Taraji P. Henson delivers a knockout performance in Fox's new drama Empire as Cookie Lyon, a woman recently released from prison, looking for her piece of the music empire she helped create.
"Pilot":
1. That "I Been in Prison Since Martin Was on the Air" Look
2. That "Black in Orange Is the New Black" Look
3. That "I Guess I Gotta go to Prison for my Trifling Man" Look
4. That "Let's Make a Deal" Look
5. That "Assassin on the Set of TLC's 'Creep' Video" Look
6. That "Bye, Becky!" Look
7. That "Did You Really Put Our Son in a TRASH CAN?" Look
8. That "Wake Your Ass Up" Look
9. That "Choosy Moms Choose Jif" Look
10. That "Alexis Carrington Boardroom Stroll" Look
11. That "Game on, Bitch" Look
"The Outspoken King" (Episode 2):
12. That “Shake the Man’s Hand Daddy and Let’s Be On Our Way” Look
13. That “I Took My Jacket off Just to Throw This Shoe at You” Look
14. That “Have I Wandered Onto a Gay Porn Shoot?” Look
15. That “Sometimes Shit Goes Down When You Wear a Tina Knowles Original on an Elevator” Look
16. That “Adriana Got Whacked for Snitching on The Sopranos, You Trying to Get Me Killed?” Look
"The Devil Quotes Scripture" (Episode 3):
17. That "What Do You Mean PETA Won't Let Me in the Boardroom?" Look
18. That "Did You Set the VCR for New York Undercover?" Look
19. That "Puffy Just Sampled a Sting Hit for This Video" Look
20. That "They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Because I'm Not Stepping in Mr. Ed's Shit" Look
21. That "I'm Praying for This Hoe" Look
"False Imposition" (Episode 4)
22. That "Shut the Door and Have a Seat in My Broom Closet" Look
23. That "Here's a Pizza Because Your Boyfriend Doesn't Seem to Have a Job Is He Working at Zara or Something?" Look
24. That "Assalamualaikum no Oink for Me" Look
25. That "I'll Stir Fry You in My Wok" Look
26. That "Bassett by Angela Bassett Collection" Look
27. That "We at the Teen Choice Awards and Couldn't Even Get a Selena Gomez Cameo?" Look
28. That "How Long Y'all Been Waiting to Use This Pun?" Look
"Dangerous Bonds" (Episode 5)
29. That "Yo Is This Suge Knight's Recording Studio?" Look
30. That "I'm Here for the Belly Auditions" Look
31. That "Agent Carter of Harlem" Look
32. That "Shit, $5,000 Will Actually Get You a Hit Man in This Economy" Look
"Out, Damned Spot" (Episode 6)
33. That "Romantic Comedy Montage" Look
Cookie tries on a bevy of outfits while listening to Lil' Kim's "The Jump Off," in a montage straight out of a Stomp the Yard deleted scene. The black top with the skirt decked out in gold and T'Challa prints is the best, but the sparkly number and the signature animal prints aren't bad either.
34. That "Hit Em Up Style Like I'm Blu Cantrell" Look
Cookie is outchea debuting her new lingerie line while she prepares to get bodied with Lucious. Only, when it turns out that it's his engagement party to Anika, she lets the entire party know what a REAL ass looks like as she makes her exit.
35. That "Where Are the Auditions For the Eartha Kitt Biopic?" Look
36. That "I Took Pimping Lessons From Sydney on Melrose Place" Look
37. That "Oh, Make Me Over" Look
Courtney Love, if she were a regular cast member, would probably require an entire post of her own. Here, she's ripping out her extensions after Cookie tells her to stop dressing like the Ghost of Drag Queen's Past. You need to keep it simple when being an HBIC, like this very simple, not at all extravagant snakeskin top Cookie is wearing.
38. That "My ID? You Better Ask About Cookie" Look
"Our Dancing Days" (Episode 7)
39. That "Fur's Anatomy" Look
40. That "Cameron D and Destiny" Look
41. That "Long Fur, Don't Care" Look
42. That "My Neck, My Back" Look
"The Lyon's Roar" (Episode 8)
43. That "#TBT" Look
44. That "House of Cards Marathon On Netflix" Look
45. That "Did We Just Have Sex While Our Son's Song Was Playing" Look
46. That "Mama Knows Best" Look
47. That "I May Be Wearing White Buy I WILL Stain This Dress With Blood" Look
48. That "We Didn't Have iPads When I Went To Prison This Is So Exciting" Look
"Unto the Breach" (Episode 9)
49. That "You're Gonna Take These Cookies" Look
Cookie rocks only one outfit this week, because a lot of shit goes down when Anika tries stealing all of Lucious' artists and giving them to Judd Nelson. But Cookie's heels, leather pants and leather duster go from throwing Anika's clothes out the house, to getting drunk off purple drank, to telling her security guard to "take these cookies!"
What's Cookie wearing in episode 10? Here's a preview:
