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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - I Get Ideas
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    S2:E2

    Hannah gets unsolicited musical attention from heartbroken Adam and displeasing opinions on her writing from Sandy. Elijah questions his sexuality; Marnie makes a career compromise when her curatorial dreams are crushed; Jessa revels in married life; Shoshanna and Ray make magic; and Elijah and Marnie harbor a secret.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - All Adventurous Women Do
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    S1:E3

    Hannah meets up with her erstwhile college flame to find out how she contracted HPV, uncovering much more in the process. Marnie's art-gallery boss introduces her to a cocky artist who piques her interest, while Jessa gets a babysitting gig.

    Director:Lena Dunham
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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Two Plane Rides
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S3:E12

    Hannah receives some news; Marnie divulges a secret to Shoshanna; Jessa's boss asks her for a favor.

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - On All Fours
    6.4/10(12 votes)

    S2:E9

    Hannah's deadline worries and pressure from her publisher weigh heavily on her mind; Adam and his new girlfriend have a misunderstanding; Shoshanna avoids Ray at Charlie's work party; Marnie makes a move toward her future.

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Truth or Dare
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    S3:E2

    Hannah, Shoshanna and Adam take a road trip; Marnie moves into her own place; Hannah seeks inspiration to meet her editor's deadline.

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Triggering
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    S4:E2

    Hannah moves into a new place and is thrilled with the amount of space she can afford, but struggles with life as a grad student when her fellow workshop writers don't give her the feedback she expected.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Together
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    S2:E10

    In the Season 2 finale, Hannah attempts to write her book in one day so her publisher doesn't sue her. Meanwhile, Ray tries to impress Shoshanna with a bold career move; and Marnie gets the wrong idea about Charlie.

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Good Man
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    S5:E2

    An erratic roommate causes Fran to move in with Hannah. Hannah receives an urgent call from her father.

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - It's About Time
    5.9/10(11 votes)

    S2:E1

    Hannah throws a housewarming party with brand-new roommate Elijah, but it’s hard to move on when she’s still playing nurse to Adam. Marnie gets bad news at work and a visit from her mom; Shoshanna avoids Ray at the party; and sun-kissed Jessa returns from her honeymoon.

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Iowa
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    S4:E1

    Hannah has one last dinner in New York with her parents and Adam before packing up to leave for the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Meanwhile, Marnie and Desi play a jazz-brunch gig for a tough crowd at a downtown restaurant; Shoshanna's annoyed by her parents after getting her diploma; and Jessa clashes with Beedie's daughter over her caretaker status.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - She Did
    5.8/10(16 votes)

    S1:E10

    Hannah begins questioning her romantic relationship with Adam. Marnie decides to embrace her free-spirited nature during a mystery party that Jessa is hosting. Shoshanna benefits from her unique personality and characteristics.

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  12. undefined Season 6 Episode 2 - Hostage Situation
    5.8/10(9 votes)

    S6:E2

    Hannah provides cover for Marnie’s secret weekender to Poughkeepsie, which she hopes will help clarify an old chapter in her life. Shoshanna enlists Elijah to be her plus-one at a networking event for young professional women, where Jessa’s antics lead Shosh to reevaluate her post-college friendships.

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Females Only
    5.8/10(15 votes)

    S3:E1

    Shoshanna tries to balance her time at college between sex and studying, while Marnie must accept she and Charlie are through. Also, Adam and Hannah and host a dinner party.

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Home Birth
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    S4:E10

    Hannah, Adam and Jessa try to convince Caroline and Laird to forgo their planned home birth; Shoshanna is presented with a unique job opportunity; Ray tells Desi what he really thinks about him.

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Vagina Panic
    5.5/10(17 votes)

    S1:E2

    Hannah reveals her "Forrest Gump"-induced AIDS phobia when she realizes Adam might not be practicing monogamy. Marnie lives in denial of her growing boredom with her long-term boyfriend, Charlie; Jessa avoids Marnie's meticulously planned day at a womenʼs health clinic, where Shoshanna confesses a humiliating secret.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.4/10(19 votes)

    S1:E1

    In the premiere of this comedy about twentysomething women navigating their way through life in New York, Hannah swings and misses at two curves when her parents rescind their financial support and she loses her unpaid internship. Meanwhile, Hannah's roommate, Marnie, throws a dinner party for their nomadic friend Jessa, who's returned from yet another journey.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Return
    5.4/10(13 votes)

    S1:E6

    Hannah visits her parents in Michigan for their 30th anniversary, and winds up going on a date to a fund-raiser for a local family who suffered a tragic loss.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Induction
    5.2/10(20 votes)

    S1:E1

    Five young graduates do whatever it takes to make themselves indispensable at preeminent London investment bank Pierpoint & Co. As hungry outsider Harper grapples with a decision that will gravely affect her future at the bank, she and party-boy Robert take very different approaches to their first few weeks in the bank. Meanwhile, Yasmin braves the unchecked disrespect of her superiors and Hari’s unhealthy work habits raise companywide red flags.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - All I Ever Wanted
    4.9/10(10 votes)

    S6:E1

    Riding a wave of newfound career success, Hannah gets an assignment to write a story about a female surf camp in the Hamptons, where she meets Paul-Louis, an uncomplicated waterski instructor. Hoping to break her old patterns post-divorce, Marnie tells Ray he needs to spend more time at his own place, but Adam and Jessa’s intensity drives him out of the apartment.

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Ignore Sunrise
    4.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E3

    After a reprimand at work, Jessica resolves to have an early night. But as her relationship with Felix deepens, sleep is the last thing on their minds.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Nonsense & Sensibility
    4.3/10(8 votes)

    S1:E1

    Reeling from a breakup, New Yorker Jessica seizes the chance to move to London — which isn't quite the fairy tale she was hoping for.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Pity Woman
    4.3/10(7 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jessica gets swept off her feet and out of the hospital. As she shares the story with her new colleagues, she starts to question her own instincts.

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    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Pink Valentine
    4.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E5

    All of Jessica's old insecurities rise to the surface when she meets Felix's friends and revisits the collapse of her relationship back in New York.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Terms of Resentment
    4.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E7

    Felix goes to visit his family in the suburbs, not telling Jessica about their change in circumstances or the difficult childhood that still haunts him.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Notting Kill
    4.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jessica goes looking for warning signs in her romance. Until the couple go for dinner at her boss's house, and her own red flags start to wave.

    Director:Lena Dunham
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Lena Dunham Ratings Summary

"I Get Ideas" is the best rated episode directed by Lena Dunham. It scored 7.0/10 from 10 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on January 20, 2013. It is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "All Adventurous Women Do".