To put it bluntly, Anika went batshit nuts during Empire Season 2. It’s hard to believe she was once Lucious Lyon’s prim and proper fiance who was pulling some strings behind the scenes at Empire Entertainment. Now, she’s just a crazy mess and weird schemes — and she was behind December’s cliffhanger. Anika pushed Rhonda down some stairs. Will the Lyon grandchild survive? Will Rhonda survive? And most of all, will Anika ever get her senses back — or did she never have them in the first place?
First things first, though. Let’s recap how Anika evolved throughout Empire Season 2.
Anika On Empire Season 2 So Far
Anika wants back in with the Lyons bad, but both Lucious and Cookie are skeptical and refuse to trust her. But you gotta give the schemer props for trying. Anika even hooks up with investor Mimi Whiteman when prompted by Cookie, but it’s not enough. She’s like the puppy who desperately wants to hang with the cool kids again, but remember: Desperation is a stinky cologne.
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Then you can imagine that when Hakeem turns to her after his abduction, she is more than happy to embrace him. But that’s short-lived, because Hakeem is into Laura and, well, Boo Boo Kitty is still Boo Boo Kitty. She contemplates suicide for a bit, before realizing she’s pregnant with Hakeem’s child. She could tell him this, but she chooses not to.
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Instead, Anika pretends to be a creepy Uber driver for Laura, does nothing with the scheme, and then stalks Rhonda. I mean, befriends Rhonda, because Anika finds out Lucious loves the thought of a grandchild. This causes a lightbulb to light up above Boo Boo Kitty’s head and she decides to spend a lot of time with pregnant Rhonda and eventually pushes her down a flight of stairs.
Really, Anika? You’re the worst.