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The Worst Episodes of Girls

Every episode of Girls ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Girls!

Worst episode
S6E10 Latching
6.11,106 votes
Best episode
S5E6 The Panic in Central Park
9.01,598 votes
Top season
Season 5
7.8avg
Binge time
1d 4h
62 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Girls Season 6 Episode 10 - Latching
    6.1/10(1106 votes)

    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:Judd Apatow, Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham

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  2. Girls Season 2 Episode 7 - Video Games
    6.9/10(846 votes)

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Richard Shepard
    Writer:Bruce Eric Kaplan

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  3. Girls Season 3 Episode 4 - Dead Inside
    7.0/10(709 votes)

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Jesse Peretz
    Writers:Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham

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  4. Girls Season 4 Episode 3 - Female Author
    7.0/10(591 votes)

    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:Jesse Peretz
    Writer:Sarah Heyward

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  5. Girls Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(1528 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  6. Girls Season 1 Episode 6 - The Return
    7.2/10(995 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writers:Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham

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  7. Girls Season 3 Episode 3 - She Said OK
    7.2/10(694 votes)

    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:Jesse Peretz
    Writers:Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham

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  8. Girls Season 3 Episode 5 - Only Child
    7.2/10(656 votes)

    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:Murray Miller

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  9. Girls Season 4 Episode 2 - Triggering
    7.2/10(607 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writers:Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham

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  10. Girls Season 4 Episode 4 - Cubbies
    7.2/10(604 votes)

    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:Jesse Peretz
    Writer:Bruce Eric Kaplan

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  11. Girls Season 1 Episode 2 - Vagina Panic
    7.3/10(1199 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  12. Girls Season 1 Episode 5 - Hard Being Easy
    7.3/10(1008 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Jesse Peretz
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  13. Girls Season 1 Episode 9 - Leave Me Alone
    7.3/10(918 votes)

    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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  14. Girls Season 2 Episode 1 - It's About Time
    7.3/10(907 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  15. Girls Season 2 Episode 2 - I Get Ideas
    7.3/10(848 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:Unknown

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  16. Girls Season 4 Episode 1 - Iowa
    7.3/10(685 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writers:Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham

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  17. Girls Season 4 Episode 8 - Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz
    7.3/10(570 votes)

    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:Jamie Babbit
    Writer:Lena Dunham

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  18. Girls Season 5 Episode 4 - Old Loves
    7.3/10(568 votes)

    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:Jesse Peretz
    Writer:Bruce Eric Kaplan

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  19. Girls Season 5 Episode 8 - Homeward Bound
    7.3/10(566 votes)

    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:Jamie Babbit
    Writer:Murray Miller

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  20. Girls Season 2 Episode 8 - It's Back
    7.4/10(780 votes)

    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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  21. Girls Season 3 Episode 2 - Truth or Dare
    7.4/10(761 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.

    Director:Lena Dunham
    Writer:Jenni Konner

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  22. Girls Season 3 Episode 8 - Incidentals
    7.4/10(652 votes)

    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:Richard Shepard
    Writers:Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward

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  23. Girls Season 3 Episode 10 - Role-Play
    7.4/10(646 votes)

    S3:E10

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

    Director:Jesse Peretz
    Writers:Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham

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  24. Girls Season 3 Episode 11 - I Saw You
    7.4/10(615 votes)

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Jesse Peretz
    Writers:Lena Dunham, Paul Simms

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  25. Girls Season 4 Episode 7 - Ask Me My Name
    7.4/10(595 votes)

    S4:E7

    Hannah goes for drinks with Fran, a new coworker, before attending an unusual art show. Later, she spends some time alone with Mimi-Rose, while Adam is unnerved by Mimi-Rose's friend, Ace. Meanwhile, Shoshanna helps Ray with his community board election campaign.

    Director:Tricia Brock
    Writers:Murray Miller, Jason Kim

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Latching" is the worst rated episode of Girls. It scored 6.1/10 from 1,106 votes. Directed by Jenni Konner and written by Judd Apatow, Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham, it aired on April 16, 2017. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Video Games".

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