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Empire S2E4 — Poor Yorick

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Empire•Season 2•Episode 4

Poor Yorick

8.0/10 · 471 votesOct 14, 201545 min

Ranked #6 of 18 in Season 2•matches the season avg

The Lyons are still split into warring factions, but they all decide to shoot a music video that will capitalize on Hakeem and Jamal's duet from Hakeem's leaked album, a collaboration that will benefit both companies. Meanwhile, Lucious trades his real handcuffs for virtual ones.

Directed byDanny Strong

Written byJoshua Allen

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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

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Joshua Allen

Writer

Danny Strong

Danny Strong

Director

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Episode Summary

"Poor Yorick" is episode 4 of Empire season 2. It scored 8.0/10 from 471 votes, ranking #6 of 18 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Danny Strong and written by Joshua Allen, it aired on October 14, 2015.

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