Ashton Nash and Dwayne Joseph Jr.
Staff Writers
“Take these Cookies!” Many fans remember this line from Taraji P. Henson’s character, Cookie Lyon and many more from the hit new series, “Empire”. The series, created by Lee Daniels, has had the audience stoked, breathless, and on the edge of their seats waiting to see what is going to happen next. “Empire” has pulled in viewers by the millions. According Nielsen ratings, 11.07 million viewers in the 18-49 age group, have been captivated by the hit show. Students on the campus of Jackson State University are no exception and are tuning in every Wednesday to see what the Lyon family has in store. Here are the top ten OMG moments on “Empire”, according to JSU students we interviewed.
1. Take These Cookies Who can forget Cookie’s plea to Malcolm, the head of Empire security, to “take these cookies” after he saves her from a would be purse snatcher.
2. Anika betrays Lucious Anika pays Lucious back for his infidelity by going to Lucious rival, Billy Baretti and becomes the A&R executive for Baretti’s company. Baretti continues his efforts to ruin Lucious IPO.
3. Cookie and Portia evict Boo-boo Kitty After Cookie and her assistant find out that Anika is in cohoots with Lucious’ arch enemy Baretti, they arrive to throw Anika out of the empire.
4. Jamal Comes Out Jamal used Lucious’ song to come out at the Empire party after being told by his father to let his music tell his truth.
5. The showdown for Lola Jamal’s ex wife’s and boyfriend Reggie show up to claim Lola but Jamal isn’t having it. Reggie tries to shoot Jamal but the story takes an unexpected turn when Lucious reveals that he’s the real father of Lola. Malcolm saves the day by shooting Reggie in the head.
6. Lucious kills Bunkie Lucious and Bunkie (Cookie’s cousin) had been best friends since they were teenagers but Bunkie’s attempt to blackmail Lucious leads to him being shot in the head.
7. Andre’s Bipolar disorder Flashback’s are a reoccurring theme on this show and it takes viewers back to when Andre was first diagnosed with Bipolar disorder while in college. Lucious was in denial about his son’s illness until his son’s behavior begins to affecting Empire.
8. Lucious throws young Jamal in the trash A flashback of Lucious throwing Jamal in the trash when he comes down the stairs in women’s clothing was one of the most memorable scenes this season. This scene sets the tone for Jamal and Lucious’ relationship.
9. Cookie and Anika and Lucious’ Love Triangle As things turn sour between Lucious and Anika, things begin to heat up between the former couples and leads to a weekend tryst that is discovered by Anika.
10. Lucious forces/pays Camilla to leave town Camilla’s influence doesn’t sit well with Cookie or Lucious and he gives her a big check and tells her to leave the country and Hakeem alone. She makes an even bolder move by ripping up the check and proceeds to tell Lucious that after he dies, she’ll be back. Fear not Empire fanatics, according to EOnline, “Empire” has been renewed for a new season.
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