PEN15

10 Best Episodes of PEN15 - Season 1

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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 24, 2022.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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#10 - First Day (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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

The episode was rated 6.98 from 223 votes.

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#9 - Miranda (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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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?

The episode was rated 7.11 from 147 votes.

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#8 - Solo (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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.

The episode was rated 7.16 from 115 votes.

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#7 - Community Service (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.28 from 106 votes.

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#6 - Ojichan (Season 1 - Episode 3)

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

The episode was rated 7.37 from 129 votes.

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#5 - Posh (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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

The episode was rated 7.49 from 109 votes.

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#4 - Wild Things (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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.

The episode was rated 7.52 from 101 votes.

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#3 - Anna Ishi-Peters (Season 1 - Episode 9)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.56 from 93 votes.

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#2 - AIM (Season 1 - Episode 7)

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

The episode was rated 7.73 from 99 votes.

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#1 - Dance (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 91 votes.

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