Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s “Broad City” came to end this past Thursday night with an emotional but somewhat underwhelming episode. In fact, this entire fifth and final season felt underwhelming, the girls went out with a whimper instead of a bang. And so, let’s focus on the positive; For five years, the wondrously creative 20 minute episodes that were given to us about these two Bed, Bath and Beyond-obsessed, neurotic Jewish gals changed the game on TV. Sure, “Broad City” was always one of those shows that either you got it or you didn’t, because for all its hipster-dominated wisdom, it felt like the most accurate portrayal of Gen Z cultural underpinnings, a sort of spiritual sequel to HBO's landmark “Girls.” , at least for its first three season. If this fifth season relied, a little heavily, on storylines and plot, the serialized, episodic nature of “Broad City” is what excited me most. The no-holds-barred, unexpectedness of each and every episode, you went along with the anything-goes attitude and total reliance on zig-zagging switching unpredictable nature because, hey, that’s how life seems to go when you’re young. This generation’s ADD-ridden, overtly-knowledged and progressively-minded millennials had not been properly vetted and portrayed on TV or movies. “Broad City” and “Girls” were the exception. Illana and Jacobson dropped out of college, turned hipster, moved to a New York hood, smoked a lot of pot, had no filter, and eloquently showcased the trials, tribulations and painful truths of the modern 21st century girl. All the discomfort and isolation was present, but the cure to this anxiety, much like any other generation before it, was connection, friendship, and that’s the universal appeal the show will have for future generations to come.
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