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Did anyone see that the first episode was up last night? No, well okay. Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham):  Last season, Hannah got an acceptance letter to the University of Iowa to join a writing workshop or something. She's probably gonna go, which means her relationship with Adam might turn into a long-distance thing. Marnie Michaels (Allison Wiliams):  Worked at an art galllery, but decided to start singing. Infatuated with the dude who is helping her music career. And that dude has a girlfriend. And I think she banged Ray last season too. Also she's a whore. Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kurke):  Some old lady convinced her to do an assisted suicide, but flaked. But I guess they're cool now. (Seriously, what the hell does she do on this show, I have no idea) Shoshanna Shapiro (Zosia Mamet):  Shosh kinda hosed up on school so she can't graduate. Tried to get Ray back but that didn't work. Adam Sackler (Adam Driver):  Dude is self-conscious as gently caress, loud, annoying, weird, etc. Oddly though, he's the most rounded/successful of the characters on the show playing a Broadway actor. Ray Ploshansky (Alex Karpovsky):  Runs a coffee shop, banged Shosh and Marnie. Cool guy, but that's about it. Here's a nice financial chart on whether their characters would be able to live in Manhattan IRL (tl;dr not really) 
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Good OP. I am happy that this is back on TV.
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Jan 12, 2015 19:59
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I don't think Hannah moving to Iowa so soon is a good idea for the show since Lena seems to have trouble writing stories that don't involve her
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Jan 12, 2015 20:03
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mistermojo posted:I don't think Hannah moving to Iowa so soon is a good idea for the show since Lena seems to have trouble writing stories that don't involve her There are actually real writers with talent on the show now, so even though Dunham is a terrible writer by herself, she has plenty of seasoned professionals on staff to help her overcome her many shortcomings.
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Jan 12, 2015 20:30
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Adam Driver looked totally different to me, but I can't explain why. Was it hair?
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Jan 14, 2015 19:33
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PowerBuilder3 posted:Adam Driver looked totally different to me, but I can't explain why. Was it hair? At one point he mentions he shaved for the commercial acting job, and I think that was it.
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Jan 14, 2015 21:01
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Another season of a great show about horrible loving people! 
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Jan 15, 2015 00:51
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Very excited this show is back. Not as excited by the cynical, whiny OP.
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Jan 15, 2015 18:44
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Was Ray high or something he seemed far too cheery to be talking to Shosh Adam looks way better post shave
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Jan 18, 2015 23:21
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This week's episode was great. The writing workshop was a bit too close to some of the cringeworthy GQ scenes from last season, but the party was awesome. "I'm not gay!" "...Me neither, brah!"
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Jan 19, 2015 05:20
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I liked the writers workshop scene a lot. Hannah getting uncomfortable with getting called out for being too much like her awful character is fun.
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Jan 19, 2015 13:04
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Hannah is so loving insufferable- more so than before. Works perfectly.
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Jan 20, 2015 03:53
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It would be hilarious if she gets kicked out of grad school for being terrible. The character hasn't grown in three seasons; why start now?
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Jan 20, 2015 05:33
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More Shoshanna, less potato in a He-man wig who wears Osh kosh b'gosh overalls.
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Jan 20, 2015 07:56
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I like how insanely reprehensible every character is
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Jan 20, 2015 08:35
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"I'm 25, I've seen a lot" - this line encapsulates Hannah's entire character.
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Jan 20, 2015 09:56
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Emerson Cod posted:This week's episode was great. The writing workshop was a bit too close to some of the cringeworthy GQ scenes from last season, but the party was awesome. This is going to be an interesting season for me, since I graduated from one of Iowa's grad programs a few years ago. The writing workshop and her bike getting stolen were probably the most realistic things to happen in the episode. Like, no joke, that workshop scene wasn't even exaggeration. Also, I feel like if they're going to go for maximum awfulness, they'll namedrop the Gang Lu shooting. Max fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Jan 21, 2015 |
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Jan 21, 2015 02:56
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Max posted:This is going to be an interesting season for me, since I graduated from one of Iowa's grad programs a few years ago. The writing workshop and her bike getting stolen were probably the most realistic things to happen in the episode. Out of curiosity, did you graduate from Iowa's creative writing program? The workshop scenes were entertaining but I have a hard time believing that's a realistic depiction of literally the most prestigious writing program in the nation. It felt more like an undergrad creative writing class than a place that's produced like two dozen Pulitzer winners and six poet laureates, but it would be pretty funny if that was actually an accurate portrayal. Seriously though, I think Hannah might even be more cringe-inducing than Larry David.
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Jan 21, 2015 04:53
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Max posted:This is going to be an interesting season for me, since I graduated from one of Iowa's grad programs a few years ago. The writing workshop and her bike getting stolen were probably the most realistic things to happen in the episode. I've lived in the region a while, but I'm not familiar with this, what is the Gang Lu shooting?
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Jan 21, 2015 05:22
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Max posted:Like, no joke, that workshop scene wasn't even exaggeration. drat, people really get that rough? I figured it was an exaggeration to give them an excuse to have Hannah face a lot of the criticisms that Lena faces.
