Care for some major "Empire" Season 1 spoilers? When "Empire" returns this week with Episode 7, Lucious Lyons is experiencing a serious and life-threatening health problem. He is dying from ALS, and his condition is deteriorating quickly. This announcement, whether they like it or not, will change the Lyons and Empire Entertainment forever. Watch the brand-new "First Look" preview, and read more spoilers about the upcoming episode below!
Major warning: spoilers ahead!
The brand new sneak-peek preview for "Our Dancing Days" provides fans with some mind-boggling spoilers! As the "Empire" YouTube page explains, "A confession, a blowup, and more. Here's your first look into Wednesday night's all-new Empire." Check out the full video clip now:
As you saw, the video featured "Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Jussie Smollett [talking] about EMPIRE's big showcase, Lucious's confession, and the kiss every fan has been waiting for."
Most notably, we saw Lucious go through a variety of health crises, from his sudden collapse, to losing his voice at the Showcase, to his hospital visit. Lucious confirms the news of his sickness in a conversation with his whole family in which he divulges that he is in fact dying from ALS.
The emotional news takes a toll on the family. There's a huge blow-up between the Lyons brothers. Then, the unthinkable happens, a worried Cookie showcases her intense love from Lucious and they kiss.
As we previously reported, according to the official synopsis for next week's episode, we'll see Lucious trying to "keep it in the family" in Episode 7 of "Empire."
On "Our Dancing Days," airing Wednesday February 11th, "Tension mounts between Hakeem and Jamal, as Lucious attempts to brand Empire Entertainment as a tight-knit, "family-run" company."
"Meanwhile, Cookie and Anika don't hold anything back when it comes to taking over the company in the all-new "Our Dancing Days" episode of EMPIRE on Wednesday, Feb. 18 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX," explains the official FOX synopsis.
Have you seen the full promo video for next week's episode, called "Our Dancing Days," yet? If you missed it, watch it here:
Will ALS really take Lucious' life? How will the Lyons deal with the news? What do you think of the Episode 7 spoilers? Sound off in the comments section below!
