• Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 8, 2019
Season #: 2.5, 2, 1
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14

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  1. Dec 7, 2021
    10
    Maja Erskine and Anna Konkle heighten the sense of "cringe" by making one of the best series of its genre. Character development often goes beyond the narrative itself to suit the viewer's personal experience.
  2. Jan 9, 2022
    9
    What a heartwarming end to one of the most honest comedies on television right now!
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Jan 4, 2022
    100
    Its tone is perfectly judged. The show is so pitifully accurate about how cringeworthy teenage life can be that, at times, it is tough to watch. ... I found the very last episode surprisingly upsetting, and wondered if this was really how it would end. And then it pulled out its PEN15 superpower, turned its lights up, and became something touching and brilliant again.
  2. Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Dec 6, 2021
    100
    "PEN15" has been emo rocking its way toward the painful side of the scale to get us to these final episodes which are less funny than they are painful, occasionally shocking and wonderfully genuine. ... There could be no truer way to close the show than the way they do, by landing in a place of resolution as opposed to definitive finality.
  3. Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Dec 3, 2021
    83
    Part 2 helps illustrate how the creators’ ambitions and interests are growing, as well as why these characters can’t be trapped in the same grade forever. As hard as it is to say goodbye to “Pen15” this soon, it’s easy to see why it’s time to go.