We'll always have Season One.

        Why isn’t Jenny dead yet? Forget ripping off the screenplay idea from Alice, hiding Molly’s love letter in the attic, probably stealing the Les Girls negative, lobotomizing Shane and messing up Helena’s good thing with Dylan.

 

    Now she’s got Max at some weird throne in a bizarre getup for his baby shower. As if Max needed any help looking like a freakshow. And no, I’m not being anti-tranny. I’m just being anti…well, you know. At this point, I’m not bailing on the L Word and its ridiculous, mind-numbing storytelling because it’s the final season and we’re only two episodes away from being put out of our miseries.

 

    I know many of you are doing your best to enjoy whatever scraps you can. And I don’t blame you for hanging in there. I’ve tried. But, really, I’m tired of having to make do with scraps. Like the Alice-Tasha-Jamie triangle business, which did yield a hot little moment on the couch between Alice and Tasha. But it was over much too quickly. And why hit us over the head with the fact that Jamie is just feet away, naked and in the shower and hearing everything, when you’re not going to go anywhere with that?

 

    And wait – these three are supposed to be so inseparable all of a sudden, right? So why are Alice and Tasha acting like they had no idea their crush has a dog? OK, maybe Talice had never visited Jamie's apartment. But in all their time together she never mentioned having to get home to walk the dog or anything?

 

Whatever. At least Bette is once again in fighting form now that she’s back in her element, mackin’ at her own gallery opening. Yeah, she made a pretty hot dean. But academia can be so stuffy. So many rules. Bette’s a lot sexier prowling around a room full of art snobs with a glass of champagne in her hand. And I don’t want to ever hear her tell Tina she didn’t flirt big-time with her ex-roommate Kelly.  She pours it on thick anytime she’s anywhere near Kelly. But, I say bring on a cheating Bette. Why not? It may be wrong. But it’s definitely more fun than watching Max having a pregnant man hormone meltdown.

 

    Though, gotta give Bette credit for stopping Kelly cold when she showed up at the house later, bubbly in hand. Awww. Bette is so in love with her baby mama she just can’t kiss another girl, not anymore, not even to cash in on the little somethin’-somethin’ she had been begging for since she and Kelly were just college kids.

 

    I suppose I’m glad Bette kept it in her pants. Though, since I’m not really following the inept storylines anymore because (well, what’s the point of that?) I would have been perfectly happy to watch Beals get it on with Elizabeth Berkley. Especially since they’re supposed to be BFFs in real life and all. Which begs the question: isn’t JB an Ivy-leaguer? Isn’t she supposed to be brilliant and deep and everything? Like, what do she and Berkley talk about?

 

    Never mind. Now I’m just being mean. They do have some chemistry together, I’ll give them that. I’ll also give points to Joyce for sending that text to Phyllis talking about how boring Tina and Bette were. No s---! How can you take the couple that delivered major explosives last season and sideline them for most of the final season? Major waste.

 

    But, hey! I’m perking up because the series is almost over. It fell apart at the end, but I’ll always remember the good times. And according to the spoiler stuff out there, it looks like there will be a short TiBette moment to rejoice in before the series signs off for good. Which is a good thing, because I’m still trying to erase images of the bearded, big-bellied Max contemplating the breast pump thingie.

 

A happy little TiBette scene might just do the trick. See, I don’t ask for much. Not anymore. Except, please, somebody kill Jenny already. Seriously. Except, what will the girls do with Sounder once his crazy master has moved on to her big dirt nap?

Comments

[Sue]

Spot on Lydia. Last night's episode was simply the oddest, worst bit of tv writing I've ever seen.

The worst scene for me, yes even worse than the Willy Wonka, chocolate poopy diaper-smelling baby shower...was Shane suddenly (and out of nowhere) vomiting violently onto Molly's picture in the darkroom after making out with her new girlfriend's ex.

Seriously...what were the writers smoking when they wrote this??

So much for those two entertaining episodes directed by Angela Robinson. :-|

[pecola]

I highly recommend heading over to Afterellen to see what Rose Rollins has to say about the end of the show. Very candid interview with Liz Feldman.

[Sue]

Hi Pecola,
I just saw that interview myself. It's great to see someone from the show be so candid about how poorly the final season of such a groundbreaking show has played out. I wish more of them would speak out about it as that might encourage writers and directors to make a high-quality lesbian show in the future. I'm truly grateful for the show, but what a disappointment for that it ended on such a negative note.

