Empire — S05E02 — Pay for Their Presumptions
2018 · 43 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 153 VOTES · DIR. John Krokidas
Overview
Cookie and Lucious learn the difficulties of launching an artist without Empire Entertainment's resources, and their future with new artist Treasure is jeopardized. So when they receive two interesting offers that will launch them back into power in the music industry, they make a surprising decision. Meanwhile, Jamal decides to put his family first and move back to New York, leaving Kai with some tough decisions.
Dialogue Timeline — 852 lines
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00:00:01 - Previously on Empire... - I can't rap, Tee.
00:01:49 There is not a radio station in the country
00:03:13 You are truly a team player.
00:05:23 I don't cry at work.
00:07:13 Nothing's on blast if the rumor's aren't true, right?
00:08:53 Do you think you can manage to tell me where the hell she is?
00:10:37 from reality for a dream.
00:12:27 I'm going back to London, y'all, I am.
00:14:11 - First things first, I'm not Eddie. - Uh-uh.
00:15:41 But you got to play my record.
00:17:44 - in no time. - Yeah, Sway's been blowing up my phone all day
00:19:18 or the resources to handle. Do you really want to do that?
00:22:01 MONA LISA : Because a split-second...
00:23:35 - What? - Kingsley. He wants to meet.
00:25:18 Family.
00:26:45 is there an issue that we're not...
00:28:31 HAKEEM: What y'all looking at?
00:30:54 You think me and your mama don't know about loss,
00:32:41 - It don't make no sense. - Okay,
00:34:38 To be honest with you, uh,
00:36:20 Empire's latest musical discovery,
00:39:47 - ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ -
00:41:24 And Jeff Kingsley is nothing but a number cruncher
00:43:49 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH
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
Ta'Rhonda Jones
Porsha
Serayah
Tiana Brown
Andre Royo
Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings
Nicole Ari Parker
Giselle Sims-Barker
Chet Hanks
Blake Sterling
A.Z. Kelsey
Jeff Kingsley
Rhyon Nicole Brown
Maya
Katlynn Simone
Treasure
AzMarie Livingston
Chicken
Claudette Burchett
Juanita
Japhet Balaban
Bryson
Pej Vahdat
Kelly Patel
Skylan Brooks
Quincy
Anthony Irons
Mouse
Audrey Francis
Female FBI Agent
Toby Onwumere
Kai
Marcell Johnson
Marcel
Al'Jaleel McGhee
Gusto
Maurice Cobige
Mark
Lamar Greer
Matthew
Sway Calloway
Sway Calloway
Adriana Leonard
Moira
James T. Alfred
Tyree
Jesse Bob Harper
Ted Marsh
Jake Szczepaniak
Maitre d'
Nathaniel Allan Elfant
New Empire Staffer #1
Alice Wu
New Empire Staffer #2
Brandi Jiminez Lee
Science
Andrew Neftalí Perez
Math
Bill Busse
Security Guard
John Victor Allen
Inmate #1
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed852
Dialogue density19.8 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line00:43:49
Production Record
DirectorJohn Krokidas
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes153
Factoids
Episode
Empire, season 5, episode 2: Pay for Their Presumptions.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61733/season/5/episode/2
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