The Worst Episodes of Pistol

#1 Worst Episode
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7.2/10(493 votes)
#1 - Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility
S1:E15/31/2022
Desperate to escape the bleak future that society has decreed for him, charismatic Steve Jones convinces Malcolm McLaren to manage his band, The Swankers. But Steve discovers that his “Cloak of Invisibility” cannot shield him from the audience’s gaze.
Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
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Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
7.5/10(346 votes)
#2 - Track 5: Nancy and Sid
S1:E55/31/2022
As Nancy and Sid's love ignites, Sid becomes increasingly lost to heroin and violence. A plan is hatched to get rid of Nancy, but on a riverboat stunt during the Queen's Jubilee to promote "God Save the Queen," chaos takes hold.
Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
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Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
7.5/10(336 votes)
#3 - Track 6: Who Killed Bambi?
S1:E65/31/2022
Malcolm decides that the Sex Pistols have become too much like a rock band, so he must blow them up. Johnny leaves the band, and a Sid becomes lead singer. Nancy is found murdered in New York City, and Sid is the main suspect.
Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
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Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
7.7/10(365 votes)
#4 - Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**t
S1:E45/31/2022
The idyllic moment where success is not yet fame is obliterated when the band shock the nation out of its torpor. The media frenzy causes egos to explode. Steve is emotionally blackmailed by Malcom into replacing bassist Glen Matlock with Sid Vicious.
Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
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Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
7.7/10(435 votes)
#5 - Track 2: Rotten
S1:E25/31/2022
As Steve grasps his final chance and attempts to learn guitar in five days, a fury named Johnny Rotten arrives on the scene and the Sex Pistols are born.
Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
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Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
7.8/10(409 votes)
#6 - Track 3: Bodies
S1:E35/31/2022
As Steve and Chrissie Hynde begin to make more than just music, the Pistols begin to wreak anarchy in the U.K. and Johnny Rotten takes deeper inspiration from a grieving young woman.
Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce
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Director:Danny Boyle
Writer:Craig Pearce