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The Best Episodes of VICE Season 6

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    VICE Season 6 Episode 1 - Raised in the System
    8.9/10(86 votes)

    #1 - Raised in the System

    S6:E1

    Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams embarks on a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system.

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  2. VICE Season 6 Episode 2 - Battle for Jerusalem/A Face In The Crowd
    7.5/10(36 votes)

    #2 - Battle for Jerusalem/A Face In The Crowd

    S6:E2

    A look at the aftermath of President Trump's announcement to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and a report from China on advances in facial recognition technology.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. VICE Season 6 Episode 3 - A Revolution in Ruins/New Kids on the Blockchain
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #3 - A Revolution in Ruins/New Kids on the Blockchain

    S6:E3

    An inside look at how the Libyan revolution is failing and a front-row seat to the geopolitical tug of war over Internet 3.0.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. VICE Season 6 Episode 4 - The Parkland Effect
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #4 - The Parkland Effect

    S6:E4

    Gianna Toboni sees firsthand how some teachers are taking up arms to be the “good guy with a gun that stops a bad guy with a gun” and explores the deep divisions in America that make it seem nearly impossible to stop these mass shootings.

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  5. VICE Season 6 Episode 5 - Massacre in Myanmar/The Blue Helmets
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Massacre in Myanmar/The Blue Helmets

    S6:E5

    Gianna Toboni travels to the Myanmar-Bangladesh border to investigate what the future holds for the world's most persecuted minority; correspondent Aris Roussinos joins U.N. peacekeepers on a peacekeeping operation across the lawless Sahara desert.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. VICE Season 6 Episode 6 - Iran in Iraq/Dying on the Vine
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Iran in Iraq/Dying on the Vine

    S6:E6

    Isobel Yeung travels to Iraq to see how Iran is exerting its growing influence over the war-torn country ahead of parliamentary elections. Gianna Toboni heads to the vineyards of Napa during historic wildfires and the wine laboratories of Bordeaux to explore the dangers facing viticulture, and what they mean for agriculture everywhere.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. VICE Season 6 Episode 7 - Russian Democracy/Global Gag Rule
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #7 - Russian Democracy/Global Gag Rule

    S6:E7

    Ben Ferguson speaks with Russian voters and politicians to understand how democracy works in their country. Gianna Tobini examines how President Trump's Global Gag Rule impacts women's health in Uganda.

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  8. VICE Season 6 Episode 8 - Printing Tomorrow/Are We Alone?
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Printing Tomorrow/Are We Alone?

    S6:E8

    Krishna Andavolu delves into the cutting-edge world of 3D-printing, meeting the scientists and entrepreneurs pushing the boundaries of manufacturing, material science, and even space exploration. Scientists are closer than ever to finding life beyond Earth so VICE sent Nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson to explore one of our civilization's most haunting questions: Are we alone?

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  9. VICE Season 6 Episode 9 - No Choice But to Choose/Rebel Republic
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #9 - No Choice But to Choose/Rebel Republic

    S6:E9

    Gianna Toboni goes to Michigan to see school choice in action and understand what the future of public education might look like. Ben Anderson reports on the crisis in the Central African Republic, where the government barely controls the capital city, and 75% of the country is in the hands of at least 14 armed groups.

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  10. VICE Season 6 Episode 10 - The Cost of Living/Paradise Lost
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #10 - The Cost of Living/Paradise Lost

    S6:E10

    Investigating if a more democratized medicinal future is possible in America; citizens of Puerto Rico struggle to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Maria, one of the worst natural disasters in the territory's history.

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  11. VICE Season 6 Episode 11 - Separated By Birth
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Separated By Birth

    S6:E11

    Krishna Andavolu embeds with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to explore what it’s like to be an American kid growing up in the shadow of deportation.

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  12. VICE Season 6 Episode 12 - The Big Fix/Silicon Valley of India
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #12 - The Big Fix/Silicon Valley of India

    S6:E12

    The state of America’s infrastructure; and India’s tech talents, who once emigrated to the U.S. for job opportunities but are now putting their entrepreneurial spirit and engineering skills to use at home.

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  13. VICE Season 6 Episode 13 - A Kurdish State/Out of Space
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #13 - A Kurdish State/Out of Space

    S6:E13

    In Iraqi Kurdistan, Vice's Ben Anderson met those involved in the fight from the frontline to the Kurd's former guerrilla president to ask why the group recently voted for independence and what hopes they have for achieving a state of their own. Nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson joined the Air Force Space Command to see how a growing military and commercial space presence threatens the ubiquitous satellites, which are essential to humanity's digital way of life.

