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EPISODE
SEASON
SCHEDULE
Empire - Season 2 Episode 16: The Lyon Who Cried Wolf
Cookie tries to convince the board that Lucious is fine, knowing Lucious won’t be held much longer in prison a plot is up to displace him from the company.
7 January 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 July 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 05, 2016
Interestingly enough, there are no childhood flashbacks in this episode. However, moments like when Leah forces Lucious to eat cake, (while wielding a knife a tad too close to him) serve as reminders to those darker times.
May 05, 2016
The time has come for the question we didn't dare ask: Has Empire righted itself? After all the nonsense of the beginning of this season... is Empire steering itself back on course to being an actual good show.
May 05, 2016
On the brighter side of the Lyon spectrum, Jamal met a new man in the music biz and entered into his first steamy hookup since breaking up with Michael.
May 05, 2016
For a minute, for one giddy, glorious moment, I finally got it. I saw the Empire that the millions of people who tune into this show on a weekly basis have apparently been seeing when I couldn't.
May 05, 2016
Anika has so much up her sleeve and she is a very intricate character. Everybody's gonna have a really fun ride.
May 05, 2016
If you watched last night's Empire, you got more than an excellent hour of the series - and a rebound from last week's misfire.
May 05, 2016
For all the Lyon/lion metaphors this show conjures, this week brings a new one: Lucious's mother, Leah Walker, is absolutely not a lion. She's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
May 06, 2016
The evolving plot line of Lucious's mother remained an integral part of the show.
May 05, 2016
Every time I try to write off Lucious, something happens that makes me question why he ended up the twisted man he is today. Now we have a definite answer... His mother.
May 05, 2016
So many fleeting looks and people pushed against walls. More of this, please.