I found this weeks episode and season finale to be incredibly poignant. I know that in the past few reviews I’ve touched on how much of a downer the show has been coming across to me lately, but when I finished this episode I rewound it and watched it again, then once again starting from the Hannah Adam FaceTime call sequence. Hannah’s vulnerability didn’t translate as adolescent, annoying, or selfish like it usually seems to to me, so much as a broken person finally admitting they’re taking on too much and in need of help. With the exception of Jessa, all the ladies of Girls really came through in addressing what they needed in their lives pretty fearlessly.

It’s good to see Shoshanna stepping out of her shell a bit. I mean she obviously feels a great deal of shame and guilt over her recent case of the wondering eye and I keep having to remind myself that she’s just coming to terms with her sexual identity. I can’t help but feel sorry for Ray, despite wanting to just make Shoshanna happy, he in so many way is still trying to figure himself out too. I mean, that’s what your 20′s are for right? I’m not sure that he really felt that being a manager of a coffee shop was such a bad thing until Shosh pointed it out and made him feel like a loser and in many ways I think this break up was a great thing for both of them.

Regardless of how tumultuous Adam and Hannah’s relationship has been, who didn’t know that sooner or later Adam would come to her rescue? I mean he literally ran shirtless, (not that that’s a big switch from what he normally wears, or doesn’t wear for that matter) to bust down her door and save her from herself. His understanding of needing help himself, always seems to land him in the position to try and save other people despite how crass and harsh he may come across. Bottom line, this episode really touches on how much we actually all need people. I’ve definitely done the phone call where I act like everything’s fine and then about a minute in just lose it. There’s always going to be a point when we can’t take on the burden ourselves and that’s alright. I think a huge part of being in your 20′s is not only admitting that you don’t know everything, but in fact you actually know close to nothing.

Okay, I don’t know what’s going on with this Aronofsky shit, but I found every scene with Hannah in it it to be extremely painful for me to watch. Seriously with the splinter? I saw it coming from a mile away and was already getting that sick feeling in my gut. Not to mention the Q-Tip. I literally had to cover my eyes with my hand. Barf. I suppose the rest of this episode was equally painful in an angst filled “what am I doing with my life” sort of way, but I mean all of the episodes have that element. Nonetheless, I still found it pretty entertaining.

I know that Marnie is “chasing her dreams” and everything, but really, it’s just sad to watch how clueless she is sometimes. I’m glad Charlie said something to her about it. I feel like she’s pretty much just doing whatever anyone suggests to her. I also like that Ray continues to encourage her awful singing careerbecause he doesn’t actually want to deal with having to tell her she’s not good at it. I’m starting to wonder if Ray is actually as apathetic as he seems because I get the vibe that he’s ready to blow at any moment. Maybe that’s what the “Boys” episode was for.

I’m wondering how far they’re going to take this Hannah OCD meltdown thing? It’s stressing me out. I thought it was really sweet how she sort of lit up when she saw Adam and I’m ready to see where that goes. They’re strangely perfect for each other. I knew the new girlfriend seemed too sweet for him despite how cute they were together. Her prudishness was a big turn off for me, and if Adam Driver ever told me to get on all fours then ate my ass, I’d probably be in love. On that note, see y’all next week!

I feel like Girls has really taken a rather somber turn in the past few episodes. The comedy to drama ratio has shifted and what felt like a bit of relatable escapism has now kind of just turned into relatable depression. For some reason, Hannah’s mother really stresses me out. I mean, she’s nothing like my mother, but just something about their dynamic leaves me feeling tense. I will say I really love her father trying to use hip slang though.

It was cool to see Carol Kane in this episode. I haven’t really heard anything from her in the last couple decades and will forever only see her as the Ghost of Christmas Present in Scrooged, but it’s good to know she’s still alive and kicking. I wonder where this Adam story plot is headed. It’s nice to see him happy, but a part of me just likes to see him pining over Hannah. Also, I’m starting to think that Shoshanna is the most together and adult one of all of them. She seems to know what she wants and how to get it. And by what she wants, I mean that hunky door guy. I’d like to say it doesn’t seem plausible, but I once got a concierge fired in a London hotel for that very same thing.

All in all a pretty stress-filled, angsty episode. Hannah’s OCD didn’t carry much humor for me and again only reminded me of myself trying to deal. It was still entertaining, just a bit of a downer; we’ll see what next week has to offer. With only two more episodes in the season, I’m anxious to see how they handle this Hannah situation, if Marnie will get back with Charlie, and what Shoshanna thinks she’s gonna say to Ray about her little doorman indiscretion. Until next time.

I find it bizarre that the last thing I wrote about was being the square one in a car with an intoxicated driver. I know it wasn’t the focal point of this weeks Girls episode, but I laughed when Hannah was the only one freaking out and not doing whippets. Sigh, yet another thing we have in common. That and an awkward cemetery sexual encounter, but I’ll let that one go for now.

