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The L Word: recaps: Episode 2.01 "Life, Loss, Leaving" (page 3)
by Scribe Grrrl

Jenny and Gene Dana and Alice in the restroom at the Planet  
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The Farmers' Market of Lesbians (TMRo Thorton) — Gene — remember him? aquarium guy? — and Jenny are shopping for groceries. Or at least Gene is. Jenny is checking out all the women instead, and there are a lot of them — of all shapes and sizes. Gene watches her watching, and feels a little like a third leg. Um, I mean wheel.

Jenny stops to smell some onions, and to flirt with the woman who's selling them. Gene says "Do you want to fuck her right here, or do you both want to come back to my place?" Jenny is appalled, but of course Gene knows exactly what he's saying. And he makes it crystal clear:

Jenny: "I said that I like you."
Gene: "Well, that's really nice, you know, I like you too. But we don't have sex. Okay, there it is: I'd like to be having sex with the woman I cook for... I make mix tapes for you... you don't want to have sex. And I know why. It's because you're gay. All right? That's it. I'm sorry to break it to you, but you are a girl-loving, full-on lesbian."

Did I hear that right? No, I'm not talking about Jenny being gay — whatever — did he say mix tapes? Oh, Gene, you poor sweet geek. He leaves her standing in the midst of all the women, even though she says it's not for him to say whether she's gay.

Speaking of girl-loving — Dana and Alice are in the bathroom at The Planet. They talk about the fact that they kissed, and wonder whether to kiss again, and then they just sort of do kiss, and even though I'm temporarily distracted by the fact that Alice threw her used paper towel on the counter rather than in the trash, it's really hot. Hot hot hot. Do you see the way girl-loving full-on lesbians kiss? No, not Erin; you know who I mean. Leisha should do an instructional video.

We don't get to see enough of it; instead we see Alice exiting the bathroom, adjusting her clothes, and it's anyone's guess just how much groping happened in there.

Back at the table, Shane talks about Arianna Huffington. Alice says Arianna is like 50, and "kinda fancy," and thus not really Shane's type. Shane says "I'm doing her hair, Al, I'm not gonna fuck her." Come on, we were all thinking it! Alice says the old Shane would have. Touché. Dana comes back to the table and leaps to the same conclusion about Shane and Arianna — and is kind of rubbing her lips as if to wipe the kisses (or something) off them.

Tina, who's still wearing that trenchcoat, is about to leave, when Bette shows up. Tina makes Bette say her piece in front of all of them, which is really awkward. Bette promises to never see, or speak to, or think about Candace again, and says she misses Tina, and needs her and can't live without her. Tina is unimpressed and skeptical, and then goes right for the jugular: she asks Bette whether she broke it off with Candace in person or over the phone. Apparently Tina drove by the house at 2 a.m., and Bette's car wasn't there, so she asks the obvious question: "Did you fuck all night before you told her I was the love of your life this morning?" And then Tina overturns the table — yow — and leaves.

Everybody just sort of stares and gapes, except for Tonya, who is now covered in poopy-shit coffee. So much for the white pants.

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