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Empire S3E9 — A Furnace For Your Foe

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Empire•Season 3•Episode 9

A Furnace For Your Foe

7.6/10 · 271 votesDec 14, 201643 min

Ranked #3 of 18 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

Cookie attempts to help Angelo appeal to the masses and win the mayoral bid, by hosting a free park concert. Meanwhile, the FBI continues to investigate Lucious and freezes all of Empire's assets, which has major repercussions.

Directed bySanaa Hamri

Written byMatt Pyken, Ilene Chaiken

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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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Matt Pyken

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Ilene Chaiken

Ilene Chaiken

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Sanaa Hamri

Sanaa Hamri

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Furnace For Your Foe" is episode 9 of Empire season 3. It scored 7.6/10 from 271 votes, ranking #3 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Sanaa Hamri and written by Matt Pyken, Ilene Chaiken, it aired on December 14, 2016.

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