Girls

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Season 5
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 15, 2012
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 67
  3. Negative: 19 out of 67
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  1. KnightFire919
    Feb 21, 2016
    0
    One of the worst shows on television today. The characters on this show reflect the most shallow and disgusting people we have to put up with in society today, the hipster douche bag.

    Also I don't support show created and starting a self admitted child sexual predator and it's disgusting to see how many people do.
  2. edwinstone
    Feb 21, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I definitely appreciate the witty dialogue written by Lena Dunham. She never fails to disappoint. I also love the obvious character development. HOWEVER, I can definitely do without this Jessa/Adam arc.… Expand
  3. j1train
    Feb 23, 2016
    9
    Most criticisms of the show are lazy and sexist. Dunham's writing (and the team she employs) remains fascinating, thoughtful and challenging. Would the show have been better off had it known it was going to be four seasons instead of six? It might have made for a simpler, less controversial series -- but who wants that?
  4. metabad
    Apr 23, 2016
    7
    Still a good show worth watching.
    What I don't like about it is, that, like other shows, it looks like it won't end until every male lead had sex with every female lead, at least almost.
    Is this necessary? Additionally, I don't know what to make of Hannah's father coming out. I got somewhat suspicious that the showrunners considered the series to be becoming too conventional and that    Still a good show worth watching.
    What I don't like about it is, that, like other shows, it looks like it won't end until every male lead had sex with every female lead, at least almost.
    Is this necessary?

    Additionally, I don't know what to make of Hannah's father coming out.
    I got somewhat suspicious that the showrunners considered the series to be becoming too conventional and that they wanted more hipness, especially if seen alongside a show like "Transparent". But maybe it's just me.

    On a side note: I find the male characters far more interesting than the female ones. I don't know why that is. And I'm not gay.
    Still, I like to watch them an follow ther stories.
    So, what can I say, well done, Lena!    … Expand
  5. Prad
    Oct 1, 2016
    10
    This may be my favourite season to date. The most confident, relaxed and consistently funny. Characters have matured, everything has settled into a groove and just feels less try hard and more au-natural. Really enjoyed it.
  6. cjdlaron
    Feb 27, 2016
    10
    As someone who grew to love the show, this season is shaping up to be the one where these girls are finally going to stand by their decisions (whether wrong or right), and be decent human beings (except Shoshanna because she has always been a delight). I'm hopeful that this penultimate season is going to be amazing.
  7. JCgirl
    Apr 6, 2016
    7
    She kind of lost me in episode 7. Too desperate to show nudity. Christ that's enough now. Maybe subtle but really? The privates showing was just stupid. How was she honorimg Kitty who got killed by showing her V.
    Can you imagine? You and your husband work at the same place and you tell him you showed your coo to your guys boss. Just dumb. Damn her parents much cringe.

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Michael Slezak
    Apr 6, 2016
    91
    Ultimately, while Season 5’s opening episodes benefit greatly from Dunham’s decision to unite the ladies, Girls‘ greatest joy remains its Ginsu-like sharpness for skewering its twentysomethings’ misguided sense of self-importance and self-entitlement. Well, that and its guffaw-inducing dialogue.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Feb 22, 2016
    40
    Girls itself now knows how disposable its own plotting is, and is struggling to discover what all this ceaseless, fruitless discovery of self actually means. What remains are snapshots of a show that doesn’t quite know why it matters.
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  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Feb 22, 2016
    80
    It has matured, but it is still dark and funny, its characters flawed, and its depictions of sex and friendship startlingly but refreshingly bleak.
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