When Hannah is away, she will play on 'Girls'
When the episode titled Queen for Two Days begins, we see Hannah in a car road trippin' with her madre, Loreen, to a place where they can connect with their "innate goddess qualities" at a retreat called Spring Queening. Can we just pause and say how much we love that name?
Loreen needs to get away so she can contemplate if she really wants to divorce Hannah's out father, Tad. She's on the brink of 60 and not sure that she wants to spend the rest of her life alone. Though Hannah is not on board with the retreat, or its no cell phone policy, she is grateful to be away from Fran since things have been so tense lately. When Loreen offers to give Hannah some privacy so she can call her boyfriend, Hannah declines, though still acknowledges how sweet he is in true Hannah fashion. "If we were in Hollywood, people would be like Tom Hanks is such a (bleep). It's Fran who's the nice guy."
This line is especially hilarious because yes, Tom Hanks is awesome, but also because his wife, Rita Wilson, plays Marnie's mom.
But Hannah's mom enjoys the line a lot less than we do, and it actually raises concerns for her. "You are incapable of loving someone who is kind to you." she tells Hannah. "Your father and I were no example." Hannah denies that Loreen and Tad's marriage had any negative effect on her whatsoever and they turn in for the evening.
The next day, when Hannah tries to sneak some time on her phone, a man sternly reminds her about the retreat's policy. Thankfully a female yoga instructor comes to Hannah's rescue. She encourages Hannah to just do what feels right at the retreat. She also calls Hannah "luscious," which Hannah really seems to really be into.
Later we see Hannah breaking it down in a dance class, which makes us think perhaps Hannah has changed her mind about the retreat.
But no. Hannah is back to her irritable self when someone in Loreen's clique starts talking about the six different types of yogurt offered at a breakfast buffet.
When Hannah excuses herself, she meets the yoga teacher from before who offers to help Hannah relieve some stress by doing AcroYoga in a sauna. While in the air, Hannah slips and falls on top of the woman, and they kiss. While they're having fun, Loreen is listening to her new friends' horrifying accounts of the single life. When Loreen mentions that her husband is gay, a woman says that's sounds like a "non-issue." And if that's what Loreen really wants, then fine. But 60 is young, and she deserves a lifetime of true happiness!
Back in the sauna, Hannah realizes that she isn't actually into hooking up with the yoga teacher. When she and her mom go back to her room, Hannah tells her mom that she made a terrible decision, and Loreen reveals that she's going to stay with Tad. She paints a pretty bleak alternative of draining catheters for people she barely knows after a few good years of passion.
"All right, I know it sounds sad to you, but I like our house, and your father's very nice," she says. "And, he makes me laugh when he does that Chris Rock, and he plays Scrabble really well. These things count for a lot." And then she continues, "If I had known 20 years ago..." Oh, Loreen, there's still so much time to live!
Instead of talking through the situation with her mom, Hannah brings the point of focus back to her. "I think you guys really did (bleep) me up," she says.
Hannah, you honestly couldn't think of some CliffsNotes of an Oprah episode to insert right there?
Shoshanna on the other hand, seems to be making the most out of her situation--at least at first. She is now the Assistant Manager at a cat cafe in Tokyo, where her boyfriend, Yoshi, comes to dine during his lunch.
To Shosh's surprise, her former boss Abigail (Aidy Bryant) made the trek from America to visit. Shosh takes her all around Japan, including a spot where they can get fish pedicures. When they hook up with Yoshi for a meal, he lays out some rather surprising plans for him and Shosh. "Soon, we will travel to Kamakura--that's my place," he says. "And, Shoshanna can meet my grandmother. Then, we will lose our virginities to each other." Right, except Shosh isn't a virgin...
When Yoshi excuses himself, Shosh begins to cry. "I'm really sad, and I'm really (bleeping) lonely," she says. "I'm so homesick, and I swear to God if one more person that I bump into bows and says, 'I'm sorry,' I'm gonna, like, (bleeping) cut somebody." She tells Abigail that she has to go home and leaves the restaurant.
Things are on the up-and-up for Jessa and Adam. They've found their groove in the bedroom, and really seem to share a strong connection. That's great for them and all, but we still don't like this relationship. When Jessa mentions that her sister is in town, Adam says that he would love to meet her. Of course he would.
On their way to dinner with her sister, Jessa casually mentions that she and her sis have a number of sexual partners in common. She also tells Adam that if he wants to hook up with her sister, she won't care, but Adam is completely uncomfortable with this idea.
At dinner, Jessa asks her sister for money so she can go back to school and become a therapist. Apparently, Jessa's cash cow, her grandmother, cut her off, and she's not eligible for financial aid. Jessa's sister says she won't because Jessa doesn't follow through with anything. "You can't expect me to sink my money into another whim," she says. Ouch!
Adam leaps to Jessa's defense because they've been dating all of 2.5 seconds, and of course he would. He also offers to pay for Jessa's schooling since he's sitting on a pile of money that he doesn't need to do anything with. Sure, he's only living in New York City, right?
Despite our feelings about Jessa and Adam, this episode did a really great job of setting up some big conflicts. When Hannah returns to her apartment where Fran happens to be cohabiting, will she tell him about her affair? Will they finally put an end to their relationship? We're also wondering if Shosh will soon break Yoshi's heart and make her way back to America. And, with Jessa and Adam becoming more serious, it seems like only a matter of time before Hannah is aware of their relationship.
See how things develop for these Girls Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on HBO.