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  14. VICE Season 6 Episode 14 - Opioid Generation/Hindustan
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Opioid Generation/Hindustan

    S6:E14

    Isobel Yeung examines a surge in West Virginia child welfare cases in light of the country's opioid epidemic. Krishna Andavolu travels across India to investigate the nation's increase in religious nationalism.

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  15. VICE Season 6 Episode 15 - After the Fall
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #15 - After the Fall

    S6:E15

    Isobel Yeung returns to Syria to tell the stories of those who were caught in the crossfire between the most feared terror group on Earth and the U.S.-backed coalition, whose collateral damage destroyed most of the city.

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  16. VICE Season 6 Episode 16 - Waiting to Die/Women in War
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Waiting to Die/Women in War

    S6:E16

    Gianna Toboni reports on capital punishment in the U.S. and follows one death-row inmate on his path to the execution chamber; Isobel Yeung travels to Yemen to interview women who are finding surprising ways to rise above terrorism, civil war and famine, and transcend their traditional roles in the country's conservative society.

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  17. VICE Season 6 Episode 17 - Trump's Trade War
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Trump's Trade War

    S6:E17

    Michael Moynihan examines President Trump's claim that trade wars are easy to win, and what effect his policies could have on the global economy and the number of U.S. jobs.

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  18. VICE Season 6 Episode 18 - A New Leaf/Quantum Supremacy
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #18 - A New Leaf/Quantum Supremacy

    S6:E18

    Charlet Duboc visits remote towns in Colombia where coca farming is a way of life to examine the struggle to make the nation cocaine-free. Taylor Wilson talks to scientists about the race to build the first quantum computer.

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  19. VICE Season 6 Episode 19 - Trans in Texas/Nicaragua Deja Vu
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Trans in Texas/Nicaragua Deja Vu

    S6:E19

    Gianna Toboni returns to Texas to see how the transgender community is fighting to win acceptance and protection. Vikram Gandhi travels to Nicaragua to meet the new revolutionaries seeking to oust President Daniel Ortega and find out what the future may hold.

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  20. VICE Season 6 Episode 20 - American Piety/Terror in Congo
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #20 - American Piety/Terror in Congo

    S6:E20

    Gianna Toboni travels to America's Bible Belt to see how evangelicals are navigating today's volatile political environment. Ben Anderson reports on the Allied Democratic Forces and their actions inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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  21. VICE Season 6 Episode 21 - Engineering Earth
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Engineering Earth

    S6:E21

    As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at unprecedented levels, scientists work to develop a backup plan to use technology to "geoengineer" the Earth's atmosphere and reduce the effects of climate change.

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  22. VICE Season 6 Episode 22 - Brainhackers/Fall of Rio
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #22 - Brainhackers/Fall of Rio

    S6:E22

    Thomas Morton reports on advances in neurotechnology that could open up new avenues of human experience. Ben Anderson returns to Rio de Janeiro to check on social, economic and political conditions since Brazil hosted the 2016 Olympics and 2012 World Cup.

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  23. VICE Season 6 Episode 23 - Consent
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Consent

    S6:E23

    One year after the explosive allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement has impacted everything from Supreme Court nominees and workplace culture to sex and dating. Isobel Yeung takes a searing, personal look at how we define consent, hold assailants accountable and start to move forward.

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  24. VICE Season 6 Episode 24 - Voodoo Wrestling/Big Placebo
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Voodoo Wrestling/Big Placebo

    S6:E24

    Dexter Thomas visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo to explore the sport of catch fétiche and the emergence of women as its new champions. Charlet Duboc reports on alternative medicine in the U.S. and the country's wellness obsession.

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  25. VICE Season 6 Episode 25 - Death Inc./Bannon's World
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Death Inc./Bannon's World

    S6:E25

    Gianna Toboni travels to Mexico to investigate the roots of a spiraling murder rate and meets the people who refuse to be silenced. Michael Moynihan visits Sweden, Italy and Belgium to follow former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and witness the rise of Europe's right-wing populist movement.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Raised in the System" is the best rated episode of "VICE" season 6. It scored 8.9/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/2018. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "Battle for Jerusalem/A Face In The Crowd".