'Poor Yorick' Episode of 'Empire' Has Cookie Landing in Jail, Hakeem and Jamal Perform in a Cage.
In "Poor Yorick," the next episode of "Empire" Season 2, Cookie, who is played by Taraji P. Henson, will land in jail while siblings Hakeem & Jamaal put up a show a la 'Mad Max' style. Lucious still thinks himself to be all-powerful while Andre tries to get back into the Empire.
Cookie finds time for romance as she meets up with a new concert promoter played by guest star, Adam Rodriguez. Before she can settle into this romance, she is arrested by the police. It is speculated that her arrest is all Prosecutor Roxanne Ford's plan as she wants to nab Lucious Lyons by forcing Cookie to help her.
Fans will recall that in the past episodes, the Lyons siblings are fighting it out to control 'Empire.' In this episode, the Lyons siblings will put aside their rivalry to make a music video of Hakeem's leaked album. The synopsis reveals that brothers Jamal (Jussie Smollett) and Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray), will perform together for a video shoot that apes the 'Mad Max' setting.
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The brothers perform inside a steel cage with fire around. It is speculated that this performance is Hameem's way of getting back at Lucious for stealing his artiste, Valentina. Not to be outdone, Jamal comes up with some new music too. Jamal might have an admirer, according to Wetpaint.com, Adam Busch will guest star as a gay photographer who may possibly fall for Jamal.
Lucious is still looking for Vernon as he has no idea that he was killed accidently by Rhonda, Andre's wife. Vernon was a key witness in the murder case that Lucious is embroiled in. Andre thinks that this is a good opportunity to show Lucious that Vernon was killed and try to get back into Lucious' good books. So Andre tries to dig up Vernon's body.
Lucious is not that bothered with the FBI raids on Empire, headed by Prosecutor Ford. There is even a scene where the FBI raiding party comes and Lucious opens the door himself, wearing a towel, and nonchalantly tells the horrified Ford to "look wherever she likes."
Catch the antics of the Lyons family on Wednesdays. The episode 'Poor Yorick' airs on October 14.
