Home > Girls > Season 5 « TV Series Page Girls: Season 5 (2016) SEASON: Season 5 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Want to see Episode List Season 5 Girls Critics Consensus Though some characters have devolved into caricatures, watching them struggle in Girls is more fun in season five, with sharper humor and narrative consistency than prior seasons. 86% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 22 82% Audience Score User Ratings: 134 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Wedding Day Air date: Feb 21, 2016 Season 5 opens with Marnie's wedding at an Upstate New York resort, where a gloomy weather forecast, an unhinged makeup artist and Desi's neuroses could conspire to make it a memorable occasion for all the wrong reasons. More 2 Good Man Air date: Feb 28, 2016 Fran moves in with Hannah when his roommate's behavior takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Hannah's dad needs help when he dives into the deep end of the dating pool; Adam and Jessa spend the day together after an encounter at an AA meeting; Ray sees a rival in a new cafe across the street; and Elijah meets a well-known news anchor. More 3 Japan Air date: Mar 6, 2016 Shoshanna's job in Japan is a perfect fit with an even better boss; Hannah is shocked by what she finds on Fran's phone; Jessa and Alex critique Adam's performance on a TV crime drama. More 4 Old Loves Air date: Mar 13, 2016 Hannah and Fran clash over their teaching philosophies; Marnie is furious with Desi when he decides to renovate their studio apartment; Elijah has a rendezvous with Dill. More 5 Queen for Two Days Air date: Mar 20, 2016 Hannah goes away with her mom, who's still trying to figure out her relationship with her husband, while Hannah enjoys time away from Fran. In Japan, Shoshanna's romance with Yoshi is blossoming; and back in the U.S., Jessa asks her sister for a favor. More 6 The Panic in Central Park Air date: Mar 27, 2016 Marnie goes for a walk to blow off steam after a major quarrel with Desi and has a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance. More 7 Hello Kitty Air date: Apr 3, 2016 Jessa goes to Adam's play, but worries about running into Hannah. Meanwhile, Hannah feels that Fran is judging her after she's reprimanded by the principal; and Elijah has a disturbing realization when he goes to a ritzy party at Dill's apartment. More 8 Homeward Bound Air date: Apr 10, 2016 Hannah's summer road trip ends abruptly, so Ray comes to her rescue, but the ride back to New York is anything but ordinary. Meanwhile, Adam visits Laird's apartment when he's worried about his sister; Shoshanna tries to settle back into life in the U.S.; and Marnie finds there are rules to her relationship with Desi. More 9 Love Stories Air date: Apr 17, 2016 Hannah runs into Tally after delivering surprising news to Principal Toby. Meanwhile, Marnie's disturbing dream makes her wonder if she should reconcile with Desi; Shoshanna tries to give Ray's struggling business a boost by doing research on the opposition; and Elijah challenges Dill on the status of their relationship. More 10 I Love You Baby Air date: Apr 17, 2016 In the Season 5 finale, Hannah preps for a story slam with help from Elijah and her mother; Marnie gets ready to go on tour with Desi; Shoshanna launches her new business plan for Ray's; and Jessa and Adam have a no-holds-barred brawl for the ages. More Girls: Season 5 Videos 1:30 Girls: Season 5 Trailer View All Videos (1) Girls: Season 5 Photos View All Photos (23) Tv Season Info Season 5 of the comedy series starts months after the flash forward that ended Season 4. Marnie (Allison Williams) is about to get married to Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and has to deal with impending rain and Hannah's (Lena Dunham) tendencies of drawing everyone's attention. Fran (Jake Lacy), now dating Hannah, and Adam (Adam Driver) are both in attendance, and are awkward around each other. With the wedding put behind them, the girls (and boys) go back to their lives and fumble their way through love while dealing with deranged roommates, addiction, overbearing parents, and potentially awesome job offers. Genre: Comedy Network: HBO Premiere Date: Feb 21, 2016 Creator: Lena Dunham Exec. Producers: Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow, Jennifer Konner, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Ilene S. Landress, Murray Miller Cast Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath Jemima Kirke as Jessa Johansson Allison Williams as Marnie Michaels Adam Driver as Adam