KAPLAN 05182017 0900PM 1000PM Thursday TWO EPISODE SEASON FINALE BEGINS. Facing a crippling siege on his criminal organization, Red. Season 2 opens on a familiar black and white Cinnabon store in Omaha, Nebraska. Its closing time, and the mustachioed manager Gene helps pack up the. There is a silver lining for fans, however. Empire recap Season 3, Episode 1. After a three month hiatus, our Lyons are finally back on our little screens and Empire continues to encapsulate the saying, The more things change, the more they stay the same. We open with Luciouss surprise announcement of his new album via a Remy Ma led performance at Leviticus. Conviction-2016-Season-1-Episode-3-10-777a.jpg' alt='Conviction Season 1 Episode 3' title='Conviction Season 1 Episode 3' />Apparently hes been reading some Dan Brown novels lately or perhaps, Dante, because hes calling his next album Inferno  and according to the buzz, its about to make him a bigger star than ever. Cookie thinks he waited for Jamal to be safely sequestered away in rehab to announce the album, since Lucious is still threatened by his most musical son but shes also pissed that Lucious didnt tell her about Inferno at all. She tells him he needs to step down to focus on his project and make her sole CEO of Empire, and in true Lucious fashion, he tells her, You want war Fire a shot. Famous last words, Lucious. Cookies shot is a good one She pushes Luciouss mom, Leah Walker a. Hakeem votes for Tiana, since she has an album coming out sooner, and Cookie has already approved her. Watch Where Hope Grows Online Fandango here. Andre, obviously, wants it to be Nessa, and when Lucious finds out thats exactly what Cookie doesnt want, he makes an executive decision. Its Nessa. Meanwhile, the whole family shockingly shows up to visit Jamal in rehab, where we meet Tory Ash Rumer Willis, an Amy Winehouse esque singer songwriter and former heroin addict with a massive attitude. I know shes not a bad actress and actually seems to be able to sing anyone watch her on 9. I do sort of wonder how much the massive lion tattoo on her arm influenced the casting decision. Conviction-2016-Season-1-Episode-9-3-f745.jpg' alt='Conviction Season 1 Episode 3' title='Conviction Season 1 Episode 3' />Remember how you needed Jamal to perform at the event Remember how you had to choose between Angelo and Jamal The bigger news is that apparently theres no music allowed at this rehab center give me a break, which is really killing Jamal because MUSIC IS HIS REAL DRUG I have to admit Im getting a little tired of Jamals whole thing. I know hes supposed to be the prodigy and I love his music but I need a break from this never ending passion, nothing gets between me and the music thing. Andres passion is a little old, too, but still intrigues me a bit. He gets Shine an Empire parking spot and a placard with his name on it, to which Shine says, They finally spelled my name right. Watch The Eyes Of My Mother Full Movie'>Watch The Eyes Of My Mother Full Movie. This feels like very personal, since Ive been spelling it Shyne all season. Sorry, Shine He tells Andre this might not be the best time to try to steal Empire from Lucious, since Inferno is going to be so huge. He talks about mounting an army, and Shine says, You mean my guysI like to think of them as our guys, Shine, Andre says. Watch Mcfarland, USA Online Hollywoodreporter there. Its so clear that Shine completely sees through Andres B. S. This plan is clearly going to blow up in Andres face. Hes endorsing John Meeks a. Cookie and Angelo are relieved, but I cant imagine this issue is really going away so quickly. After one verse, who bursts through a crowd at the opposite side of the room like the little king and queen they areHakeem and Tiana, taking over Nessas song and her mic gets turned off, too. The palpable anger between Nessa and the power couple makes for a fantastic, high energy performance but the energy doesnt dissipate after the show. She turns away, and Nessa literally tosses her offstage into the crowd. Andre moves to break it up, but Shine says to let them fight. They go at it on the ground, Tiana ripping out one of Nessas extensions in the process. Lucious is laughing at the whole scene until he gets a phone call from the rehab center saying that Jamal has gone missing. NEXT The hunt for Jamal.