Empire — S02E17 — Rise by Sin
2016 · 45 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 350 VOTES · DIR. Paul McCrane
Overview
Hakeem feels the pressure of his underwhelming fiancé, Laura, as he struggles to find a place for her both in his family and his career. Cookie finally reveals to Jamal the truth behind what happened to Freda's father, prompting Jamal to warn Freda of his family's ulterior motives. Meanwhile, despite his frustration with the family, Jamal makes a sacrifice for Lucious from which it will be hard to recover.
Dialogue Timeline — 908 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 COOKIE: Previously on Empire...
00:01:44 Bring me back in one more time.
00:03:42 REPORTER: We are one day away
00:05:26 Thanks. Sure, but not if you're going with me.
00:07:03 ♪ Trippin' on Nobody
00:08:48 So, you good, Grandma?
00:10:49 Well, I'm on my way to a fitting
00:12:26 ♪ Say it
00:14:14 MAN: ♪ Come and get it, come and get it
00:16:03 Oh...
00:17:51 Right, 'cause if I'd never showed up
00:19:52 Yeah, I could do that.
00:21:41 Look, man, I've tried to be sensitive to your way of life...
00:23:33 You remember that prosecutor
00:25:46 Going somewhere?
00:27:49 And told me I couldn't say nothing on the red carpet
00:29:42 ♪ I know, I know I'm fabulous I know I'm fabulous
00:31:42 ♪ Ooh, babe, you got a good thing coming
00:33:48 CAROL: Hey, Cookie!
00:35:19 That's your little girl?
00:37:14 Open this damn door, man! Let me out of here! It's my brother!
00:38:52 Is undergoing emergency surgery
00:40:34 It touches right on the nerve of what I've been building on.
00:43:16 Boom.
Cast & Characters
Terrence Howard
Lucious Lyon
Taraji P. Henson
Cookie Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray
Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett
Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers
Andre Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe
Becky
Grace Byers
Anika Calhoun
Ta'Rhonda Jones
Porsha
Kaitlin Doubleday
Rhonda Lyon
Serayah
Tiana Brown
Andre Royo
Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings
Morocco Omari
Tariq Cousins
Bre-Z
Freda Gatz
Tasha Smith
Carol Hardaway
Mike Moh
Steve Cho
Claudette Burchett
Juanita
Brittany Baker
MSG Reporter
Jamila Velazquez
Laura Calleros
Leslie Uggams
Leah Walker
Maddie Jay
Reporter #1
Tobias Truvillion
Derek Major / D-Major
John Judd
William Ross
Jessica Klass
Sonja
Mark Collins
ER Surgeon
Andrew Micheli
CNB Reporter
Amy J. Johnson
Nurse
Michael-Andre Smith
Male Nurse
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed908
Dialogue density20.2 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:43:16
Production Record
DirectorPaul McCrane
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes350
Factoids
Episode
Empire, season 2, episode 17: Rise by Sin.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61733/season/2/episode/17
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