The Best Episodes Directed By Lena Dunham

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.7/10(13 votes)

   #1 - All Adventurous Women Do

   S1:E34/29/2012

   Hannah meets up with her erstwhile college flame to find out how she contracted HPV, uncovering much more in the process. Marnie's art-gallery boss introduces her to a cocky artist who piques her interest, while Jessa gets a babysitting gig.

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   6.2/10(10 votes)

   #2 - On All Fours

   S2:E93/10/2013

   Hannah's deadline worries and pressure from her publisher weigh heavily on her mind; Adam and his new girlfriend have a misunderstanding; Shoshanna avoids Ray at Charlie's work party; Marnie makes a move toward her future.

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   5.8/10(16 votes)

   #3 - She Did

   S1:E106/17/2012

   Hannah begins questioning her romantic relationship with Adam. Marnie decides to embrace her free-spirited nature during a mystery party that Jessa is hosting. Shoshanna benefits from her unique personality and characteristics.

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   5.8/10(16 votes)

   #4 - Vagina Panic

   S1:E24/22/2012

   Hannah reveals her "Forrest Gump"-induced AIDS phobia when she realizes Adam might not be practicing monogamy. Marnie lives in denial of her growing boredom with her long-term boyfriend, Charlie; Jessa avoids Marnie's meticulously planned day at a womenʼs health clinic, where Shoshanna confesses a humiliating secret.

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   5.8/10(9 votes)

   #5 - Together

   S2:E103/17/2013

   In the Season 2 finale, Hannah attempts to write her book in one day so her publisher doesn't sue her. Meanwhile, Ray tries to impress Shoshanna with a bold career move; and Marnie gets the wrong idea about Charlie.

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   5.8/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Hostage Situation

   S6:E22/19/2017

   Hannah provides cover for Marnie’s secret weekender to Poughkeepsie, which she hopes will help clarify an old chapter in her life. Shoshanna enlists Elijah to be her plus-one at a networking event for young professional women, where Jessa’s antics lead Shosh to reevaluate her post-college friendships.

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   5.6/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Pilot

   S1:E14/15/2012

   In the premiere of this comedy about twentysomething women navigating their way through life in New York, Hannah swings and misses at two curves when her parents rescind their financial support and she loses her unpaid internship. Meanwhile, Hannah's roommate, Marnie, throws a dinner party for their nomadic friend Jessa, who's returned from yet another journey.

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   5.4/10(13 votes)

   #8 - Induction

   S1:E111/9/2020

   Five young graduates do whatever it takes to make themselves indispensable at preeminent London investment bank Pierpoint & Co. As hungry outsider Harper grapples with a decision that will gravely affect her future at the bank, she and party-boy Robert take very different approaches to their first few weeks in the bank. Meanwhile, Yasmin braves the unchecked disrespect of her superiors and Hari’s unhealthy work habits raise companywide red flags.

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   5.4/10(13 votes)

   #9 - The Return

   S1:E65/20/2012

   Hannah visits her parents in Michigan for their 30th anniversary, and winds up going on a date to a fund-raiser for a local family who suffered a tragic loss.

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    4.9/10(10 votes)

    #10 - All I Ever Wanted

    S6:E12/12/2017

    Riding a wave of newfound career success, Hannah gets an assignment to write a story about a female surf camp in the Hamptons, where she meets Paul-Louis, an uncomplicated waterski instructor. Hoping to break her old patterns post-divorce, Marnie tells Ray he needs to spend more time at his own place, but Adam and Jessa’s intensity drives him out of the apartment.

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    4.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Ignore Sunrise

    S1:E37/10/2025

    After a reprimand at work, Jessica resolves to have an early night. But as her relationship with Felix deepens, sleep is the last thing on their minds.

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    4.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Nonsense & Sensibility

    S1:E17/10/2025

    Reeling from a breakup, New Yorker Jessica seizes the chance to move to London — which isn't quite the fairy tale she was hoping for.

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13. 

    4.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Pink Valentine

    S1:E57/10/2025

    All of Jessica's old insecurities rise to the surface when she meets Felix's friends and revisits the collapse of her relationship back in New York.

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    4.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Pity Woman

    S1:E27/10/2025

    Jessica gets swept off her feet and out of the hospital. As she shares the story with her new colleagues, she starts to question her own instincts.

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    4.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Notting Kill

    S1:E47/10/2025

    Jessica goes looking for warning signs in her romance. Until the couple go for dinner at her boss's house, and her own red flags start to wave.

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    3.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Terms of Resentment

    S1:E77/10/2025

    Felix goes to visit his family in the suburbs, not telling Jessica about their change in circumstances or the difficult childhood that still haunts him.

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    3.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - To Doubt a Boy

    S1:E67/10/2025

    After an argument with his flatmate, Felix decides it's time to move out. Jessica goes on an awkward work trip with a formidably difficult director.

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    3.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Idea of Glue

    S1:E107/10/2025

    Felix takes charge when Astrid suffers a dire medical emergency. Jessica finally meets with someone she's been hoping to speak to for a very long time.

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