Ellen Gray of The Philadelphia Daily News found Girls to be similar in tone to the series Will & Grace and pondered whether a reality version of that show was necessary.

Despite that, the News found the lack of "manufactured" drama a positive change from other similar reality programs.

"The show often seems at cross-purposes," he continues, "as if the producers had a clear idea of what sort of peppy project they wanted to film and then picked the wrong people to follow around.

[16] Brent Hartinger of the gay-interest website TheBacklot.com writes that it is "a smart, watchable show".

Acknowledging the Will & Grace-like premise, Hartinger notes that the series quickly deals with the similarities and "becomes about four very specific pairings, each of which is interesting and unique in its own way.