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Empire S3E5 — One Before Another

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 5

One Before Another

7.5/10 · 267 votesNov 9, 201643 min

Ranked #8 of 18 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

Lucious and Andre are on high alert as they wait for Shine to retaliate after their latest business encounter went south. Jamal, who has yet to perform in front of his fans, teams up with Hakeem for a performance that he thinks could help him

Directed byMario Van Peebles

Written byJoshua Allen, Carlito Rodriguez

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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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Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Director

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Joshua Allen

Writer

Andrew Wehde

Andrew Wehde

Camera Operator

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Chris McClure

Stunts

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Carlito Rodriguez

Writer

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Episode Summary

"One Before Another" is episode 5 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.5/10 from 267 votes, ranking #8 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Joshua Allen, Carlito Rodriguez, it aired on November 9, 2016.

Next: E6 · Chimes at Midnight Best of Season 3