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The Worst Episodes of Penance

Every episode of Penance ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Penance!

Binge this in 5h 0m•Peaking at 7.3/10

The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with all claim not to remember the identity of the killer.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Penance Season 1 Episode 1 - The French Doll
    7.0/10(97 votes)

    #1 - The French Doll

    S1:E1

    Tragedy strikes as schoolgirl Emili is abducted and murdered by a stranger. Four friends - Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka - are present at the scene of the crime, but none of them can remember his face, and the crime goes unsolved. Fifteen years later, the adult Sae has grown extremely wary of men, forever scarred by Emili's faceless abductor. When a timid suitor vows to protect her from the outside world and proposes marriage, she decides to accept.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Penance Season 1 Episode 2 - Extraordinary PTA general meeting
    7.1/10(89 votes)

    #2 - Extraordinary PTA general meeting

    S1:E2

    Maki is now a teacher at a rigorous elementary school, and engages in self-defense training in an attempt to overcome her sense of helplessness. When an attack occurs at Maki’s school, it brings back vivid memories of the heinous crime she witnessed 15 years earlier. This time, Maki takes action to confront the perpetrator, resulting in unforeseen consequences...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Penance Season 1 Episode 5 - Atonement
    7.1/10(67 votes)

    #3 - Atonement

    S1:E5

    It’s been fifteen years since Asako’s young daughter Emili was abducted and killed by a stranger. With the case still unsolved, Asako struggles through life with no outlet for her resentment and despair. One day, Asako receives a new piece of information from Yuka, one of the girls that witnessed the crime fifteen years ago. Armed with this vital new clue, Asako begins to close in on the truth once and for all as PENANCE spirals to a stunning conclusion...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Penance Season 1 Episode 4 - Nine months
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #4 - Nine months

    S1:E4

    Yuka's mother always favored her sickly older sister Mayu. Now grown up and an owner of a successful flower shop, Yuka still feels unjustly ignored. When she learns that Mayu has recently married Keita, a gentle policeman, Yuka's jealousy inspires a plan to seduce him. As her plan encounters complications, she receives an unexpected letter from Asako...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Penance Season 1 Episode 3 - Bear siblings
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    #5 - Bear siblings

    S1:E3

    Insecure by nature and harboring an inferiority complex, Akiko has withdrawn from society and lives a reclusive life at home. But things change when her brother Koji, his wife and her daughter Wakaba suddenly move back home from Tokyo. Akiko begins to bond with her young niece Wakaba, but then begins to notice signs of a strange relationship between the girl and Akiko's brother Koji...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The French Doll" is the worst rated episode of "Penance". It scored 7/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Extraordinary PTA general meeting".