The Lyons often bring misfortune upon themselves, but it’s made clear that it’s all too easy for the system to destroy folks like them. The very real issue of police harassment of people of color is a theme that’s touched upon again and again. In the meantime, a pretentious Rolling Stone photographer becomes sweet on Jamal after a photo shoot–much to the chagrin of his current boyfriend, Michael.
The family put aside their difference to band together against a common enemy.
As a 20% investor in Empire, she steps in to help when the feds raid the company. What began as a terrible mistake brings Andre back to Empire and the good graces of Lucious. But her carefully laid plans pretty much unravel by the end of the episode as Lucious joins forces with Andre to fight back. Roxanne is working every angle she can in her case against Lucious in order to benefit her run for district attorney. But as she always does–the fierce, Lyon matriarch has the last laugh on Roxanne, while upending Lucious’ plans to keep Lyon Dynasty artists off the radio airwaves. She threatens Cookie with more jail time and, even worse, to come hard after her kids. The ambitious and corrupt prosecutor sends the feds after every member of the Lyon family, including their respective companies, Empire and Lyon Dynasty. Roxanne Ford tightens the screws even further on this week’s episode of Empire.
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