The BEST episodes of Dear White People
Every episode of Dear White People ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dear White People!
At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a diverse group of students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
#1 - Chapter VIII
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2018
Gabe finally gets a chance to interview Sam for his documentary, but they both have trouble sticking to their promise not to make things personal.
#2 - Chapter IX
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/4/2018
A family emergency draws Sam home, where she wrestles with feelings of guilt and stumbles across a piece of Winchester history.
#3 - Chapter V
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2017
Friends drag Reggie out on the town to stop him from brooding over the revolution and Sam's new beau. But the night takes a harrowing turn.
#4 - Chapter V
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2018
Tired of living in Sam's shadow, Joelle strikes up a flirtation with a student outside the A-P circle who treats her like a queen.
#5 - Chapter VI
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2018
Lionel puts his fledgling romance in jeopardy as he teams up with Brooke to hunt down @AltlvyW's identity for an exposé.
#6 - Chapter X
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2018
As the campus braces for Rikki Carter's speech, Sam and Lionel piece together the clues they've gathered on the secret society known as Order of X.
#7 - Chapter I
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/4/2018
In the wake of the town hall protest, Sam finds herself at the center of an alt-right backlash and goes to war with a social media troll.
#8 - Chapter IV
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2018
With her political capital on the rise, Coco sets her sights on a new role. But a startling discovery forces her to rethink her future at Winchester.
#9 - Chapter VII
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/4/2018
After bombing at a stand-up comedy set, Troy sets out on a shroom-fuelled quest to find his true voice, connecting with friends and exes along the way.
#10 - Chapter X
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2017
With tensions running high before the town hall, Sam tries to patch up her relationship, Coco steals Troy's thunder, and Lionel makes a bold move.
#11 - Chapter III
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/4/2018
While party-hopping on Pride Night, Lionel struggles to make small talk with strangers and decipher mixed signals from Silvio.
#12 - Chapter II
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/4/2018
Still haunted by flashbacks to the house party, Reggie bounces from therapy to Bible study to drinking as he seeks an outlet for his pent-up emotions.
#13 - Chapter I
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/28/2017
As college radio host Samantha White leads the outcry over a blackface party by a campus fraternity, a revelation about her love life puts her in an awkward spot.
#14 - Chapter VIII
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2019
A sexual assault allegation stirs up fierce debate at Armstrong-Parker House and drives Joelle and Reggie even farther apart.
#15 - Chapter VI
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/2017
Shell-shocked, Sam and company plan a protest against the campus police, while Reggie finds his own way to process the ordeal.
#16 - Chapter X
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/2/2019
A bombshell story in the debut issue of Fried Chichanery leads to a moment of reckoning. Sam and Lionel learn there's more to the Order than they knew.
#17 - Chapter IX
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2019
Brooke takes a new approach with Muffy, a guilt-stricken Gabe tries to make up for his mistake, and Troy woos an investor for his new magazine.
#18 - Chapter IX
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2017
Coco jumps at the chance to join Troy at a party for wealthy donors, but the evening leaves her questioning his priorities.
#19 - Chapter II
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/28/2017
Buoyed by his front-page story on the blackface party, shy reporter Lionel begins to come out of his shell and embrace his true identity.
#20 - Chapter VII
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2017
Picking up on the chemistry between Sam and Reggie, Gabe obsesses over the state of his relationship; and makes a startling confession to Joelle.
#21 - Chapter IV
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2019
After landing his first cover story in Pastiche, Troy makes an unsettling discovery. Money troubles prompt Gabe to join a campus labor movement.
#22 - Chapter V
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2019
On Parents Weekend, Coco sets out to win a recommendation from the toughest professor on campus -- while contending with an unexpected visitor.
#23 - Chapter IV
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2017
As Coco gears up for an exclusive soiree, a fight with Sam stirs up memories of their friendship; and the differences that drove them apart.
#24 - Chapter VII
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2019
As Chester's popularity soars, Lionel tries to convince D'unte and friends that he's ready for the gay "deep end". Sam gets a chance to meet her idol.
#25 - Chapter III
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2017
Golden boy Troy schmoozes his way around campus at his father's behest, campaigning for student body president. But his smile hides nagging doubts.