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The L Word: recaps: Episode 2.02 "Lap Dance" (page 8)
by Scribe Grrrl

Alice and Dana bond over coffee Jenny faces the inquisition from Robin's friends

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Sexy coffee — Dana and Alice have coffee, and it is the most electric coffee ever. They deny that they're finding it difficult to keep their hands off each other, but even crazy insane Robin would know they're lying.

Talking talking talking talking — Did you see Gillian Flynn's article in Entertainment Weekly, in which she mocks Jenny? She also disapproves of the "new trend of littering scenes with whispery spoken-word sounds, like talking-talking-talking-talking." I couldn't imagine what she meant when I first saw the article, but now I know, and couldn't agree more — the whole idea is ridiculous and annoying. It's sort of the audio equivalent of Jenny's words on the screen.

Anyway, the people talking are Robin's friends, who are all coupled and have kids and think that Robin and Jenny will be the next to get hitched. Jenny looks like she'd rather be just about anywhere else; she doesn't know whether she wants kids and doesn't know what's going on in general. It's pretty funny:

Friend 1: "It's a little soon for them to be talking about children, Nora."
Friend 2: "Oh, come one, we're lesbians: we talk about everything."
Friend 3: "Yeah, and anyway, one of the problems with Claybourne was that they didn't talk enough. I mean, Robin didn't even know that Claybourne didn't believe in monogamy until the day of the wedding."

Huh? That's like signing up to be on Survivor without knowing how to swim. You think maybe you should have talked about that stuff before you headed down the aisle? As Shane would say, that's so lesbian.

Back at Jenny's house, Jenny decides to actually get an ounce of self-awareness. She tells Robin that she's not ready to be settled and coupled and mature (definitely not mature).

Jenny: "I'm terrified of being on my own. I've just gotta make myself do it, Robin, and I can't — I can't distract myself by creating all this fucking labyrinth-like drama that I'm soooo good at creating. And I promise you that you do not wanna get sucked into my fucking bullshit."

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Jenny, for once I totally agree with you. Wow!

Robin: "So you don't wanna be in a relationship."
Jenny: "No, I don't."
Robin: "You just wanna sleep with people and make them fall in love with you, so you can fuck with their heads."
Jenny: "No, that's not what I want."
Robin: "Well, that's what you did."
Jenny: "Right. That's why I think we should end this right now, before I disappoint you any more than I obviously have."

And because that's just about the most passive-aggressive thing Robin's ever heard, she leaves. Wait! Wait for me! Aww. Robin was cute.

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