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Empire (2015)

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Season 3  "Light in Darkness"  3x1

Aired 7 years ago - Sep 21, 2016

Lucious pursues his music legacy with his streaming service, while clashing with his half-brother, Tariq, who is leading a federal task force investigating him.

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Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 1
No. Put your... no.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 2
Look, there's a chapel in the hospital.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 3
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 4
You got it, you got it.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 5
Congratulations.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 6
♪ Take her fur shoppin ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 7
I mean, what do we look like,
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 8
when he lose his queen?
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 9
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 10
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 11
You can be a deadbeat if you want to,
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 12
He was sick to his stomach
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 13
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 14
Sit down, Nessa.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 15
You and your goons...
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 16
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 17
Oh, my God, that weave was sitting on top of her head
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 18
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 19
with a bone, Lucious. We got to get to Anika before he does.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 20
We'll take care of it. Don't worry.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 21
So do we.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 22
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 23
why don't you come by to dinner tomorrow night?
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 24
Yeah. Likewise.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 25
All right, I turned that sad-ass track you had
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 26
Listen, baby girl,
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 27
♪ I got ten broads and they all bad, yeah, that's all facts ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 28
♪ We ain't go on no date, yeah, that's the type of thing ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 29
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 30
♪ Hey... ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 31
♪ Get free ♪ ♪ Where did we go wrong? ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 32
♪ Free Freda ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 33
so, what, you just gonna spring it on him?
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 34
is downstairs. Come in here.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 35
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 36
(silverware clinks on plate)
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 37
Is that right?
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 38
At 18, he made me marry a girl I barely even knew,
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 39
Are you bribing a federal agent?
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 40
But I see you know nothing about that. And you might bend
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 41
We are taking over the world!
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 42
so I hope that it resonates with all of you.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 43
Bro.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 44
♪ For Orlando ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 45
♪ In this world ♪
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 46
(loud cheering)
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 47
Wait, wait, wait. Y-You think you can judge me?
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 48
Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 49
I need to focus on the future.
 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 50
I-I do the music,

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Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 2
Look, there's a chapel in the hospital.
#2 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 3 #3 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 4
You got it, you got it.
#4 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 5
Congratulations.
#5 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 6
♪ Take her fur shoppin ♪
#6 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 7
I mean, what do we look like,
#7 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 8
when he lose his queen?
#8 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 9 #9 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 10 #10 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 11
You can be a deadbeat if you want to,
#11 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 12
He was sick to his stomach
#12 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 13 #13 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 14
Sit down, Nessa.
#14 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 15
You and your goons...
#15 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 16 #16 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 17
Oh, my God, that weave was sitting on top of her head
#17 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 18 #18 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 19
with a bone, Lucious. We got to get to Anika before he does.
#19 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 20
We'll take care of it. Don't worry.
#20 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 21
So do we.
#21 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 22 #22 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 23
why don't you come by to dinner tomorrow night?
#23 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 24
Yeah. Likewise.
#24 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 25
All right, I turned that sad-ass track you had
#25 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 26
Listen, baby girl,
#26 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 27
♪ I got ten broads and they all bad, yeah, that's all facts ♪
#27 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 28
♪ We ain't go on no date, yeah, that's the type of thing ♪
#28 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 29 #29 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 30
♪ Hey... ♪
#30 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 31
♪ Get free ♪ ♪ Where did we go wrong? ♪
#31 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 32
♪ Free Freda ♪
#32 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 33
so, what, you just gonna spring it on him?
#33 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 34
is downstairs. Come in here.
#34 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 35 #35 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 36
(silverware clinks on plate)
#36 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 37
Is that right?
#37 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 38
At 18, he made me marry a girl I barely even knew,
#38 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 39
Are you bribing a federal agent?
#39 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 40
But I see you know nothing about that. And you might bend
#40 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 41
We are taking over the world!
#41 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 42
so I hope that it resonates with all of you.
#42 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 43
Bro.
#43 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 44
♪ For Orlando ♪
#44 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 45
♪ In this world ♪
#45 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 46
(loud cheering)
#46 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 47
Wait, wait, wait. Y-You think you can judge me?
#47 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 48 #48 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 49
I need to focus on the future.
#49 Recap of Empire (2015) Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 50
I-I do the music,
#50