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EPISODE
SEASON
Empire - Season 1 Episode 02: The Outspoken King
The first season of Empire is based on Lucious Lyon the undisputed CEO of Empire entertainment but his medical challenge throws up a need to find a new heir.
12 September 1981, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 March 1991, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
9 August 1987, Belleville, Illinois, USA
11 September 1970, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
March 01, 2015
"The Outspoken King" almost seems as if it was written with the specific goal of setting fire to the goodwill Empire built in its pilot.
March 01, 2015
After last week's trainwreck of a pilot, anything would have been an improvement. But, let's give credit where credit is due, because Lee Daniels and co. came out firing on both cylinders with this week's Empire.
March 01, 2015
As much as "The Outspoken King" states its lofty ideals, it doesn't always deliver on them.
March 01, 2015
There were A LOT of things happening on Empire Season 1 Episode 2, as the freshman series kept chugging along and gave us a highly entertaining hour of television.
March 01, 2015
"The Outspoken King," the show's sophomore episode, certainly does have a lot of shrews that need taming.

