Hi. In case we haven't been formally introduced, my name is Ashley and I enjoy any form of media in which woman are presented as the strong, badass, super heroes that we truly are. Hence, HBO's "Girls".

The first time I watched "Girls" I was in an angsty mood and quite honestly wanted to hate the show. That didn't last long. A stead-fast Lena Dunham convert, I melted at the hilariously wry Brooklyn-centric neuro-drama in about .2 seconds.

Lena Dunham's Mystique (HBO)

After powering through the entire season with my equally hard to win over sister, I was hooked- giggling and relating with the best of em. My favorite episode of Season 1, for the record, was "Welcome To Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident". Whose wasn't? Oh, and also Jessa's outfit in the final episode and the fact that both Bobby Moynihan and Coney Island were present. YESSSS.

Here are the reasons I think smart women follow "Girls":

#1. It's pretty damn accurate. OK so maybe we haven't all lived in Brooklyn surviving on tablescraps, but that's real to life. Living in NYC these days ain't pretty, and if it is pretty fresh out of college it comes with some sort of horrible trade-off like crabs or living with your ex-professor. The majority of "NYC" existences happen in Queens and Brooklyn and Harlem and the Lower East Side and wherever you can find an afforable mat to lay your gnarled head at night. 

#2. The cast rocks. Word for women of substance. No offence Blake Lively, but this show ain't for you. And if it becomes "Gossip Girl-ish," I'm jumping ship. With that in mind, and yes I have only seen the trailer, but already I would prefer if Allison Williams gained a few pounds. She looks super skinny in the promos and good god, we don't need any sort of sibliminal eating disorder ingrained in this show. PLEASE. We love it precisely for countering that.

#3. Beautiful. Awkward. Nudity. Awkard nakedness in silence that is pretty. Reasons fans appreciate "Girls." Being naked and uncoiffed is finally goddamn fine, nay it is normal and great.

#4. The dudes are imperfect as (cough: dudes are). THANK YOU. (And yes, women are imperfect too, though this cast of females makes that hard to believe.)

#5. Ms. Dunham's got fans. After her debut film, "Tiny Furniture" which toured the indie film circuit and was amazing, she earned groupies. Those groupies (myself included) followed her to her next equally awesome project, "Girls." She also brought with her a couple of fantastic actors from "Tiny Furniture." Can you spot them? Long story short, committed Lena Dunham fans watch "Girls." 

#6. Girl power!!! OK, that didn't come out right. Female friendship that is real and honest and hysterical and messy and ocassionally argumentative, and generally life-supporting? Yes.

Season Two of "Girls" airs Sunday January 13 on HBO.

WATCH the trailer for Season 2 of "Girls" below.

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