RECAP: Girls 2x6 - "Boys"

While things are starting to look up for Hannah, it seems that everyone around her is losing themselves in an infinite rain cloud. 

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The E-Book Opportunity:
   After struggling for quite some time with hitting rock bottom, things are really starting to turn around for Hannah. The young writer is offered a book deal and is asked to write an E-book. Hannah should be over the moon right now right? Well, she is...until she actually sits down and tries to start her book. It would appear that Hannah is experiencing every writer's worst fear, the dreaded writer's block! With a month to write the E-book and only a single line written down, it doesn't seem like Hannah is off to a good start, especially considering the single line reads, "Her name was Murjashihaway."  Rather than seek advice from her friends, Hannah lies and tells her latest roommate Jessa (who is currently going through a divorce and is remarkably depressed) that she has tons of great ideas and tells Marnie that she is getting a lot done. 

Big Artist, Big Problems:
   Recently, lost and confused Marnie has been spending a great deal of her time at the apartment of the artist Booth Jonathan having sex and listening to him talk about how wonderful he is. Having just fired his personal assistant, Booth asks Marnie if she would host his party that night. Of course Marnie accepts and is thrilled that she and her "new boyfriend" will be hosting a party together. So major according to Shoshanna. 

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   The party is a great success and it is pretty obvious that Marnie has made herself comfortable among Booth's friends. As the night comes to a close, Marnie and Booth go downstairs into the wine cellar to put away some left over bottles of wine. Booth quickly mentions that Marnie has been doing a good job and he'll pay her $500 for hosting the party. Surprised, Marnie assures him that he doesn't have to pay his girlfriend for helping him out. An even more surprised Booth admits that he didn't realize he even had a girlfriend. Poor rejected Marnie simply bursts into tears blubbering that she really enjoyed spending time with him and loves the idea of being with him because she has been a long time fan of his. This throws Booth for a loop and he has a complete meltdown breaking two perfectly good wine bottles. Needless to say, this "relationship" has reached it's conclusion.
   Just as Marnie gets off the subway from leaving Booth's apartment, she recieves a phone call from Hannah asking how the night went. Instead of disclosing the truth to Hannah, Marnie lies and says that everything was perfect and that they are currently in his garden watching fireflies. While it was never a secret that her friendship with Hannah was waning, it's heartbreaking to see two friends who can't even confide in one another. Could we be reaching the end of Hannah and Marnie's life-long friendship? Say it isn't so!

Oh No, Not Staten Island!:
   And the award for "Having It All Together Least"  goes to none other than Ray. Remember mentioning rock bottom? Well as of late, population = Ray. This poor guy just can't get his life together even at 33 and it doesn't help when his girlfriend Shoshanna, at least 10 years his junior, constantly reminds him of it. 

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   Ray stops by Adam's apartment searching for his copy of "Little Women" that Hannah had left there. Adam informs him that it is in the bathroom but when Ray goes to open the bathroom door, he is greeted by an extremely aggressive dog! Adam explains he stole the dog from Staten Island because he didn't like how it's owner was yelling at it. Furious, Ray rationalizes that Adam must return the dog to it's home. Ray originally declines helping Adam return him but reconsiders when Adam says he may need "back-up". You know, the kind where you need extra muscle in case shit gets real.
   After applying a makeshift muzzle on the dog, the three of them grab a ferry headed to Staten Island. This being the first time Ray and Adam have met, the two of them start to really get along bonding over their appreciation for younger and older women as well as their bitterness towards the "in-betweens". On the subject of relationships, Ray admits that his four week long relationship with Shoshanna is the longest he's ever been in, which is quite sad considering he is 33 years old. As their conversation progresses, Ray asks Adam about his attraction to Hannah and the possibility of a bromance crumbles as Ray takes small digs at Hannah's personality. This doesn't sit well with Adam so he angrily takes off and leaves Ray with the dog.

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   Man and dog continue on their journey and finally reach their destination. Ray runs into the daughter of the owner who has a hell of an attitude and refuses to take the dog. An argument ensues and she calls Ray an unemployed loser. Ouch...that must have really stung. Having nowhere else to go, Ray finds himself stuck in Staten Island with a dog, facing his insecurities being recognized by everyone.

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