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Empire S5E6 — What Is Done

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Empire•Season 5•Episode 6

What Is Done

6.7/10 · 165 votesNov 7, 201843 min

Ranked #11 of 18 in Season 5•matches the season avg

In an effort to sign more artists, Cookie and Lucious make a bet to see who can find someone first. While Lucious bets on the chance to meet an up and coming rapper in a high stakes poker game, Cookie takes to the streets to

Directed byJussie Smollett

Written byFelicia D. Henderson, Thomas Westfall

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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

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Giselle Sims-Barker

Chet Hanks

Chet Hanks

Blake Sterling

A.Z. Kelsey

A.Z. Kelsey

Jeff Kingsley

Crew4

Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

Director

Felicia D. Henderson

Felicia D. Henderson

Writer

T

Thomas Westfall

Writer

R

Richard S. Lederer

Line Producer

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Episode Summary

"What Is Done" is episode 6 of Empire season 5. It scored 6.7/10 from 165 votes, ranking #11 of 18 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Jussie Smollett and written by Felicia D. Henderson, Thomas Westfall, it aired on November 7, 2018.

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