Several pop culture publications and trades printed stories this week about the fact that some combination of Zosia…
Girls saved its biggest twist for next-to-last. The news of Hannah’s pregnancy was surprising, as well as her decision…
“What Will We Do This Time About Adam?” is an awkward title for an episode that provides such an elegant solution for…
One of my fondest memories of the few years I spent in New York City was an interaction I saw on the subway during my…
“Full Disclosure” is one of the oddest, lumpiest half-hours Girls has ever turned out, an episode equally comprising…
One of Lena Dunham’s strengths as a writer is her understanding of how weird and arbitrary people can be, and how…
Saying goodbye to Girls is difficult because it’s hard to imagine what the show’s finish line looks like. Hannah and…
From the moment Hannah walks into the well-appointed apartment of Chuck Palmer (Matthew Rhys), the fix is in. He’s one…
As many recent essays and oral histories have argued, Girls has had an outsize influence on television that it doesn’t…
“Maybe I don’t want to enjoy things all the time. Maybe that’s not my style.”
For a show that prides itself on upending the conventions of television storytelling, Girls always manages to stick the…
At this late stage, it’s pointless to debate whether Girls should be classified as a comedy or a drama, but I have been…
“I’m sorry, I’ve been a little too busy Yelping divorce lawyers to worry about the sex lives of our second-tier…
Girls set itself apart from the rest of the premium cable dramedy pack early on with its willingness to try atypical…
One of the recurring themes of contemporary feminism is the notion that women are too nice, that societal pressure has…
“I’ve wanted this for a really long time.”
“Me too.”
If you have the moxie and the wherewithal to do so, there’s no better way to spend your 20s than to try living in…
“Good Man” is one of the most purely, consistently funny episodes of Girls in a long time, perhaps the whole run of the…
Early this year came rumblings about the impending end of Girls, with sources close to the production claiming Lena…
Girls has a peculiar rhythm that invariably makes its season finales feel like potential series finales. It’s common…