The Best Episodes of Dear Mama Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.4/10(190 votes)

   #1 - Panther Power

   S1:E14/21/2023

   17 year old Tupac Shakur navigates school, poverty and family, while dreaming of using poetry and music to spread the message of his mother, noted Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. Haunted by her past, Afeni fears how it will affect Tupac's future.

   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi

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   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi
2. 

   8.9/10(166 votes)

   #2 - Changes

   S1:E24/21/2023

   Tupac bursts onto the scene in both music and the movies, but trying to be a mainstream star and militant activist comes at a cost. Afeni’s activism lands her and her Panther comrades in a political show trial that could end with all of them in prison.

   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi

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   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi
3. 

   7.7/10(155 votes)

   #3 - So Many Tears

   S1:E34/28/2023

   Tupac’s legal troubles escalate, with multiple different arrests, culminating in his being charged with sexual assault in New York. Afeni is the voice of the New York Panther 21, defending herself at trial; the two trials have different results.

   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi

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   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi
4. 

   8.0/10(137 votes)

   #4 - Ambitionz Az a Ridah

   S1:E45/5/2023

   Tupac spends nearly a year at the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora. He leaves hardened by the experience and immediately joins Death Row Records.

   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi

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   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi
5. 

   8.0/10(136 votes)

   #5 - Until the End of Time

   S1:E55/12/2023

   After attending a Tyson fight in Las Vegas, Tupac is shot and killed. Afeni is paralyzed with grief after the death of her son. She manages to secure Tupac's legacy.

   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi

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   Director:Allen Hughes

   Writers:Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi