Girls, Episode 8: "It's Back"
Marnie continued to be kind of a terrible mess. She can't figure out what she wants to do with her life. She goes into a tailspin when she finds out from Shoshanna and Ray that Charlie sold an app that he created. She then goes to his office and proceeds to creepily stalk him until he catches her. Charlie is understandably confused by why Marnie is there. He repeatedly asks her if she wants money. A valid question. She then finds out that the app Charlie created is called "Forbid." It stops you from calling someone you don't want to call and if you decide to call them anyway you have to pay $10. This is a great idea. I wonder if anyone has actually invented this. I'm too lazy to Google it. Marnie and Ray have a heart to heart about the whole thing and Ray tells Marnie to do what she loves, while he gives her back handed compliments. Marnie discloses that she wants to sing. She sings a few bars of "Don't Know Why" and it is good. Who knew that Allison Williams had such a nice voice. So, it seems like Marnie is going to embark on a singing career. That should be tragic.
Ray is having problems of his own. While walking in the park with Shoshanna, they meet one of her flighty friends who asks them to a party. Ray refuses to go, all the while criticizing Shoshonna for being herself. They fight and Shoshann decides to go to the party alone. She gets the eye from the doorman and ends up talking to her friend about her relationship with Ray. Shoshanna is very conflicted about living with Ray, no matter what she tells herself and others, so it's no suprise that she ends up in the coat closet with the doorman. Did they go all the way or was it just a make out sesh? How will Ray react to this? He's already spiraling out of control, this may be what pushes him over the edge.
Adam is in AA. It turns out he had a problem when he was 17 and put a stop to it, but since Hannah left him he feels like he might be backsliding. His speech was classic Adam and hilarious. I used to hate Adam and when he was first explaining his relationship to Hannah in the beginning I was reminded why. Now, Adam has this odd charm that is engaging. I'm apparently not the only one who thinks so, since a woman who was also at the AA meeting wants to set him up with her daughter. She gives him her daughter's phone number. So, I'm not sure if I would set my kid up with a dude I met at AA, but hey, I'm not Carol Kane. I think her mind works in ways different from most peoples. Adam met up with the daughter and they had a pleasant time. Is he finally going to get over Hannah? I'm guessing, no.
Oh, Hannah. So, it turns out that Hannah used to suffer from OCD. It is back. She has to do everything in 8's. 8 steps, 8 chips, if she accidentally hit someone in the arm, she has to hit them 8 times. Hannah's parents are in town and they recognize the return of their daughter's OCD. After some prodding, they take her to a therapist. It doesn't go very well, with Hannah recounting her last bout of OCD and it seems like the therapist just prescribes her something for it.
This really explains a lot. I was not surprised to find out that Hannah was an OCD sufferer. I also loved that her dad typically factored in a 15-45 minute Hannah cushion because he just assumes that she is going to be late. Hilarious.
So, what did you guys think of this episode? Is Marnie every going to get her shit together? Is Shoshanna going to dump Ray? How long before Adam's rebound flames out spectacularly? Is Hannah going to have a nervous breakdown? Let me know in the comments.
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