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** Marnie and Jessa have a mutual friend in Hannah but aren't really friends with each other. This is not an uncommon thing in real life and is another example of why this show's writing is so spot-on.
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*GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: When it comes to looking good topless, 26-year-old Lena Dunham can't even begin to compare with 59-year-old Becky Ann Baker.
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* ShirtlessScene: Adam has these ''very'' frequently, to the point that Hannah lampshades this in on episode.
--> '''Hannah''': I don't I've ever seen him with a shirt on...
--> '''Hannah''': I don't I've ever seen him with a shirt on...
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* ShirtlessScene: Adam has these ''very'' frequently, to the point that Hannah lampshades this in on one episode.
--> '''Hannah''': I don't think I've ever seen him with a shirt on...
--> '''Hannah''': I don't think I've ever seen him with a shirt on...
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--> Marnie: See, this is what you do. You act like I'm uptight, and then, I follow suit. I ''become'' uptight. It's the most frustrating dynamic on the planet. It drives me crazy!
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--> Marnie: '''Marnie''': See, this is what you do. You act like I'm uptight, and then, I follow suit. I ''become'' uptight. It's the most frustrating dynamic on the planet. It drives me crazy!
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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Hannah has a ''massive'' tendency to be this at times.
* ShirtlessScene: Adam has thesefrequently.''very'' frequently, to the point that Hannah lampshades this in on episode.
--> '''Hannah''': I don't I've ever seen him with a shirt on...
* ShirtlessScene: Adam has these
--> '''Hannah''': I don't I've ever seen him with a shirt on...
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* TechnicalVirgin: Shoshanna, after the encounter with her old friend from summer camp.
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* TechnicalVirgin: Shoshanna, after the encounter with her old friend from summer camp.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Marnie after being propositioned by an artist at a gallery opening.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Hannah's dad.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Adam, upon being asked if he gave Hannah HPV. He insists that he recently was tested and doesn't have it and Hannah believes him... but Hannah laters learns that no HPV test exists for males.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: In-universe. Adam, upon being asked if he gave Hannah HPV. He insists that he recently was tested and doesn't have it and Hannah believes him... but Hannah laters learns that no HPV test exists for males.
*** On the other hand, for a significant number it does result in cervical cancer.
*** YMMV on whether or not this description is just her trying to impress Jessa - she had not yet revealed her virginity at that point.
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** This is particularly striking because both Marnie and Shoshanna fit more common standards of attractiveness.
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** Hannah's semi-panic about having HPV is arguably an example as well, given that about half of all sexually active women in her age range have HPV, and it causes no significant ill effects in the vast majority of cases.
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I deleted the reference to the stereotypically Jewish Shoshanna that had been under Token Minority. It is more appropriately discussed under Ambiguously Jewish.
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* TokenMinority: The obviously Jewish Shoshanna. Jessa might also be since she's Shoshanna's cousin.
** Marnie also might be Jewish, though far less obviously so than Shoshanna. Michaels is most often a Jewish surname. Hannah also seems pretty Jewish, especially since Lena Dunham is Jewish.
** Which brings up the question if they are a TokenMinority if they are all Jewish.
** Marnie also might be Jewish, though far less obviously so than Shoshanna. Michaels is most often a Jewish surname. Hannah also seems pretty Jewish, especially since Lena Dunham is Jewish.
** Which brings up the question if they are a TokenMinority if they are all Jewish.
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Jessa, since she is the ''very'' Jewish Shoshanna's cousin. Hannah and Marnie due to the surnames and some of their behavior.
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* TokenMinority: The obviously Jewish Shoshanna.
Shoshanna. Jessa might also be since she's Shoshanna's cousin.
** Marnie also might be Jewish, though far less obviously so than Shoshanna. Michaels is most often a Jewish surname. Hannah also seems pretty Jewish, especially since Lena Dunham is Jewish.
** Which brings up the question if they are a TokenMinority if they are all Jewish.
** Marnie also might be Jewish, though far less obviously so than Shoshanna. Michaels is most often a Jewish surname. Hannah also seems pretty Jewish, especially since Lena Dunham is Jewish.
** Which brings up the question if they are a TokenMinority if they are all Jewish.
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Deleted my earlier reference to Charlie as a \"Nice Guy,\" based on what he did in the fourth episode.
