Tensions flare between Gabrielle and Angie over their children, Danny and Ana, dating.
Bree deals with Orson’s continued emotional manipulation as he play-acts depression and hints at suicide to keep her from leaving. Empire S6E14: "I Am Who I Am"
Susan forms an unlikely friendship with Robin, a stripper with an education degree looking for a career change. [S6E14] The Glamorous Life
Critics praised the "road trip" storyline between Cookie and her sisters as a "painful trip down memory lane" that finally exposed long-held secrets about their childhood.
Viewers found Andre's increasingly erratic and controlling behavior toward Teri to be genuinely unsettling. Tensions flare between Gabrielle and Angie over their
Lynette and Tom’s therapy sessions with Dr. Graham take a comedic but awkward turn when they see her give a terrible performance in a local play, causing them to lose all professional respect for her.
Tom's psychotherapist may not turn out to be expected when Tom and Lynette attend a theatre production that Dr. Graham appears in. "Empire" I Am Who I Am (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb Critics praised the "road trip" storyline between Cookie
Some reviewers noted a shift toward "corny daytime soap opera drama," expressing concern that the show was losing the "gripping" nature of its earlier seasons.