In Season 1,Marnie seemed to be in a good place among all the four girls because she's got a job,a boyfriend and pretty much enjoying her life while Hannah was completely broke.No work.No boyfriend.No direction.direction. Shos just started exploring sexual relationships with Ray and Jenna did an impulsive decision,a huge leap and surprise for all when she married a man she barely know. Season two is a turn around of events.And it gets exciting,annoying,heart breaking and sometimes they talk about things that an adult our age bracket can easily relate with. Huge part of season two was mostly about Hannah's endless sexscapade and her suffering from OCD.She had meaningless sex with a couple of people after breaking up with Adam including sleeping with the hippie guy on their basement.She was offered a job to write for eBook but she cannot concentrate.She didn't finish anything but have spent the check already. Depressed and helpless,she mostly stayed in her room.Her OCD is getting worse and one time she clean her ears too much until it bled out.Her parents started to worry about her so they convince her to see her therapist. Hesitantly,she did but she plead her therapist to tell her parents she's fine.Until she got more and more depressed to the extent of not seeing anyone at all.Jenna is MIA,Soshana and Marnie are busy with their own lives and she knew Adam was dating someone but he called him anyway through video call since all her so called friends are busy either sleeping with someone or partying.Adam suspected her OCD resurfaced again due to some weird mannerisms,he ran all the way to her place to comfort her.Season two ended with her being carried and comforted by Adam in her room. DIVORCED Jenna is just a new bride and her husband decided to let her meet his parents.She didn't make a good impression on his parents and she said things that are really offensive or atleast foul in their conservative world.His husband confronted her once they got home but they ended fighting and as a result,they separated. A heart broken Jenna went to Hannah's place for the mean time since she's got no one and no job and she can't go to Soshana's place because Ray & Marnie are staying with her cousin.After a few days,she decided to go home in London to find comfort with her dad.Hannah being a good friend went with her. Her dad didn't change at all.Still a drunkard and a man who cannot live up to his words and living in a house that seemed to be uncleaned for hundred years.The place is a total pigsty and it annoyed her greatly.She tried to confront her father but obviously,both of them are not good in communicating.She tried to reconnect but it seemed like they don't live on the same planet.On their supposed going- back- to -New York- day,Jenna disappeared again just like that.Hannah was in the bathroom when Jenna just left a message that says "See you around love" and no one ever heard of her till the end of the season. FRIENDSHIP got more complicated this season. I think,Hannah and Jessa's friendship is deeper.Regardless how Jessa mess up or how impossible she acted,when she's in trouble the first one she ever come to is Hannah and she on the other hand is on call whenever she needed her.Their weirdness,their closeness makes me envious.Hannah must have loved Jessa because it shows how much she made herself available for her despite being annoyed or upset with Jessa's behavior. Marnie on the other hand is a strict woman with a strong personality.People feel insecure towards her.They feel like she's being bossy.But because she's perceived as strong woman,no one ever took time to ask how's she's doing. I think no matter how strong person can be,sometimes it's nice to have someone treat you and look after you.But people will only do if they see your weakness and imperfections. In friendship,I'm usually comfortable with people who are so messed up and disorganized.Those who can go through any shit and just laugh at it after.People who seemed to learn something as I do to them.People opposite me.I'm easily attracted to people opposite me. One friend once told me I have an unapproachable aura and FACE.Apparently,I scare people.Well,its true.I use to be too sensitive of other's impression on me but as I grow older,I kinda like to be that person being judge the first time they see me.I let them because it takes one person to be really interested in me to take time and go that far to get to know me.And these people who get through hell to get to know me are rare and I kept them in my life and loved them and protected them.I can be the super loyal person you'll ever meet,if you get through the shield I put so people will avoid me naturally. This is why I loved Marnie's character.She reminds me of me.I'm not that goal oriented like her but I have that strict