‘Empire’ season 2, episode 8 preview: ‘My Bad Parts’ features Vivica A. Fox, big revelations

On Wednesday night’s new episode of “Empire,” music was of course a theme. However, so were celebrations! Hakeem did what he did to help Laura on her road to potential stardom, Jamal had a brief celebration with Cookie, and Lucious continued to do what he needed to for the sake of self-preservation.

Next week’s new episode is entitled “My Bad Parts,” and let’s just say that rap battles are going to be a key cog in the story. Also, this episode marks the arrival of Vivica A. Fox in the role as Cookie’s sister Candace; if she is anything like Cookie, you have to think already that this is going to be a field day.

Take a look at the synopsis below via SpoilerTV for some further news on everything that you can expect to see:

“Lucious, eager to assert his power, releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem as his heir. Not to be outdone in Lucious’ eyes, Hakeem fires back at Freda with a rap battle challenge that could put Lyon Dynasty’s future in danger. Meanwhile, Cookie gets a special visit from her spitfire sister, Candace (guest star Vivica A. Fox), Jamal is working on landing a major sponsorship deal and Anika receives some life changing news.”

There is a lot going on in this episode, and one thing to remember here in the process is that we’re not too far away from the midseason finale. There are going to be some significant developments then, especially when you remember that the show is going to be off the air until the spring. They gotta leave you wanting more.

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