The conversation leads them to address the sex scene that caused some controversy – one between Adam (Adam Driver) and Natalia (Shiri Appleby) which sparked discussions about consent and the line between bad sex and sexual assault.

Konner admits she was “surprised” by the discussions around rape, describing her perception of the scene as “a fully consensual bummer of a sex scene”, but says she was “thrilled for the feedback”.

Meanwhile Dunham says the scene was based on events in her own life and that “human sexuality is so complicated”, though misses the mark in her explanation of why the scene couldn’t be interpreted as rape – saying that as a survivor of rape herself, she didn’t recognise it as sexual assault because it didn’t fit exactly with her own experience.

She tells the publication: “Not to make this too personal, but the show is very much based on my experiences, and at that point I hadn't publicly talked about being sexually assaulted. But my thought when people had that reaction was like, ‘Oh I've been raped, and that's not what it feels like.’”

They also address the heavy criticism the show faced for its lack of diversity, and Konner actually admits she knew it “would be an issue, but I didn't think the criticism would be at the level it was”, insisting they were just too “focused on the struggle of women and the fact that we'd gotten four women on TV” (Dunham last year agreed the criticism was “totally valid” and that “looking back, I never want to see another poster that’s four white girls.”).

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