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The L Word: recaps: Episode 2.06 "Lágrimas de Oro" (page 11)
by Scribe Grrrl

Helena and Tina Helena and Tina Bette with flowers

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The pool of sex — Helena teases Tina about being timid, which Tina denies. Tina then gets foolishly honest:

Tina: "I've never done this before."
Helena: "Well that's good. I like the idea of being your first. You know, I've wanted to sleep with you from the first moment I saw you."

This? Your first? Oh, you mean "this" as in fuck someone you don't know, and "your first" as in your first viper vampire monster soulless thing? Never mind that the way Helena says "idear" is kinda hot. Damn those British accents.

Tina finds it hard to believe that Helena wants to sleep with her — because of her huge belly. But Helena says that's part of what she finds so attractive.

And so do I: when Helena takes Tina's shirt off and trails her fingers through the cleft of Tina's breasts and down to her navel, it's easily one of the sexiest things I've ever seen on this show. Or any show. But wait — is the poltergeist enhancing the sounds? I think so; that's too much breathing and mmming for two people. Wouldn't it have been great if we could have just heard their natural sexy sounds? I'm surprised we didn't hear POOL POOL POOL or SEDUCE SEDUCE SEDUCE or BELLY BELLY BELLY.

The sad doorstep — Bette takes the hand-picked flowers to Tina's door. But Tina's not there... so Bette calls Tina's cell.

Of course, that won't work either, because Tina and Helena are having sex in the pool. Mad, mad props to Laurel Holloman for all the sex and all the skin. And yow, the underwaterness is making this even steamier — the magnification is quite... hmm... interesting. Look at those titanic tina tits!

Meanwhile, the flowers sit on Tina's doorstep, withering and fading like my hope for Tina and Bette.

The road home — Shane is in the back seat, smirking and then laughing, as Alice and Dana make their way home from La Jolla with stunned looks on their faces. It reminds me of Janet Leigh driving her car in Psycho, and also of Lichtenstein. Anyway, Shane's snickering is almost diabolical. Thank you, Jeremy Podeswa and Guin Turner, for bringing a bit of darkness to this fluffy little show.

NEXT WEEK ON THE L WORD: The women line up for Bette (how is that new?); Helena's ex finds Tina and Helena in a compromising position; Shane goes crazy.

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