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'Girls' Music Recap: The Boys Are Back In Town, And Having Mini Breakdowns

Cortney Riles |
February 18, 2013 | 4:02 p.m. PST

Staff Reporter

Ray and Adam take a trip to Staten Island to return Adam's stolen dog. (HBO)
Ray and Adam take a trip to Staten Island to return Adam's stolen dog. (HBO)
For those of you frightened or annoyed by last week's abnormal "Girls" episode - fear not, things seem to be back on track. Well, the boys are back at least, and appear to bonding all while having mini breakdowns. And don't worry, Hannah's Joshua (played by Patrick Wilson) sex haze isn't mentioned. 

Things kick off well on "Boys," the sixth episode of the second season. Hannah's scored a book.. well, a Great American E-book deal. But here's the hunch, she has one month to write it. And according to Shoshanna the fastest a book can be written in is one year. 

Shoshanna and Ray are still struggling, or rather Shoshanna is still struggling with Ray's complacent stage in life. So she suggests he attend a workshop with Donald Trump, to help him achieve her goal for him - to own a coffee shop. As he declines, the subject swiftly changes to Hannah still having his godmother's copy of Little Women. And while Ray has yet to actually read the classic, he's frustrated with Hannah (for the umptenth time) and ventures off to Adam's to pick up the book from where she left it. 

Meanwhile, Marnie meets Booth's (soon to be ex) assistant, only for her to quit (or be fired by Booth) within minutes of him interrogating her about his eaten rosewater ice cream. This leaves Marnie to play hostess of for Booth's art party that evening. 

Snap back to Adam and Ray, who's relationship is off to a rough start due to outraegous barking from a dog Adam stole from a supposedly cruel owner. The two then venture off to Staten Island to return the dog, in which Hannah, Shoshanna, and their similarities in attraction to women either 18 and below or 40 and up are all topics of conversation. 

The bonding, however, only lasts a few minutes after they get off of the ferry. As Ray criticizes Adam for liking Hannah, Adam fires back with hits Ray with exactly what he has been telling himself and hearing from his girlfriend for the last week or so. That he's a loser. 

The dog owner's (who isn't home) multiplies the same insults with some racist language leaving Ray alone to ponder who he really is and exactly what he's doing with his life. 

Hannah, who is trying to reach her writing goals has a bit of writer's block and is interrupted by a harsh and depressed Jessa. "Your book won't matter, it won't mean anything," she says. To give her mind and hands a break, Hannah heads to Booth's for "his and Marnie's party." The party Marnie sets out to buy a new "futuristic" dress for, as it's the first party they're throwing together. 

Yoko Ono's "Kiss Kiss Kiss," kicks off the tunes, and continues some seriously awkward vibes between Hannah and Marnie. 

The best friends seem more distant than ever, as Marnie has no time to hear Hannah's good news, or any news from anyone besides Booth's fellow artists at the party. But things only get worse (for Marnie) after Hannah leaves. Booth offer's her $500 for her hosting services, making Marnie to realize that he isn't her boyfriend after all. But Marnie isn't the only sad one on the room, considering Booth freaks out about how no one (including Marnie) knows him or wants to be around him for anything but the work he does and what he represents as an accoplished artist.

But Marnie fails to mention any of that to Hannah on an awkward phone call after she leave's Booth's apartment, and what seems like his life, for good. 

The ep closes with Ray asking his new dog what he thinks of him. A mid-life crisis is in order it seems for the 33-year-old. Tegan and Sara's "Fool To Cry," accompanies his self-doubt, leaving viewers wondering what's next for him. 

Bad, sad, and uncomfortable vibes were flowing throughout the city on "Girls" this week, but I suppose something had to make up for all of the mushy romance that took place throughout all 29 minutes of last week's episode. Let's hope things reach a "normal" level, with more tunes I might add, next week. 

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