Mrs. DuBois has each member of the Lyon family in her thoughts in a different way, too.
For Andre, thats his brain.
Jamal, his heart.
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Hakeem they dont say specifically, but process of elimination says its his…courage?
Well see how hard they stick to this analogy.
The only DuBois not really involved is Angelo: Hes a bit of a drunken mess these days.
Its time for you to put this self-pity to rest, his mom says.
Find a place in the universe, and create a role for yourself.
Its good advice…if she werent such a demon!
How do you get it to be on a record?
You have to go into the studio and record it.
Is thisreallyhow amnesia works?
In a flashback, we see how Cookie starts to get her toughness.
She barely answers questions, and when the woman reaches behind her, Cookie punches her in the face.
I was just trying to give you some shower shoes!
Its heartbreaking for them both.
You cant wait to tell your friends you declined Empire, she says.
Id call you a bougie coward, but Im the chief executive of Empire Enterprises.
So Ill leave you with good day…bitch.
Speaking of Empire, as Jamal is showing Lucious the studio, Shine walks in.
Ahh, his full name!
(Something about having a nickname on a nickname is really killing me right now.)
Lucious is cheery as ever.
Moonshine and I have been friends a long time.
We made rap music together!
Shine senses something is off and goes along with it.
I dont know, brother, Shine says.
He freaks out and starts screaming, No!
Shine wonders whats wrong with him.
Later, Lucious tells Jamal he could tell Moonshine was a violent man from looking in his eyes.
I could see that we had a history, he says.
Lucious asks, aghast.
Thats a nice way of saying it, Jamal says.
Lucious apologizes profusely for rejecting Jamal and for not being able to see him for who he is.
Ive said it before and Ill say it again: I love this sweet new Lucious!
I would never have expected the show to go in this direction, but Im really into it.
Well, I wasnt…it made me hot.
Anika comes to the door to take Bella for the night, but Hakeem tries to fight it.
She has a playdate tomorrow!
Shes on a routine now.
Babies is supposed to be on them.
But in the end, Bella crawls back into Tianas arms where shes comfortable.
She explains more about where in Philly shes from and points out the whole Philly crew.
They have to stick together: Theyll be here together for decades.
Oh, and theres something else, too: Theyre almost all in prison because of their men.
But Cookie decides to be the bigger person.
Im sorry, Ive gotta say something, she says.
One of the women pipes up: The same thing happened to me, she says.
Her husband had a heart attack, leaving her to care for two teenagers.
Cookie, Im going to spot you $10 million.
Reader, I cried.
Women helping women is my weakness!!
Even Mrs. DuBois is affected (in some way): Im impressed, she tells Cookie.
You were clearly the better woman today.
And youre right; its time we put these hostilities behind us.
Cookie smiles back at her, but Ithink Ihope she realizes she still cant trust her.
How many conniving cousins can one bougie family have?!
The loan was denied on Mrs. Ds orders.
Later, Andre stands on his balcony while Pamela surveys him from an office across the street.
How isthisgoing to play out?
And over at Jamals, Warren is asking why Jamal has been so cagey about his dad.
Are you embarrassed of me?
Are you embarrassed of your father?
Back at the Lyon mansion, Cookie comes home to find Lucious painting directly on the wall.
He said hes using Bellas paints, but is this child painting with professional-level supplies?!
Actually, I wouldnt put it past the Lyons.
His painting seems kind of beautiful to me, but I dont know if thats the point.
Is he starting a late-in-life portrait career like George W. Bush and Ronnie Wood?
Was it because of me?
Cookie changes the subject for a second, but then relents: Yeah, Lucious.
Its because of you.
He tells her he wants to know everything the whole story.
