The Worst Episodes of Paper Girls

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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   7.0/10(972 votes)

   #1 - Growing Pains

   S1:E17/28/2022

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Georgi Banks-Davies

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.3/10(808 votes)

   #2 - Weird Al Is Dead

   S1:E27/28/2022

   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

   Writers:Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

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   Director:Georgi Banks-Davies

   Writers:Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers
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   7.8/10(769 votes)

   #3 - Blue Tongues Don't Lie

   S1:E37/28/2022

   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

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   Director:Destiny Ekaragha

   Writer:Lisa Albert
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   7.8/10(740 votes)

   #4 - It Was Never About the Corn

   S1:E47/28/2022

   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

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   Director:Destiny Ekaragha

   Writer:K.C. Perry
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   7.8/10(755 votes)

   #5 - It B Over

   S1:E87/28/2022

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

   Director:Mairzee Almas

   Writer:Stephany Folsom

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   Director:Mairzee Almas

   Writer:Stephany Folsom
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   7.9/10(705 votes)

   #6 - Matinee

   S1:E67/28/2022

   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

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

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   Director:Karen Gaviola

   Writers:Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers, Stephany Folsom
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   7.9/10(701 votes)

   #7 - Some Kind of Burping Trash Hole

   S1:E77/28/2022

   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

   Writers:Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers

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   Director:Mairzee Almas

   Writers:Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers
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   8.0/10(806 votes)

   #8 - A New Period

   S1:E57/28/2022

   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

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   Director:Karen Gaviola

   Writer:Kai Yu Wu