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The Best Episodes of When We Rise Season 1

Every episode of When We Rise Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of When We Rise Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    When We Rise Season 1 Episode 4 - Part IV
    8.4/10(337 votes)

    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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  2. When We Rise Season 1 Episode 3 - Part III
    8.3/10(343 votes)

    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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  3. When We Rise Season 1 Episode 2 - Part II
    8.1/10(393 votes)

    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:Lisa Zwerling, Dustin Lance Black, Dianne Houston

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  4. When We Rise Season 1 Episode 1 - Part I
    8.0/10(454 votes)

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Part IV" is the best rated episode of When We Rise season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 337 votes. Written and directed by Dustin Lance Black, it aired on March 3, 2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Part III".