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The L Word: recaps: Episode 2.02 "Lap Dance" (page 7)
by Scribe Grrrl

Tony and Dana face Dana's parents Alice and Tina

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Toxic Cocktails — Tonya smooth-talks Dana's parents, and it actually seems to work. And somehow Tonya looks larger than life, sort of like this is the Attack of the 50 Foot Toxic Sludge Beast. Tonya tells a story about her ex-fiancé, Bayard, who is probably thanking every god he can think of that he escaped those toxic tentacles. But Tonya spins it all as a story of self-acceptance and being true to yourself, so it makes Dana's mom and dad open their arms to the happy couple, and the big group hug is just toxic and fake and also funny, because Meredith McGeachie really plays it for all it's worth and turns it into a big soap opera. Poor Dana: she thinks her parents are accepting her, when really they've just been toxified and will die a slow, horrible death.

The Nirvana Bean coffee shop — Tina is wearing some sort of weird shawl thing, and not only does it not really hide her belly, it also just looks bad. Alice starts to order the toffee soy whatever thing, but Shane interrupts:

Shane: "No, no, no, no, no, no — Tonya ordered that yesterday, and it was lethal."
Alice: "Well, too bad she didn't keel over and die."
Shane: "Al..."
Alice: "Oh, I'm sorry: was that too brutally frank and honest for ya?"

Nope, it was just about right for me, thanks!

Then they all have a little discussion of lawyers and Bette and equality and autonomy and Shane thinks the whole thing sucks.

Jenny's awakening — Jenny tells Robin about her ordeal: "I don't think that I wrote very well yesterday, and I think that Madame Birch didn't really like me." Oh, really? And does "yesterday" mean ever? 'Cause that's how I'm hearing it. And does "Madame Birch" mean everybody? Yeah, I thought so.

Robin, who is really quite cute, says that Ms. Birch is jealous because Jenny is gifted and hot. Robin, that means you're crazy and insane.

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