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Empire – Season 1, Episode 5 Dangerous Bonds

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Cookie receives an anonymous gift she suspects may be a veiled threat from a person from her past; Lucious takes charge of Hakeem's video shoot.
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Empire — Season 1, Episode 5

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Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Taraji P. Henson

Cookie Lyon

Malik Yoba

Vernon Turner

Jussie Smollett

Jamal Lyon

Bryshere Y. Gray

Hakeem Lyon

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Roxane Gay Wall Street Journal 05/24/2018
It's a new day, friends. Women can have sidepieces too. Feminism! Go to Full Review Jackson McHenry Entertainment Weekly 03/01/2015
Empire doesn't need another crime subplot... But Cookie's a lot more interesting than Lucious, so this twist opens up a lot more possibilities for the show. Go to Full Review Craig D. Lindsey New York Magazine/Vulture 03/01/2015
3/5
"Dangerous Bonds" points the show in the right direction. A strong follow-up to last week's also surprisingly good episode, "Bonds"... shows each member of the Lyon family following separate paths. Go to Full Review Whitney Evans TV Fanatic 03/01/2015
Has this show stumbled at all yet? Empire Season 1 Episode 5 was another solid installment full of catchy music, further character development and another celebrity cameo, this one of the Anthony Hamilton variety. Go to Full Review Robert Ham Paste Magazine 03/01/2015
I know they have iTunes downloads to sell as their big promotional tie-in, and they have a dozen or more episodes yet to unleash on us, but Empire is dragging its feet. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Cookie receives an anonymous gift she suspects may be a veiled threat from a person from her past; Lucious takes charge of Hakeem's video shoot.
Executive Producer
Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (V|D|L|S)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 4, 2015