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Empire S4E3 — Evil Manners

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Empire•Season 4•Episode 3

Evil Manners

7.4/10 · 193 votesOct 11, 201743 min

Ranked #9 of 18 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

When Cookie is denied a line of credit, she flashes back to her years in prison and compares her past struggles to her life now. Lucious continues to struggle with demons of his own and begs his family to tell him about the ways he's

Directed byBille Woodruff

Written byMatt Pyken, Carlito Rodriguez

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Season 4 Episodes18

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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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Bille Woodruff

Bille Woodruff

Director

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Matt Pyken

Writer

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Carlito Rodriguez

Writer

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Richard S. Lederer

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Evil Manners" is episode 3 of Empire season 4. It scored 7.4/10 from 193 votes, ranking #9 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Bille Woodruff and written by Matt Pyken, Carlito Rodriguez, it aired on October 11, 2017.

Next: E4 · Bleeding War Best of Season 4