annoying all knowing personality.People who are now my friends were actually surprise I have a funnier side.But I'm annoyingly weird and moody.However,I'm very sensitive and clingy and sweet and thoughtful.I'm not really trying to sell myself or to boast about myself but these are few of the things I heard from people who get to know me.I liked being me because those who took courage to get to know me despite my tiger face deserves my care and affection.That is why I'm good in keeping people for such a long time. Meanwhile,Marnie's world turned upside down.The company where she used to work downsized and she lose her job.She took a job as a hostess in a cozy hotel where she met a nice and genius artist.The guy she's got a crush on for such a long time.Her admiration towards him intensified after he showed her his works.She got more impressed and Marnie ended having sex with him.Marnie thought he is committed to her after sleeping with him.She thought they are hinting towards a relationship but apparently,the guy didn't see her that way so she stopped seeing him. Depressed and not knowing what to do,she poured all her rants to Ray.He asked Marnie what she really wanted to do in life and she said she wanted to really sing.And that scene made me see two sides of Allison Williams.That she's funny when she's not trying to be funny and that she can sing. She also found out that Charlie her ex became successful and had build his own company.That news made her so small but develop a huge admiration for Charlie.She went to see Charlie and she was amazed of his success.Charlie told her after she broke up with him,he focused everything on his work with her in mond as his inspiration.He invited her to attend the party that night with his employees.After the party,she slept with him and they reconnect again. Marnie told Charlie that she's ready to get serious with him.That she can see future with him and is willing to start a family with him.Charlie told her he felt the same way ever since the beginning of their relationship and nothing had changed.At the end of the season,a happy Marnie still jobless though is with Charlie and seemed they are heading to a more serious and deeper commitment. Soshana is starting to be more confident and more out going.But her relationship with Ray is falling a part.First,she found out that Ray doesn't have his own place that's why she stayed with her.Second,she started to feel annoyed of Ray being so negative and she doesn't want to be surrounded by his negativty.Soshana is always honest and very transparent so Ray can easily tell if something's bothering her.Ray started to notice that Soshana is acting weird until she admitted to him that she slept with the guard at Charlie's party.It's not a big deal with Ray but she also told him how annoying he is to her anymore and they broke up.At the end of the season,Ray wanted to prove Soshana that he's also career oriented.Ray went to see a business friend asking his buddy to give him a bigger business to manage and a bigger title.As for Soshana,she's somewhere in a party making out with some random stranger.Seems the nice girl had gone wild. Adam who also got depressed after his break up with Hannah started attending AA.When he shared a bit of his life to the group,a woman stepped up and asked him to date her daughter and as weird as it is,he agreed.Their first date together went well and other dates followed.Adam however still feels empty.And also,he don't feel any connection with his new date specially when they make out.Both decided to call off the relationship.Adam get angrier everytime he thinks of Hannah because he still loves her and is crazy towards her.He lose temper everytime that will go as far as breaking things in his room.He was on one of those moods when Hannah called through video call. A sweaty Adam carried Hannah in deep embrace assuring her everything will be fine.Apparently,no one knew Hannah better,not even her friends but Adam.The guy who doesn't seem to pay attention to details.I guess it goes with friends,most friends doesn't know their friends deeply because they don't pay attention to small details ON THE CHARACTERSThis season got ridiculously interesting.Actually,it was hugely different from what I feel for Season one.I'm starting to see Soshana as the most interesting of all the characters and I'm really excited to see how far she can go from being one dimensional to exploring life.I think it must be hard to concentrate a scene with Zosia Mamet because It must be very distracting doing a line with her. I've watched some of her interviews and that's not her normal speech rate so I think she's done really great acting in putting Soshana in character.What could be hilarious than listening to someone like her who talks like she's in a marathon speech.