Sackler Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro Alex Karpovsky as Ray Jake Lacy as Fran Andrew Rannells as Elijah Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Desi Becky Ann Baker as Loreen Horvath Corey Stoll as Dill Douglas McGrath as Principal Toby Peter Scolari as Tad Horvath Jon Glaser as Laird Jason Ritter as Scott Jenny Slate as Tally Christopher Abbott as Charlie Frank Wood Hiro Mizushima as Yoshi Julia Garner Rita Wilson as Evie Michaels Marianna Palka as Minerva Guillermo Díaz as Hector Lisa Bonet as Tandice Moncrief Bridget Everett Baron Vaughn Gaby Hoffmann as Caroline Ethan Phillips Grace Dunham Yassir Lester Ryan Castro Show More Cast News & Interviews for Girls: Season 5 On DVD This Week: Blair Witch, Girls, and More Game of Thrones Wins Big at 2016 Creative Arts Emmys Tales From the Crypt Is Back From The Dead, and Other TV News View All Girls: Season 5 News Episodes 1 Wedding Day Air date: Feb 21, 2016 Season 5 opens with Marnie's wedding at an Upstate New York resort, where a gloomy weather forecast, an unhinged makeup artist and Desi's neuroses could conspire to make it a memorable occasion for all the wrong reasons. More 2 Good Man Air date: Feb 28, 2016 Fran moves in with Hannah when his roommate's behavior takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Hannah's dad needs help when he dives into the deep end of the dating pool; Adam and Jessa spend the day together after an encounter at an AA meeting; Ray sees a rival in a new cafe across the street; and Elijah meets a well-known news anchor. More 3 Japan Air date: Mar 6, 2016 Shoshanna's job in Japan is a perfect fit with an even better boss; Hannah is shocked by what she finds on Fran's phone; Jessa and Alex critique Adam's performance on a TV crime drama. More 4 Old Loves Air date: Mar 13, 2016 Hannah and Fran clash over their teaching philosophies; Marnie is furious with Desi when he decides to renovate their studio apartment; Elijah has a rendezvous with Dill. More 5 Queen for Two Days Air date: Mar 20, 2016 Hannah goes away with her mom, who's still trying to figure out her relationship with her husband, while Hannah enjoys time away from Fran. In Japan, Shoshanna's romance with Yoshi is blossoming; and back in the U.S., Jessa asks her sister for a favor. More 6 The Panic in Central Park Air date: Mar 27, 2016 Marnie goes for a walk to blow off steam after a major quarrel with Desi and has a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance. More 7 Hello Kitty Air date: Apr 3, 2016 Jessa goes to Adam's play, but worries about running into Hannah. Meanwhile, Hannah feels that Fran is judging her after she's reprimanded by the principal; and Elijah has a disturbing realization when he goes to a ritzy party at Dill's apartment. More 8 Homeward Bound Air date: Apr 10, 2016 Hannah's summer road trip ends abruptly, so Ray comes to her rescue, but the ride back to New York is anything but ordinary. Meanwhile, Adam visits Laird's apartment when he's worried about his sister; Shoshanna tries to settle back into life in the U.S.; and Marnie finds there are rules to her relationship with Desi. More 9 Love Stories Air date: Apr 17, 2016 Hannah runs into Tally after delivering surprising news to Principal Toby. Meanwhile, Marnie's disturbing dream makes her wonder if she should reconcile with Desi; Shoshanna tries to give Ray's struggling business a boost by doing research on the opposition; and Elijah challenges Dill on the status of their relationship. More 10 I Love You Baby Air date: Apr 17, 2016 In the Season 5 finale, Hannah preps for a story slam with help from Elijah and her mother; Marnie gets ready to go on tour with Desi; Shoshanna launches her new business plan for Ray's; and Jessa and Adam have a no-holds-barred brawl for the ages. More Critic Reviews for Girls Season 5 All Critics (22) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (3) There is love and gentleness to the show that is more pervasive than ever before in the fifth season. Mar 20, 2017 | Full Review… Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic Top Critic As their behavior became increasingly less believable, the characters of Girls started to feel more like punching bags than real people. Feb 18, 2016 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic Each episode feels like we're dropping in on a specific moment, as if we're watching a visual essay plucked from a weekly journal entry. Jun 18, 2018 | Full Review… Britt Hayes ScreenCrush Brave and perceptive, Girls is a wonder. