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Empire S4E2 — Full Circle

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Empire•Season 4•Episode 2

Full Circle

7.2/10 · 204 votesOct 4, 201743 min

Ranked #14 of 18 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

With Leah still insisting that he is a monster, Lucious sneaks away in hopes of finding out what type of person he was before the explosion. Cookie panics that Lucious has gone missing on Claudia's watch, until she realizes he found his way to Uncle

Directed byCraig Brewer

Written byEric Haywood, Craig Brewer

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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

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Eric Haywood

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Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer

Writer

Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer

Director

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Richard S. Lederer

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Full Circle" is episode 2 of Empire season 4. It scored 7.2/10 from 204 votes, ranking #14 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Craig Brewer and written by Eric Haywood, Craig Brewer, it aired on October 4, 2017.

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