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The Best Episodes of Paper Girls

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The Best Episodes of Paper Girls

It's the day after Halloween in 1988 when four young friends accidentally stumble into an intergalactic battle and find themselves inexplicably transported to the year...

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  1. 8.0/10(788 votes)

    #1 - A New Period

    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.

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    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writer:Kai Yu Wu
  2. 7.9/10(684 votes)

    #2 - Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole

    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. 7.8/10(720 votes)

    #3 - It Was Never About the Corn

    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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  4. 7.8/10(686 votes)

    #4 - Matinee

    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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  5. 7.7/10(750 votes)

    #5 - Blue Tongues Don't Lie

    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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  6. 7.7/10(737 votes)

    #6 - It B Over

    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. 7.2/10(789 votes)

    #7 - Weird Al Is Dead

    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. 6.9/10(951 votes)

    #8 - Growing Pains

    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 8/10 based on 788 votes. Directed by Karen Gaviola and written by Kai Yu Wu, it aired on 7/28/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole".