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.
"Without A Country" feels like the show Empire was trying to become in its first season. The episode is still silly as hell, but in an arch, savvy way that suggests the show is being made by people who really love nighttime soaps.
It's getting delightfully tricky to tell who's a genuine threat to the Lyon family's well-being and who's a short-stay special guest meant to be done away with before the credits roll.
If there's one thing that Empire does well, it's the infamous dramatic exit. Slamming the door in someone's face numerous times? Check. Shutting the elevator door after a big reveal? Check.
[One] moment falls in line with the show's penchant for hitting on real-world issues the black community faces, particularly issues around mass incarceration and police brutality.
Hakeem and Cookie seemed to be the only people thinking of the family by trying to remove the poisonous influence that is Lucious Lyon from their lives. But removing a cancerous organ, when it's vital ensures the death of the body.
