“Empire” Season 1 epic finale features a shocking revelation from Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday) as she told Andre (Tai Byers) that she is carrying his child after she accidentally killed Vernon. Yes, that’s right! The couple is now stuck with their deadly secret as they try to move on with their life as Andre plans a hostile takeover of the Empire.

“The decision to bump off Malik Yoba’s alter-ego “wasn’t calculated” or cooked up early in the season -- nor did anyone in the writers’ room say, “Wouldn’t it be cool if it was the white woman” whodunit,” executive producer Ilene Chaiken told TV Line. “Whether Rhonda and Andre get discovered or not, there are going to be some thematic repercussions of that action.”

Chaiken also revealed that she wants to see the Andre-Rhonda dynamics and how the story will take their relationship to the next level. Whether they will pick where they left off or whether they have to “renegotiate their relationship” now that Andre is planning to have a [religious] conversion.

Meanwhile, Andre is teaming up with his brother Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) to bring down Jamal (Jussie Smollett). By the help of Annika (Grace gealey), aka Boo Boo Kitty, the team of three is planning a hostile takeover now that Lucious Lyon (Terence Howard) is out of the picture.

Not only is Andre the eldest and the most educated among his brothers but he is also the former CFO of Empire Entertainment. Wharton educated and power hungry, Andre Lyons together with his wife Rhonda is a force to be reckoned with as their story unfolds in “Empire” Season 2.

It’s no surprise that Rhonda will do anything for Andre because at the end of the day she will be sitting right next him if he gets the key to the Empire’s throne. Although some fans are speculating that Rhonda has bigger plans than just being Andre’s wife and Empire’s queen. Could she actually want the Empire for herself?

In other news, Trai Byers and Grace Gealey are making headlines this week as the two co-stars are spotted together outside of work. Now that the show is taking a short break, the rumoured couple is allegedly planning a trip together before they head back for “Empire” Season 2, according to Us Weekly source.

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