Because he's hilarious?

Jemima Kirke definitely did some great acting in these episodes (far better than that dejected puppy dog bullshit she was attempting in the "Jessa's dad" episode in season 2, which I didn't buy at all), but out of all the characters, Jessa is easily the one I'd be most eager to avoid in real life. She's the most…

Having known people eerily similar to Shoshana in real life, I can tell you that they're actually very enjoyable to be around in certain contexts, precisely because they're so ridiculous. It's like having a puppy around. An oblivious, yammering puppy.

While I think it would be fun to watch Adam pursue male friendship (the season two episode with Adam and Ray was delightful), I think it actually makes more sense for his character that Adam is simply a weird, antisocial dude who doesn't really like to be with friends. I know several people like this who, while more…

I'm with you. The ambitions of season one were part of what made it such an exciting show, and watching season two occasionally progress towards bigger things and then totally regress into a shitty teen soap was beyond frustrating. If season three is merely a funny sitcom, that's fine and I'll enjoy it, but I'll be…

Season one is good pretty consistently. Season two is kind of all over the place. But whether you like it or not will depend on whether you find privileged white people being awful to one another entertaining or whether you find it irritating. If you'd like to give it a chance, I'd recommend watching the first 7…

From best to worst:

Really? Because I wonder how much of Hannah is in Lena almost every time I watch the show. I mean, Lena seems way more intelligent, talented, and likable, but sometimes when I think about the show's writing, I'm not sure if Lena starts with the hypothetical "this is what I would do in this situation if I were more…

But the third season—and in particular, the first few episodes of the third season, which minimize Marnie’s importance and focus on Hannah, Adam, and Jessa—serves to show that if anything, Girls is more ruthlessly self-aware than ever. There’s no confusion that the protagonists of Girls are anything but awful.

It's definitely interesting that the show has become such a divisive cultural item. In fact, I'm pretty sure the reason I started commenting on the A.V Club was because I wanted to talk about the show with other people… most of the IRL people I know who watch the show seem to like it because they want to be the…

I feel like the increasing effort made to inspire sympathy is backfiring—rather than believing in the characters and rooting for them, it makes me question the motives of the writers. I'm cool with the show not being biting satire that constantly mocks these privileged white twentysomethings, but I'm less cool with…

Luckily, that broken asshole was just the inspiration Don needed to successfully break that ad pitch idea to Metamucil.

Yeah, a lot of the second season episodes (especially the finale) make me worried for the future of the series. The characters behave just as horribly as ever, but it feels like the show is trying extra hard to get us to sympathize with them.

I would argue that the characters on Girls are also unlikable in a more relatable way, though, which can be just as interesting to watch.

I agree with just about everything you've said in this comment, but I don't think any of it invalidates Girls from being a great show.

Easily one of my three favorite bands of all time. Every album contains such beautiful musical and lyrical themes. It's an absolute shame I've never gotten to see them live.

I disagree. Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, and The Darjeeling Limited have all made me cry in the past. I could empathize with their characters because the films were so well constructed.

I'd never heard "Like a Possum" until this article, and it's fucking fantastic.

Easily one of my favorite films of all time. The photography is beautiful, the narration is really comforting and thought-provoking. I'm glad to know people other than me give a shit about it—whenever I hear anyone talking about Chris Marker, it's usually just to mention La Jetee, and then that's where the…

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