Cookie Lyon Is Time Magazine’s Most Influential Fictional Character Of 2015
Empire’s empire lives on!
While viewership may be dropping, influence has not when it comes to Lee Daniels’ hit Fox drama and its lead character, Cookie Lyon. Time Magazine has just released a list of the 16 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2015 and right at the top is Mrs. Lyon, played by our favorite ’round the way girl, Taraji P. Henson.
Time wrote:
‘With her high-drama scheming and higher-drama wardrobe, the Lyon family matriarch (played by Taraji P. Henson) was the biggest draw on TV’s most popular new show, Empire, luring more than 13 million viewers a week. In addition to spawning countless memes and catchphrases, she also helped inspire a clothing line at Saks Fifth Avenue. As Cookie herself said, “That’s my name. Take a bite.”
It’s worth noting that Cookie is the only Black character on the list, making her position in the top spot all the more sweet. Plus, after the way Taraji had her girls’ backs at the Emmys, she deserved another accolade of her own. Congrats boo!
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18 Comments
Max
December 10, 06:41The only black character on the list? ?
Pink Panther
December 10, 06:43You don see am nah.
PS: I’m loving your new avatar. It’s vintage Max. 🙂
Maximus
December 10, 06:53Lmao ?? @Vintage. Thanks
ambivalentone
December 10, 07:53And the other characters are ‘shades of black’ or what? =-O
@Max Is ur avatar Galadriel?
Maximus
December 10, 08:18Yes
Dennis Macaulay
December 10, 06:54Well maybe this will give the show a ratings boost. Tbh Cookie is not so much a ground breaking character for me, she is just like the stereotypical black woman who I have seen in several movies and shows.
Brian Collins
December 10, 09:07Ehn ehn ehn, wa Dennis so ara re. Not so much ground breaking ke? Cookie is the best thing that happened to TV this year, with Annalise Keating trailing her closely.
Delle
December 10, 07:27*soft sobs*
I love you so much my heart aches, Cookie! It’s a position well deserved to say the least.
PP you would have at least given us the whole list to chew on na. Well, while you ponder on when to drop the list, I’d just go somewhere to have a bite of my chocolate-nuggetted Cookie.
Ciao
Pink Panther
December 10, 07:28There’s a link attached to this post where you can click over to the full list.
Delle
December 10, 09:26Oh, my bad.
Sinnex
December 10, 07:51Noted.
kacee
December 10, 07:52*in Laganja Estranja’s voice* “yes mama, that’s right mama”
Delle
December 10, 09:28You, Drag Race fanatic!
Brian Collins
December 10, 09:16So, I went through the list and realised that it was for fictional characters all round. Me I thought Ultron would be more influential than ‘sadness’ what is that sef?
For TV shows Cookie would still take the lead. Dennis CAN IT. Hmmmmp
Maximus
December 10, 11:49Sadness is a character in the animated movie “Inside Out”.
Chizzie
December 10, 09:56I think Poot Lovato should’ve been #1. Followed by Sadness and why isn’t Rayna Boyanov from Spy on this list, she’s the ultimate role model to bitches with daddy issues world wide.
ken
December 10, 09:56Fictional xters?? Hmmm…just great! is there anything left about this generation that isnt fake? Fake facebook friends, unrealistic porn-inspired sexual fantasies, imaginary social media besties and now fake powerful fictional xters? Hian!
Chizzie
December 10, 10:02gravatar check. 1, 2.