The Worst Episodes of PEN15
Every episode of PEN15 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of PEN15!
Middle school as it really happened. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star in this adult comedy, playing versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual thirteen-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "PEN15" is "Jacuzzi", rated 6.9/10 from 304 user votes. It was directed by Anna Konkle and written by Anna Konkle. "Jacuzzi" aired on 8/27/2021 and is rated 0.6 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Luminaria".
6.9/10 304 votes#1 - Jacuzzi
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2021
On vacation with Curtis, Anna and Maya are introduced to new crippling insecurities. The girls try to ignore them, but a mystical turn makes their self-doubt impossible to forget.
Director: Anna Konkle
Writer: Anna Konkle
7.5/10 210 votes#2 - Luminaria
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/2021
Anna and Maya attend the local “Walk For Cancer.” Opportunities for socializing evolve into inklings of mortality.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 199 votes#3 - Runaway
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/2021
Anna is given the opportunity of a lifetime but when her parents won’t let her partake, Maya encourages them to take fate into their own hands and embark on a dangerous journey.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 489 votes#4 - Ojichan
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
7.8/10 421 votes#5 - Solo
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
7.8/10 398 votes#6 - Pool
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2020
Two days after the dance, Maya and Anna reluctantly go to a lame pool party. A crush unexpectedly shows up, causing them to question their sanity and reputations.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 567 votes#7 - Miranda
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
7.9/10 319 votes#8 - Wrestle
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020
Maya zeros in on her crush, while Anna deals with the fallout from her parents’ divorce. Together they find outlets in an unexpected extracurricular activity.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 226 votes#9 - Bat Mitzvah
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2021
An upcoming Bat Mitzvah forces Maya to face a realization about her family's socio economic status while Anna grapples with an existential crisis.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,468 votes#10 - First Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
8.0/10 428 votes#11 - Posh
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
Writer: Jeff Chan, Andrew Rhymer
8.0/10 363 votes#12 - Wild Things
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
8.0/10 215 votes#13 - Grammy
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2021
A new family member comes to live with Anna but their arrival brings unexpected endings. Maya gets a diagnosis.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 426 votes#14 - Community Service
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
8.1/10 339 votes#15 - Vendy Wiccany
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2020
Anna and Maya discover secret powers within, allowing them to control rocky aspects of their lives through magic.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 307 votes#16 - Three
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2020
Witnessing their daughters reach a new low, Kathy and Yuki rally around them. At school, Maya and Anna receive an opportunity at redemption but it will come with a range of influences.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 218 votes#17 - Shadow
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2021
Anna helps her dad move into an apartment. Maya is confronted by a surprise visitor from Japan.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 392 votes#18 - Dance
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
8.4/10 321 votes#19 - Sleepover
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2020
Maura hosts a group sleepover at her house. The clock chimes late into the night as secrets and masks threaten the death of friendships.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 442 votes#20 - AIM
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/2019
Maya and Anna get their very first AIM screennames and their social world opens up. Maybe too much.
Director: Sam Zvibleman
Writer: Gabe Liedman
8.5/10 345 votes#21 - Play
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2020
The school play has been cast. Maya has the opportunity to get her actual first kiss. Anna struggles to find herself.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 408 votes#22 - Anna Ishii-Peters
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2019
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
Writer: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Stacy Osei-Kuffour
8.6/10 275 votes#23 - Home
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/3/2021
Anna and Maya are far from where they began. Now all they want is to go back home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/10 423 votes
9.0/10 418 votes#25 - Opening Night
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2020
It’s opening night. Hearts are exposed, forcing both Anna and Maya to grow up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A