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So remember how Hakeem got kidnapped but then everyone got really interested in baseball for a week?
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That was super weird right?
Dont worry.Empireis finally back and heres what happened!
The show opens to show that Hakeem is still TAKEN!
YASS Becky and Naked Dude!!
Becky says that shes got to get some sleep before her first meeting with her new boss Andre.
Naked Dude gives her some encouraging words and then he doesnt let her get any sleep.
Good for that fine ass Becky.
And not in a sexy way!
Cookie assumes that its fake and set up by Lucious and she marches off to go cuss Lucious out.
Theres a huge difference!
Cookie stomps in yelling about the kidnapping prank.
Lucious tells her that its real and that he knows who has Hakeem.
They run out to go get him.
The kidnappers are going HAM on Hakeem!
They pull off their shirts to reveal some weird bull-headed tattoos in the middle of their backs.
I mean, I like steak too but Im not about to get a tattoo about it.
Calm down, fellas!
Hakeem inquires about whether or not theyre cowboys.
They knock him out.
He never got an answer.
Later, Cookie and Lucious are waiting under a bridge or something to get Hakeem back.
Those dumb kidnappers only charged $40,000 for Hakeems return.
Thats a weird number right?
Why not $50,000?
That number feels better to me!
I dont want to be greedy!
Anyway, while they wait, Andres tight ass is running that meeting Becky was so worried about earlier.
Andre wants to do a morality screening of every Empire Gutter Life artist.
Becky out here dippin her pen in company ink!
Super Parents Lucious and Cookie beat up the driver demanding to know where Hakeem is.
The driver says he got out of the van.
Next we see a disoriented and rough-looking Hakeem walking the streets, bruised and battered.
Shes having a nervous breakdown because thanks the Lyons, homegirls life is in shambles!
She walks to her door after hanging up and bloody Hakeem is waiting for her.
They have sex up against the door.
But also WHAT??!!
Hakeem is forever changed after the kidnapping.
Hes angry, humiliated, and he blames his parents.
Hes having a breakdown.
Later, he faces off with his own reflection in a mirror.
He punches Mirror Hakeem in the face.
Hes really losing it.
All sweaty and dark!
Its kinda hot and Im not ashamed to admit that I like it.
Back at the Empire office, Andre is doing his morality check of the Gutter Life artists.
Andre really loves the Bible you guys so J-Poppa has passed the test!
Andre tells him that even though hes a gangster rapper, he should really play up the Christian stuff!
Later at Leviticus, theres a Gutter Life concert for bloggers.
and Becky talks about how good J-Poppa puts it on her.
Das Tew Much!!
Andre tells Jamal that he knows about Becky and J-Poppa and that he doesnt approve.
Honestly though, if it aint Jesus, Andre dont approve of it!
Lucious is like What??
Beckys like, What the hell??
and Andre is like YASSSS!!!
He tells Lucious that it was his idea to have a Christian gangster rapper.
Lucious sees that and tells Becky to basically listen to Andre and let him run things.
Andres ego is stroked.
He put him in place.
Andres ego deflates and goes to sit in a shower fully clothed again.
On that love scene …
Also, yes.
I, a plus sized, dark-skinned woman, had a love scene on primetime television.
I had the most fun ever filming that scene even though I was nervous.
But I felt sexy and beautiful and I felt like I was doing a good job.
Im very proud of the work we all did to make that scene a great opening for the episode.
I keep hearing that people are hating on it.
Im not sure how anyone could hate on love but thats okay.
You may have your memes.
Honestly, Im at work too busy to check Twitter anyway.
Hope you enjoy next weeks show!
But, the two showed theres no love lost in the second clip after shooting another scene together.
Another day in the life of J-Poppa and Becky.
They aint ready, McRae says.
Check out the videos for the full behind-the-scenes scoop.
