Jun 20 2016
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One of the most prominent themes throughout the first season of The Girlfriend Experience has been the theme of…
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Jun 19 2016
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About halfway through the first season of Girls there’s an episode where Hannah takes some time off from the big…
Jun 12 2016
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The question of whether or not Christine Reade is a protagonist we root for is something that comes up a lot when…
Jun 5 2016
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One of the more admirable aspects of The Girlfriend Experience and the way it’s telling the story of Christine Reade…
May 29 2016
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Carol Clover coined the term “Final Girl” in the ‘70s to describe a certain trope she recognized in horror films,…
May 22 2016
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At one point or another, The Girlfriend Experience was going to have to take a breath. The show has been moving at…
May 15 2016
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Throughout its first season, The Girlfriend Experience has been subtly defining itself from one episode to the next.…
May 8 2016
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Up until this point, The Girlfriend Experience has been structuring its episodes like a thriller, at least in some…
May 1 2016
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One of The Girlfriend Experience’s most notable strengths is its ability to balance tones and approaches to…
Apr 24 2016
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Power is an inherent theme in The Girlfriend Experience. There’s really no way around it. A show that’s “about” the…
Apr 17 2016
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“Retention,” the third episode of Starz’s new series The Girlfriend Experience, opens on Christine sitting alone in…
Apr 4 2016
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A word of warning for those going into The Girlfriend Experience expecting a sexy guilty-pleasure good time: “Sexy”…