GIRLS Rewatch! "Pilot" Season 1, Episode 1

About this episode

Meredith and Ricky rewatch the pilot episode of GIRLS and discuss its impact on their identities as Millennials and Gen Xers.

What's an elder Millennial and an immature Gen Xer to do when they run out of episodes of Sex and the City to cover? They rewatch GIRLS , the show that made them second guess who they are today. Join Meredith and Ricky as they witness Hannah get cut off from her parents despite being a voice of a generation. Have you been recently cut off from your only viable source of income, AKA family? Then slide into our DMs at @anjustlikewhatpod or email us at shoegal@andjustlikewhat.com and tell us all about it.

People in this episode

Hosts: Meredith, Ricky

Topics covered

• GIRLS
• Sex and the City
• Millennials
• Gen X
• family dynamics
• identity

Keywords

• GIRLS
• Sex and the City
• Millennials
• Gen X
• pilot episode
• family
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: GIRLS, Sex and the City

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