Anthony Irons and Trai Byers, Empire. I was scared of Cookie," Henson explained. Though cast and crew are holding out hope that they will one day shoot a real finale for the series, for now fans are left with Season 6, Episode 18, as the end of Empire. Do Maya and Hakeem get together? "Well, we have to see if these characters make it out alive first.". Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Lucious was on good enough terms with his sons (albeit off-screen with Jamal). The episode, titled "Stronger than My Rival," kicked off with another flash-forward nine months into the future that alluded to Cookie's untimely demise. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Now, in the season 5 finale, you split up Lucious and Cookie. 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. And that's an ongoing question; that question isn't answered in our finale. Several people have a motive for killing the Empire owner, starting with Cross if he finds out the nature of Lyons relationship with his daughter. In the season 5 premiere, Empire unveiled a flash-forward structure that featured Lucious standing over a mysterious coffin. ??? A good chunk of this season will see Cookie continually receiving professional help from her therapist (Keesha Sharp) as she attempts to break free of that vicious cycle with Lucious and finally start taking proper care of herself. At the end of the episode, viewers see her for the first time in a few seasons as shes out of jail and pats a gun on her waist saying, If I see him again, I wont miss. Who killed Lucious Lyon? Henson described Cookie as "every actor's dream. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. Like with Lucious, we can at least rule out the candidates who died before having the chance to enact any vengeance. Could the stresses of that job push him too far again, or had he learned how to handle it? While Henson usually shared the screen with big-name actors, Kelley L. Carter said Empire is "most certainly Henson's moment." Lucious and Cookie over the years have stepped on a lot of toes and offended so great a number of people just for the sake of their own dearly beloved "Empire", they have rendered children orphans, people jobless, homes broken, loved ones death, images tarnished, dreams and aspirations cut short, destiny shattered and a lot hopeless. Early in the episode, Lucious and Cookie team up professionally, ambushing and firing Pamplemousse rivals Kelly Patel (Pej Vahdat) and Giselle Barker (Nicole Ari Parker) in their corporate.
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