‘Girls’ Shows Us the Real OCD With Hannah’s Brutal Q-Tip Scene

That Q-Tip!

Kent Sepkowitz hails the HBO show’s departure from irony—even, especially, that disgusting Q-tip.

Published Mar. 11 2013 4:45AM EDT

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The über-hip HBO drama Girls has taken a step away from irony and entered the bright lights of dim reality. Just when we all figured that Hannah (Lena

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‘Girls’ Shows Us the Real OCD With Hannah’s Brutal Q-Tip Scene

Kent Sepkowitz hails the HBO show’s departure from irony—even, especially, that disgusting Q-tip.

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‘Girls’ Shows Us the Real OCD With Hannah’s Brutal Q-Tip Scene

Kent Sepkowitz hails the HBO show’s departure from irony—even, especially, that disgusting Q-tip.

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