Ali Marsh

With only one class a week, Hannah finds herself doing a lot of nothing, while a visiting Elijah has become the social butterfly of Iowa. Ray gives Marnie a wake-up call about Desi's true intentions. Shoshanna aces, then blows, a job interview. Adam gets drawn into Jessa's chaotic web. At a poets' party, Hannah goes on a rant, and takes things too far.

Whitney, Ella, Sondi and Renee see their shared therapist, Dr. Nancy Josephson, to work out their individual issues. Whitney explores the sources for her anxiety and her obsession with perfection. Ella revisits the failure of her novel and its lasting implications on her confidence and career. Renee is forced to confront the emotional truths in her relationship with Jason. Sondi explores her displaced feelings of anger towards Ella.