As Chapter 22 ended with a tangled web of Kellz questions, the viewer is now saddled with even fewer answers. So much has happened since that sad day: the mysterious Package was introduced, and Sylvester has established an uneasy agreement with Joey. “Trapped” fans will recall that Chuck’s last appearance was way back in Chapter 18, when he tearfully admitted to his lover, Rufus, that he was in a hospital. But then Robert closes the book on Chapter 23 by asking what we’ve all been thinking: “…But there was no luck/When it came to getting in touch… with Chuck.” Williams, reprising his role as James, even picks up the phone. The calls keep rolling in to various minor characters Michael K. Meanwhile, Twan is outside the liquor store, shouting obscenities into the phone before asking how much he’s “getting paid.” Oh Twan. Rufus and Cathy get their sunny day of shopping spoiled all too quickly.īridget seems to be a little more receptive to the mysterious call - “Am I gonna be famous?” she asks, as if she is not already famous within R. Who’s calling? And how did they get that number?Īnd then… the phone calls keep coming. Sylvester and Gwen are chilling in bed - keep moving, folks, no drama to see here. The Narrator confirms that the next few chapters of the story are going to be “so crazy,” which is shocking to no one, but is also comforting. Kellz, as the Narrator, welcomes us into his humble abode, which is colored by bottles of liquor, allusions to previous episodes (check out Joey’s face on that “Chicago Mob War Erupts” poster, and that Dixie’s cocktail glass) and a gun (obviously). We open on a wide shot of Chicago’s skyline, as night bleeds into day and all the troubles of the “Closet’s” lost souls momentarily brighten. Our future looks brighter by the second.īut let’s focus on the here and now: Chapter 23. “I’ve got like a hundred chapters to come.” A hundred chapters! Forever! We no longer have to hope that, centuries and civilizations from now, our ancestors are deprived of carefully constructed hip-hoperas. And that’s not all: “‘Trapped in the Closet’ is forever,” the genius recently told TIME. Kelly has confirmed that 20 more chapters have been filmed. 17), and as “Trapped in the Closet” is slated to continue on IFC beginning Nov. Chapter 23 was released online on Wednesday (Oct. Kellz left fans of R&B and humanity craving more, and now, graciously, he has provided it.
Will these beloved characters ever find happiness on the crazy streets of Chi-town? What will Bridget and Big Man’s love child look like? And what in God’s name is “The Package”? But then: five years of unanswered questions. By now, the whole world has soaked in every last drop of Robert’s first 22 episodes of “Trapped” (released from 2005 to 2007), gorging upon the melodic sufferings of Sylvester, Rufus, Rosie The Nosey Neighbor, Twan, Roxanne, and of course, Pimp Lucius. Kelly‘s fantasia of sex, lies and singing. Welcome to the first installment of ’s “Trapped in the Closet” recaps, in which we reflect upon each new entry of R.