I must preface this post by saying I am an unconditional fan, supporter, and admirer of Lena Dunham. She is by far my most profound role model and I aspire to be half the writer she is.
That being said (don’t you just love this passive aggressive phrase?), this season of Girls just didn’t do it for me. We saw the “girls” together only a handful of times, and the plot-lines flew all over the place. Hannah was in Iowa for graduate school, Hannah came back to New York to find Adam with a new girlfriend, Hannah spent time with said girlfriend (Mimi Rose) and kind of liked her, Hannah decided to be a teacher, Hannah started dating a co-worker at her school (a guy named Fran, which I did kind of love), Hannah inappropriately befriended a high school student (Maude Apatow), then Hannah witnessed the home birth of Adam’s sister (played by Gaby Hoffman who was BRILLIANT). Adam asked for Hannah back while gazing at his sister’s child (named Jessa-Hannah), Hannah declined, and apparently six months later Hannah is in a serious relationship with Fran. Also, Hannah’s dad is gay, Marnie is engaged to Desi (or is she anymore?), Ray ran for office, Shoshana is going to Japan, and Jessa is going to be a therapist.
The best thing about Girls (for me) was always how relatable it was. I felt a deep emotional connection to each character. This season I watched the show and felt hollow. I sometimes connected with Hannah’s confusion and frustration with entering adulthood, but it was overshadowed by how easily she settled into a new job and a new relationship. Wouldn’t losing her boyfriend, quitting graduate school, and finding out her father is gay trigger Hannah’s OCD? Wouldn’t Marnie rise to the occasion and be there for her supposed best friend? I miss the days when Hannah and Jessa sat in a bathtub with “Wonderwall” playing in the background.
What do you guys think? Where is Girls headed?
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