[dutch/juno]

No wonder Shane threw up!! I've had the same reaction all Season long. And speaking of Shane, I know she's never EVER allowed to show any growth, but she seemed really sincere (after railing sex) about how sorry she was and how she'd never hurt Jenny again. So the whole darkroom thingy with Nikki was really whack. As I said the other week here, the whole pregnant Max s/l is so insulting (let alone medically incorrect), I'm shocked that the Trans community isn't up in arms! But, then, maybe like so many of us, they just don't care anymore.

[invisigoth]

I'm still in shock and denial I guess about that throw-up of an episode!
The writers are either high as a kite or dumb as all get out.

Seasn 6 - epic failure, man! Epic!

[Lydia]

Hey Sue, Dutch,

You are so right about the Shane vomiting business. What the hell was that? And then they want to slip in this moment from Mars where Jenny shows how much, underneath it all, she really loves Shane and wants to take care of her. Huh?

Plus, yes, Shane is a bad, um, boi, but she would never stand there and assert she has no feelings for Niki and then a heartbeat later be slipping out of Bette's gallery to go make out with her? Like, what? The bad oysters made her do it?

I guess it's asking too much that the most basic aspects of a character and storyline be respected.

[btfan2]

Hi Lydia

I'm getting over the flu and a nasty bout of bronchitis so I'm pi$$ing vinegar. It's almost over. I'm really, really sad and really, really tired of all the bad story lines, bad writing, bad press, bad design and just plain bad management.

I'm going to miss this show, but; I'm not?? I'm tired of being played, I'm tired of actresses lying to us about what a great season 3, 4, 5, 6 were going to be la de da. Sure it's part of the job and the truth well just doesn't sell. And in show biz the truth sets you free to be unemployed so I get it.

I just wish someone would write a book and tell all, I mean all. These ladies just can't respect IC, they just can't believe this turkey changed anyone's life, they can't believe IC has more stories to tell. They can't be ok with that abomination called the Max story, they just can't!! Are you sh!++ing me!! are they???

How many insults can a fan base endure before it turns ugly, how many chances does a bad series get, it's almost like watching Bush and his thugs for 8 years lying, lying, lying and them believing every word.

I stopped believing a long time ago, but; I still get insulted, it's almost over... not soon enough.

[ella]

What the F**ck!!!
What a big, gigantic freaking mess! Enough already, ENOUGH! What a waste of energy, talent, money and time. Shame on you IFC, Shame on you!

[Pebbles70]

Yes, this season I sometimes feel disappointed too, because it looks like we are going to get just too many loose ends and there is never enough Tibette time but lately I’m also having a hard time accepting some snarky comments regarding JB and EB.

They are actresses and one may say it is part of the job, but at the end of the day, they are human beings with feelings like any of us and I think they deserve to be treated with respect in any circumstances. Jennifer is an Ivy-leaguer indeed, who is very deep, bright and who also happens to be a very nice and normal person. But being an academic does not necessarily mean she only wants to be friends with other Ivy-leaguers. Friendship usually is so much more than just coming from the same background. It’s about feelings, chemistry, sharing interests but also about finding something in your friend that you probably lack of.

When I watch the interview of Roger Dodger or EB on the Chelsea Show, then I can see why they are BFFs in real life. But even if one does not see it, who are we to judge? Would we want anyone to comment on our friends in public? It makes me sad reading all these comments about EB being “botoxed” without really knowing why her eyes are so big and why she hardly ever seems to blink. Maybe she is suffering from a serious disease? I’m speaking from experience because I know how hurtful it is when people are making fun of my invisible handicap or jumping to conclusions because they don’t know the real deal.

I think we all can criticize the writing and the acting but we should distance ourselves of personal issues because they have feelings like all of us, feelings that can be hurt. Ok, they probably will never ever read any of this but who really knows and maybe a friend or a relative does and may get hurt. So please let us all focus on the show. There is enough to rant and rave about.

[Sue]

Pebbles, I agree with you completely and I brought this up on a previous blog. I don't understand why the fans are so hard on Elizabeth Berkley and Ilene Chaiken. EB is a fine actor and she has to be a great person judging from all of the work she does to help teen girls, traveling around the country and leading self-help workshops. Why don't the bloggers and fans ever mention that?

My only answer is that they are acting like school girls on a playground who don't like any character messing with their favorite couple.

It's a TV show! It's situations like this that always remind me of the adage, "Never judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes."