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Critic Consensus: "Et Tu, Brute?" ends with a doozy of a cliffhanger that fits perfectly with Empire's soapier tendencies.
Episode Info
Cast
as Lucious Lyon
as Cookie Lyon
as Jamal Lyon
as Hakeem Lyon
as Andre Lyon
as Anika Calhoun
as Anika Calhoun
as Rhonda Lyon
as Becky
as Porsha
as Tiana
as Michael Sanchez
as Camilla
as Sky Summers
as Mimi Whiteman
as Himself
as Chicken
as Thirsty
as Laura
as Jamieson
as Judith
as Tony "Tricky" Trichter
as Jago Locke
as Warden Athena Myers
as Ralph Anderson
as Jezzy
as Lucious's Assistant
as Leonard Bernstein
as Edna
Et Tu, Brute? Photos
Critic reviews for Et Tu, Brute?
The way the show treats Jamal and Skye's brief time together as a positive thing that just "happened," even with that awkward racial identity analogy thrown in, is ultimately refreshing.
I would hazard some predictions about what Empire has in store for us next year, but I have a sinking feeling, given its recycling of season one stock, that we've seen most of the show's tricks.
In the explosive mid-season finale, Rhonda may or may not be alive, Lucious Lyon is removed as CEO of Empire by his youngest son and Cookie Lyon heads back to prison.
I am trying to be hopeful about what's to come on Empire, but this first half was like Kelly Rowland's solo career: it has had its share of bright spots, but I've needed my flashlight to navigate through the darkness more times than I'd like.
As with every episode in the season, even when something devastating happens, everything still came up Jamal.
The show was back to doing what it does best: throwing soap opera-like curveballs that will have you either gasping, or shaking your head at the sheer excess of it all.
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