Brilliance would be: What fam said earlier, Tariq was supposed to warn Dre so he can run from Kanan boys, Run from them right into Tommys people. The nod he gave his father was supposed to signal it was done.
Coincidence: More than likely what you guys said happened at face value and we are reading to deep into this.
The writing on the show has never been to genius so we definitely could be wrong as to it being that smart. Kourtny Kemp at a seminar actually patted herself on the back and claimed she was a literary genius for coming up with the line "keep fucking that bitch til I tell you to stop" .
^^^So that is the kind of writer we are dealing with here.
Remember this show is a soap opera. Nobody who matters die. I wouldn't be surprised if Dre and ghost team up at the end to Go against Lawrence Tate.