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Empire S3E17 — Toil and Trouble (1)

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 17

Toil and Trouble (1)

7.7/10 · 237 votesMay 17, 201743 min

Ranked #1 of 18 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

When Cookie is banned from Leviticus Vegas, she pulls together a team of her own allies to seek revenge on Giuliana and steal her secret weapon. Meanwhile, Jamal is encouraged to put his album on hold, so as not to compete with Lucious' "Inferno".

Directed byCraig Brewer

Written byEric Haywood, Diane Ademu-John

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Cast12

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

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Xzibit

Xzibit

Shyne Johnson

Morocco Omari

Morocco Omari

Tariq Cousins

Bre-Z

Bre-Z

Freda Gatz

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Eric Haywood

Writer

Diane Ademu-John

Diane Ademu-John

Writer

Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer

Director

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Episode Summary

"Toil and Trouble (1)" is episode 17 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 237 votes, ranking #1 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Craig Brewer and written by Eric Haywood, Diane Ademu-John, it aired on May 17, 2017.

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