Cook bases his postmodern Girls recaps in his expertise of punk and independent music. He establishes his perspective through juxtaposing iconic subcultural music with Girls in headers and titles. Cook parodies other commentaries' prescriptive interpretations through an introductory phrase and pastiche of incongruous pop culture elements that undercuts the recap's authority while highlighting his own cultural knowledge. Cook further parodies other commentaries by claiming loosely connected musician lyrics are the "only take that matters."

1. Cook bases his postmodern recaps in his cultural expertise,
particularly punk and independent music.
He establishes his perspective through the pastiche
between iconic subcultural music and Girls in the headers and titles.

2. Cook’s introductory phrase parodies
the prescriptive interpretations of other commentaries.
His pastiche of incongruous pop culture elements
undercuts the recap’s authority
while highlighting his own cultural knowledge.

3. Cook further parodies other commentaries by
claiming that loosely connected lyrics of featured
musicians are the “only take that matters.”

4. Cook underscores accusations of Girls’ racism
through the “magical negro” figure
at the end of the premiere
before signing off with “Skrillex.”
The acknowledged tag mocks Girls’ hipster milieu
in contrast to Cook’s own canon,
itself comprised of mostly white men.

5. Like with the “Skrillex” tag in the previous example,
Cook critiques one problem
of Girls—its classism and related nepotism—
while avoiding his own misogyny
and generational hegemony.

6. As is common, support and opposition coexist
in the recaps’ comments.

7. One commenter cites the most common criticism
of Cook’s recap through their own version of snark,
while also commenting on the state of the recap.

8. Commenters argue the value and meaning
of the recaps as often as the show.

9. In his final recap, Cook stages
an imagined conversation
in which he responds
to the most common criticisms in the comments.