ON THE STORYThey have topics on the show that I can totally relate with sometimes most specially on Jenna's situation with her family.I was in tears watching that short scene she had with her father and the depressive face she had when she stepped her foot home.I saw her in Season one as easy go lucky who don't give a damn to what other people say but seemed the only person who can hurt her the most is her family,her father specifically and I feel the same way.Our situation is not exactly the same because first of all,I never had a father but the feeling of being alone and abandoned by your own family is painful.The feeling of having a family back home but no connection at all.It's like I know where I came from but it felt like I'm meant to find my way in life on my own.Like I don't feel I even belong in their world as they are too me. Also,Jessa has little screen time as compared with the other characters but it's worth the screen time because everything is there.Her craziness,weirdness,impulsiveness and pains.All in there and that's what probably made me cry.But I bet,the huge chunk of it has something to do with her confronting her father.It always goes back to family.And when it comes to family,it's always my biggest weakness. Marnie and Charlie's story is making sense and kudos to writters because it's true,there are some people who are motivated by their break ups and it made them do things that are beyond what they usually can do.Either it destroys or inspires someone.It all depends.Also,their relationship is the most decent but complicated among all the characters.Charlie is the man every woman wants.Responsible.loving,motivated,successful but still Marnie got bored.I've seen relationships like that.After years of being together,they called it off because it just got boring and it's so sad.What's so genius about this story is it was coming from a man's perspective.Usually,it's always a woman who get rejected by some guy in high school but after a few years,the girl will show up all in her shining splendid glory beautiful and all and the guy will feel so sorry of how she treated her before.It's somehow partly revenge.But Charlie's character was not.It was simply inspired with the love he felt for Marnie and despite what happened between them,he kept going and I find that very encouraging.On the other hand,it was a slap on Marnie's face and she completely realized she made a fool out of herself. ON THE TOPICSNo matter how annoying sometimes the endless sex and humping scenes were,there's still valuable lessons that can be learned from it.In fact,I consider the sex scenes as one of the highlights because It's a reality from different perspectives that's been put up on screen and anyone who's watching might come up with realizations.Either good or bad,it depends on our individual values and how we see things. Soshana wanting so much to lose her virginity and after she did,she realized it's not what measures her worth.Hannah who hump who ever she met along the way like she doesn't care about her body anymore realized in the end,her endless sexscapade didn't help her deal with her depression and disorder.disorder. Marnie who ended her relationship with Charlie because sex is boring realized that Charlie is not meant to be limited on bed but he is more than his manhood.And Jessa,who thought it's about time to get serious realized that life is not always what she thought it is. ON FAMILY
I get emotional every time I see parts of Jessa or Hanna's family.I mean two very different families but very encouraging.If not for Jenna,Hannah would not be grateful to her parents.But if not with the wide exposure of Jenna,she wouldn't realize that there are really lots of things that she needed to learn in order to survive.And since she doesn't have a good concept of family,her first marriage was a total disaster in just a few days. And one important thing about her character is she represents people like me who grew up from broken homes.A painful truth- people like me carry a painful piece of our childhood life as we grow.Painful because it's not filled with love and hugs and we were not given the chance to explore life as we are supposed to.Painful because It took me this long to learn the basics of life and finally move on.And painful because it's so hard to be simply happy when there's so much pain in your past. On the other hand,there's always a good side of it and one of those things is freedom and sense of responsibility.Freedom and responsibility to be on your own and take care of your own self.Freedom to be detached and freedom to live the life you wanted.Like Jenna,I went outside my home to find a better version of myself.It's extremely hard to adjust and find my own spot in this world but with the help of friends and random people surrounding me,I did find me a perfect spot to start.And like her,I find my life everyday as a package of surprises,lessons,pains and most of all learning a little bit of who I am and what I can do.Well,my reasons in loving the show might be very personal but I bet lots of young pro my age can definitely relate to some issues brought up on the show.Or hate.I don't know. There's really so much things going.I'm looking forward for next season.Will Jenna come back? Will Marnie and Charlie get married? Will Adam and Hannah's relationship be more serious?How about Sosh,will she be the good girl gone wild?
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