Girls returns to a familiar place and Gillian Jacobs makes her first appearance!
But I guess very few shows areThe Wire.
Really, pretty much only one show isThe Wireand it is calledThe Wire.
Honestly, I doubt theres even enough Iowa to fill more than that.
Eat it, Iowa!
I loved the dynamic set up in Hannahs first class, but that never got revisited.
Hannahs season two advertising job felt more concrete than this.
Hannah just up and leaves Iowa without him.
What happens to Elijah?
Hey, maybe theyaregoing to keep a season-long story going in Iowa, but itll be Elijahs!
Nah, just kidding, Im sure hell materialize in New York soon enough.
Anyway, my extensive Iowa qualms aside, this is mostly a funny and charming episode.
Its always lovely when Peter Scolari turns up as Hannahs forever supportive and (far too) understanding father.
Just watching the fed-up faces Jemima Kirke makes throughout the scene is fun.
Its pretty much all they ever tell you.
We get to see the aftermath of all of the girls choices from the last episode.
Its also nice that it leads to her and Ray being able to be friendly again.
It just feels a bit too like a silly sitcom premise.
I knowGirlsis a sitcom at heart, but its not a terribly conventional one.
I do like the way Marnies story is developing.
I never expected Desi to break up with Clementine.
However, he seems to have done it just because he suspects Clementine cheated on him.
Also, it made for a funny scene of Desi crying and Marnie not knowing how to handle it.
I also must give special attention to the ending because, hooray, its Gillian Jacobs!
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