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Jan 21, 2015 10:05
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:Out of curiosity, did you graduate from Iowa's creative writing program? The workshop scenes were entertaining but I have a hard time believing that's a realistic depiction of literally the most prestigious writing program in the nation. I was in a different program, but it was also creative and I've sat through my fair share of workshops in a couple different departments. It seems unreal, and honestly thinking back on some of those late nights, I can't believe any of it happened either. Off the top of my head, I've heard (directed at me or others): -No talking while you're being critiqued -I'm sorry but I couldn't write anything because I think this is about you -This is coming from someone who is privileged. -And the teacher tacitly trying not to make any comments on work they think is awful. The Foxhead is the where all the writers go, they got that right. If a workshop was ever mixed with some undergrads, it became an unspoken rule that one of the undergrads had to leave to room crying at least once in the semester. Golbez posted:I've lived in the region a while, but I'm not familiar with this, what is the Gang Lu shooting? This. Jo Anne Beard famously wrote a short essay about it, and that fact seams like too juicy a target for this show to ignore. But maybe I'll be wrong.
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Jan 21, 2015 12:07
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:Out of curiosity, did you graduate from Iowa's creative writing program? The workshop scenes were entertaining but I have a hard time believing that's a realistic depiction of literally the most prestigious writing program in the nation. A bunch of people actually in Iowa spoke to the Vulture about the representation of the Workshop (and the actual workshop scene). It's mixed, but there's more positivity than I expected.
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Jan 21, 2015 13:03
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Pinterest Mom posted:A bunch of people actually in Iowa spoke to the Vulture about the representation of the Workshop (and the actual workshop scene). It's mixed, but there's more positivity than I expected. This actually does address one of the other things that was nagging me. A majority of grad students in the university there either have an assistantship or fellowship. That usually puts them in a supervisory role for undergrads, so going to an undergrad party is a pretty bad idea. The subtle joke of that is that either we're either going to see her teach later (which should be really cringe worthy,) or she's actually paying tuition to be there, which means she is the biggest sucker in the universe. Or this is just a fictional representation of the school. Other predictions: Now that I think about it, it's more likely that they'll probably go to see the town's black angel in its cemetery than it is for them to bring up the shooting. Who knows.
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Jan 21, 2015 14:36
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Did they explain where Hanna got money from now? I laughed at her renting a whole house just because that matched her NY rent.
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Jan 22, 2015 19:34
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Max posted:...in a supervisory role for undergrads, so going to an undergrad party is a pretty bad idea. Is there a grad program where students aren't banging undergrads? I only have experience with three schools, but, uhhh, ya, that happens a lot. Hell, I know of two tenured faculty who got married to former undergrad students. I'm not saying this isn't a bad idea, but that it is realistic.
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Jan 23, 2015 19:49
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Acinonyx posted:Is there a grad program where students aren't banging undergrads? I only have experience with three schools, but, uhhh, ya, that happens a lot. Hell, I know of two tenured faculty who got married to former undergrad students. I'm not saying this isn't a bad idea, but that it is realistic. I mean, after you were no longer teaching them, yeah, sure, a lot of people did that. One guy in our program got married to an undergrad after she was no longer his student. It's still pretty bad at Iowa, and Hannah makes bad decisions sometimes so whatever I guess it fits.
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Jan 23, 2015 20:06
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PowerBuilder3 posted:Did they explain where Hanna got money from now? I laughed at her renting a whole house just because that matched her NY rent.
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Jan 24, 2015 18:28
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Pretty good episode last night. Marnie stood up for herself, and Jessa finally got told off in a way that seemed to actually hurt her. Hannah ... uh ... well that sure was something I guess.
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Jan 26, 2015 20:02
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Is Marnie even capable of being alone in a room with another person without having sex with them? Because I can't remember a scene where that didn't happen.
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Jan 26, 2015 20:10
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Not if they compliment her, but she did shake off a barrage of "oh, you're so pretty" to put her foot down with that douchebag.
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Jan 26, 2015 20:25
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Hannah being a huge bitch to everyone in her writing group might be the most likable I've ever found her.
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Jan 27, 2015 02:34
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Gandalf21 posted:Hannah being a huge bitch to everyone in her writing group might be the most likable I've ever found her. That was a great scene.
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Jan 27, 2015 02:43
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Responses to trigger warning
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Feb 7, 2015 21:12
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I'm glad no one posts in this thread about the bad show. Even goons have some taste I see.
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Feb 9, 2015 04:32
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I enjoy episodes when Hannah is unhappy the most she really is awful and incompetent. Tonight's was a good episode.
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Feb 9, 2015 04:41
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After they showed the Jessa please be my friend bit in the open I was totally expecting Hannah to come home and find them banging
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Feb 9, 2015 04:45
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I think this might have been one of the best episodes. Absolutely everyone was incredibly selfish, irrational and horrible to everyone else all the time.
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Feb 10, 2015 08:27
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evobatman posted:I think this might have been one of the best episodes. Absolutely everyone was incredibly selfish, irrational and horrible to everyone else all the time. Except for Ray. I want a lot more Ray fighting the Man in the next episode.
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Feb 10, 2015 08:38
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I'm happy to hear some love for Ray around here, I feel like its a testament to how uncool I am that Old Man Ray is my favourite character. He's no less self-centred or lost than the others, but he is at least self-aware of that fact. He needs a spin-off. Now that Hannah is back home I'm much less inspired to watch this week's episode, I don't know that they really did enough with the Iowa stuff. Oh well.
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I don't know about you guys but I'm all for Gillian Jacobs being on the show and Hannah getting the short end of the stick for the duration
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