View Full Version : In Season 5, Girls feels like it’s already done


TMC
02-20-2016, 03:31 AM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/02/19/girls_season_five_reviewed.html

"Four years in, Girls has lost its edge,” says Heather Schwedel. "As funny and enjoyable as it still is...it just feels less urgent than it used to.” She adds: "Somewhere along the way, this show morphed from an earnest exploration of young womanhood to a straightforward satire of a group of self-involved people.” PLUS: The bumpy transition (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-girls-hits-some-bumps-on-the-road-to-growing-up) to growing up should make Girls more interesting the next two seasons, Girls is still Girls (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/girls-season-5-tv-review-867717), and showrunner Jenni Konner says (http://www.vulture.com/2016/02/girls-jenni-konner-on-responses-to-think-pieces.html), "We know the end."