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Empire S4E12 — Sweet Sorrow

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Empire•Season 4•Episode 12

Sweet Sorrow

6.8/10 · 171 votesApr 11, 201843 min

Ranked #18 of 18 in Season 4•−0.7 vs season avg

A Lyon health scare shakes up Empire, as Cookie holds down the fort, in spite of it all. Both Andre and Jamal try to right their wrongs, and Jamal makes a shocking revelation on live TV with Robin Roberts. Eager to take Empire to new

Directed byEric Haywood

Written byJamie Rosengard, Eric Haywood

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Seasons6

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Season 4 Episodes18

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Noble Memory

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Full Circle

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Evil Manners

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Fortune Be Not Crost

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The Lady Doth Protest

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Cupid Painted Blind

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Cast13

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

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings

Xzibit

Xzibit

Shyne Johnson

Rumer Willis

Rumer Willis

Tory Ash

Crew4

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Jamie Rosengard

Writer

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Eric Haywood

Writer

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Eric Haywood

Director

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Richard S. Lederer

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Sweet Sorrow" is episode 12 of Empire season 4. It scored 6.8/10 from 171 votes, ranking #18 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Eric Haywood and written by Jamie Rosengard, Eric Haywood, it aired on April 11, 2018.

Next: E13 · Of Hardiness is Mother Best of Season 4