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* NiceGuy: Marnie's boyfriend Charlie.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Adam, upon being asked if he gave Hannah HPV. He insists that he doesn't have it and Hannah believes him... but Hannah laters learns that it's impossible for a man to contract the virus.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Adam, upon being asked if he gave Hannah HPV. He insists that he recently was tested and doesn't have it and Hannah believes him... but Hannah laters learns that it's impossible no HPV test exists for a man to contract the virus.males.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Adam, upon being asked if he gave Hannah HPV. He insists that he doesn't have it and Hannah believes him... but Hannah laters learns that it's impossible for a man to contract the virus.
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* [[ConvenientMiscarriage Convenient Period]]: An inversion; [[spoiler: Jessa has one on the day of her scheduled abortion]].
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* TokenMinority: The obviously Jewish Shoshanna.
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* TokenMinority: The obviously Jewish Shoshanna.Shoshanna.
** Marnie also might be Jewish, though far less obviously so than Shoshanna. Michaels is most often a Jewish surname.
** Marnie also might be Jewish, though far less obviously so than Shoshanna. Michaels is most often a Jewish surname.
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* BreakoutCharacter: While it's too early to be certain, Adam seems to be headed in this direction.
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** Hilariously Shoshanna views herself as Carrie but with ''Samantha'' elements (even though she's a virgin)
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** Hilariously Shoshanna views herself as being mostly Carrie but with ''Samantha'' elements (even though she's a virgin)
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** Hilariously Shoshanna views herself as Carrie but with ''Samantha'' elements (even though she's a virgin)
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** '''Marnie Williams''' (Allison Williams), Hannah's best friend and art gallery assistant. A bit of an IceQueen, she's currently in a relationship with a loving boyfriend, but finds herself bored with him.
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** '''Marnie Williams''' Michaels''' (Allison Williams), Hannah's best friend and art gallery assistant. A bit of an IceQueen, she's currently in a relationship with a loving boyfriend, but finds herself bored with him.
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** But then again, it's set in Greenpoint, which has fewer minorities than most Brooklyn neighborhoods.
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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Marnie and Hannah swap stories about the regularity (Marnie) and irregularity (Hannah) of theirs, [[spoiler: and then there's Jessa's very convenient one.]]
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Marnie and Hannah swap stories about the regularity (Marnie) and irregularity (Hannah) of theirs, [[spoiler: and then there's Jessa's very convenient one.]]
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* MonochromaticCasting: InformedAttractiveness: Jessa's pretty and all but the way people go on about her you'd think she was the most glamorous woman on Earth. Episode 4 is particularly egregious about it when the other babysitters just can't believe a stunner like Jessa is a babysitter and not a movie star.
* MonochromeCasting: One of the major complaints about the show. It's set in ''Brooklyn'' for crying out loud.
* MonochromeCasting: One of the major complaints about the show. It's set in ''Brooklyn'' for crying out loud.
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* HypeBacklash
* MonochromaticCasting: One of the major complaints about the show. It's set in ''Brooklyn'' for crying out loud.
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* AlliterativeName: Hannah, Jessa, and Shoshanna all have them.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: As a FourGirlEnsemble dramedy set in New York that airs on HBO, it's naturally one to SexAndTheCity. [[ShoutOut Shohanna even has a poster of the SATC movie in her apartment, and designates Jessa as a Carrie/Samantha.]]
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* {{Expy}}: The Girls easily have their own SexAndTheCity counterparts; Hannah (Carrie), Marnie (Miranda), Jessa (Samantha), and Shoshanna (Charlotte).
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[WaxingLyrical So many girls in here, where do I begin?]]]]
''Girls'' is an {{HBO}} dramedy about the exploits of four young women living in [[BigApplesauce New York City]]. To most, this concept sounds [[SexAndTheCity very familiar]], but the result is decidedly less glamorous (and probably a bit more realistic) than the ''other'' FourGirlEnsemble that previously aired on the channel.
Written by and starring Lena Dunham, the show follows the lives of four young women transitioning into full-blown adulthood. The [[TitleDrop girls]] are:
** '''Hannah Horvath''' (Lena Dunham), TheLeader of the group and a recent college graduate who, after being cut-off by her parents, is fired from her interning job after demanding fulltime employment from her boss.
** '''Marnie Williams''' (Allison Williams), Hannah's best friend and art gallery assistant. A bit of an IceQueen, she's currently in a relationship with a loving boyfriend, but finds herself bored with him.
** '''Jessa Johansson''' (Jemima Kirke), a [[TheDrifter drifting]], [[GranolaGirl Bohemian]] Brit who returns to New York after a bit of travelling around. Has a reputation of being unpredictable and flaky.
