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Empire – Season 2, Episode 2 Without a Country

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Empire – Season 2, Episode 2

Without a Country

Aired Sep 30, 2015

Drama

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Cookie tries to start a small record label with her cohorts, but conflicting visions cause problems; Hakeem woos an attractive singer; Lucious hires a new lawyer and records a track in jail.

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In "Without a Country," Empire fully embraces its soapy tendencies by showcasing the best and worst of its beloved characters.

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Tre'vell Anderson

Los Angeles Times

10/15/2015

[One] moment falls in line with the show's penchant for hitting on real-world issues the black community faces, particularly issues around mass incarceration and police brutality.

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Syreeta McFadden

Guardian

10/07/2015

After last week's breathless opener, Empire slowed the pace this week in order to let us absorb the reality of the new normal.

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Melissa Maerz

Entertainment Weekly

10/04/2015

B+

Cue the dramatic music Empire reserves for truly evil characters. If Officer Luda could grow a longer mustache, he'd twirl it.

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Justin Charity

The Ringer

08/07/2018

There's no other Empire scene more representative of this show's janky absurdity, its wonderfully tacky musical signatures, and its wild performances.

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Robbyn Mitchell

Tampa Bay Times

10/01/2015

Hakeem and Cookie seemed to be the only people thinking of the family by trying to remove the poisonous influence that is Lucious Lyon from their lives. But removing a cancerous organ, when it's vital ensures the death of the body.

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Synopsis

Cookie tries to start a small record label with her cohorts, but conflicting visions cause problems; Hakeem woos an attractive singer; Lucious hires a new lawyer and records a track in jail.

Executive Producer: Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Network: Fox
Rating: TV-14 (V|D|L|S)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 30, 2015