It also became a near-instant pop culture discussion piece.
Season 2s early episodes were cluttered with stunt casting (Chris Rock!
and unremarkable ancillary characters.
Credit: Chuck Hodes/Fox
But we were, like, well into F and G and Z.
So I think that we definitely had kind of the sophomore slump.
But I was not prepared.
I take responsibility that I was not prepared for a season 2.
I wasnt prepared for the first season.
I think its going to work out wonderfully.
This year will be like going back to what we started out to do.
Our show does get acted out in real time in gossip columns.
But thats just sorta the way it works.
Course-correcting is exactly what the studio and the writing staff did quickly into season 2.
It was a little inconsistent.
I think the standards were a little high.
We made some adjustments.
I think we got the show back on track by episode 8.
But all agree that this latest season is primeEmpire.
We learned from our mistakes.
Empireseason 3 premieres Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. on Fox.