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 11, 2018 | Full Review… Daniel Krauze El Financiero As relationships take on new shades of meaning as they become grounded and real, Girls begins to really build something wonderful. Dare we call it ... maturity? Feb 19, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Allison Keene Collider Girls still feels like Girls, albeit a less surprising version than it was back at the start, and that bumpy transition into real maturity should provide some good material for everyone as the series moves through these last two years. Feb 18, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall HitFix Endearing, alienating, genuinely funny, and regularly contemptible, the fifth season of Girls remains the best-acted, best-written reason to scream into a pillow on a weekly basis. Feb 17, 2016 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Mitchel Broussard We Got This Covered Interestingly enough, in the show's penultimate season, Dunham's self-absorbed creation is... more sharply focused, fascinating and flat-out funny than ever before. Feb 16, 2016 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Michael Slezak TV Line Rather than the weaving narrative of earlier seasons, this episode felt too bitty for the viewer to re-connect with any of the characters. Feb 22, 2016 | Full Review… Rachael Revesz Independent (UK) Top Critic The friends' travails are presented in a kinder and gentler manner than we're used to, and the balance has shifted away from cringey awkwardness and toward something resembling warmth. Feb 22, 2016 | Full Review… Mike Hale New York Times Top Critic There is, at last and again, some poignancy, stoicism and a sense of gratitude between these maddening, sometimes painfully annoying people. Feb 19, 2016 | Full Review… John Doyle Globe and Mail Top Critic The manner in which Hannah's family ties have evolved represent the very best of Girls: A show that has become convinced it's about a group of pals, but one that should be about the birth of one adult consciousness. Feb 18, 2016 | Full Review… Daniel D'Addario TIME Magazine Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (22) Audience Reviews for Girls: Season 5 Apr 24, 2016 What a depressing final season. Emily S Apr 18, 2016 The first four seasons were going on a very fast downhill slope but this season was a big change. The characters really annoy me but in a very familiar way which i am used to now and actually enjoy. Hannah always really confuses me as a character because she is just so clueless and selfish but I can kind of empathize with her. The episodes that focused solely on Marnie and Shoshanna were really good and I also loved Elijah's arc so much in the story. Adam I have never really liked and continue to dislike just because of how crazy he is and I can't understand why so many of the characters gravitate towards him though I feel like Jessa is his perfect match because she is insane. It has been a bumpy ride for girls but we are getting back on track for what I hope to be an incredible final season. 3.5/5 Mark J Apr 17, 2016 Girls' penultimate year is its best season yet, as it's funnier, smarter, and even a bit more somber. Dunham has brought her characters to new highs in their lives, but also new lows, and there are plenty of shocking reveals this year (both sexual and otherwise). The writers seem to have acknowledged certain criticisms that the show's characters have received, and have deconstructed them in some really unexpected ways. The Marnie-centric episode Panic in Central Park may even rank as the season's best, as it reaches a new psychological plateau for the series, and is a calling card for Allison Williams' future as an actress. Despite the added drama, the show is as colorful as ever, complete with a fun sub-plot about Shoshana working in Japan, and the humor feels natural and hilarious without relying on zingers. If you dropped this show a few seasons back feeling that you couldn't stand the over-priveleged characters, then now might be the time to catch up. This is HBO's best show by a mile! Peter F Apr 17, 2016 Están como las películas sobre el racismo. ¿No creen que existen otros temas más interesante y no tan USADOS? Pero bueno, esta de moda el feminismo. Ricardo G Apr 11, 2016 I've watched all the seasons of "Girls" and I'm led to understand that this will be the last. Will I miss it? Probably not, as these characters have become more and more self-entitled as the show has progressed. Jim S See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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