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The Worst Episodes of Girls

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The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Girls Season 6 Episode 10 - Latching
    6.1/10(1045 votes)

    #1 - Latching

    S6:E10

    Marnie surprises Hannah at her home upstate. Admitting that she doesn’t have much going on in her life since her band dissolved, Marnie explains she’d like to help Hannah raise the baby.

    Director:Jenni Konner
    Writers:Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, Judd Apatow

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  2. Girls Season 2 Episode 7 - Video Games
    6.9/10(826 votes)

    #2 - Video Games

    S2:E7

    Hannah goes along with Jessa to visit her estranged father, his alternative girlfriend and her teen son in Upstate New York.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Girls Season 3 Episode 4 - Dead Inside
    7.0/10(650 votes)

    #3 - Dead Inside

    S3:E4

    Hannah tries to process an untimely death; Jessica tracks down an old friend; Marnie discovers a video that Charlie posted online.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Girls Season 4 Episode 3 - Female Author
    7.0/10(541 votes)

    #4 - Female Author

    S4:E3

    Hannah has a lot of free time but nothing to do with only one class a week, while Elijah makes his mark on the Iowa social scene. Back in New York City, Ray warns Marnie about Desi's intentions before they meet with a record label; Shoshanna has a job interview; and Adam gets mixed up in Jessa's world after an AA meeting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Girls Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(1452 votes)

    #5 - Pilot

    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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  6. Girls Season 3 Episode 5 - Only Child
    7.1/10(602 votes)

    #6 - Only Child

    S3:E5

    Hannah attends the funeral of her editor; Hannah tries to help Adam and Caroline work through their issues; Jessa makes some positive changes; Ray gives Marnie advice.

    Director:Tricia Brock
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Girls Season 1 Episode 6 - The Return
    7.2/10(963 votes)

    #7 - The Return

    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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writers:Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow

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  8. Girls Season 3 Episode 3 - She Said OK
    7.2/10(634 votes)

    #8 - She Said OK

    S3:E3

    Adam's eccentric sister arrives unannounced; Marnie becomes controlling over Hannah's 25th birthday party; Ray settles into his new role as manager at the new restaurant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Girls Season 4 Episode 1 - Iowa
    7.2/10(631 votes)

    #9 - Iowa

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Girls Season 4 Episode 2 - Triggering
    7.2/10(557 votes)

    #10 - Triggering

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Girls Season 4 Episode 4 - Cubbies
    7.2/10(554 votes)

    #11 - Cubbies

    S4:E4

    Hannah is confronted by her classmates after leaving a non-apology apology letter in their cubbies. After being rejected at yet another job interview, a frustrated Shoshanna spends a day with Ray. Creative and romantic tensions between Marnie and Desi reach a breaking point.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Girls Season 5 Episode 8 - Homeward Bound
    7.2/10(523 votes)

    #12 - Homeward Bound

    S5:E8

    Stranded after her summer road trip with Fran is cut short, Hannah is rescued by Ray, but their trip back to NYC gets derailed. When he hasn't heard from Caroline, Adam stops by Laird's place and stays to help with the baby. Back from Japan, Shoshanna gets a wakeup call over a sushi lunch. While recording a new song, Marnie is given parameters for her relationship with Desi.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Girls Season 1 Episode 2 - Vagina Panic
    7.3/10(1144 votes)

    #13 - Vagina Panic

    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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  14. Girls Season 1 Episode 5 - Hard Being Easy
    7.3/10(970 votes)

    #14 - Hard Being Easy

    S1:E5

    Hannah tries a different tack with her boss to counter his inappropriate office behavior—she propositions him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  15. Girls Season 1 Episode 9 - Leave Me Alone
    7.3/10(897 votes)

    #15 - Leave Me Alone

    S1:E9

    Feeling resentful of an old classmate's success and unable to make rent, Hannah is forced to take a job at a café. Marnie has trouble handling Hannah's emotional and financial needs. Jessa runs into her old boss. Shoshanna meets her online match.

    Director:Richard Shepard
    Writers:Lena Dunham, Bruce Eric Kaplan

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  16. Girls Season 2 Episode 1 - It's About Time
    7.3/10(887 votes)

    #16 - It's About Time

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Girls Season 2 Episode 2 - I Get Ideas
    7.3/10(826 votes)

    #17 - I Get Ideas

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Girls Season 3 Episode 2 - Truth or Dare
    7.3/10(700 votes)

    #18 - Truth or Dare

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Girls Season 3 Episode 8 - Incidentals
    7.3/10(593 votes)

    #19 - Incidentals

    S3:E8

    Hannah is warned that Adam will change since he has been cast in a Broadway play; Jessa gets an unexpected visit from Jasper; the group celebrates Adam's success; Marnie is captivated by Adam's cast mate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Girls Season 3 Episode 11 - I Saw You
    7.3/10(564 votes)

    #20 - I Saw You

    S3:E11

    Hannah and Elijah have dinner with Patti LuPone; Jessa looks for a job; Hannah, Shoshanna and Elijah attend Marnie's performance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Girls Season 4 Episode 8 - Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz
    7.3/10(528 votes)

    #21 - Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz

    S4:E8

    Hannah spends an afternoon with a new friend. Marnie and Desi argue over money. Jessa gives Shoshanna advice. Loreen and Tad have a tense dinner party with their friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Girls Season 5 Episode 4 - Old Loves
    7.3/10(524 votes)

    #22 - Old Loves

    S5:E4

    Hannah and Fran disagree about their respective teaching methods. Marnie fumes over Desi's decision to launch a major construction project in their studio. Jessa pushes Hannah away over an awkward rice-pudding meetup. Elijah gets closer with Dill Harcourt. 

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Girls Season 2 Episode 8 - It's Back
    7.4/10(765 votes)

    #23 - It's Back

    S2:E8

    Hannah tries to hide mounting anxiety about her book from her visiting parents (Becky Ann Baker and Peter Scolari). Marnie is stunned to learn that Charlie has started a successful app company; at AA, Adam meets a boisterous woman (Carol Kane) who coaxes him into dating her daughter, Natalia (Shiri Appleby); and Ray’s aversion to college parties gives Shoshanna pause.

    Director:Jesse Peretz
    Writers:Lena Dunham, Steven Rubinshteyn, Deborah Schoeneman

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  24. Girls Season 3 Episode 10 - Role-Play
    7.4/10(590 votes)

    #24 - Role-Play

    S3:E10

    Hannah worries about her relationship with Adam; Marnie starts working at an art gallery; Shoshanna surprises Jessa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Girls Season 4 Episode 6 - Close-Up
    7.4/10(518 votes)

    #25 - Close-Up

    S4:E6

    Some soul-searching leads Hannah to an epiphany. Meanwhile, another disastrous interview for Shoshanna ends in a positive; Ray attempts to solve his neighborhood noise issue at a community board meeting; Marnie and Desi disagree on how to define their sound; and Adam is shocked by a revelation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Latching" is the worst rated episode of "Girls". It scored 6.1/10 based on 1045 votes. Directed by Jenni Konner and written by Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, Judd Apatow, it aired on 4/16/2017. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Video Games".