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The Worst Episodes of Pistol

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

The story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with “no future,” who shook the boring, corrupt Establishment to its core, threatened to bring...
Genre:Drama
Network:Hulu

Worst Episodes Summary

"Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility" is the worst rated episode of "Pistol". It scored 7.3/10 based on 445 votes. Directed by Danny Boyle and written by Craig Pearce, it aired on 5/31/2022. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Track 5: Nancy and Sid".

  • Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility
    7.3/10445 votes
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    #1 - Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2022

    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

  • Track 5: Nancy and Sid
    7.5/10304 votes
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    #2 - Track 5: Nancy and Sid

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/31/2022

    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

  • Track 6: Who Killed Bambi?
    7.5/10294 votes
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    #3 - Track 6: Who Killed Bambi?

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/31/2022

    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

  • Track 2: Rotten
    7.6/10388 votes
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    #4 - Track 2: Rotten

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2022

    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

  • Track 3: Bodies
    7.8/10363 votes
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    #5 - Track 3: Bodies

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/31/2022

    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

  • Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**t
    7.8/10325 votes
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    #6 - Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**t

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/31/2022

    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