Eric83

I want to watch this, but the shows premise, central idea and tone scares me. I am allergic to shows that glamorize, ghetto and hood rat like behavior in urban characters and settings. I think things like that just promote further ignorance and produce bad stereotypes that are harmful to our culture. It bothers me and I have no time for it. But, I have a feeling with names like Cookie, Rashad and Raheem they will be playing up to these stereotypes for the most penultimate amount of filth available to the viewing audience and to appeal to the lowest common denominator for the largest amount of mess possible (similar to those messy Love & Hip Hop shows that swallowed VH1). All of this is something of which, I just can't deal with.

The show is not like this at all.

What's wrong with the names "Rashad" and "Raheem"? I think you are referring to Jamal and Hakeem.

Give me strength Jesus!

I don't know what that means. If you have time to elaborate, that would be appareciated

It means 8.8% of American households were tuned into Empire.

I think they meant solo as in Madonna by herself. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland were a huge reason why Top 40 radio played that song.

This was a really good episode.

I was not here for Annalise's mother until she revealed she killed the abuser. The scene where she combed her hair was wonderful and I love how we got to learn more about Annalise's past. It definitely has shaped the woman she is today.

Bonnie in the courtroom was cringe worthy. She caught a lucky break with the revelation that the hospital's lawyer and the plaintiff were lovers.

Rebecca's ass is crazy. I knew that once they killed Sam that he was innocent. She played ALL of them with her psycho ass. My heart isn't ready for the finale next week.

This hulking handsome black being stripped and bent over for processing....Shonda you ain't right.

That man is just so fine.... I can't take it.

Awww Hakeem giving his mama a kiss on the cheek

Apparently some people were trying to start some mess saying since Gabby wasn't in every episode, she must've been fired. Gabby shut it down and let them know she wasn't in every episode because she was also filming American Horror Story. YASS bitch, keep werkin', keep gettin' those coins!

Whoever saying that doesn't know squat. She is a recurring character. She will not be in every episode. Folks stay coming for her. I see why she has keeps her social media blocked. They want her to lose so bad.

What a great episode this week.

I cried during the Cookie/Elle scene. How heartbreaking for poor Elle. Courtney Love is killing it.

Anika is an evil [!@#$%^&*] and I cannot wait until she dies (and I'll be so pissed if she doesn't!).

If we are going the Dynasty route let's have a shoutout at her wedding to Luscious and after the cliffhanger have her be the only who died.

Adjusted up to a 5.2 and 13 million viewers!

At the showcase when they had the magazine covers Luscious' name was spelled "Lucious" so it was being spelled correctly by some of us in here at first lol

I just type in Empire on Tumblr lol.

ETA:

In total viewers, Empire has gone up every single week six total since its premiere. Among adults 18-49, the series has risen five out of six weeks. I asked one broadcast analyst for a historic comparison point to help put the latest gain into some kind of perspective compared to other dramas that have risen in the ratings over the years. The rep replied: Dont have any new historical references for its post-premiere growth. It has literally exceeded all Nielsen total viewer records to date.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/19/empire-ratings-guess-what-just-happened#main

I have NEVER in my life been attracted to Terrence Howard but after last night. Girl....

I still want him to get a piece of Cookie too!!!

Someone on TVBytheNumbers said that in the African American demos Empire's ratings are gargantuan.

Last week:

Empire- 20.7

Scandal- 9.7

How to Get Away with Murder- 9.0

I see the show hitting a 6.0 or near it by the season finale. The season premiere's numbers will be huge as I am sure tons of people who didn't watch this season will catch up via streaming and DVR and see what the fuss is about. I'm predicting a 7.0 in the fall. From there who knows. It won't gain forever.

The 5.3 is for the second half hour the whole hour averaged a 5.1.

5.1 18-49 and 12.94 million viewers. That is an increase of a million viewers from last week!!!!!!!!!

I wanted Cookie to see Anika's face and look her dead in the eyes as Luscious beat thang up.

OK! Potentially messing up my husband's legacy!

SN: You saw that shade I threw, huh? You still one of my bestie boos even though you tried staking your claim in my man last weak, husband humping hussy.

I ain't dealing with no baby mamas. You can have that.

Anika's face when he said "I love you Cookie."

Anika is disgusting. Ruining that woman's sobriety over a petty fued with Cookie.

Ugh I love Luscious' ass flaws and all. As f-cked up as he is he does love Jamal.

Taraji

#EmpireWednesdays

I hope Apollo sent Peter the messages via email so he can bring them to the reunion.

I hope they do a marathon before it returns. I didn't bother with it during Season 1.

is there something wrong with me bc I found him hot when he was angry?

LOL...she is so stupid

No I told one of my friends I would have f-cked him right there in the garage. They went in on me

Claudia does not need to come back next season. She doesn't have anything going on besides beefing with Poorsha's dumb ass and I don't understand why she mentioned race in the first scene. Good night girl.

Team Apollo! Expose Phroggy for all his lies. He was doing the most in that last scene but it was obvious he was frustrated and pressed that he was about to go to jail. LOL at him telling the man to put his tools back and telling Phaedra to fold his clothes in the laundry like he was going away for the weekend. You are going away for a decade!

Damn no Nene. I wonder if this was the beginning of phasing her out. The episode wasn't bad without her.