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Empire S3E3 — What Remains Is Bestial

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 3

What Remains Is Bestial

7.3/10 · 302 votesOct 5, 201643 min

Ranked #12 of 18 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

Cookie calls in a favor with mega-superstar Kitty to record a new song with Jamal, hoping he will overcome his inability to perform. Meanwhile, Andre runs into some trouble and things don’t go as planned. Cookie and Lucious are at odds, Hakeem and Gram fight

Directed byMillicent Shelton

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

Andrew Wehde

Andrew Wehde

Camera Operator

Millicent Shelton

Millicent Shelton

Director

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Episode Summary

"What Remains Is Bestial" is episode 3 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.3/10 from 302 votes, ranking #12 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Eric Haywood, Diane Ademu-John, it aired on October 5, 2016.

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