'Empire' season 3 spoilers: Lucious and Andre prepare for Shine's next move in episode 5; EP speaks on Lucious-Cookie-Angelo love triangle
The truth comes out in the upcoming episode of Fox's hit musical drama "Empire" season 3.
Titled "One Before Another," next week's episode will be full of revelations. According to the official synopsis for episode 5, Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Andre (Trai Byers) remain on high alert as they wait for Shine's (Xzibit) next move following his threat in their last business encounter. Jamal (Jussie Smollett), who continues to doubt if he could ever perform live in front of his fans, teams up with his younger brother Hakeem (Bryshere Gray) for a number that might help him face his fears. Meanwhile, Cookie's (Taraji P. Henson) probation officer will unexpectedly drop by for a routine meeting.
In the previous episode "Cupid Kills," Lucious made a veiled threat to Cookie's new beau, Angelo (guest star Taye Diggs). With Lucious ready to fight and his young councilman rival not backing down, viewers can expect tension between the two characters to escalate even further.
"We know of course that Lucious is never going to back down and Cookie's resisting, she's doing the best she can," co-executive producer Matt Pyken recently told Entertainment Tonight. "Angelo, who's not used to this world, he's used to the rough and tumble of politics, is not going to take it lying down. We've got one immovable object and two immovable forces; expect this to intensify."
Episode 4 also revealed a surprising hookup between Nessa (Sierra A. McClain) and Andre. According to Pyken, "nothing happens without a complication" on the show, and the pair's romance is far from over. The EP added that part of their plan is to give Andre, the sole Lyon brother who doesn't do music, an interesting love interest whose life revolves around music.
The 3rd season of "Empire" airs every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.
