The Best Episodes of PEN15 Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(1787 votes)

   #1 - First Day

   S1:E12/8/2019

   It’s the first day of seventh grade in the year 2000. School rejects, Anna and Maya, get a lot of unexpected attention.

   Director:Daniel Gray Longino

   Writers:Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Maya Erskine

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   Director:Daniel Gray Longino

   Writers:Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Maya Erskine
2. 

   7.9/10(674 votes)

   #2 - Miranda

   S1:E22/8/2019

   Maya and Anna become fascinated with the mature girls in their class who smoke. They are faced with the age-old question: stay home and play pretend or go out and do drugs?

   Director:Daniel Gray Longino

   Writers:Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Maya Erskine

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   Director:Daniel Gray Longino

   Writers:Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Maya Erskine
3. 

   7.8/10(583 votes)

   #3 - Ojichan

   S1:E32/8/2019

   Maya feels a tickle down there which becomes kind of an addiction, distracting her from her best friend who really needs her.

   Director:Daniel Gray Longino

   Writer:Maya Erskine

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   Director:Daniel Gray Longino

   Writer:Maya Erskine
4. 

   7.8/10(497 votes)

   #4 - Solo

   S1:E42/8/2019

   Trailview’s Night of Amazing Music is coming up. Anna hopes to win Alex’s heart with a classical aria while Maya is consumed with a lie.

   Director:Andrew DeYoung

   Writer:Sam Zvibleman

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   Director:Andrew DeYoung

   Writer:Sam Zvibleman
5. 

   8.1/10(501 votes)

   #5 - Community Service

   S1:E52/8/2019

   There’s an exclusive fashion show at the local nursing home. Somehow Anna and Maya make it in, but feelings of inadequacy lead them down a shady path.

   Director:Andrew DeYoung

   Writer:Jessica Watson

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   Director:Andrew DeYoung

   Writer:Jessica Watson
6. 

   8.0/10(495 votes)

   #6 - Posh

   S1:E62/8/2019

   Maya gets a questionable nickname during a school project. Anna goes along with it, resulting in a test of their friendship and identities.

   Director:Andrew DeYoung

   Writers:Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer

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   Director:Andrew DeYoung

   Writers:Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer
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7. 

   8.6/10(508 votes)

   #7 - AIM

   S1:E72/8/2019

   Maya and Anna get their very first AIM screennames and their social world opens up. Maybe too much.

   Director:Sam Zvibleman

   Writer:Gabe Liedman

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   Director:Sam Zvibleman

   Writer:Gabe Liedman
8. 

   8.0/10(424 votes)

   #8 - Wild Things

   S1:E82/8/2019

   It’s a viewing party to watch the newly released VHS movie, Wild Things. The night gets sexy and Anna and Maya try to keep up.

   Director:Sam Zvibleman

   Writer:Sam Zvibleman

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   Director:Sam Zvibleman

   Writer:Sam Zvibleman
9. 

   8.7/10(472 votes)

   #9 - Anna Ishii-Peters

   S1:E92/8/2019

   Anna gets to sleep over at Maya’s house on a school night and can’t wait to become part of the Ishii-Peter family. But things turn as Anna gets a little too comfortable.

   Director:Sam Zvibleman

   Writers:Anna Konkle, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Maya Erskine

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   Director:Sam Zvibleman

   Writers:Anna Konkle, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Maya Erskine
10. 

    8.4/10(452 votes)

    #10 - Dance

    S1:E102/8/2019

    It’s the night of their first school dance but Anna and Maya are on bad terms. They’ll have to navigate this unfamiliar terrain set to billboard hits, by themselves.

    Director:Sam Zvibleman

    Writer:Anna Konkle

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    Director:Sam Zvibleman

    Writer:Anna Konkle