Gray) persuades him to stay and build a relationship with his son. Was Cookie inside of the car? "It's bittersweet and it's heartbreaking, but Lucious has a hard head. Resident of One Chicago, the galaxy far, far away, and Northeast Ohio. Cookie and Lucious have a big problem on their hands. I think what's interesting is if they do come back together, they will be coming back together with their eyes wide open and knowing how difficult it will be. Franklin. Middle sonJamalis mentioned during Hakeem's rap, but the accompanyingflashback sequence doesn't showactor Jussie Smollett, who was written out of the show last seasonafter allegations he staged a hate-crime attackin Chicago, where "Empire" filmed. After she and her partner (Becky) cofounded the Bossy Media, Cookie shows up from no where and has indirectly stage a coup seeing her being sent off from her company (her blood and sweat). In order to "be a boss woman", Cookie sets up a wardrobe that allows her to "look like one. Empire was never a show that was short on drama, but the Fox series' finale managed to get two episodes worth of action into one. The oldest Lyon then grabbed Mouse around his neck and squeezed yelling at him, until the felon fell lifelessly to the ground. Who blew up Cookie's car? "[15] After her time in prison, Cookie needed to reclaim what she put into Empire. I think we are still in the same place where we don't have plans specifically at this moment. Enter youngest Lyon brother Hakeem (Bryshere Y. ", Empire May Have Killed Off [Spoiler] in Shocking Season 6 Premiere. After production was forced to close in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the decision was made to bring together what had already been filmed for the third- and second-to-last episodes of the series and turn it into the last episode. The setting and timing of this weeks Cookie-killing flash-forward it occurred at the Lyon family estate roughly nine months in the future suggests that her demise is directly linked to husband Lucious own previously teased death. I remember picking up the script and it scared the bejesus out of me. In the Season 5 premiere, it has been revealed that two years has passed since Cookie and Lucious lost Empire to Teddy Barker which is then turned over to Jeff Kingsley after Teddy unexpectedly dies. "This show taught me about my power in this industry and about my worth because Cookie came in kicking down the door, and that's where I got 'roaring like a lion' from. Cookie could have done it, although she was back to considering Lucious the love of her life by. Given her family's penchant for drama and Lucious' persuasive nature, however, that might be easier said than done. Cookie will stop at nothing to get what she wants and she will cause "havoc" along the way. On the plus side, Brett Mahoney seemed highly confident that Empire will eventually get the intended ending that the writers had planned to wrap the series with. Could the stresses of that job push him too far again, or had he learned how to handle it? Dis tew much. Marcus 'Bunkie' Williams (also known as Bunkie Campbell) was Cookie Lyon's cousin and one of Lucious Lyon's employees at Empire Entertainment. He has taken down a lot of people in the past, yes, he told Cookie that and so he want to get back at Coocious for putting him out of business. Jamal tries to rally the family . After a failed double romance by Cookie and Jamal Lyon with this family, this family has sworn to end the Lyons at all cost. Those ominous words followed the startling scene in which we again saw the Lyon family matriarch rushing to her car and sitting inside before the black luxury vehicle explodes -- presumably with her inside. Seriously? Gray) as their father. If you're in the market for some new shows now that Empire has come to an end, be sure to check out our 2020 spring premiere schedule and our 2020 summer premiere guide.