After weeks of me complaining, we finally get a Jessa episode! Meeting Jessa’s father gives a lot of insight on why she is how she is. I suppose in this regard Jessa and I have a bit more in common than I had initially thought. But really, how many girls do you know that don’t have daddy issues? I dare you to name 5. That’s what I thought. I love that Desperately Seeking Rosanna is Jessa’s father’s girlfriend. I kinda felt like she was playing herself in that role. I can’t put my finger on where I know Jessa’s pops from, but I’ll just IMDb that later.

Hannah was basically only in this episode to be the “cushion” and in the end, goes home alone with an even worse urinary tract infection. So does this mean that Jessa stayed to try and work things out with her dad? Or…? Did she end up bailing early? I think the baby weight was weighing a little too heavily on the show. With only three episodes left in the season, I’m curious to see if Jessa makes another appearance. Perhaps it will just be from the tits up. Who knows? Speaking of tits, I think this may have been the first episode where we don’t see Lena Dunham’s rack. Until next week people.

I left this weeks episode a little depressed and frustrated. I think all of them seem to hit me pretty close to home, but perhaps more so this week as I’ve just been feeling a little out of sorts lately. There was a lot of wanting to belong. A whole lot of metaphors. Wait, Ray was Dog right? Maybe they were all Dog. I don’t know. I think we can all relate at some time or another to each character in this show. I’d like to be a little more Jessa and a lot less Hannah, but anyway.

I’m usually pretty comfortable in my skin and can adapt to most situations, but I’ve definitely found myself at shitty, pretentious art parties just waiting for it to have been long enough for me to gypsy fade. The things we do to support our friends. By the way, what was up with Marnie’s dress? I hope that girl figures it out because I feel like she’s the biggest mess on that show. Hannah’s little jumper thing too, I felt like she was looking a little extra frumps, but I think we’ve grown to expect that from her. Side note: when she started to write her story and then closed it and had that 10 fruits to avoid thing I nearly lost it.

I don’t have a whole lot to say about this episode other than it kind of put me in a funk for brunch this morning. I really liked that Hedwig made an appearance, and it’s great to see Adam again. He really brings a certain brand of brutal honesty that I find extremely refreshing and intense. I’m not sure the world would be a better place if we were all constantly and completely honest with each other, but I like it.

I remember having dinner with a friend one night and telling them all about this complete sociopath I went on a date with. How he insulted me left and right to my face, how judgmental he was, how 80% of the time I was pretty sure he wanted to wear my skin, so on and so forth, but how I continued to put up with it because I really just wanted to know what was going to happen next (also he was very handsome). I had some of the worst and most awkward sex of my life, and yet for some reason I went on to see this sadist two more times. After hearing all of this she immediately exclaimed “THAT’S WHAT I WANT!” How she very matter of factly didn’t have a great desire to find love or have mind blowing sex, but that she wanted to have interesting and basically fucked up stories to tell. I think this spoke volumes about both of us, but I digress.

I feel like this weeks episode of Girls was paying homage to some movie I just haven’t seen. It, for the most part only featured Hannah and the very beautiful Patrick Wilson in a very unbelievable sexual tryst. I get the idea of two complete strangers just going for it to fill some strange need in themselves, but this one seemed a little above and beyond. Can I be Lena Dunham for just a few episodes and cast all my crushes as lovers? Please? I mean, fuck. Who’s gonna be next Lena, Michael Fassbender?

Anyway, Hannah has a bit of a freak out (big surprise) and makes Joshua (Wilson) really uncomfortable. I’m not saying that I would ever fall apart like that to some guy I had just thrown it to, but you have caught me at sort of a transitional time, and I found her little meltdown to be incredibly sincere and miserably relatable to my life. Much like Hannah, my curiosity and tenacity have lead me from one preternatural story to the next. Despite coming out of it all seemingly unscathed and then continuing to get myself into these little capers, I somewhere deep down just desire to live in a gorgeous brownstone and be Mrs. Dr. Patrick Wilson. But hey, let’s face it, I’ll also probably just end up taking out his trash on my way out to my walk of shame.

Okay, are we just pretending Jemima Kirke isn’t pregz? It hasn’t been addressed on the show, but we all saw her spread in Vice magazine, sugar tits and all. Hiding that baby weight with loose hippie dresses isn’t working. That being said, I’m happy to see more than just a snippet of her in this weeks episode.

Meeting the parents for the first time is always an uncomfortable event, however Jessa seems to take it to a whole new level when she meets husband, Thomas-John’s folks. I remember meeting an ex’s parents for the first time on Christmas and having his mother say very politely “So, I hear you’re homeless.” I think Jessa’s dinner was pretty on par with that. Actually I’m pretty sure Hannah’s was too, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Jessa and Thomas-John get into a huge fight after dinner and somehow he actually seems to hurt her feelings. $11,500.00 later and Jessa is bought out of the marriage.

You ever walk into a room and immediately want to just gypsy fade the fuck out of there? Hannah decides since Elijah is out that she’d have a celebratory dinner party. Despite the tension between her and Marnie, Hannah decides to courtesy invite Marnie assuming she won’t come and the madness ensues.

