

Season 4 • Episode 9
LatestSnowed-in flight attendants spend Christmas Eve together; The Guy is delayed on his way home for the holidays.
Jump into the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers and how they light things up. “The Guy” is a nameless pot deliveryman whose client base includes an eccentric group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city.
Writing
Dialogue that stings with recognition.
Acting
Sinclair's micro-expressions carry whole episodes.
Direction
Blichfeld's eye for New York's forgotten corners.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Started as a Vimeo web series; HBO picked it up after cult critical buzz. The creators were married when it began, divorced by season three, and kept working together.
The 'Rachel' episode (S2E3) became a quiet phenomenon for its empathetic portrait of a lonely dog—proving the show's thesis that the most affecting stories need no dialogue.