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Empire S3E7 — What We May Be

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 7

What We May Be

7.5/10 · 274 votesNov 30, 201643 min

Ranked #9 of 18 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

Cookie looks to Candace for tips on how to plan an elaborate family dinner that will impress Angelo's mother, Diane. Meanwhile, old home videos cause Cookie to face secrets about her relationship with her father that she had tried to hide from her kids, and

Directed byKevin Bray

Written byMalcolm Spellman, Diane Ademu-John

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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

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Xzibit

Xzibit

Shyne Johnson

Morocco Omari

Morocco Omari

Tariq Cousins

Bre-Z

Bre-Z

Freda Gatz

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Malcolm Spellman

Malcolm Spellman

Writer

Diane Ademu-John

Diane Ademu-John

Writer

Andrew Wehde

Andrew Wehde

Camera Operator

Kevin Bray

Kevin Bray

Director

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Episode Summary

"What We May Be" is episode 7 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.5/10 from 274 votes, ranking #9 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Kevin Bray and written by Malcolm Spellman, Diane Ademu-John, it aired on November 30, 2016.

Next: E8 · The Unkindest Cut Best of Season 3