine he's processing. She tells him she wants to find Elias and he says she won't need to: Elias is coming for her.

George alerts them that Cuban reinforcements are arriving. Boaz and Teresa's other gunmen cover the front entrance while Teresa, Pote, George and Javier flee out the back with Nacho, hot-wiring his car to escape the Cubans and the Miami PD.

### Marcel's place

Lafayette visits Marcel, reminiscing about their history together and referencing how his influence has helped Marcel reach a position of power. Marcel politely asks him to get to the point. Lafayette tells him that Teresa is becoming a problem, referencing her past conflict with Marcel. Marcel replies that he and Teresa buried the hatchet, but Lafayette says he needs to un-bury it, insisting this is not a choice. *After all, you people have a history of killing each other. When that levee breaks, I need to know I can count on you.* Barely containing his fury at Lafayette's racist and condescending attitude, Marcel whispers a yes.

### Miami air terminal

Teresa's group reunite at their private air terminal and are joined by Boaz, who says their other soldiers didn't make it. Teresa insists she isn't leaving Miami without Elias. Pote brings Nacho forward and Teresa tells him he's going to give them Elias or she'll make him talk, the Sinaloa way.

### Elias's compound

Outside Elias's compound, Nacho calls Elias and says he got away from the ambush with one of Teresa's men in his trunk; he says Teresa and four of her men are hiding in an abandoned factory along the interstate. Elias sends most of his men there, telling them he wants Teresa dead. Teresa calls Boaz and George, who are lying in wait at the factory. George tells Boaz they are coming, and Boaz declares, "*Let's give 'em hell*."

Nacho drives his car through security at the compound.

### Factory

At the factory, the Cubans storm the entrance but are held up by automatic fire from Boaz and George, killing several of them.

### Elias's compound

Nacho greets the two guards at the front of the compound, then leads them to to his car. As he opens the trunk, Javier sits up and shoots them both with a silenced pistol. Pote is shown stalking and killing the remaining guard.

### Factory

At the factory, when it seems like Boaz and George are about to be overwhelmed, they retreat through the back door and take cover. As the Cubans advance through the factory, George shouts, "Adios, Amigos!" and presses a detonator, blowing them all up. He and Boaz cackle and whoop with victory.

### Elias's compound

At the compound, Elias gets a call from Pote telling him all his men are dead. He insists he will make Pote suffer, but Pote tells him to turn around; he, Javier and Teresa are right behind Elias, holding him at gunpoint. Teresa says he killed her godson, which Elias insists he didn't, affirming that *she*  killed his uncle. Teresa says she doesn't believe him, and he scornfully points out she's going to kill him either way. He says he didn't kill Tony, but he wishes he had. Before he can describe how he would have made Tony suffer, Pote shoots him through the head.

### New Orleans

Marcel goes to consult his father, telling him about Lafayette's demand to attack Teresa. He tries to argue that, in alliance with Teresa, they could finally oust the racist judge and run Louisiana themselves, but his father sharply insists that Marcel needs to "remember where he is". Despite understanding his son's frustration and hope of changing the system (as he himself once felt the same way) Marcel's father insists that men like Lafayette have been and always will be in charge, and that to challenge that is suicide.

Davis Lafayette uses Emilia's phone to call Javier and let him know where he can find Emilia's body.

### Elias's compound

At the Cubans' compound, Teresa remarks to George that Elias was telling the truth before he died: he didn't kill Tony. George wonders who did, then remarks on Birdie's death, saying he doesn't need to know details but needs to know she was avenged. Unwilling to risk her alliance with Marcel, Teresa lies and nods to George.

Javier interrupts, telling Teresa "they" are here. She comes out of the compound, where all Elias's buyers are gathered. She tells them El Gordo and his nephew are both dead by her hand, and they can all buy from her now. One of them asks why they should buy from her when there are plenty of suppliers in Miami, and Teresa says El Gordo was skimming off the product he sold them, decreasing its' quality for his own profits. With her, they won't have to deal with a middleman and will get premium coke at regular prices. She insists there's no catch, but warns that if they refuse her deal, they will be treated as competitors. The buyer agrees that if she holds up her end, he accepts her terms; Teresa says she looks forward to working with them all. As her new partners walk away, Teresa turns to Boaz and asks him if he likes Miami; he references the women and weather and says "what's not to like?" She tells him she'd like him to run Miami for her. He takes off his hat and says, "You won't regret it, *jefa*." She turns to Nacho and asks him if he'd like a job; he says yes.

As Teresa drives away with Pote, he asks her if she isn't worried about Boaz becoming a loose cannon in a city like Miami, but Teresa says that if any of her new customers there try to give her trouble, Boaz will strike back hard, sending them a message not to cross her. She still doesn't trust him, but she's found a good use for him. It'll also be easier to keep an eye on him in Miami; they can have someone else run the Sinaloa branch of her empire, so Boaz won't be able to block or delay shipments anymore either.

### New Orleans

Defying his father's advice, Marcel calls Teresa and warns her that Lafayette is gunning for her. She points out she just paid Lafayette his $30,000,000 in advance, but Marcel insists that the judge wants her dead for some reason. He cautions her to get back to New Orleans safely and says he's all in.

Teresa thanks him, hangs up, and after a moment, declares that Lafayette was the one who killed Tony. Pote, startled, quickly pulls over. She doesn't know why Lafayette is after her, but she knows it's personal. Pote asks if she really wants to go after a man as powerful as Lafayette; even if they manage to kill him, New Orleans law enforcement and Lafayette's own local militias will come after them with everything they've got. He affirms that he is still with her, even if she wants to burn the city to the ground.

Teresa flashes back to all the times Lafayette belittled or threatened her as she considers her next move.

