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The L Word: recaps: Episode 2.07 "Luminous" (page 6)
by Scribe Grrrl

Helena and Tina on the balcony Winnie Mann Helena

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Playing house — Tina tells Helena's kids it's a nice day and they shouldn't be spending it staring at the TV. I wish I'd listened to my mom when she said things like that. Moms, don't let your babies grow up to be recappers.

Tina's brought art supplies for the kids, and is ready to play with them, but Helena interrupts: "Tina has to come and spend a little time with Mama." Whoa. Look at Helena's stomach. And look at Tina — she just licked her lips!

Tina has to come, indeed: she and Helena go out on the roof and have sex. Meanwhile, Helena's ex has arrived. She asks her kids where Helena is. They probably don't give her the proper directional signal, which would be "down." 'Cause Helena's head is between Tina's legs. Helena's ex strolls out onto the roof and just sort of stands there and watches for a bit. Tina finally realizes she's putting on a show, and sort of sighs and tries to cover herself. That's her reaction? If I were in her position, so to speak, I'd end up making my lover's ears ring, because I'd slap my knees together faster than Helena can say "cacophony."

Helena just looks annoyed, wipes off her mouth, and says "Tina, meet my ex, Winnie Mann."

Winnie Mann? Really? Somebody wasn't thinking — either her parents or the L Word writers. Hmm, I wonder which.

Where have I seen Winnie before? Did she play a cowboy in something? Or is that just how she's behaving at the moment?

Turns out the kids were due back with Winnie that morning. Winnie's not happy. That might be because she actually started a family with Helena, and now understands that it would have been smarter to start a family with Michael Jackson.

Tina interrupts their row (that's "quarrel" to you jingoistic Americans who don't travel enough1) to get her stuff and get the hell out of there. Helena wants Tina to stay, but Tina would rather throw herself at a sushi-eating tie-wearing kissing-impaired unethical lawyer than hang around for this. Or maybe I just hope that's how she's feeling. Either way, she's suddenly remembered that she needs to go hear the big announcement at the Planet.

Veronica Bloom's house — Shane is emptying a packet of something into a glass of water. I hope it's not that Emergen-C stuff, because that stuff tastes weird. Whatever it is, I hope it will help Veronica's polka-dotted peeled face.

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