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The L Word: recaps: Episode 3.12 "Left Hand of the Goddess" (page 8)
by Scribe Grrrl

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True colors — Back at the hotel, Henry whines to Tina about the fact that he won't be able to be Angelica's dad if Tina goes through with the co-parent thing with Bette. Tina stands her ground, for once.

Henry: "It's an irrevocable decision, Tina. If you allow Bette to legally adopt Angelica, she'll be tied to you for the rest of your life."
Tina: "That's what happens when two people have a baby and then they split up."

But just as Tina demands that Henry understand and respect her life and her decisions, a document arrives from Joyce the carnivorous counselor, who obviously hasn't picked up Bette's voice mail yet. Crap.

Bette and HelenaThe ski lift of swearing — Bette and Helena are sitting close enough to share some fondue, but Bette's cell phone rings. It's Joyce, giving her the bad news about the letter.

Bette: "Shit. You're fucking kidding me. Well can you get it back? Fuck! Okay, tell him not to open it. Well, then tell him not to send it to Tina. Joyce? Shit! Shit shit shit! Fuck! [hanging up and turning to Helena] I've gotta get off the mountain. I've gotta go find Tina. Shit! Dammit. What's the fastest way?"
Helena: "The fastest way is going to be the black diamond run, but there are moguls. Do you ski moguls?"
Bette: "No, I cannot ski fucking moguls."

Never mind that you've had to ski moguls all season, and without any gentle warnings from a reformed British viper.

So Bette calls Tina instead, and leaves her a voice mail, telling her to "disregard" the letter. Yes, please ignore the fact that I've just stabbed you in the back. You don't really mind, do you?

Helena tries to sort of pat Bette's arm, but this is no time for consolation:

Bette: "Fuck. [screaming] FUCK!!!"

Alice and the ministerThe zip line launch pad — Alice is getting ready to take the plunge. She's not so sure, but Marilyn tells her "You don't fall into the abyss; you take it on."

They've each made some post-abyss plans: Marilyn vows that she'll stop marrying other people and find someone to marry her instead, even if she is 56. Alice vows to stop medicating herself with sex and drugs and "you know, let myself feel again. And, yeah, I'll talk to Lara about how I feel. And I'll ask her how she feels about me. It's easy."

And then she zips down, screaming "holy shit" all the way. That looks like a hell of a lot of fun, but my sense of fun might be a bit warped now, considering what I've been doing with my Sunday nights.

The hotel bar — Shane finds Daddy-O; he's found himself a blonde. He tries to talk his way out of it, but Shane's not listening. Or maybe she is.

Daddy-O: "I'm sorry. I'm not proud of this. It's just who I am. Okay? I know you know what I'm talkin' about."

And I know you know what's coming next.

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