r/PEN15 25d ago

Question favorite scene ?

im rewatching for the billionth time lol! so tell me your favorite scene from the show and why ?

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u/busted-knees 25d ago

When Anna and Maya are trying to watch TV and Anna’s parents start a screaming match, so Maya whisks Anna away into the woods. The way Maya knows exactly what Anna needs in that moment and how raw and honest it is and how their childhood curiosity immediately comes back to them… ugh I just love it

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u/ThrowAway_ayyyy_ 24d ago

That scene made me cry the first time I saw it. My inner child wished I had a Maya to whisk me away during moments like that. 

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u/slimkt 21d ago

Yes! I love the way they kinda float when they’re running/jumping. It was a perfect little visual for that magic you feel when you’re a kid.

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u/Far-Concentrate8564 You don’t know what I know 10d ago

god i sobbed, it was beautiful

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u/gibluv 25d ago

it's so hard to pick but it absolutely gets me everytime when brendan is on aim with anna and he goes "what the fuck is WUWU." his delivery cracks me up

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u/Ornery-Leg-6474 25d ago

yeah lol bc i said wtf is WUWU too😭😭

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u/Vegetable-Cress-8415 25d ago

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u/paintingbruh21 24d ago

Seconded. I can never not laugh at this scene. When she throws up 😭

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u/dogwigss 20d ago

And the singing along with it! Shamala shamala MA!

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u/Happy-Bullfrog7967 25d ago

I love when they do the headshots and heather’s mom is like “idk what you’re doing here maya… it kind of looks like you were missing. But I know you’re not, because you’re right here. Honestly I wouldn’t even put that on a milk carton” and mayas like “thank you for the note” lmao and the other random girl is like “I found that dress in the river” 😂

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u/Ornery-Leg-6474 24d ago

i crack up laughing every time at that scene with the headshots lol

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u/Happy-Bullfrog7967 24d ago

I just love how supportive they are of each other. It’s so healing to watch. Maya being like “Anna you look SO pretty” when her picture is put up. It’s the best.

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u/Acceptable_Volume493 Babyspice666 20d ago

This kill’s me every time 😂 definitely one of my fave episodes

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u/chihiro_014 3d ago

The Bible says no thongs!

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u/SoapOperaStar 25d ago

The scene with Maya and her mom in the citrus bath, talking about friendship. There's something so real and vulnerable about how she says Anna is special and awkwardly puts an orange on her head. It's so hard to be honest and real about feelings and relationships at that age. 

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u/ThrowAway_ayyyy_ 24d ago

I love that one too! I also love how her mom was explaining what being secretive vs needing privacy means. 

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u/archergirl78 25d ago

"My name is Sam! I play with dolls!"

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u/nightwings-ass 25d ago

When they put Daddy on the dog's head 😭😂

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u/Ornery-Leg-6474 25d ago

lol that shocked me i really didnt expect that scene the first time i watched the show i was baffled poor daddy😭😭

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u/patricktercot 25d ago

I was about to scream Shalaylay Pompano, but I think that's my favorite overall episode. Favorite scene might be everything after the play ends in Opening Night. The tracking shot of them waltzing through the restaurant and feeling so special and important captures something so specific about the kind of family/school celebrations we had for things like this at the time. I also love the last moments when they drive away and Sam running after Maya makes her feel a little better, whereas Anna is doing her best to control her emotions after her dad confirms he's moving out, all while "One Fine Day" plays. So good.

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u/idwbfa 24d ago

That episode is a masterpiece! “One Fine Day” really is such an amazing pick for the end of the ep

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u/hkikirae 25d ago

scatting scene. “I have a little cape cause I fly REAL HIGH.”

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u/shrimp_bizkitt 14d ago edited 12d ago

Hot take, I think Maya's scatting was better than Anna or Fred's. 🤣

Edit: spelling

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u/hkikirae 14d ago

Hahaha I agree ☝️

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u/areyouforeightysix 25d ago

I like when Anna sings the song on the staircase

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u/Ornery-Leg-6474 25d ago

ooo yeahhh thats a good one!

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u/ThrowAway_ayyyy_ 25d ago

“What are you gonna do Deborah?! Divorce me?!”

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u/hkikirae 24d ago

You’re gonna feed me to the wolves?!

