Honestly, ten minutes into the first episode I thought I was going to be selling the DVD on Amazon. In the first episode, Hannah (Lena Dunham's character) is having dinner with her parents and they drop a bomb on her: they will no longer be supporting her. At this point, I thought that I would not be able to relate to the rest of the series. Personally, after I started working for the housing department at my university, I was basically living on my own at 21 years old and have ever since. So the whole "parents cutting you off" thing was foreign to me. So I had made up my mind that this show was about rich girls who complain about their "hard" lives. But as I kept watching I realized that I could relate to this show more than I thought.
 |
| You have more in common with these "girls" than you think Source: sabotagetimes.com |
Here are some things that made me say "Been there, done that":
Every woman has dated an Adam Does not matter if you are black, white, green, or purple, all women can relate to man problems. Specifically, many women can relate to dating an Adam. Adam was Hannah's friends with benefits turned boyfriend. Adam is the guy you should've never gave your number to. Adam is the guy that texts you in the middle of the night and you immediately reply. Adam fools you into thinking he is your true love but in reality, he just going to break your heart. It is something about him that keeps you coming back even though he is simply just not relationship material.
Graduated, now what? When you are in college, your dreams are limitless. Your eyes are wide open about your future. Then you graduate and real life slaps you in the face and nags you about paying back your student loans. All the plans you had for post college are now distant dreams. More than likely you have a job you had to take and you feel like you never have enough money. And did I mention those pesky student loans? Martie discusses in one episode that she feels she has done everything right, yet nothing is working out for her. I share her feelings. You feel jaded. You work hard but no return on your investment. Life after college is not so great, which leads me to my next point...
Some of your darkest days will be in your 20s As the last point brought out, you live your early 20s through rose colored glasses. Then you learn adulthood is not all that fun. You get a taste of adversity and it is bitter. When I graduated I had the worst luck finding employment. My first 3 post-graduate jobs all paid minimum wage. I very rarely ate out with friends or did any other recreational activity (because of my lack of funds). My life sucked. I felt myself becoming depressed and ashamed. My self-esteem was shot because of my inability to find a good paying job. I felt like walls were closing in on me. And at one point, all I wanted to do was lay in bed. Towards the end of season 2 of Girls, Hannah has a nervous breakdown. Her OCD returns and she lets a junkie give her a hideous hair cut. Yep, she definitely has a breakdown. As I watched her slowly fall into a deep dark hole I had a flashback to that time I was unemployed and depressed and could understand every emotion she was feeling. I, fortunately, never let a junkie give me a hair cut but I can certainly understand being ready to throw in the towel and say "forget it."
Girls gets me. As a writer, I share Hannah's aspirations for wanting to be this generation's next big thing in writing. No, I don't live in a big city nor do I stay in a cute studio apartment but I can relate to the not-so-awesome early years of adulthood. With that said, I am so amped for season 3!
Have you watched Girls? If so, what did you think of it?
 |
| Why are you not watching this show?? Source: www.pitchfork.com |
No comments:
Post a Comment