Empire is sacrificing its strongest storylines to keep up with its breakneck pace

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Last night’s midseason finale was full of “OMG” Twitter moments, but they came at the expense of storylines that really mattered. As Pilot Viruet notes, Empire is supposed to be quick and full to the brim with juicy theatrics — that’s part of its charm. But when it starts to sacrifice some of the greatness and originality that are embedded within its emotional, rarely explored storylines in favor of more overt silliness, the show begins to suffer.” PLUS: Empire’s complete disconnection from objective reality is going to be what ultimately does the show in, Lee Daniels and Jussie Smollett defend that shocking hookup, Empire ended the year with one of its best episodes, how Danny Strong arrived at the midseason finale, and Empire threw a wrench into its very binary ideas about sexual identity.