Look, its not surprising thatEmpiretook product placement to a whole new level this week. Shouting out name brands is natural for the Lyons industry, and its also nothing new for the show. (Cant these people just text each other? Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox It would save a lot of gas.) Theyre even prepared to barter Jamal and Hakeems talents for the sake of their labels. (More on that later.) Love and money are all tangled up in this family....
Jamal and Hakeem throw down, and the FBI’s closing in on Lucious. But this week, the title, Poor Yorick, actually served the themes well. Your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox Lucious has a few Yoricks in his life. Bunkie might be the closest match. (Nope, not a finger just a bullet.) Still, its Vernons body that Lucious ends up helping Andre exhume from the grave in a veryHamlet-inspired scene....
Hes just perfecting hisWhiplashimpression when Cookie drops by and orders him to stop avoiding his mother. He hasnt been home to see Leah in three nights, ever since she brandished that knife at him. (It seems death-by-cake wasnt Luciouss fate after all,Matildafans will sadly note.) Credit: Chuck Hodes/FOX Lets just say she takes to it less favorably than ASA voters. Andre visits with Leah, who turns her little old lady act up to 11 for him....
(Maybe Fox had to save all its drama for the premiere ofStar,which followed the episode?) Cookie senses hes lost the crowd, so she takes the mic herself. She doesnt stop there. Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox Jamal will headline and everyones invited. Angelo readily accepts the change and they get to planning, but Mrs. DuBois is skeptical. Youre getting a little too local, darling, she warns him. Lucious drops by as Cookie plans the event in a fever....
Cookie tells Lucious that when they were beyond broke, all they had was the music. So selling it off now would be like going bankrupt. Most Tweetable Quote:Whats up with this legendary stuff? Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox Yall making me sound neolithic or something, is pretty impressive simply because Lucious uses the word neolithic. Most GIF-worthy moment:Lucious jealousy gets the best of him when seeing Cookie and Laz make out. COOKIE LYON...
Shes a wolf in sheeps clothing. She seems harmless and sweet at first, as little old ladies generally are. Andre is visiting her at the home, and they chat during bingo. Credit: Chuck Hodes/FOX They treat you okay here? Not Mondays, Leah answers ominously. I had the voice, but they never gave me a chance. Finally, she gives Andre a harder look: Your eyes. Are you kin to me? And the truth is out....
Is it possible to put your own family behind you and choose another? Or are you chained to a cycle thats been pre-determined by your genes? We open at Camillas funeral so turns out she actuallydiddie last week. Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox Rhonda will assume Camillas role as creative director of the Antony & Cleopatra fashion line (that was convenient! ), and shes successfully gotten Andre to the doctorandon a new dose of meds or so Andre says....
Why does anyone expectanythingfrom Lucious anymore? Why does Cookiealwayshave to save the day? (And on that note, why is she not just running Empire herself already?) Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox But before I rattle off any other questions, lets get on the same page. plotting to take over Empire. Freda calls you Miss Cookie and respects you! Just…dont get on her bad side? Cookie, however, is not impressed. Its all right, she allows....
Boxing, morphine, and threesomes. For the past few weeks,Empirehas really lost the plot. Remember that FBI raid? Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox Remember that Apex deal? Remember how Porsha got Cookie arrested and yet still remains gainfully employed by Lyon Dynasty? If not, no need to worry. None of this seasons narrative arcs lasts more than a few weeks. The writers dont even seem to care if the twists make sense anymore....
Weve got a lot to cover this week, so lets get started! question from last week without too much fanfare. Thirsty pulled her away in time, apparently, so she never told. Credit: Chuck Hodes/FOX That was… easy. Watching Lucious treat Anika with kid gloves, though, has gotten Rhonda to her breaking point. but he isnt having it. She thinks Andre owes her, but he doesnt seem quite convinced. Meanwhile, Cookie and Lucious have the past creeping up on them, too....
Can Cookie ever catch a break? fell over a balcony railing. So whats the rational behind the crazy cliffhangers? Credit: Chuck Hodes/FOX ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Can you confirm that someone actually was thrown from the balcony? Can you say who? Did someone die in the finale? If someone went over that balcony, I dont think there was any chance of survival. You saw how high up we were. Was it pure coincidence that the season ended with a catfight, just as season 1 did?...
After all, she was going back to this place, to see somebody in her and Lucious past. I do the costumes forEmpire, and would you guys be interested in lending samples? recalls Nieddu of his correspondence with Akerland, who styled the cutting-edge looks seen in BeyoncesLemonadevideo. Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox They ended up sending me the look book, and I loved everything. As for Hensons reaction? She loved it, says Nieddu....
Its never really just one person, Bre-Z adds. It takes a team to create something great. And the fact that shes working with such top-level producers is an opportunity thats not lost on her. Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox Moving forward, this wont be Bre-Zs only acting gig. And yes, a non-EmpireEP is coming soon. Unlike Bre-Z, McNeills collaboration with the music side ofEmpireis a little more hands-off. I just want to check that that its right and the right time....
