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Empire - Season 2 Episode 01: The Devils Are Here
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
September 24, 2015
In tonight's Season Two premiere - The Devils Are Here - all these strengths and more are on full display.
September 24, 2015
Personally, I'd hyped up Empire Season 2 Episode 1 so much in my mind that anything other than a masterpiece was going to disappoint me. And while it wasn't without its flaws, I was absolutely compelled from start to finish.
September 24, 2015
Ask Cookie, though, and she'll only insist that she's doing this for the good of the children. What a coincidence! That's our motive for watching this show, too.
September 24, 2015
Jamal is the new Lucious, Hakeem is the new Jamal, and Cookie is just... well, Cookie. And whether you're into the show's soapy storylines or not, that's just plain old fun to watch.
September 24, 2015
There's one thing I can't deny about Empire: this show is simply a delight to watch.
September 24, 2015
There's a greater focus on the core characters, even with the explosion of guest stars and cameos, and less narrative whiplash than in the typical season-one episode.
September 24, 2015
If there was any concern that creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong couldn't follow up their fantastic first season, this single hour of television laid them to rest.
September 24, 2015
Overall, the first episode met my high expectations, and more than likely will meet the fans' ones as well.
September 23, 2015
Packing enough twists and reversals into a single episode that more timid shows might take half a year to accomplish, Empire is dizzying, dazzling and lovably deranged...
September 24, 2015
It says something about the power of this show that it can spend its opening 15 minutes focused on a topic that news programs of the same network can't seem to address.