The Worst Episodes of Girls
Every episode of Girls ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Girls!
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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Girls" is "Latching", rated 6.1/10 from 967 user votes. It was directed by Jenni Konner and written by Judd Apatow, Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham. "Latching" aired on 4/16/2017 and is rated 0.8 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Video Games".
6.1/10 967 votes#1 - Latching
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/2017
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
Writer: Judd Apatow, Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham
6.9/10 762 votes#2 - Video Games
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2013
Hannah goes along with Jessa to visit her estranged father, his alternative girlfriend and her teen son in Upstate New York.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 1,344 votes#3 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2012
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
7.0/10 600 votes#4 - Dead Inside
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2014
Hannah tries to process an untimely death; Jessica tracks down an old friend; Marnie discovers a video that Charlie posted online.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 496 votes#5 - Female Author
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2015
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 553 votes#6 - Only Child
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2014
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: N/A
7.1/10 513 votes#7 - Triggering
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2015
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 892 votes#8 - The Return
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2012
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
Writer: Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham
7.2/10 830 votes#9 - Leave Me Alone
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2012
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
Writer: Bruce Eric Kaplan, Lena Dunham
7.2/10 585 votes#10 - She Said OK
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2014
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 586 votes#11 - Iowa
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2015
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 514 votes#12 - Cubbies
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2015
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 489 votes#13 - Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/2015
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 483 votes#14 - Homeward Bound
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/10/2016
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 1,055 votes#15 - Vagina Panic
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2012
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
7.3/10 896 votes#16 - Hard Being Easy
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2012
Hannah tries a different tack with her boss to counter his inappropriate office behavior—she propositions him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lena Dunham
7.3/10 822 votes#17 - It's About Time
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2013
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 765 votes#18 - I Get Ideas
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2013
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 643 votes#19 - Truth or Dare
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2014
Hannah, Shoshanna and Adam take a road trip; Marnie moves into her own place; Hannah seeks inspiration to meet her editor's deadline.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 547 votes#20 - Incidentals
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2014
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 524 votes#21 - I Saw You
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2014
Hannah and Elijah have dinner with Patti LuPone; Jessa looks for a job; Hannah, Shoshanna and Elijah attend Marnie's performance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 473 votes#22 - Close-Up
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2015
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 486 votes#23 - Old Loves
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/13/2016
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 759 votes#24 - Boys
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2013
Marnie is asked to act as hostess for an art party thrown by Booth Jonathan and Hannah signs a publishing contract for e-books. Meanwhile, Adam manages to convince Ray to join him on an adventure.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 708 votes#25 - It's Back
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2013
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
Writer: Steven Rubinshteyn, Deborah Schoeneman, Lena Dunham