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So
anyway, Shane took Dana to a Tegan & Sara concert,
and she also brought some acid along. Dana had a "revelation"
— while she was tripping, she thought Tegan &
Sara said "Do you know who's a lesbian? Dana
Fairbanks." And the way Dana's jaw drops (in
the flashback) and she hollers "I am not!"
is another bit of superb dorky Dana hilarity. An unparalleled
bit, actually.
Shane:
"What?"
Dana: "Huh?"
And
that's when Dana came out, at least in her trippy
adorable little head, anyway.
Back
in the present, a tribute:
Bette:
"[She was] a crazy dancer."
Jenny: "And she was the
best kisser."
Alice: "And an incredible
lover."
Kit: "And a trusting,
trustworthy friend."
Bette: "All that and so
much more."
Yeah,
the sentiments are good, but the way they're stated
is like "you go next." "Now you."
"Okay, your turn."
They
hike on, and stop at a bridge. Shane tells Bette about
the proposal.
Bette:
"Losing someone you love as much as you
loved Dana can really make you think about the rest
of your life, you know?"
Shane: "The worst part
is that we're estranged from her family. I'd love
to repair that. I'd love to ask for their blessing."
Oh
my fucking god. This dialogue is completely tone-deaf.
And why is Shane talking about Carmen when Carmen
can hear every word?
They
hike on some more; Max says he can hear the waterfall,
so they must be close. Yeah, well, I can hear your
voice: does that mean I'm close to a factory where
they make those shrieking golden eggs from the Harry
Potter movie?
They
get to the waterfall. We know this because we can
see it, but also because Jenny says "Hey you
guys, look at the waterfall."
They
get ready to scatter the ashes. Bette says that Dana
is in a peaceful place, but Shane says she doesn't
buy "that fucking spiritual bullshit." I
can't type up any more of the dialogue because it's
just too painful — and I'm not talking about
the fact that Dana's dead.
The
other sign that you need to stop writing is when even
your best actors can't rise above your crappy dialogue.
Even Alice's tears seem crocodiley.
So
they each scatter some ashes. Hey, hear that music?
It's Jane Siberry again. What a waste of her talents.
As
they leave, Alice looks back and sees some sort of
fairy ghosty angelic tinkerbell (but giant) version
of Dana in the waterfall. Please make it stop.
One
last moving moment in the woods — Carmen
says yes.
Back
to civilization — Lara is back. She's
sitting on the steps at Dana's house. She and Alice
go inside and cry together, and then find themselves
kissing each other. I'm not going to say anything
more about that, except that it actually makes complete
sense to me. And it's the only thing in this episode
that does (well, that and Alice's groovy glasses).
NEXT
WEEK ON THE L WORD: Shane and Carmen plan
their nuptials; Jenny flirts; Lara and Alice continue
to comfort each other; Bette runs.
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