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Empire S6E5 — Stronger Than My Rival

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Empire•Season 6•Episode 5

Stronger Than My Rival

7.5/10 · 125 votesNov 5, 201943 min

Ranked #4 of 18 in Season 6•+0.3 vs season avg

Lucious, still obsessed with his past, tries to make amends for his wrongdoings with an old friend. Cookie vies to take control of the house, putting the whole family in the middle. Andre and Lucious go head-to-head in a competition to figure out the direction

Directed byDawn Wilkinson

Written byJaneika James, Jasheika James

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Season 6 Episodes18

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What Is Love

Got on My Knees to Pray still

Got on My Knees to Pray

You Broke Love still

You Broke Love

Tell the Truth still

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Good Enough

Do You Remember Me still

Do You Remember Me

Remember the Music still

Remember the Music

Cold Cold Man still

Cold Cold Man

Can't Truss 'Em still

Can't Truss 'Em

Talk Less still

Talk Less

Come Undone still

Come Undone

I Am Who I Am still

I Am Who I Am

Love Me Still still

Love Me Still

We Got Us still

We Got Us

Over Everything still

Over Everything

Home Is on the Way still

Home Is on the Way

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

Crew3

J

Janeika James

Writer

Dawn Wilkinson

Dawn Wilkinson

Director

J

Jasheika James

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Stronger Than My Rival" is episode 5 of Empire season 6. It scored 7.5/10 from 125 votes, ranking #4 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Dawn Wilkinson and written by Janeika James, Jasheika James, it aired on November 5, 2019.

Next: E6 · Heart of Stone Best of Season 6