written Feb 12, 2013

TV Review: Girls: One Man's Trash
by Ariana Burrell

"If anything I think I’m too smart and too sensitive too like, not crazy."

***SPOILERS***

       Episode 5 in season 2 of Girls is beautifully poignant and perfect.  It could be a stand alone 30 minute short film exploring what everyone desires: happiness.  Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) sleeps with a married doctor and gets a glimpse into what she could have.  She sees that she could be loved and be happy and not have to settle for the crap she's been accepting. At the end, she realizes she is afraid of it and how the realization of this, changes how she sees herself.

       Joshua (Patrick Wilson) is a 40 something doctor going through a divorce from his wife.  He really showed how young Hannah is and how much more maturing and growing she still has.  Being around other 20 somethings just as lost and confused as you, you sometimes forget what else is out there and what else is possible.

       The second sex scene between Hannah and Joshua (Patrick Wilson) is intimate and mature and respectful of each other, unlike every sex scene between Hannah and Adam (Adam Driver).  This whole episode felt intimate and personal and  not awkward in the usual way.  It was really about two people searching for connection to thwart their loneliness during a moment of transition in their lives. 

"Please don't tell anyone this, but I want to be happy"