I love HBO's Girls. But I wanted more from the latest episode

I am a huge Girls fan and felt the need to do another Girls post, this time about the completely bizarro and underwhelming latest episode. Okay, so I do love the Jessa - Hannah friendship growing and changing and it is interesting to see some of Jessa's background, but I am getting a bit sick of the lack of movement. I want some follow up on the story lines yet this is the second time this series where I feel like an episode has just been a bit static and out of context.

I guess it made a valid point about life and family relationships affecting our own relationships and all of that sort of stuff. But something about it just didn't sit right with me.

Don't get me wrong Lena Dunham is doing her job excellently, I just think that the series are too short as they are and therefore can't afford to let the plot stall for the sake of a bit of a romp at someone's parents house/with a guy who's bins Hannah used a few times. There were some truly hilarious moments (Hannah's reaction to eating the rabbit and being told it is all they eat was brilliant) but all I want is MORE. I miss Shosh and Marnie and the whole gang being together, Hell I even miss Adam and Marnie's wimpy ex. I want to see more weird outfits, stupid parties and Marnie and Hannah fixing some shit. 

Side-bar- Jessa's wardrobe is as beautiful as ever. The stylist on this program is superb (the dorky teen wearing the 'turtle neck' was hilarious in its own right)! 

Daphne

Marnie's Plastic Dress in Girls

By Daphne and Dorothy,
Everyone seems to be slating the unusual fashion choice made in Girls this week, sure it isn't Marnie's usual attire and maybe they are slating it because it just isn't a choice she would usually make and she is changing herself for Booth. But am I the only person that thought it was actually kind of fucking awesome? 
I quite like it, though it isn't very flattering, and I imagine it chafes too.



I am really into the whole transparent thing at the moment, admittedly usually on shoes but I think it totally works here with the gold, two-piece, snake-skin under-layer.  I think it is quite fun. I mean yes it probably isn't practical or comfortable but there is something totally excellent about it.

I found some info on the dress where it isn't described as appalling and actually has quite an interesting background to it - http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/marnie-plastic-dress-girls

In the episode, Marnie, played by Allison Williams, is helping her celebrity artist "boyfriend" throw a party for his art world friends — and while Lena Dunham's character Hannah shows up in a dingy raincoat, Marnie opts for a see-through plastic item that is certainly the edgiest, most high-fashion thing we've seen yet on the show. (Excluding that yellow mesh tank top Hannah wore a few episodes ago.)

But sorry to inform: you cannot buy it.

"I made Marnie's plastic dress especially for the episode," the show's costume designer, Jenn Rogien, explains. "It's two layers of vinyl — a metallic gold croc textured vinyl bandeau high waisted mini skirt under a charcoal transparent vinyl fit and flare silhouette."

Dunham actually wrote the dress into the script, Rogien explains. "It was inspired by a moment from Lena's life in which she got in a fight with her friend who was wearing a plastic dress."

I want to wear a plastic dress at some point