What HBO's Girls taught us about female friendship

Lena Dunham’s thoughtful take on the present generation of young women offers a warts and all portrait of modern life, says Paula Burns.

The premise for Girls was set from its inception. In the very first episode the shows creator Lena Dunham aka Hannah Horvath proclaims to be the voice of her generation.

We were entering the rabbit hole of a millennial take on what life is really like for a generation best known for being self involved and entitled.