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.
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.
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.