After the shocking events in this week's "Empire" episode "Rise by Sin," actor Jussie Smollett tweeted a couple of ambiguous messages that are leading fans to speculate if the character will return for the third season. As of now, Jamal's character is clinging to life, but the real question is will he survive next week's finale titled "Past Is Prologue."
If you recall in this week's episode, "Rise by Sin," Jamal was accidentally shot by Freda Gatz (Bre-Z) who intended to shoot Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard).
After the show ended, Smollett took to Twitter to reveal his reactions to the devestating scene. As Wetpaint pointed out, the actor did his best to convince fans that his character is a goner and even tweeted about his feelings toward the cast and crew and talked about future work. Check out the tweets below:
This is why we must watch how we treat people. We never know how long they have. Just in the blink of an eye. Gone. #empire
— Jussie Smollett (@JussieSmollett) May 12, 2016
I've thoroughly enjoyed my time w/ @EmpireFOX. I love you all. Truth. Time 2 make a record & some movies. #Empire _ pic.twitter.com/xeCONIhAlE
— Jussie Smollett (@JussieSmollett) May 12, 2016
Ignoring the tweets, there are a few details that lead us to believe Smollett will stick around. The first is the synopsis which reads as though Jamal is alive and well. The synopsis for the finale reads: "After a life-changing experience, Jamal refuses to make music until his family ends its seemingly endless cycle of violence and fighting."
Furthermore, showrunner Ilene Chaiken spoke to Variety about the finale, saying, "What happens next is about the consequences. Clearly, Jamal has been shot. It’s serious. It’s life-threatening. It happened because of everything that we’ve seen in the course of the season and all of the things that Lucious and Cookie have done, and the way they’ve lived their lives."
While she calls the shooting life-threatening, she did not outright say that Jamal has died.
And the last piece of evidence is the promo trailer, which shows more of the wedding as the forefront information and the shooting more in the background. Plus Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday) confronts Anika (Grace Gealey) about pushing her. Check out the video below.
Plus, Entertainment Weekly has reported that Smollett is under contract and will not be leaving "Empire." Let's just hope they are right.
"Empire" airs on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EDT on FOX.
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