Uhhhhhh, did we see what we thought we just saw on Empire? Because it sure looked like Jamal (Jussie Smollett), a character whose entire story arc in season one involved finding his place as a gay man in the sometimes-homophobic world of hip-hop, was kissing Alicia Keys. (Sorry, that's actually her character, Skye Summers).
Summers, a pop star looking for a new sound, and Jamal were collaborating on a song, as often happens on Empire, and then all of a sudden the two collaborators were kissing, as also occasionally happens on Empire. But not between a woman and a gay man. Oh, Empire, always throwing us curveballs.
This is Empire, so we're used to being confused by some amazing soapy twists, but this one seems even crazier than the time Lucious didn't actually have ALS. We'll allegedly find out more about this particular plotline next week, but considering it's the fall finale and we have to wait until March 30, 2016—yes, four entire months, pretty much—expect many more cliffhangers to be added to your list of questions about the show.