## Characters

* Teresa Mendoza
* King George
* Pote Galvez
* Boaz Jimenez
* Javier Jimenez
* Judge Cecil Lafayette
* Davis Lafayette
* Chicho
* Nacho

## Gallery

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## Tweets

* can you believe it? we're at the penultimate episode of the season!!!
* Matthew J. Lieberman: Hey #QueenFamilia. I co-wrote tonight's episode with @BenjaminDLobato It's the last one before the finale and you can't miss it.
* Ryan: That amazing episode was written by the crazy talented @BenjaminDLobato and @matthewlbrmn !! So lucky to get to work with such badass writers!!
* They're ready to seek justice for Tony.
	+ Julian Silva: Yesssss, avenge me.
* Ben Lobato: Only two episodes left! We're especially excited about tonight's episode. It's an homage to one of our favorite gangster movies -- Scarface
* Ben: George is back! It's about to go down.
* Welcome back, King George. You were missed
* Welcome back, King George. We've missed you and your wit.
* Ryan: I’M BACK!! LOVE Y’ALL!!! MISSED Y’AL!!!! NOW LET’S GET AFTER IT FAM!!!
* Ryan O'Nan: WOOHOO!! IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK!!! Pirate code says your friends are the family that you find. Time to fight like a rabid weasel for this #familia
* Ryan: I hated that Amelia died
* Joseph Campos: What happened to Emilia
* Joseph: The Queen is Headed to Miami Long live the Queen
* Vera Cherny: Elias reminds me of Tony Soprano’s nephew: This whole Boss of the Familia act? I just don’t buy it! Sorry / Not Sorry.
* Ryan: @AlimiBallard Is SO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!
* Ben Lobato: The chemistry between George and Teresa is undeniable. Didn't your heart break just a little when he asked about Birde?
* Dailyn Rodriguez: Fun Fact. @BenjaminDLobato is one of the guys in the shoot out at the warehouse. See if you can spot him!
* Jorge Reyes: It’s the Boaz and George show! Nothing can go wrong here, right?
* Ryan: The scene with @AlimiBallard and his mentor was fantastic. SUCH good acting!!
* Ben: Shout out to the amazing Ed Sanchez his direction on this episode was so on point! Fun fact - Ed celebrates the 20th anniversary of directing The Blair Witch Project! Thank you for being a part of the #QueenFamilia
* Vera: Can we talk about those Miami scenes though? They had a whole different color and texture to them! So different from the sexy mugginess of NOLA! Kudos to our DP, @\_abemartinez\_! Stunning work, Good Sir!
* Jorge Reyes: You knew they were gonna blow some shit up. You just know It. It’s boaz and George.
* Marcel's been a strong ally thus far.
* Jorge: “How hard can it be to kill one little Mexican woman?” There’s a lot of dead Motherfuckers asking themselves that same question.
* Miami is officially theirs. Do you think Boaz will make Teresa proud?
* So much for a clean exit.
* Ryan: BEHIND THE SCENES! This was fun! Thanks to my badass partner in goodguy crime @jtcampos1 and to the phenomenal writing of @benjamindlobato and @matthewlbrmn and the rockstar directing of @sanchezonthemic

#queenofthesouth Props to Scott, Mark and Scotty for always keeping us safe

* Ryan: The very talented Costume designer Amy Stofsky and here team of badasses picks out my digs for each episode. I’m a lucky boy!
* Ben: Whose side do you think Marcel will pick Teresa or Judge Lafayette??
* Dailyn: Teresa's hair is up in a bun. She means serious business.
* Ryan: Can’t ya hear the Mission Impossible music??
* Ryan: @BenjaminDLobato was one of the guys that was shooting at KG and Boaz in the warehouse!! First one in I think!! Only one to survive too!! Thank god!! WE NEED A SEASON FIVE BEN!! DON’T GET KILLED IN WAREHOUSES!!
* Vera: MARCEL: The Man. The Swag. The Suit. Always a pleasure to watch your work, @AlimiBallard! (Pero: I cannot WAIT for this new Justice League to put the Judge in his place!)
* Ryan: Time to bring in the chubby guns...I mean the big guns!! COME ON NOW!!!
* Ben: "No, I will..."
* Dailyn: "Clothe yourself in white to protect yourself."
* Dailyn: Brutal hand to hand with Teresa!!!! What other episode had a girl on girl hand to hand fight? I have no swag to give. Just props!
* Ryan: That crooked cop gets my blood up. (The actor playing Randall the cop is killing it as a villain) I HATE HIM!!
* "You people have a history of killing each other..."
* Ben: Our composer @raneyshockne really embraced the Scarface theme and absolutely murdered this piece. Here’s an exclusive of his song “The Lifestyle."
* Ryan: KG don’t fight no one without a nice shirt on. That’s just math

## Quotes

* Teresa: My name is Teresa Mendoza, I killed El Gordo, and that is my stolen cocaine you're processing.
* Boaz: Weather, women - what's not to like?
* Judge Lafayette: I have a vested interest in your safety, Ms. Mendoza.
* Marcel: Together, with her, we got a shot.
* "If you walk away, you will not be a customer. You will be a competitor."
* Lafayette: How hard can it be to kill one little Mexican woman?

## Trivia

* Showrunner Ben Lobato makes a cameo in this episode.
* The Cadillac in this episode is a tribute to Scarface.
* The scene with Marcel and his mentor, Lucien, is one of showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez's favorites.
* In El Diablo, Teresa says that out of the Four Horsemen, she isn't Death, she's War. In this episode, Teresa is meant to be the goddess of war.
* In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of war, wisdom, courage, strategy and mathematics. Teresa has been shown to have a good head for numbers and otherwise parallels the goddess.

## Ratings

This episode had 1,063,000 viewers and a 0.3 rating among 18-49 year olds .

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