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Empire S6E2 — Got on My Knees to Pray

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Empire•Season 6•Episode 2

Got on My Knees to Pray

6.9/10 · 135 votesOct 1, 201943 min

Ranked #15 of 18 in Season 6•−0.3 vs season avg

While Lucious is still on the run, Cookie confronts Damon about why he lied to her. Andre, who is dealing with his own personal trauma, is suddenly forced to grapple with an unforeseen family complication. Meanwhile, Becky and Giselle try to get the star power

Directed byMario Van Peebles

Written byMatt Pyken, Indira G. Wilson

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Cast14

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Cookie Lyon

Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray

Hakeem Lyon

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

Andre Lyon

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Becky

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Giselle Sims-Barker

Meta Golding

Meta Golding

Teri Lyon

A.Z. Kelsey

A.Z. Kelsey

Jeff Kingsley

Rhyon Nicole Brown

Rhyon Nicole Brown

Maya

Mario

Mario

Devon

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M

Matt Pyken

Writer

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Director

Indira G. Wilson

Indira G. Wilson

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Got on My Knees to Pray" is episode 2 of Empire season 6. It scored 6.9/10 from 135 votes, ranking #15 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Matt Pyken, Indira G. Wilson, it aired on October 1, 2019.

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