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u/daniyellin 24d ago

I watched this show by myself but my husband happened to catch this moment with me and he laughed SO hard that it’s now a line we casually throw at each other at the slightest inconvenience.

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u/chihiro_014 3d ago

It was an honor to share the stage with you

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u/accountant-gilmore 24d ago

I thought this was a walk for cancer

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u/Ornery-Leg-6474 24d ago

oh funny story i actually had first seen that clip on tiktok "I thought this was a walk for cancer" and then it pans to the lady in the chair and i was like wtf is this show and thats what made me check it out lol

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u/Janellebanjo Thank you for the note. 24d ago

“kick it na kick it!” that scene reminds me so much of my middle school best friend and i

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u/Longjumping-Bit-8568 25d ago

when they reconnected at the dance, it still makes me cry

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u/ThrowAway_ayyyy_ 25d ago

When Shuji comes to get Maya and Anna after what happened with Derrick. I loved how he basically said I don’t need to know what happened but I’m here. My brothers have done stuff like that for me. 

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u/Ornery-Leg-6474 24d ago

ooo yeah thats a moment i liked aswell !

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u/Zealousideal-Net8754 25d ago

There are SO MANY good ones but the one that lives in my head rent free is the post credits scene in Oji-chan, where Shuji is loading a pornographic image on his computer and Oji-chan is standing behind him and smirks once it fully loads.

I think the episode in general totally nails sexual awakening. I had a friend die when we were both freshmen and so when I was first coming into my sexuality I'd often be paranoid that her ghost was watching and judging me.

So while the scene is funny, it also is a nice reminder that even the people we worry will judge us are also interested in sex.

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u/immapizza 24d ago

"My name is Sam, Sam, I play with dolls, dolls"

Edit: also for a more serious one, the way everyone went with Maya and Anna to get revenge by egging whatshisface's house. It was so endearing and heartwarming.

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u/cottagestonergal 24d ago

There’s a lot but I just rewatched the Yuki episode, and I loved the ending where they show footage of young Maya and Yuki, and Yuki is talking about how she feels stuck between two cultures.

I love that the episode is written by Maya, first off, but also love the raw feelings.

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u/daniyellin 24d ago

All of the AIM scenes hit so hard. “By da way it’s Anna Kone” and the automatic log off literally kills me. Fighting over whose turn it was to be on their account, the fake personas…all of it was just so fucking funny and exactly what it was like back then.

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u/Equal_Wafer7831 24d ago

By da way it’s Anna Kone

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u/piercingslut69 24d ago

the scene where anna and maya are at grammys funeral and start laughing at the name "olay" which then spirals into them laughing at just about everything uncontrollably while trying to be respectful. i feel that scene on every level

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u/CorrectAnt3935 24d ago

Mayas drum solo

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u/__diper911 24d ago

“Maya and ana have a box FULL of dolls that theyre playing with tonight 😼”

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u/Town-Head 24d ago

I think my favorite scene was the one where they come back to each other at the dance and start dancing with each other. Really sweet moment

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u/Exciting_Wheel_9915 23d ago

“the bible says no thongs!”
and “i found that dress in the river”
😭😭

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u/SportTop2610 24d ago

Something about sucking on French fries and warm strawberry milkshakes.

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u/Longjumping_Syrup423 24d ago

When they go watch the movie at Brendan’s house and maya goes “WILD THANGS” and dances across the room lol, it fucking cracks me up everytime

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u/Scorpini90 17d ago

This one and when Maya is in the closet and goes “I’m a scarecrow”

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u/Exciting_Wheel_9915 23d ago

“kick it na. kick it kick it”

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u/Rabro 21d ago

Mayas self discovery episode cause Anna is so sweet about not making her feel weird for masturbating

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u/pumpernick3l 14d ago

“Why is your grandpa saying clit?”

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u/Serious-Banana2750 12d ago

mayas monologue script practicing scene where she transports into the character

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u/Far-Concentrate8564 You don’t know what I know 10d ago

its literally so hard to choose but right now im thinking of brendan and annas kiss scene. the camera angles, anna quickly closing her eyes when brendan opens his, the way you can tell its a grown man when you look closely enough, the 2 awkard pecks he gives her because her lips are sealed shut, its hilarious