** '''Shoshanna Shapiro''' (Zosia Mamet), Jessa's American cousin. An excitable [[TheIngenue Ingenue]], Shoshanna is extremely insecure about being a virgin.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* [[ConvenientMiscarriage Convenient Period]]: [[spoiler: Jessa has one on the day of her scheduled abortion]].
* TheDitz: Shoshanna.
* TheDrifter: Jessa.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Shoshanna (Sanguine), Hannah (Choleric), Marnie (Melancholic), Jessa (Phlegmatic).
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Jessa, inadvertently, after finding out she's pregnant. Out of anxiety, Jessa purposely avoids making it to the clinic where she is scheduled to have one done, [[spoiler: but it soon turns out that she's actually not pregnant when she gets her period at a bar]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: Hannah and her ex… which is something Hannah discovers ''after'' their relationship.
* SpiritualSuccessor: As a FourGirlEnsemble dramedy set in New York that airs on HBO, it's naturally one to SexAndTheCity. [[ShoutOut Shohanna even has a poster of the SATC movie in her apartment, and designates Jessa as a Carrie/Samantha.]]
* HeadbuttingHeroes / VitriolicBestBuds: Marnie and Jessa. It's not completely clear if they are actually friends or not…
--> Marnie: See, this is what you do. You act like I'm uptight, and then, I follow suit. I ''become'' uptight. It's the most frustrating dynamic on the planet. It drives me crazy!
* OneWordTitle
* ShirtlessScene: Adam has these frequently.
* [[TokenMinority Token Brit]]: Jessa, to her cousin Shoshanna's delight.
[[caption-width-right:300:[[WaxingLyrical So many girls in here, where do I begin?]]]]
''Girls'' is an {{HBO}} dramedy about the exploits of four young women living in [[BigApplesauce New York City]]. To most, this concept sounds [[SexAndTheCity very familiar]], but the result is decidedly less glamorous (and probably a bit more realistic) than the ''other'' FourGirlEnsemble that previously aired on the channel.
Written by and starring Lena Dunham, the show follows the lives of four young women transitioning into full-blown adulthood. The [[TitleDrop girls]] are:
** '''Hannah Horvath''' (Lena Dunham), TheLeader of the group and a recent college graduate who, after being cut-off by her parents, is fired from her interning job after demanding fulltime employment from her boss.
** '''Marnie Williams''' (Allison Williams), Hannah's best friend and art gallery assistant. A bit of an IceQueen, she's currently in a relationship with a loving boyfriend, but finds herself bored with him.
** '''Jessa Johansson''' (Jemima Kirke), a [[TheDrifter drifting]], [[GranolaGirl Bohemian]] Brit who returns to New York after a bit of travelling around. Has a reputation of being unpredictable and flaky.
** '''Shoshanna Shapiro''' (Zosia Mamet), Jessa's American cousin. An excitable [[TheIngenue Ingenue]], Shoshanna is extremely insecure about being a virgin.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* [[ConvenientMiscarriage Convenient Period]]: [[spoiler: Jessa has one on the day of her scheduled abortion]].
* TheDitz: Shoshanna.
* TheDrifter: Jessa.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Shoshanna (Sanguine), Hannah (Choleric), Marnie (Melancholic), Jessa (Phlegmatic).
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Jessa, inadvertently, after finding out she's pregnant. Out of anxiety, Jessa purposely avoids making it to the clinic where she is scheduled to have one done, [[spoiler: but it soon turns out that she's actually not pregnant when she gets her period at a bar]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: Hannah and her ex… which is something Hannah discovers ''after'' their relationship.
* SpiritualSuccessor: As a FourGirlEnsemble dramedy set in New York that airs on HBO, it's naturally one to SexAndTheCity. [[ShoutOut Shohanna even has a poster of the SATC movie in her apartment, and designates Jessa as a Carrie/Samantha.]]
* HeadbuttingHeroes / VitriolicBestBuds: Marnie and Jessa. It's not completely clear if they are actually friends or not…
--> Marnie: See, this is what you do. You act like I'm uptight, and then, I follow suit. I ''become'' uptight. It's the most frustrating dynamic on the planet. It drives me crazy!
* OneWordTitle
* ShirtlessScene: Adam has these frequently.
* [[TokenMinority Token Brit]]: Jessa, to her cousin Shoshanna's delight.
