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Empire S2E16 — The Lyon Who Cried Wolf

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Empire•Season 2•Episode 16

The Lyon Who Cried Wolf

8.3/10 · 362 votesMay 4, 201645 min

Ranked #4 of 18 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

A wrench is thrown into Lucious' deeply personal music video about his mother, when Andre discovers a dark secret. Meanwhile, Hakeem and Jamal are compromised after tempting themselves with new or rekindling, but secretive affairs. Then, Rhonda starts to suspect who her attacker was.

Directed byMillicent Shelton

Written byJoshua Allen

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Cast10

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Cookie Lyon

Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray

Hakeem Lyon

Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

Jamal Lyon

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

Andre Lyon

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Becky

Grace Byers

Grace Byers

Anika Calhoun

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Kaitlin Doubleday

Kaitlin Doubleday

Rhonda Lyon

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Crew3

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Joshua Allen

Writer

C

Chris McClure

Stunts

Millicent Shelton

Millicent Shelton

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Lyon Who Cried Wolf" is episode 16 of Empire season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 362 votes, ranking #4 of 18 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Joshua Allen, it aired on May 4, 2016.

Next: E17 · Rise by Sin Best of Season 2