The episode picked up where last week's left off . We don't know what lead her to this moment or if she's still behind the wheel when her car goes up in flames. In an episode of season 6,a scene was shown of freda gathering rapping on the streets and someone asked her about lucious, she made a strong statement "I missed once, but when next I see him again, I won't miss"and since then, she has not been spoken of again. I was scared of Cookie," Henson explained. Mahoney directed questions about the exclusion of Smollett, even in flashback, to Fox. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. * After a two-episode absence precipitated by portrayer Bryshere Y. Grays reduced Season 6 workload,Hakeem returns just in time to attend the baptism ofAndre and Teris son Walker. "They've given me a lot of leeway. In the season 5 premiere, Empire unveiled a flash-forward structure that featured Lucious standing over a mysterious coffin. He staged the coup with Gizelle but failed, how has Kelly managed to own those many shares for a very long time is still a mystery as the Lyons would normally have tried a lot of times to get it from him, but yet failed. It was still sad to lose Kingsley, but that was the decision that was made in the end and he was put in the coffin. Cookie and Lucious were married before Empire Entertainment was founded. Top Deals This Week: Save on Paramount+, Showtime, HBO Max, Fire TV, and Roku, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Is Now Available to Stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Slashed Prices on all Sorts of Fire TV Stick Models, Amazon Fire Tablets on Sale: Save up to 45%, The Ultimate Guide to What to Watch on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and More in April 2023, New Netflix Shows and Movies in April 2023, Everything New on HBO and HBO Max in April 2023, Amazon Prime Video's New Shows and Movies in April, 8 Shows Like The Last of Us to Watch While You Wait for the Next Episode, 9 Shows Like Ginny & Georgia to Watch After You Finish Season 2, 12 Intense Thriller Shows and Movies to Watch If You Like Squid Game, 9 Shows Like Fringe to Watch If You Like Fringe, Here's When Yellowstone Will Return for Season 5 Part 2, Pedro Pascal Has an Update for Last of Us Season 2 Filming, Everything to Know About The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2, Amazon Exec Teases a Release Date for Reacher Season 2, Everything You Need to Know About Euphoria Season 3. I'm not sure yet; we will see as we start things next season how things play out. Either way, viewers can only wonder: who blew up that car? Additionally, Hakeem used to have a thing for guns after he got shot. Empire Season 6: Taraji P. Henson on Cookie's Supposed Death, Lucious The one where EW follows up with the cast. It's the result of her ongoing therapy sessions, which have helped her deal with her conflicted feelings about Lucious. Well, after a season of teases, the season 5 finale just revealed that the newest Lyon, Kingsley (A.Z. Andre (Trai Byers), still recovering from his heart transplant, is the permanent CEO of Empire and secured deals with Fox Sports and more, with a son on the way.