Girls
Fumbled the FinaleSeries finale "Latching" scored 6.1, against the show's 7.6 average.
Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 10/10Cringe comedyLaughs mined from social discomfort and embarrassment.This show: 9/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 9/10Sexually explicitFrank sexual content.This show: 8/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Big city lifeThe metropolis itself as a character.This show: 7/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lena DunhamAllison WilliamsJemima KirkeAdam DriverZosia MametAlex Karpovsky
Written by
Lena Dunham
Starring
Lena DunhamAllison WilliamsJemima KirkeAdam DriverZosia MametAlex Karpovsky
Written by
Lena Dunham
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Girls Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | |||
| S2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | |||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | |
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | |||
| S5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | |||
| S6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 6.1 |
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About
"unglamorous, cringe-honest portrait of arrested adulthood"
Girls follows four twentysomething women trying to figure out careers, sex, and friendship in Brooklyn, centered on an aspiring writer whose parents just cut her off. The tone is deliberately unglamorous: awkward silences, bad decisions, and cringe-worthy honesty replace the usual sitcom gloss on young adulthood. It's carried by sharp, confessional writing and performances that refuse to make anyone likable on demand. Watching it feels intimate and uncomfortable in equal measure, less about plot momentum than about sitting with characters as they fumble toward adulthood.
Watch it for
the unflinching, cringe-honest depiction of messy twentysomething life and friendship.
Maybe skip if
you need likable leads or a story with real forward momentum.
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All Seasons
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Season 12012
7.511K104h 47m
Hannah struggles to achieve her dream of becoming a successful writer in the wake of being cut off financially by her parents. Fortunately, she has three close friends for support—Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna.
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Season 22013
7.59K104h 55m
Hannah forges ahead in her writing career and begins seeing someone new, but her enthusiasm is tempered by the responsibility she feels for her now-ex Adam—convalescing after his accident—and the pressures of the publishing business. Meanwhile, Jessa, Marnie and Shoshanna make strides in their own relationships and jobs, though the bumps they encounter remind them that they still have a lot to learn.
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Season 32014
7.58K125h 42m
Hannah is in a committed relationship with Adam, with both settling into newfound domesticity in Hannah's apartment...but she's still a volatile mess of anxieties, insecurities and uncertainty. As Hannah works to rehabilitate her writing career, Marnie adjusts to life after Charlie; newly single Shoshanna looks to balance partying and studying; and Jessa resurfaces to continue her streak of disrupting the lives of everyone around her.
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Season 42015
7.46K104h 30m
Hannah leaves New York to attend the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, while confronting uncertainty in her relationship with Adam. Meanwhile, Marnie pursues a music career while balancing her professional and romantic relationship with Desi; Shoshanna graduates and begins interviewing for jobs while sorting out her relationship with Ray; and Jessa is trying out sobriety through AA, though her ability to stir up drama remains undiminished.
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Season 52016
8.07K104h 39m
Hannah Horvath has put her writing ambitions aside, continuing to work as a teacher alongside new boyfriend Fran—a relationship that her friends urge her not to screw up. Meanwhile, Marnie micro-manages her wedding, only to realize she needs more space—after the honeymoon; Jessa tries to stay on the straight and narrow while working towards becoming a therapist; and Shoshanna thrives in her new job in Japan.
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Season 62017
7.87K104h 56m
Hannah is enjoying new success as she lands a plum writing assignment that could dramatically change the course of her life. Meanwhile, Marnie, now in a relationship with Ray, seeks to maintain her post-divorce independence; Jessa and Adam, now also a couple, embark on a creative project together; and Shoshanna lands on her feet at a marketing agency.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Lena Dunham Hannah Horvath
Allison Williams Marnie Michaels
Jemima Kirke Jessa Johansson
Adam Driver Adam Sackler
Zosia Mamet Shoshanna Shapiro
Alex Karpovsky Ray Ploshansky
Andrew Rannells Elijah Krantz
Ebon Moss-Bachrach Desi Harperin
Peter Scolari Tad Horvath
Becky Ann Baker Loreen Horvath
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