EMPIRE Season Finale Review

Is Lee Daniels pushing the Gay Agenda on Empire?

Hell yes! He’s the Director of the show and he also happens to be a gay man. I cannot really blame him for feeding us humanizing and sympathetic images of homosexuality. He’s created a likeable character, Jamal Lyon, that was tortured by his evil father, Lucious Lyon.  He has shown Jamal grow from a berated child to a Gay Superhero of sorts. Did anyone else notice the ample amount of camera time Jamal got last night? And the boy on boy seen was shoved down our throats with such ease. Hahahaha Mr Daniels, you crafty man you! #HireMe. I also checked out Jussie Smollett’s instagram, he and Lee Daniels are actually pals in real life. Am I angry at Daniel’s for having a HUGE platform at which to tell his story the way he wants to, absolutely not!

Do you like Andre Lyon? I don’t!

This may be quite petty, but Andre’s (Trai Byers) small teeth bother me! Ok in all seriousness, I actually do like the character. Through Andre we see an issue that’s been rampant throughout the African American community since we stepped off the boat! As a people, we’ve always been taught that we could “pray away crazy”. We  have been conditioned to believe that our Faith in the Lord is contradictory to succumbing to Mental illness. Therefore many of you all out there are walking around undiagnosed Sociopaths, bipolar and dyslexic at the same damn time! Andre shows that there is redemption when battling mental illness.

I actually like Boo Boo Kitty?

Anika got the short end of the stick from the start. She thought she had a single dad who loved music, when in all actuality she got Lucious Lyon, a manipulative criminal, void of an ounce of humanity or humility. Did anyone catch that line when she said she’d seen the boys grow up. Apparently she’s been in their lives’ for years (which is why that whole scene between she and Hakeem seemed incestual). Cookie came in to reclaim her Empire and we saw Grace Gealey’s character, Annika, become bullied into submission. She didn’t stand a chance when Queen Cookie smashed through. I may be playing Devil’s Advocate here, but how would you like it if your man’s Ex reappeared and walked into your office as if she owned the place. Cookie bullied that poor Annika and you all just stood by and applauded her for it. You should be ashamed of yourselves! Cookie’s got a lot of you heffas thinking that because he was once yours, he will always be. LOL. Remember, this is not real life and you are not Cookie! (No shade but I’m still #TeamCookie).

Precious…..ok ok Gabourey Sidibe…. aka Becky!

We all got a cute laugh last night when Hakeem finally addressed the elephant in the room, no not Precious, you meanies!!! Hakeem asked Gabby’s character, “What kind of Black girl is named Becky anyway?”  She casually replied, “My mom’s white” and then she gallivanted out of the scene! I like the fact that she’s always working, despite being a nontraditional Hollywood beauty. I’ve heard from MANY people that personally know Gabourey Sidibe boast that she’s a genuinely sweet lady. She rarely claps back at her haters and when she does, her delivery is graceful. The old adage, Your attitude determines your Altitude, comes to mind here, hence the backlash that Monique (Also a star in Precious) has gotten for being not- so- nice.

Quick Reads

-I was sad to see Malik Yoba ONCE AGAIN get killed. Do you all realize that they always kill him!!!??  He died in an explosion in New York Undercover, he died in a car wreck in that Tyler Perry movie and last night, the white girl kunked him over the head with a candelabra! Brotha Yoba, you need to bind that death spirit off your tail. We need speak life over his roles ‪#‎Empire‬.

-Andre is gonna be a dad! Hurray. I just hope he stays on his meds this time. I almost thought the White chic was off the show. Looks like she’ll stick around for a few more episodes. Afterall, she is now a murderess. I am predicting more depth to her character which will possibly lead to her ultimate exit. I do think that Andre will try to save Jennifer Hudson’s character because she saved him. They will rekindle their romance and a second tier love triangle will ensue.

-I’m wondering what this Hostile Takeover entails. We see Lucious’ death sentence lifted when it is reveled that he has been misdiagnosed with ALS. Cookie realizes that Lucious did in fact murder her cousin, Bunky. The only real witness to the murder cannot be found. Minutes before he is to perform in front of a packed stadium, he is hauled off to jail for Bunky’s murder. Jamal seems to be torn because he has recently come into a newfound comadrie and acceptance from his father. We are not sure where his allegiance will lie.

-The catfight! Wasn’t it cute. I’m glad to see the ladies put their differences aside for one common cause, the Defeat of Luciuos Lyon.

Surely we have not seen the last of Lucious Lyon. I am wondering what type of scheme he’s going to cook up during the off season, while we’re all watching Power! #ItsGameTimeBitches

Miss Naja signing out!