Bel-Air Adds A Dangerous Twist To Uncle Phil & Geoffrey
WARNING! Spoilers ahead for Bel-Air episode 4.
Uncle Phil and Geoffrey have certainly been dramatized in Bel-Air, as the reboot's twist gives them a far more dangerous criminal edge. Just as expected, Bel-Air season 1 is giving the Banks family much higher stakes in their story, and not just in terms of Will’s arrival. Bel-Air has introduced several twists on Fresh Prince’s iconic characters, with their dramatic reimaginings quickly departing from the light-hearted motivations and comedic roles of their sitcom counterparts.
Bel-Air has truly leaned into the consequences of Will’s legal troubles, Uncle Phil’s power and status as a notable Bel-Air lawyer, and Carlton’s arrogance surrounding what sent Will to California. While Fresh Prince saw Will and the Banks family run into trouble with the law a few times, it was nothing compared to Uncle Phil’s illegal influence on the justice system and his own criminal activities that are portrayed in Bel-Air. In a strange twist, Bel-Air is beginning to turn the Banks family into a lavish version of The Godfather’s Corleones.
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In Fresh Prince, Uncle Phil was just a lawyer who was talented enough in his craft to get Will and Carlton out of trouble. In Bel-Air, Uncle Phil’s status and power in Los Angeles have given him much more influence than just being a lawyer, as it appears he’s actually a secret crime boss. In Bel-Air episode 4, Geoffrey tells Will that he’ll take care of Rashaad, who has discovered where Will went after Philadelphia. In the episode, Will sees a mysterious man in a car watching him at school, with Bel-Air later revealing that Geoffrey has been working with him and that Uncle Phil is their “boss.” This
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