Allison Williams said her character on Girls resonates more with Generation Z than Millennials.
The 36-year-old actress said she believed original viewers of Lena Dunham’s HBO series misunderstood “the point” and said her reviled character Marnie was “before her time.”
Although the show concluded its six seasons seven years ago, Girls is being discovered again on social media.
For that reason, the M3GAN alum, who turned heads in a low-cut black dress at the Golden Globes in January, explained that the Gen Z crowd is embracing her character, who is one of the series’ four leads comedy-drama based in New York City.
When he reunited with his former co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach for a vanity fair In a video interview released Tuesday, Williams said people thought the show was “too self-centered” at the time it aired, but that more and more people see it as “self-care.”
Allison Williams said her character on Girls resonates more with Generation Z than Millennials. The 36-year-old actress said she believed original viewers of Lena Dunham’s HBO series misunderstood “the point” and said her reviled character Marnie was “before her time.”
Although the show concluded its six seasons seven years ago, Girls is being discovered again on social media. For that reason, she explained that the Gen Z crowd is embracing her character, who is one of the four leads of the New York City-based comedy-drama series.
On the second wave of popularity, Moss-Bachrach, who played Marnie’s musician boyfriend-turned-husband and former Desi, shared his thoughts on the resurgence of popularity surrounding Girls.
“The whole show received a lot of criticism when it aired because everyone was so selfish and self-centered and blah, blah, blah,” he said of the series’ premiere more than a decade ago, in April 2012.
He said fans who may have discovered the show through social media clips or are now re-watching it are pro-Marnie this time and understand the character, who was previously widely hailed as tone-deaf and selfish.
“My theory is that what was coded as selfishness among Millennials is now coded as self-care,” he continued. “Then Generation Z says, ‘No, we have it. “It makes sense to us.”
He noted that “the point” was “a little bit missed” back then, but now the public is “just getting it.”
“I think it’s a quest that resonates in a new way, whereas before it seemed like we didn’t know that other countries existed or that anyone had lives less fortunate than ours, but that was the point.” she said. “He just got a little lost.”
Speaking with Moss-Bachrach, she also talked about where she thought her character Marnie would be today.
“I think Marnie is still trying to have a singing career in addition to other jobs,” Williams said before adding that she thinks her character would have moved out of New York City.
When reunited with her former co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach for a Vanity Fair video interview published Tuesday, Williams said people believed the show was “too self-centered” at the time it aired, but that more and more people They see it as “self-centered.” -careful’
He said fans who may have discovered the show through social media clips or are now re-watching it are pro-Marnie this time and understand the character, who was previously widely hailed as tone-deaf and selfish.
“My theory is that what was coded as selfishness among Millennials is now coded as self-care,” he continued. “So Gen Z says, ‘No, we get it. “It makes sense to us.” He noted that “the point” was “a little overlooked” back then, but now the public is “just getting it.”
Girls, directed by Lena Dunham, previously aired for six seasons from 2012 to 2017 on HBO; seen with co-stars Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Lena Dunham
“I imagine her with another marriage under her belt, I think probably about to decide to have a baby on her own,” he continued.
“I see her in Boston, more or less,” he said. ‘Wanting to be close. Amtrak away, but not in the same place: you need to have a new zip code.
Moss-Bachrach, who stars in the upcoming third season of the Hulu series The Bear, also shared where she thought her Desi character would have ended up.
He said the tortured artist would also have moved, but further west, perhaps to Arizona, to tour as a host.
Dunham also recently reflected on the show’s resurgence in a February interview with Variety.
The filmmaker, who directed the series and played aspiring writer Hannah, said the hug was “crazy and wild and not something I expected.”
Speaking to Moss-Bachrach, Williams also talked about where she thought her character Marnie would be today. “I think Marnie is still trying to have a singing career in addition to other jobs,” Williams said before adding that she believes her character would have moved out of New York City.
Moss-Bachrach, who stars in the upcoming third season of the Hulu series The Bear, also shared where she thought her Desi character would have ended up. He said the tortured artist would also have moved, but further west, perhaps to Arizona, to tour as a host.
Dunham also recently reflected on the show’s resurgence in a February interview with Variety. The filmmaker, who directed the series and played aspiring writer Hannah, said the hug was “crazy and wild and not something he expected.”
‘The cast and I, when someone sends us a funny meme, we share it. I’m going to be 38 in May; I started writing this show when I was 23 years old. I felt, “If I do a pilot, wow, what a life experience.” So the fact that someone, I mean, people are still watching a show that came out before Instagram was invented? What the hell?’
The actress also shared her gratitude with viewers and fans, both old and new.
‘So to anyone leading the resurgence: I see your TikTok mashups. I feel grateful for them, even though I’m technologically incompetent and not really on Instagram. “I am receiving love and it is very heartfelt and appreciated.”
All six seasons of Girls are available to stream on Max.