Shoshanna realizes that Ray lives with her, Charlie’s new girlfriend calls Marnie out on being a weird clingy ex, and Hannah continues to act like nothings happening. Has anyone noticed that Charlie’s new girlfriend looks just like Marnie? Maybe it’s just me, but I can barely tell the difference. Anyway, the episode ends with Hannah showing her boobs and sharing a tub with a crying Jessa. I guess it really wouldn’t be Girls if you didn’t see Lena Dunham’s rack at least once.

You ever wake up with yesterdays clothes on and ask yourself “What did I do last night?” This weeks episode of Girls hit a little too close to home for me. Hannah’s desperation to write an interesting piece leads her straight to a pile of coke and a weird sweaty DJ night with Elijah. With the suggestion from a new job, she opts to step out of her comfort zone and delves right into an all nighter of high highs and even lower lows.

I’ve definitely started my night out saying “Let’s get into some weird shit tonight.” on more than one occasion and ended up waking up with a migraine headache next to a less than desirable neighbor the next morning. I can really appreciate Hannah’s desire for, and dedication to having a seedy experience just for the story. During their coke bender, Elijah decides to tell Hannah that he and Marnie hooked up after their house party. Despite feeling free and on top of the world, Hannah immediately reverts back into her crazy and emotional state of mind and shows up to where Marnie is to give her a piece of her mind. Marnie happens to be with that pretentious artist she fell for in season one.

By the end of the episode, Hannah tells Elijah he has to move, she continues to perpetually hate/love/be jealous of Marnie, she makes out with her skeevy downstairs neighbor, and we get but a glimpse of Jessa and Shoshanna. Just another Friday night if you ask me. This relatable com-dram has once again hit the mark. Until next week people!

The show opens with Elijah and his old boyfriend breaking up due the sticky sexual encounter between him and Marnie at the party. Elijah is dead set on not telling Hannah about what happened despite Marnie’s horrible guilt over the situation. We find out that Gambino is REPUBLICAN! Immediately Elijah starts in on him about hating gays etc. Hannah has been on Glover to read her latest essay and he keeps putting it off, when in actuality he found it to be rather humdrum. This of course starts a heated discussion between him and overly sensitive Hannah that ends in her wanting to be just friends due to his opposing beliefs and him rejecting her offer for some sexing. I’m really hoping this isn’t the last we see of him.

Shoshanna and Ray are blissfully in love.

Marnie gets rejected from some art director snob and with the push of Shoshanna gets a job based on her looks. Naturally Hannah has to make her feel bad about it and in turn Marnie makes Hannah feel bad about her looks. Again at some point we get just a snippet of Jessa and Thomas-John together, but we do get to see Jessa more with some new little buddies giving advice to Hannah about true love.

Sad-sack, Adam has been sending Hannah videos of him singing really creepy songs about how miserable he is then shows up in her house for a glass of milk and some awkwardness. Convinced he is a stalker, Hannah calls 911 then hangs up quickly, (not quickly enough) and the episode ends with Adam getting handcuffed and taken away by the po-po.

Another pretty good episode that leaves you wanting more. Donald Glover says a lot of really funny shit and hey, puppies!

The ladies of HBO’s GIRLS are back! Okay, let’s recap, shall we? Season one ended with the surprise wedding of Jessa (Jemima Kirke), and that creepy, but endearing, business nerd, Thomas-John (Chris O’Dowd). Hannah, (Lena Dunham) asks gay ex boyfriend, Elijah (Andrew Rannells) to move in with her so she doesn’t have to commit to Adam (Adam Driver). Marnie, (Allison Williams) get’s trashed and disses ex Charlie (Christopher Abbott) for the obnoxious officiator of the wedding, while Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) stops denying her awkward sexual tension with Ray (Alex Karpovsky). The episode ends with Adam getting hit by a truck, during a heated shouting match with Hannah. Hannah, then falling asleep on the train and waking up purse-less at Coney Island.

I had been WAITING for the start of season two since last year’s ten episode habit I picked up. Of course, as a self deprecating twenty something writer trying to pay my damn bills, how could I not find this relatable comedy drama addictive? The season kicks off with a bang, and by bang, I mean Hannah tits out in the throws of passion with none other than Childish Gambino himself, Donald Glover! They chase each other through a library when Hannah makes it very clear to Sandy (yes, Sandy [Glover]) that she’s doing this one “the right way”, by which she means not being clingy. Really she still feels obligated to Adam, as she’s feeling deep truck guilt, despite how shitty he is to her.

Hannah and Elijah throw an awkward party. Elijah’s boyfriend gets kicked out for making a scene, Marnie and Charlie do their usual “we aren’t together anymore, but miss each other” dance, Marnie and Elijah almost have sex, Hannah leaves to break up with Adam, and at some point it was understood that Ray never really responded to Shoshanna post coitus! Eventually Jessa and Thomas-John make a brief appearance as they steal someones cab leaving the airport for home from their honeymoon.

A lot of confessions are made and everyone but Elijah and Adam end up in bed with someone by the end. All in all not a disappointment for the season premier. I can’t wait to see how this Donald Glover affair pans out!