The BEST episodes of Girls
Every episode of Girls ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best 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.
#1 - Latching
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/2017
Hannah embarks on a new chapter.
#2 - The Bounce
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/2017
Elijah prepares for an open-call audition for a new Broadway musical, but is thrown off his game by an unexpected visitor. In need of cash, Marnie tries to pawn a family heirloom and gets a wakeup call from an unlikely source. Hannah reconnects with Paul-Louis.
#3 - Japan
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/2016
Thriving at her new job in Japan, Shoshanna flirts with the boss, but reminds her work friends that she has a “kind of” boyfriend back in America. Hannah makes a shocking discovery on Fran’s phone and struggles with how to react. After viewing Adam’s performance on a TV police procedural, Jessa shares her insights into his character.
#4 - Old Loves
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/13/2016
Hannah and Fran disagree about their teaching methods. Marnie fumes over Desi’s decision to launch a major construction project in their studio apartment. Jessa pushes Hannah away over an awkward rice-pudding meetup. Elijah gets closer to Dill Harcourt.
#5 - I Love You Baby
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/17/2016
Elijah and Loreen help Hannah with her plan to participate in the Moth Story Slam. Marnie prepares to go on tour with Desi. Shoshanna's idea for an "anti-hipster" Ray's takes off. After helping take care of the baby, Jessa and Adam have an epic fight.
#6 - Hostage Situation
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2017
Hannah provides cover for Marnie’s secret weekender to Poughkeepsie, which she hopes will help clarify an old chapter in her life. Shoshanna enlists Elijah to be her plus-one at a networking event for young professional women, where Jessa’s antics lead Shosh to reevaluate her post-college friendships.
#7 - Gummies
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2017
Adam and Jessa begin shooting scenes for their film, but she questions his creative direction. In town to visit Hannah, her mother, Loreen, has a hard time accepting the next phase of her life. Marnie does a less-than-stellar job of being there for a grieving Ray.
#8 - What Will We Do This Time About Adam?
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/2/2017
Adam comes to Hannah with surprising news. Jessa spends a day off on her own. Shoshanna slogs through helping Ray with his oral-history project, until a fortuitous run-in with Abigail, her old boss, infuses the venture with new energy.
#9 - Painful Evacuation
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2017
Hannah interviews influential writer Ode Montgomery, who offers eye-opening advice on being a woman and a writer. When Adam storms off the set of his latest acting job, Jessa suggests they embark on a creative endeavor of their own. Ray considers the course of his life after a regular at the coffee shop dies suddenly. Marnie is confronted with her narcissism.
#10 - Full Disclosure
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2017
Marnie tries to convince a resistant Desi to follow through with their planned gig at her mom’s birthday party in New Jersey. After rebuffing Adam’s request to watch his film, Hannah gets advice on an important decision from her dad and his new partner, Keith. Elijah’s thespian talents are rekindled when he helps a coworker run lines for an audition.
#11 - Goodbye Tour
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/9/2017
After an important meeting, Hannah reaches out to friends for advice, but has trouble reaching Marnie.
#12 - Wedding Day
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2016
Marnie attempts to organize her upstate wedding to Desi. Shoshanna has to try and carry out Marnie's wishes. Fran is involved in an awkward moment with Adam.
#13 - Love Stories
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/17/2016
Hannah gives Principal Toby some unexpected news; Marnie has an unsettling dream; Shoshanna offers to help Ray with marketing his business; Elijah wants an exclusive relationship with Dill.
#14 - American B***h
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2017
Hannah has a tense tête-à-tête with Chuck Palmer – an acclaimed author she once greatly admired – about the disturbing allegations swirling around him.
#15 - The Panic in Central Park
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/2016
Needing space after a fight with Desi, Marnie goes for a walk and has an unexpected run-in with someone from her past.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Queen for Two Days
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/2016
Hannah and her mom, Loreen, embark on a female-empowerment retreat, where Loreen hopes for clarity in her situation with Tad, and Hannah relishes time away from Fran. In Tokyo, Shoshanna enjoys her budding romance with Yoshi, and gets a surprise visitor from the U.S. Jessa meets up with her sister Minerva and asks for a favor.
#20 - All I Ever Wanted
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2017
Riding a wave of newfound career success, Hannah gets an assignment to write a story about a female surf camp in the Hamptons, where she meets Paul-Louis, an uncomplicated waterski instructor. Hoping to break her old patterns post-divorce, Marnie tells Ray he needs to spend more time at his own place, but Adam and Jessa’s intensity drives him out of the apartment.
#21 - Sit-In
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2015
Friends try to help Hannah through a crisis; Hannah and Adam have an honest conversation about the status of their relationship.
#22 - Ask Me My Name
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2015
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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Free Snacks
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2014
Hannah gets a job writing advertorials; Shoshanna reconsiders her break up in light of Ray's success; Ray and Marnie clash.
#25 - 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.