Hannah: "You just said snack room and everything blurred."
Hannah
B+
An example of the "Urban Man": "The Kaballer. He's a little sleazy. He's like out looking for sex. But he's wearing Kaballah bracelets so you know he's spiritual. He'd like fuck some serious enlightenment into you."
Hannah quits her job at Ray's after nabbing a job at GQ working on an ad campaign for Neiman Marcus. Progress!!! She suppresses her initial fears of being a sellout after finding she actually has quite a knack for it. But when it dawns on her that her fresh-faced co-workers aren't all that fresh-faced after each let go of their own writing aspirations for the monotonous grind of a 9-5 with benefits, Hannah is devastated. But isn't she asking Adam to do the same on his auditions, considering he only goes because he likes "reading emotional cues from strangers in a high-pressure situation"? That might be a stretch, but keeping her day job doesn't have to mean giving up on her dreams. Maybe just fewer naps...
Marnie & Ray
B- & B
Ray: "Will you please sit down?"
Marnie: "Why?"
Ray: "Because you have no one else to eat lunch with and neither do I."
Shoshanna
B-
"Ray seems to have the support of his peers on the court."
"Free Snacks"
A-
I liked this episode more than the last two, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to grade this show. Not because I'm not enjoying myself or because I don't believe that the writing is the best it has ever been (it really has been great). It's mostly because we're watching a show about girls who aren't consistently likeable and who rarely interact with each other anymore. The likeability factor isn't actually a problem, it's actually rather refreshing. But the friendships seem confused. I remember reading an interview where Allison Williams discusses how she roots for Hannah and Marnie more than Hannah and Adam. I love the idea that their bond is worth rooting for, fighting for, but we haven't seen it in a long time. A co-worker of mine and I like to argue-agree about how relationships between women are some of the most formative and long-lasting friendships, so a show like Girls has the opportunity to chronicle these connections. And maybe we're witnessing the most honest take on these friendships, as they are often fraught with meaningless drama and periods of separation. Hopefully, these two crazy kids find their way back to each other.
Extra Credit
- Marnie: "Can you stop saying checking in, it's fucking weird."Marnie, manners! But seriously, it was starting to sound like a phone call from my dad.
- Joe: "Fedoras are worse than genocide."Unless worn by Justin Timberlake.
Demerits
- Marnie: "Muffins from the place you run, what an extravagant gesture."Take it or leave it, Marnie! Most boys would eat their muffin happily in front of you without offering you a bite.
- Kevin at GQ doesn't like Hannah's face. It's a pretty gross comment to openly admit to a person, but arguably a good life lesson that some people just will not like you.