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The Best Episodes of Paper Girls

Every episode of Paper Girls ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Paper Girls!

Best episode
S1E5 A New Period
8.0822 votes
Worst episode
S1E1 Growing Pains
7.0996 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.7avg
Binge time
5h 54m
8 episodes

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 5 - A New Period
    8.0/10(822 votes)
    S1:E5

    Adult Erin leads a daring mission home to 1988 that takes an unexpected turn, leading the girls to KJ’s house and a big secret about her future.

    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writer:Kai Yu Wu

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  2. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 7 - Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole
    7.9/10(713 votes)
    S1:E7

    Tiff confronts her adult self about the choices she’s made and KJ tries to help Mac grapple with her future as Larry and Erin call for back-up.

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  3. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 3 - Blue Tongues Don't Lie
    7.8/10(787 votes)
    S1:E3

    Mac reunites with the grown-up version of her brother Dylan and is stunned to learn how her family turned out. Tiff, KJ, and the Erins meet a stranger who might be the ticket back to 1988.

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  4. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 4 - It Was Never About the Corn
    7.8/10(754 votes)
    S1:E4

    Larry may have a way for the girls get home to 1988…but it’s going to require a lot of adult Erin…and Mac may not want to go home to her old life after spending time with Dylan.

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  5. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 6 - Matinee
    7.8/10(719 votes)
    S1:E6

    Desperate to find a way home, Tiff leads the girls to her adult self, who accomplished so many of her childhood dreams but she isn’t everything that was expected. Together they work to decode Larry’s ledger as the Old Watch close in.

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  6. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 8 - It B Over
    7.7/10(769 votes)
    S1:E8

    The Old Watch invades Larry’s farm, leaving the Girls with one chance to get home to 1988.

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  8. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 2 - Weird Al Is Dead
    7.3/10(826 votes)
    S1:E2

    Erin convinces her older self to try to help her and the Girls find a way home to 1988…right as they are stalked by Prioress, one of the evil Old Watch soldiers determined to erase them from history.

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  9. Paper Girls Season 1 Episode 1 - Growing Pains
    7.0/10(996 votes)
    S1:E1

    While delivering newspapers early one morning in 1988, four girls who have nothing in common are forced to work together to survive when something odd lands in their suburb.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A New Period" is the best rated episode of Paper Girls. It scored 8.0/10 from 822 votes. Directed by Karen Gaviola and written by Kai Yu Wu, it aired on July 28, 2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole".

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