http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2014/01/review-hbo-s-girls-has-gotten-mean

The 3rd season is disappointing, says Richard Lawson, because the show has gotten mean and harder to love, trending toward dark satire rather than loving hyperbole. "Girls," he says, "was never exactly a 'nice' show, but it never used to be this mean." PLUS: We're not supposed to like (http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/tv-review-girls-season-3.html) these characters, hating is the price (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2014/01/season_3_of_girls_reviewed.html) "Girls" has to pay (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2014/01/season_3_of_girls_reviewed.html) for beating haters at their own game, Season 3 is more implausible (http://flavorwire.com/432617/girls-is-more-implausible-than-ever-in-season-3-so-why-are-we-still-pretending-its-realistic/) than ever, the "Girls" are actually growing up (http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/97212/the-return-of-girls-the-inevitable-growing-up-of-the-third-season) this season, how Lena Dunham's directing (http://splitsider.com/2014/01/how-lena-dunhams-directing-style-makes-girls-more-emotionally-resonant-and-more-polarizing/) makes "Girls" more emotionally resonant (and polarizing), and ranking the guys (http://www.nerve.com/entertainment/tv/ranked-the-19-guys-from-the-first-two-seasons-of-girls) of "Girls."
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