‘Girls’ Revival on HBO: Why Lena Dunham’s Sequel Is So Exciting

The return of “Girls” for a five-episode limited run won’t just be interesting because of how Hannah Horvath has or has not changed. It’ll be a litmus test for how we at home have, as well.

After all, Lena Dunham has at times struggled to distinguish herself from her most famous creation. At the height of HBO’s “Girls,” the op-ed-generating machine that, incidentally,…