Girlfriends Season 5

Girlfriends Season 5 is currently streaming on and , and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 47 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Tracee Ellis Ross leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Girlfriends Season 5 earns its spot. Girlfriends Season 5 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Still tight as ever, Joan, Toni, Maya and Lynn start new chapters in their lives involving career moves, motherhood and complicated relationships. Tracee Ellis Ross and Golden Brooks lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2004. Girlfriends Season 5 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Girlfriends Season 5 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Tracee Ellis Ross is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.