The L-Word 2.9: Late, Later, Latent

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I've discovered another thing I don't like about Jenny. When she says the word "fucking" as an adjective, as in, "you are so fucking pretentious" or whatever, she just sounds so earnest, like a 50-year-old I once knew who was trying to sound "hip" around the young 'uns by inserting the word "fuck" awkwardly into conversation. It's like, "hi, by the way I use expletives, you can tell I am such a damn liberated person, when really, I'm still this weird fucked up idiot."

In more happy news, Bette + Tina = hottt, finally, again. And it's as if they are no longer trying to make Helen three-dimensional at all. Any attempt has been abandoned in favor of making her unequivocally a control freak. Not that I'm complaining, because it gets Bette and Tina back together, but it isn't the most super writing in the whole world.

Mark's storyline is still disturbing how they're trying to make him relatively sympathetic compared to the other stupid straight guys. What's their ultimate purpose here?

Broody Shane is losing a bit of her veneer, but she's still interesting. And the Jenny/Carmen peeing thing made me go, "ew" -- not sure why.

I did love Dana's awkwardness around sex toys -- it was very cute. No Dana, it's not a bisexual thing, it's a lesbians pleasing themselves and each other any damn way they want to. And yeah, you should have practised putting that thing on a few times before the big moment, so you would seem smooth and together. :-) Adorable and funny. And of course Alice is still the funniest, all, "oh, I'm allergic to that one".

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No Dana, it's not a bisexual thing, it's a lesbians pleasing themselves and each other any damn way they want to.

Yeah, I don't get the freak-out either. I've had lovers bring up the idea of using them and get all worried I'll be insulted. I'm like "What?" It's all good.

I like Bette and Tina being around each other and even making love but without getting back together. They're still not ready for that. At least, Bette isn't. She's still rather clueless. Helena, I think, is supposed to be Bette, Only Then Some--like Tina moved on from one control freak to an even bigger control freak, and by learning how to stand up to Helena from Hell, she'll learn how to deal with Bette.

BTW, my L Word 2. 9 thoughts are here.