TMC
09-23-2015, 05:32 PM
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/23/9383373/empire-season2-review
"The first season of Empire jammed a series' worth of plots and twists into 12 episodes, says Alex Abad-Santos. "In the first three episodes of the second season, the show does not let up. We're dropped back into the Lyons' den, with Cookie plotting yet another coup." He adds: "Empire's sophomore effort is more confident, more assured, and more cognizant of what makes it tick. Everything's just as big, just as boisterous as you remember. It's a stunning and addictive jam, reminding you at all turns who commands television right now. PLUS: Empire delivers subversive social commentary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/new-season-of-foxs-empire-offers-subversive-social-commentary/2015/09/22/77888132-6145-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html) in Season 2, Empire manages to return well-balanced and coherent (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-cookie-and-friends-still-sweet-as-empire-begins-season-2), Empire looks like its going to have a long future (http://time.com/4044767/empire-season-2-premiere/), its stilettos are sharper and its gloss is glossier in Season 2 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/empire-season-two_5601d5f8e4b0fde8b0d04ac3), Empire boss Ilene Chaiken says Season 2 will focus on warring kingdoms (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/empire-season-2-premiere-lucious-lyon-jail-cookie-1201600381/), the new season is packed with great new characters (http://flavorwire.com/538569/empire-season-2-is-bigger-queerer-and-packed-with-great-new-characters), Empire is not becoming political (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/empire-season-2-premiere-mass-incarceration/406921/) despite opening with a rally on mass incarceration, Taraji P. Henson (http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/taraji-p-henson-empire-is-opening-minds.html) calls the season premiere "us trying to dismantle the system, and Empire's makeup artist recalls gluing steak to human skin (http://observer.com/2015/09/empire-makeup-artist-on-crafting-human-flesh-for-chris-rock-to-eat-and-more/) for "cannibal" Chris Rock to eat.
"The first season of Empire jammed a series' worth of plots and twists into 12 episodes, says Alex Abad-Santos. "In the first three episodes of the second season, the show does not let up. We're dropped back into the Lyons' den, with Cookie plotting yet another coup." He adds: "Empire's sophomore effort is more confident, more assured, and more cognizant of what makes it tick. Everything's just as big, just as boisterous as you remember. It's a stunning and addictive jam, reminding you at all turns who commands television right now. PLUS: Empire delivers subversive social commentary (https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/new-season-of-foxs-empire-offers-subversive-social-commentary/2015/09/22/77888132-6145-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html) in Season 2, Empire manages to return well-balanced and coherent (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-cookie-and-friends-still-sweet-as-empire-begins-season-2), Empire looks like its going to have a long future (http://time.com/4044767/empire-season-2-premiere/), its stilettos are sharper and its gloss is glossier in Season 2 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/empire-season-two_5601d5f8e4b0fde8b0d04ac3), Empire boss Ilene Chaiken says Season 2 will focus on warring kingdoms (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/empire-season-2-premiere-lucious-lyon-jail-cookie-1201600381/), the new season is packed with great new characters (http://flavorwire.com/538569/empire-season-2-is-bigger-queerer-and-packed-with-great-new-characters), Empire is not becoming political (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/empire-season-2-premiere-mass-incarceration/406921/) despite opening with a rally on mass incarceration, Taraji P. Henson (http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/taraji-p-henson-empire-is-opening-minds.html) calls the season premiere "us trying to dismantle the system, and Empire's makeup artist recalls gluing steak to human skin (http://observer.com/2015/09/empire-makeup-artist-on-crafting-human-flesh-for-chris-rock-to-eat-and-more/) for "cannibal" Chris Rock to eat.