This week on ‘Girls,’ Hannah waits at a fancy restaurant to hold an interview with Patti LuPone. Hannah, proud of herself, makes this enormously clear to the twenty-something waitress, who disappointingly has no idea who LuPone is. Wait; does anyone know who Patti LuPone is anymore? Has she escaped our generation?
Patti LuPone is an actress and singer who got her start on Broadway and has since made her way to the large and small screen. She was in the film Driving Miss Daisy and more recently had a four-episode stint on the FX thriller, “American Horror Story,” as Joan Ramsey.
Now she makes a guest appearance on ‘Girls’ where she is tracked down by Hannah (after having cancelled, perseverance points to our main gal) to be interviewed for Conde Nast. LuPone must casually slip in bits about her fictional osteoporosis for the sake of the advertorial and the audience is starting to get the sense that this bit was slipped in to nod to real life television sponsors attempting to sell bone density medication. Their quippy banter is interrupted up by a phone call from Adam, who has just earned a role in the Broadway revival Major Barbara.
Upon getting the exciting news Adam, of course, stuffs wads of toilet paper into his mouth, which is hilarious but does little to stifle his jubilant yelps. He even (shockingly for the primal loner) makes a friend at the audition, Desi, who is also cast. Adam brings Desi along later to the Gramercy hotel, which will serve as meeting ground for the whole gang.
LuPone, having listened in on the good news, warns Hannah that Broadway will turn her boyfriend into sex fiend, leaving him ultimately unsatisfied with their relationship. This thought builds an ever-growing insecurity in Hannah’s mind through the rest of the episode.
Meanwhile, Jessa is bored at her lonesome job at the overpriced baby-clothing store. As much as audiences hate to admit, she’s a lot less fun sober. However, after a few boring montages of her flicking off customers, and posing in the shop window spanking a plastic baby, a surprise visitor comes – an old bud (and old man) from rehab seeking to bring out her wild side once again.
It doesn’t take much convincing for Jessa to relapse and she shows up, rehab bud in tow, at the Gramercy, high on coke. By the way, Hannah snagged a room at The Gramercy for her magazine job, which has stayed, thankfully, in the background of the storyline for now – although her complacency is already budding. Jessa and her rehab friend leave the hotel to rob her job for more coke money.
Cue sappy love music: the episode closes with Adam and Hannah in the tub. Hannah, who seems to have matured slightly, is open and honest with Adam about her concerns about their relationship being affected by the play. In fact, she even goes as far as to say that Adam is the only person she ever wants to love. He responds, genuinely, with “Ditto.”
