But what conservatives sometimes fail to recognize is that "Girls" is nothing if not a fairly brutal and honest depiction of that very archetype. Dunham's eye for the au courant and her expert incorporation of the cultural artifacts of her generation is met with as keen an eye for the failings and absurdities of her protagonist peers. It's hard not to see "Girls" as a conspicuously critical commentary on the aimless and self-righteous liberal millennial woman.