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The Best Episodes of Paper Girls Season 1

Every episode of Paper Girls Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Paper Girls Season 1!

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 2019. When they come face-to-face with their adult selves, each girl discovers her own strengths as together they try to find a way back to the past while saving the world of the future.

Genres:DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Prime Video

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Paper Girls" season 1 is "Growing Pains", rated 6.9/10 from 932 user votes. It was directed by Georgi Banks-Davies and written by N/A. "Growing Pains" aired on 7/28/2022 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Weird Al Is Dead".

  • Growing Pains
    6.9/10 932 votes

    #1 - Growing Pains

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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.

    Director: Georgi Banks-Davies

    Writer: N/A

  • Weird Al Is Dead
    7.2/10 774 votes

    #2 - Weird Al Is Dead

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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.

    Director: Georgi Banks-Davies

    Writer: Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

  • Blue Tongues Don't Lie
    7.7/10 737 votes

    #3 - Blue Tongues Don't Lie

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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.

    Director: Destiny Ekaragha

    Writer: Lisa Albert

  • It Was Never About the Corn
    7.8/10 708 votes

    #4 - It Was Never About the Corn

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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.

    Director: Destiny Ekaragha

    Writer: K.C. Perry

  • A New Period
    8.0/10 772 votes

    #5 - A New Period

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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

  • Matinee
    7.8/10 674 votes

    #6 - Matinee

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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.

    Director: Karen Gaviola

    Writer: Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers, Stephany Folsom

  • Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole
    7.9/10 673 votes

    #7 - Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2022

    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.

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

  • It B Over
    7.8/10 727 votes

    #8 - It B Over

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/28/2022

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

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: Stephany Folsom