Psst, Don’t Buy Empire’s Cookie Lyon a Rose

Why is Anika so insistent about partnering with Cookie? Anika has a lot of experience, she could probably do better than the start-up Lyon Dynasty label. She keeps crawling back for more pain.

Last week Miss Lawrence warned Jamal not to be shady. Is Jamal trying to get his soul back? He was sweet to Rhonda and okayish with Hakeem. Is he just messing with us, so we start to feel secure? Stop toying with our hearts, Jamal!

Do not hold your applause for the end. Forget about saying “Bravo!” at the end. The performers love it when you jump up in the middle of an aria and holler your approval.

Why does Lucious wear a hat indoors? Doesn’t he know better? He probably eats with his elbows on the table and sends e-mails in ALL CAPS. Lucious needs etiquette lessons.

This episode was filled with drama, danger and shocking admissions. You can read about that in my full recap at The Root. I just want to discuss Camilla, who should be ashamed of herself for taking advantage of Hakeem.

Empire’s Andre Lyon renounced his sinful ways and got baptized on last night’s episode, Be True.” Since Andre says he has conversations with God, we thought we’d give him a few talking points for their next chat.