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Empire – Season 1, Episode 10 Sins of the Father

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Andre starts a musical relationship with Michelle; a woman from Lucious' past comes back into the picture; Hakeem wants to show his father he's an artist and a businessman; Cookie gets ready to state her own agenda.
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Empire — Season 1, Episode 10

Empire — Season 1, Episode 10

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The drama in "The Sins of the Father" hits an all-time high, while the character of Lucious Lyon sinks to an all-time low.

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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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Jackson McHenry Entertainment Weekly 03/12/2015
"Sins of the Father" is as much an adrenaline-filled thrill ride-like any Empire episode-as it is a takedown of the patriarchy, a big middle finger to the powerful men like Lucious who see everyone else's work as secondary to their own. Go to Full Review Craig D. Lindsey New York Magazine/Vulture 03/12/2015
4/5
After weeks of seesawing between trashiness and earnestness, the show fully embraced its soapy side - and it made things a whole lot more exciting. Go to Full Review Joshua Alston AV Club 03/12/2015
A
"Sins" is focused, well-paced, and suspenseful. It's intricate and deliberate instead of being dense and harried. Many of its scenes rank among the show's best this season. Go to Full Review Nick Venable CinemaBlend 03/12/2015
"Sins of the Father," much like past episodes, was a pretty literal interpretation of how things played out. Go to Full Review Whitney Evans TV Fanatic 03/12/2015
4.5/5
Is there any redeeming Lucious at this point? Just when you think he can't get any worse, he gets worse. Go to Full Review Nathan Paige Cleveland Plain Dealer 03/12/2015
The soap-opera factor played heavily in tonight's episode, 'Sins of the Father,' creating high drama to build up for next week's two-hour season finale. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Andre starts a musical relationship with Michelle; a woman from Lucious' past comes back into the picture; Hakeem wants to show his father he's an artist and a businessman; Cookie gets ready to state her own agenda.
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
Mar 11, 2015