Things took a turn for the uncomfortable during last night's episode of HBO's Girls, and for a series that sort of exists in its own world of awkward and uncomfortable situations, that's really saying something. From the promo for "Welcome to Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident," it looks like next Sunday's episode takes us back to New York where someone maybe accidentally smokes some crack.
On the subject of domestic horrors, I'd say having to help your naked father out of the bathroom after he's suffered a shower-sex-related back injury ranks pretty high up there. This is one of the things Hannah can lament in her journal. Never mind the fact that this incident transpired while Hannah was busy having a far less eventful sexual encounter with a pharmacist-in-training. They say you can't go home again, but maybe in Hannah's case, she's better off not trying. I'm thinking that for her, home is a strange place where no amount of refrigerator binging could make up for a major T.M.I moment with Mom and Dad.
Among my favorite moments in the episode was listening to Hannah scoff at the idea that her old friend was thinking of going off to Los Angeles to pursue her dancing dreams, when she did something similar in going to New York expecting to be able to make a living off her talent as a writer, despite minimal connections. Her refusal to take her mother up on her offer for financial assistance has me thinking maybe Hannah realized she and her friend aren't all that different. Being proud doesn't pay the rent, but she gets credit for her determination.
Next week puts Hannah back in the city where she gets to see Adam out of his natural habitat (and in a shirt!) and Shoshanna accidentally does crack…
I love the fact that Shoshanna's reaction to finding out she smoked crack is that her parents might find out. It sort of puts into perspective her mindset on her life. Never mind the fact that she may have just done an illegal, dangerous and addictive narcotic. She just doesn't want to get in trouble over it. It also looks like Charlie's moved on. Either that, or he's found someone to flaunt at Marnie and make her jealous.
Girls airs Sundays at 10:30 p.m. on HBO.
