Empire leader Lucious Lyon is no stranger to having skeletons in his closet. Up until a few weeks ago his own children and their mother didn’t even know his birth name. Little did they know their father wasn’t done keeping secrets. In tonight’s episode Lucious comes face to face with his biggest lie, and the reveal has the potential to tear the family apart.
Recently Lucious has been getting alot of credit for revealing the deepest parts of his history in his most recent music video. In the video Lucious explains how he grew up with a Bipolar mother who tried to drown him and eventually shot herself right in front of her son. That’s not exactly what really happened though. We learned a few weeks ago that Lucious’ mother is actually alive and well and was living in a long-term care facility. The reporter who Lucious blew off last week decided that the best way to get back at Lucious was where he was most vulnerable-his family. She showed Andre irrefutable proof that his grandmother is actually alive. Considering the tension between Lucious and Andre over the history of Bipolar Disorder in their family, you can hardly blame Andre for what he does next. Instead of confronting his father about his secret, he runs to break his grandmother free and straight to her son.
Now we know that Lucious Lyon can be a cruel individual at times. He did lock his mother away and keep her existence a secret, but he also took responsibility for her care. In the clips below, Lucious looks upon his mother for the first time in what seems like many years, as he looks as if he’s seen a ghost. He also seems deeply afraid of what her return means. Is Lucious alluding to the consequences on his career and image, or is Leah Walker really a threat to the Lyon family?
“The Lyon Who Cried Wolf”- The discovery of a dark secret throws a wrench into Lucious’ deeply personal music video about his mother; secret affairs compromise Hakeem and Jamal; Rhonda thinks she knows the identity of her attacker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwGpQjgHILc
Tune in to Empire tonight to see how the return of Lucious’ mother tears the family apart.
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