The Best Episodes Written By Gina Prince Bythewood

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   #1 - To Whit, With Love

   S6:E141/7/1993

   Whitley takes a job substitute teaching for an unruly remedial class at a run-down junior high school. The students are completely out of control the first day, then suddenly behave themselves perfectly. Whitley discovers that they all purposely failed their tests. She considers giving up, but instead challenges the students to prove their intelligence. At the principal's suggestion, she uses her own background to cover the material left out of the outdated textbooks. Dorian finally asks Lena on a date. He stuns her by revealing that he does not believe in pre-marital sex. She decides that she is still interested in having a relationship with him.

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   #2 - College Kid

   S6:E237/1/1993

   Lena, Dorian, Gina, Charmaine and Terrell move into an old farmhouse with a grumpy landlord.

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   #3 - Lean on Me

   S6:E195/27/1993

   Dwayne yens for a summer job, but he might get burned when his old flame conducts the interview.

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   3.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Hour One: Pilot

   S1:E13/22/2017

   A white teenager is killed by a black cop during a police shooting, leading an expert investigator and a special prosecutor to examine the case and grapple with media attention, public debate and the social unrest.

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   #5 - Hour Eight: Rock Bottom

   S1:E85/10/2017

   Preston and Ashe discover a possible murder weapon for the Joey Campbell case and are feel pressured to use it to find the identity of Joey's killer.

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   #6 - Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed

   S6:E610/29/1992

   Charmaine observes Whitley in the office as a sociology project. Whitley is dismayed to learn that her company has put a hold on all purchases until a merger is completed. Determined to hold onto one of the paintings, she convinces Dwayne to invest in it with her. The merger falls through, and Whitley (along with her entire department) is laid off. Dwayne promises to find a way to keep them afloat until she gets a new job. He takes Whitley to dinner to console her. They return to discover that they have been cleaned out by burglars. Kim and Freddie invite Ron and Shazza for dinner in the hopes that they can all make peace. Ron and Freddie cannot stand to see one another with other mates. They alternately flirt and act jealous, and everyone gets into a huge argument. Kim realizes that she and Ron have no chemistry, so they decide to break up. Ron stops short of telling her about his feelings for Freddie.

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