Empire boss on the abrupt series finale: "I think it’s a fulfilling finale in the sense that it has the spirit that we want"

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“But no, it’s not completely fulfilling because I do feel there are elements, for instance the who blew up Cookie’s car, who shot Lucious, that we were not able to fulfill in this finale,” showrunner Brett Mahoney said of Tuesday's abrupt end to the Fox series after six seasons. Is Tuesday's episode the true end of Empire? "Hopefully it won’t be," Mahoney adds. "I mean, the hope and dream and prayer of all of us is that we actually can shoot the finale that we intended. Now, of course, the complications are when will that be, when is production going to be able to be up and running again, and when that date happens, will everyone be available? What about the stages, what about the cost, but I mean, we all do have a will to come together and shoot the actual finale." ALSO: Mahoney reveals what was planned for the original Empire series finale ending.