re: Girls Ep "It's Back"...Dude wearing a purple and gold Fighting Tigers shirt...

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First off, it's what made shows like The Office an international success.

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the office became a success because it was a romantic comedy based around jim and pam, with some wacky hijinks to keep things going

by the time they resolved their plotline, people were already 'in' and kept watching. the show dropped off noticeably

and even then, the awkward situations involved non-real characters who were tools to showcase this. plus there were set ups and punchlines, which girls doesn't do

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Girls is its relentless exploration of motivations and emotions—never letting any of the characters off the hook

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like when? and in what sort of organized manner?

the show fails to do this well. last episode was a great example of my point. hannah and marnie go crazy, literally at the drop of a hat

and they "let the characters off teh hook" when they give backstories/excuses for their shtity behavior

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The comfort of having this ex-boyfriend in her control is very appealing, because she can use that as a safety net until she finds someone to move on to. The fact that he beats her to the punch—leaving her alone, feeling isolated and undesirable—is unfathomable and unbearable to her, and unexpected. For her to go right into a relationship would have been less interesting.

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she did go pretty much right into what she thought was a relationship...

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you've never been in Marnie's shows vis a vis Charlie in a past relationship?

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no. i haven't

and the booth jonathon "reveal" was easily spotted 100 miles before