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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...
Genres:DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Prime Video

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Growing Pains" is the best rated episode of "Paper Girls" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 940 votes. Directed by Georgi Banks-Davies and written by N/A, it aired on 7/28/2022. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Weird Al Is Dead".

  • Growing Pains
    6.9/10940 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
    7.2/10780 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
    7.7/10741 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
    7.8/10712 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
    8.0/10778 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
    7.8/10679 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
    7.9/10678 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
    7.7/10732 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