Hannah gives birth and struggles to breastfeed her son.
Last weeks episode felt like a finale.
There, we saw the titular girls gathered in a bathroom, fighting it out one last time.
There, they all ended up dancing, joyful and carefree and together.
Later, Hannah moved to upstate New York, away from them but content in her new life.
Everything worked out, didnt it?
Everything doesnt work out, though, somethingGirlshas been trying to show its viewers from the very beginning.
It starts with Hannah waking up to Marnie spooning her.
Theyre in the same position they were six seasons ago, when this all began.
As Marnie soon points out, shes the one whos still there.
I love you the most.
Despite the similarities between Marnies proposal and Adams, Hannah is sold.
She knows she could use the help, so she takes it.
But its also weighing heavily on Hannah all of this is.
At first, Marnie seems to be loving her new role as Aunt Marnie.
Shes constantly doting on Grover and giving Hannah optimism, even and especially when she doesnt want it.
Theyve become the prototypical, sitcom-style married couple.
Except at least in that situation, they share vows and a baby.
So, yes, Marnies decision to stay with Hannah isnt all selfless.
There are other alternatives to living in her moms home gym, and yet, she chose this one.
Even so, shes struggling, so she calls Hannahs mom to come help.
Loreen shows up the next morning, armed with advice about post-pregnancy life.
Its a terrible thing for Hannah to say, and she knows it.
Loreen gets prioritizing others happiness over her own.
Letting go is hard, though.
Maybe thats true sometimes.
Love cant fix those things.
Letting go, however difficult, does.
While Marnie and Loreen are talking, Hannahs out wandering.
She encounters a screaming, pantsless girl who says shes running from an incident.
Hannah calmly gives her her own baggy jeans to wear and asks her what happened.
Suddenly, Hannahs empathy is all out.
Shell take care of you forever, Hannah says, even if it means endless, endless pain.
This bratty teenager is enough to make Hannah go home.
They dont mention any of the arguments that happened earlier in the day.
Instead, they sit peacefully until Grover starts crying.
Hannah goes to her room alone to quiet him.
She unzips her hoodie and puts her breast near his mouth.
Then, we just see her face.
Shes smiling, tears in her eyes.
And thats the end.
Shes going to fight with Marnie again.
Shes going to feel like her son hates her again.
Shes going to hold her baby and feel pure, unbreakable love.
Shes going to be okay occasionally overwhelmed and confused and terrified, but okay.
Plenty of people arent going to be satisfied with this finale.
It didnt have the kind of intense, blatantly emotional moments series finales are known for having.
Instead, I thought, Thats it?
Shes just doing her best.
It might not be the same as my best or yours, but its hers.
Hannah won not forever, but for now.
