The Girls series finale goes out in a way that fits the show but wont hey everyone.
Plus, it gave something of a coda to all the girls friendships, which felt vaguely uplifting.
I mean, Shoshanna definitively rejected everyone.
Marnies mouth guard is canon).
Im your best friend.
Instead, its only five months.
Hannahs baby is born but its still early days.
The entire finale is concerned with her still coming to grips with accepting her role as a mother.
We dont even see what her teaching job is like.
She also happens to get the funniest line in Latching.
(I will admit, however, that its a letdown that we never got to see Ray again.
His break-up with Marnie and subsequent new love with Abigail simply happened too fast and felt artificial.)
Its about incremental failures and successes.
It was never going to end with everyones dreams coming true.
Its just not that kind of show.
Ending on a small, gently hopeful note is about all that makes sense forGirlsand this finale delivered that.
But the thing is this: this was not a deeply emotional episode.
I totally accept this as the series finale.
Something bigger and more dramatic whether positive or negative would have rung false.
But I simply didnt feel that much either.
And its certainly made me laugh a lot more.
This is an unassuming, decent, final episode.
There are just others I liked better.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
