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The Best Episodes of When We Rise

Every episode of When We Rise ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of When We Rise!

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The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    When We Rise Season 1 Episode 3 - Part III
    8.3/10(341 votes)

    #1 - Part III

    S1:E3

    AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter Annie struggles with her identity as the child of a lesbian couple and a gay man.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writers:Peter Parnell, Derek Simonds

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  2. When We Rise Season 1 Episode 4 - Part IV
    8.3/10(336 votes)

    #2 - Part IV

    S1:E4

    An energized Cleve inspires a group of young activists to organize a march on Washington to demand full LGBTQ civil rights, while Roma uses her skills to reform healthcare in San Francisco. Elsewhere, a group forms to try overturning California's discriminatory proposition banning gay marriage.

    Director:Dustin Lance Black
    Writer:Dustin Lance Black

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  3. When We Rise Season 1 Episode 2 - Part II
    8.1/10(389 votes)

    #3 - Part II

    S1:E2

    Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.

    Director:Dee Rees
    Writers:Dustin Lance Black, Dianne Houston, Lisa Zwerling

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  4. When We Rise Season 1 Episode 1 - Part I
    7.9/10(449 votes)

    #4 - Part I

    S1:E1

    A young peace activist escapes his repressive life in Phoenix and heads to San Francisco, hoping to find refuge and community, but finds that the struggle for survival is just as difficult as it was back home. Elsewhere, NOW purges lesbians from its ranks.

    Director:Gus Van Sant
    Writer:Dustin Lance Black

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Best Episodes Summary

"Part III" is the best rated episode of "When We Rise". It scored 8.3/10 based on 341 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Peter Parnell, Derek Simonds, it aired on 3/2/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Part IV".