This weeks Empire episode was another hot to trot inside look into Lucious Lyons frustrations within his life and empire.
Let's get to it shall we:
CHEW IT UP COOKIE:
Cookie is chewing up the scenery right from the jump and after letting Lucious know that she wants and needs a bigger office and benefits for her trusted assistant Porscha, she gets a bigger spot. She later meets with Tiana, gives her some insightful ideas on her brand and listens to a potential hit song and her wheels get to spinning.
HAKEEM AND HIS SMART ASS MOUTH:
Hakeem meets with his dad and chops it up regarding his talents as a rapper. Best believe Hakeem is a lot of his father and a just as much of his mother but we don't think he should be ignored because the kid knows what it takes to make it as a star. Can we all just agree that Hakeem is really not feeling Tiana who's name rhymes with a certain pop star in real life but we aren't one to judge.
ANIKA FINNA SHAVE MISTA:
Lucious eventually tells Anika that he has MS after she catches him not vein able to to do simple things like shave. He lets her know that but his symptoms are getting worse by the minute. We see these two in a moment of love and understanding concerning their relationship but we all know Lucious has feelings for Cookie and will dump Anika like a bad habit. Lucious tells Anika that there is a reason why he is hard on her and he needs her to snag a popular artist named Titan who reminds us of a rough version of Drake, DMX and Chris Brown combined.
WATCH YA THRONE & YA TONE:
The board members meet in Lucious's office to discuss his desire to steal Titan from his record label and things get a bit disrespectful. The members step in and get smart with Lucious regarding his machinations concerning Titan. Lucious takes it all in but not before he lets them know that they need to watch their tone with him.
Lucious is a cold bloodied murdered - Take Heed!!
FUNKY DIGGS:
Cookie goes over to Jamal's crib, which leaves much to the interior decorator imagination, to check on her favorite son. Jamal is somewhat defeated after his ordeal with his father last week but leave it to his mother to come over and put him check and push him to get to work. - it Works!!!
COOKIE GETS SPIRITUAL:
Cookie goes to meet Titan the rapper's mother who is dealing with her son being in jail after shooting a guy after a concert. Cookie lays it on thick with the mother who is also a Muslim and she goes in with full garb on and doesn't really get anywhere but gets some key information. Something tells us Titan's mother signed up with Cookie and this will come out later in the season.
KEEP AN EYE ON COOKIE FOLKS!!
WHAT A SON:
Lucious has a visitor in the form of the police detective investigating Bunkie's murder who ask Lucious where he was at the time of Bunkie's death. The detective doesn't believe him and knows that he is guilty and is determined to get to the bottom of the murder but something tells us the detective may just meet the same fate as Bunkie. Andre steps up to the plate and covers for his father just as he did when he was a kid and grants his dad an alibi
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SHOTS FIRED:
Anika and Lucious meet with Titan's manager and shoot the breeze including speaking about Titan's contract but not before they are met with heavy gunshots. Lucious manages to get Anika out of harms way and guess what that fool says to him??
"I got this Lucious"
BRUH!!!
JAMAL IS IN THE STRUGGLE:
Jamal stops by his dad's crib and returns a check to Lucious that was mailed to him because of his songwriting talent. Jamal tells Lucious that his talent is worth much more than what Lucious is worth!! Ouch cause Lucious rich like Oprah!!!
Nobody can tell Lucious off like Jamal and Cookie and Hakeem - Hell that means all of them!!!
NO LOVE IN THE CLUB:
Lucious heads over to the club and sees one of his former studio bosses Barretti played by Judd Nelson who is also Titan's manager and these two guys go at it with the I did this and you did that. Lucious boldly let him know that he will never be an artist and thats why he is worried about Empire but not before Barretti lets Lucious know that he is gonna take him and everyone in his empire down and rename the club Cookie's
UH OH!!
CAMILLA AND HER BATH WATER:
Hakeem manages to get some quality time with Camilla, played to wicked perfection by Naomi Campbell, and before long they are interrupted by Tiana who we believe is in love with the thought of loving Hakeem and in the love with the notion of being with Hakeem and his brand. Something is coming down the turnpike for this triangle and Camilla is gonna be in the thick of things.
Poor Girl!!
TEEN CHOICES:
Hakeem arrives to the Teen Choice Awards showcase and Tiana promptly put his ass in check regarding the Camilla debacle. She lets him know that he better not mess up their branding opportunity as a couple. She lets him know that she doesn't care anything about him and Camilla just her desire to be famous. They turn it the showcase out and have their fans on their feet with their super hot duet.
FAMILY FIRST:
Lucious goes to see Titan in prison and coerces him into signing with Empire. The morning after Cookie catches Hakeem in the hallway of Empire. Hakeem thanks his mother for her insight when it came to the duet with Tiana but that is it. Clearly Cookie is hurt and lets him know that she missed 17 years of his life but things don't have to be that way but Hakeem isn't feeling it.
The sexual chemistry between Cookie and Lucious is thick as butter and something tells us they will be in bed VERY SOON.
The episodes are getting better and better if you ask us!!!
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