Empire, S01E11&12 (Patreon)

Good morning, Patrons! Since there won't be a Wire episode this week, I decided to go ahead and post the Empire season finale episode a day early. If all goes as planned, there should be a Broad-Cast episode tomorrow. 

This season finale was super weird. It was two episodes long, first of all, and that is already a pretty bid departure from how things are normally done. But there was this thing separating the two of them, as if they were each written and directed by entirely different people. I don't really know what to make of it, but all I know was that the first half started off pretty strong, and the second half crashed and burned. 

Now, I know this show isn't supposed to be taken too seriously. But there's something very inconsistent about the tone, and the character's actions are all over the place. I made a comparison to Pretty Little Liars, which is also a very silly show; PLL knows its characters. They're written consistently, and while the plot of the show may be complete nonsense, you still care about almost everybody. But Empire doesn't seem to have that nailed down yet. I think a character is smart and the very next episode I am like, "Wait, are they really that stupid?" The plot doesn't have to be great, but at least understand the characters you've created. 

Anyway, I'm not really optimistic about covering this show next season, unless it's little bite-sized solo moments. We shall see. I hope that you at least enjoy the finale episode, and I will see you next week!