GIRLS talk (the Lena Dunham thread)

It's a questionable quote from an untrustworthy source, it has zero importance or relevance.

"he" wasn't quickly found online, some guy named Barry who otherwise bore little resemblance to the person Dunham named (as Nolte himself is adamant to point out!) was found online

she's not talking about "sexual assault and rape on campus in general" she's talking about a case where no real person has been named and no charges have been sought, no suspects have even been brought in, no report has been made. The truth doesn't matter in the sense that nothing is at stake other than one man's quest to prove that Lena Dunham is a lying liar and in turn cast doubt on whether women actually get raped much.

at least that's what I can glean based on what sounds like a garbled quote from "memory" and "notes"

i completely agree, and i'm still mystified why conservative men in particular LOVE TO HATE lena dunham, clearly because she's threatening to them in some way, which rules. sorry to harp on the quote, i didn't know if that was the consensus.

glad you "learned" something today but kinda rmde @ you right now

just an aside: LD wrote that her gynecologist used to pitch for the Mets, and no ex-Met pitchers are in that field.

lol

I feel like there is a joke in there but not one I want to come up with let alone make

this is an amusing read

http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2014/10/13/dunham-bull/

Maybe it was Doctor K

It's Doc Gooden, but not that Doc Gooden.

so Sunday then..

wow for a show that we manage to talk about so much it sure is boring isnt it

Marnie-fails always oddly gratifying

I hate Marnie's band

so

fucking

much

I thought they were one of the better things in the episode. The ass eating was good and Elijah was good as always. Or maybe it's just the actor, he's always good isn't he?

they are such a terrible folk duo, their attempts at "harmonizing" are laughable

"boring" otm

I read some ep summaries and it looks like my last watched episode is the end of season two.

Do I watch season three? Should I skip to new eps?

since this show is v plot-driven I would say no don't skip s3

for one thing, there is great Laird action in season 3

I don't even remember who Laird is! I'm sure it'll come back to me

lol I couldn't either, but then I looked it up and realized I remembered the character just not the name

You know what's even more boring than Girls? Togetherness, which I was looking forward to because Mark Duplass is awesome on The League.

I need to try Looking just to see if HBO has hit a trifecta of "why would anyone watch these whiny people not be funny or interesting for 30-45 minutes?"

I really liked the first episode of Togetherness, will totally watch

Meanwhile, this was assembled: http://morningafter.gawker.com/allison-williams-gets-her-ass-eaten-to-the-sounds-of-pe-1678900471

The sounds of Public Enemy?

Night of the Living Basehead.

Elijah was good as always.

His line about how he wouldn't have to see his ex if he didn't live in New York had me genuinely LOLLING

Same, but I'd started when said ex turned up at brunch wearing three tired New Jersey faghags.

The first episode seemed more like the last one of the series before.

Elijah is consistently the funniest lately. but this show isn't particularly interested in comedy.

I like his character, he's very good at doing that thing where a person is obviously full of shit but kind of believes his own bullshit.

ok the degree to which this writing workshop episode is incredibly awkward is sorta the narrow sweet spot where the show shines

Elijah again w the only laughs

I couldn't watch the writing workshop all the way through.

as many problems as i have with this show, there's a compilation of those and related scenes that should be shown to every young person interested in creative writing on every campus in america

ha, yes

yes x1000 - I had a concentration in creative writing as an undergrad and fear of shit like that is one of the reasons I decided not to continue that path into grad school. That scene was so horribly awkward. Also Elijah is the best and I think I hate everyone who is not him too. Why am I still watching this?!

god I haaaated Elijah when he was introduced but he has really grown on me.

Like HPV.

he's a stereotype/caricature - at the same time I totally had friends p much exactly like him at that age

I def feel like there are scenarios w/ certain friends and at certain events where I am an Elijah and it kind of horrifies me.

rly hope someone who's met me will rush in and vehemently deny this

i have a disproportionate number of friends who went to the Iowa Writer's Workshop, so i look forward to seeing this & hearing how they got it wrong.

from a friend on facebook: "The one thing they got right: Lena Dunham is definitely the type of person who would corner you in a booth at the Foxhead after workshop and demand to know why you hated her story so much."

I can't speak to it's realism, but this was def the most enjoyable episode in a long, long time

I liked the bat.

another almost entirely laugh-free episode (until her exit from the convo at the end, that was lol)