It’s been a heavy season for “Empire” fans so far, as the showrunners are really putting their followers to a test with recent developments. We’ve already seen characters exiting the scene for various reasons, including a death and a prison sentence, and it looks like even more dramatic developments could be coming up soon.
Meanwhile, many fans have been wondering about the situation with Angelo and Cookie, and while there were hopes that we could see the two reconciling and getting closer again, it doesn’t look like this is in the writers’ plans, at least not for now.
In fact, things could get even messier between the two according to some recent rumors, so fans who are attached to the two should probably prepare for some disappointing moments. It’s still possible that we’re going to see them making up in the future, but for now this doesn’t seem to be the case.
The writers have been exploring their relationship in an interesting way in this season so far, so there are reasons to believe that they ultimately want to build a strong, interesting love story here. However, it will probably take some ups and downs before they’re able to fully tell that kind of story, and fans should arm themselves with a lot of patience.
Other than that, there are some rumors that the rest of season 3 could proceed with a darker tone, as the showrunners are apparently looking to make the show a bit more serious and grounded in reality. “Empire” has generally taken a serious attitude towards its realism so far, but at the same time the show does have the tendency to get a little over the top every now and then, so we can understand the implication of those rumors.
We don’t actually know if they are true or not though, and it may not make too much sense for the producers of “Empire” to make any drastic changes to the formula at this point. It would be more sensible for the show to change from one season to the next, and it’s possible that the rumors were based on a misunderstanding, and are actually referring to the future seasons.
In any case, fan reactions to the claims have been mixed, and it looks like not everyone is on board with the idea of making “Empire” grittier and more realistic. We’re going to find out if that’s true sooner or later anyway, but hopefully the show isn’t going to lose any viewers to speculation, as there is currently some fear among fans that this might happen.
It’s also worth pointing out that things have been relatively quiet on the official front recently, as the showrunners don’t seem to have too much to share with their fans. Whether this indicates that they’re preparing something major, or that they simply don’t have anything interesting to talk about right now is hard to tell, but both are possibilities.
But either way, “Empire” has been enjoying a very successful season 3 so far, and it looks like the showrunners are on the right track with the current mood of the show. Let’s just hope that they will be able to maintain the status quo for the future, and that they aren’t going to make a critical mistake that would cost them the entire production. After all, it’s not rare to see shows get ruined in a relatively short period of time due to a few critical mistakes.