On Sunday, last year’s most controversial show, Girls, returned to the airwaves for its highly anticipated second season. The comedy revolves around four girls in their 20’s living in Brooklyn who are going through the ups and downs of going through the first phase of adulthood: Where you are getting accustomed to the real world and trying to figure out what your place is in it. Advertisements have been proclaiming how all the characters are going to resolve their issues and grow to be more mature than last season. But in reality, we all know that isn’t going to be the case. It’s about trying to keep your life from being in shambles while learning from the inevitable mistakes of being young. So I’ve decided that I’m going to keep rankings each week to see which one of the four self-centered characters’ life sucks the most. Here we go:
4. Jessa
We don’t get much of Jessa this episode until the very end where she is still head over heels for Chris O’Dowd’s character after returning from their honeymoon. The impulse marriage to a guy who almost had a three-way with her and Marnie last season has the resemblance of being a total sham after she can’t even remember where they live. Her rapid ascent from hippy to psuedo-adult will ultimately be here downfall when she realizes what a total nut the dude is, but for now she is the happiest of the bunch
Outlook- Short-term: Great Long-term: Disastrous
3. Shoshanna
Last time we saw Shoshanna, she was handing her V-card over to Ray. Now, she hates his guts. After trying to exorcise her demons by cleansing her room with spiritual smoke, she’s back on the prowl. All dressed up like a character from Mad Men and newly minted master air DJ , Shoshanna seemed poised to come back with full force. But Ray stepped back into her life and she fell back into his arms in spite of being insulted for using too many emojis. Shoshanna is pretty good at keeping her life at check and is the most innocent and, because of that, is the most stable character on the show. I don’t think she’ll be in the top two at any point during the season.
Outlook: Great
2. Hannah
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Hannah’s life is a mixed bag. She dumped Adam after learning that she realized that self-respect is a good trait to have and that he is a clingy sociopath. Lena Dunham and the producers took the criticism about race literally and cast Donald Glover as her new boyfriend. Hannah is finally happy that she has some control over her love life now that Adam’s charm is out of the picture but still can’t completely kick him out in what has to be the worst case of guilt ever. Still, she finds a way to depreciate herself by becoming Childish Gambino’s booty call at the end of the episode. Also, her relationship with new roommate and ex-boyfriend Elijah is predicated on being overexcited for everything they agree on. Which means that a shouting match between the two is certainly in the future. As much things change, everything stays the same for Hannah.
Outlook- Cautiously optimistic
1. Marnie
Let’s face facts: Marnie’s life is in the toilet. She’s still reeling from breaking up with Charlie and is tortured by the fact that she sees him at every social event. She got downsized from her job without even knowing about it until after the conversation was over because that’s how meaningless Marnie is to her (now ex) boss. Mom is grilling Marnie on her life choices. She even went along with Elijah’s in-the-moment attraction to her before realizing that, mid-coitus, he’s gay after all. Who knew?! After being traumatized by the day, she asks Charlie if she could sleep at his place for the night because she “needs someone to sleep next to tonight. YEAH RIGHT. She is the most childish character of the four. Planet Earth has (rightfully) pushed Marnie to the ground while kicking sand in her hair.
Outlook- Bleak
4. Jessa
We don’t get much of Jessa this episode until the very end where she is still head over heels for Chris O’Dowd’s character after returning from their honeymoon. The impulse marriage to a guy who almost had a three-way with her and Marnie last season has the resemblance of being a total sham after she can’t even remember where they live. Her rapid ascent from hippy to psuedo-adult will ultimately be here downfall when she realizes what a total nut the dude is, but for now she is the happiest of the bunch
Outlook- Short-term: Great Long-term: Disastrous
3. Shoshanna
Last time we saw Shoshanna, she was handing her V-card over to Ray. Now, she hates his guts. After trying to exorcise her demons by cleansing her room with spiritual smoke, she’s back on the prowl. All dressed up like a character from Mad Men and newly minted master air DJ , Shoshanna seemed poised to come back with full force. But Ray stepped back into her life and she fell back into his arms in spite of being insulted for using too many emojis. Shoshanna is pretty good at keeping her life at check and is the most innocent and, because of that, is the most stable character on the show. I don’t think she’ll be in the top two at any point during the season.
Outlook: Great
2. Hannah
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Hannah’s life is a mixed bag. She dumped Adam after learning that she realized that self-respect is a good trait to have and that he is a clingy sociopath. Lena Dunham and the producers took the criticism about race literally and cast Donald Glover as her new boyfriend. Hannah is finally happy that she has some control over her love life now that Adam’s charm is out of the picture but still can’t completely kick him out in what has to be the worst case of guilt ever. Still, she finds a way to depreciate herself by becoming Childish Gambino’s booty call at the end of the episode. Also, her relationship with new roommate and ex-boyfriend Elijah is predicated on being overexcited for everything they agree on. Which means that a shouting match between the two is certainly in the future. As much things change, everything stays the same for Hannah.
Outlook- Cautiously optimistic
1. Marnie
Let’s face facts: Marnie’s life is in the toilet. She’s still reeling from breaking up with Charlie and is tortured by the fact that she sees him at every social event. She got downsized from her job without even knowing about it until after the conversation was over because that’s how meaningless Marnie is to her (now ex) boss. Mom is grilling Marnie on her life choices. She even went along with Elijah’s in-the-moment attraction to her before realizing that, mid-coitus, he’s gay after all. Who knew?! After being traumatized by the day, she asks Charlie if she could sleep at his place for the night because she “needs someone to sleep next to tonight. YEAH RIGHT. She is the most childish character of the four. Planet Earth has (rightfully) pushed Marnie to the ground while kicking sand in her hair.
Outlook- Bleak