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The
dinner — The Welcome Back Jenny dinner
is at a swank place called Tile. When Jenny and Moira
arrive, everyone just sort of stares at Moira again.
How much of that can one person take? And then Jenny
doesn't even introduce everyone by name — she
just says "everyone, this is Moira" —
and it's up to Bette to be gracious and offer a handshake
and introduce herself. See? Even when things fall
apart, Bette can still rock.
Moira
orders a salad and a side of fries, but she's going
to get rocket, frisee, and shaved Jerusalem artichokes
with a pinecone-infused jus. Yeah.
Alice
interrupts the ordering to ask Dana and Lara about
their recent dinner with Martina and Teresa. It freaks
Dana out, because apparently the dinner wasn't exactly
public knowledge. And then Alice asks Moira whether
she reads Jenny's stuff. Moira says "I'm a computer
technician," but Jenny and I don't know what
that has to do with reading anything, really.
It
all goes downhill from there, and Moira-Webster gets
uncomfortable enough to share a tale of two lobsters:
apparently when you try to cook the male ones, they
form little ladders and try to get out, but when you
cook the female ones, they just hold each other down.
The speech is very strange, of course, but the way
everyone's treating Moira is worse: who knew these
people were such snobs? Yeah, we all did.
Oh,
somewhere in the middle of all that is a sweet (!)
Tina moment: Moira asks about Bette and Tina's "kid"
and Tina offers a smile that's reminiscent of Randy
Dean and directed at Bette. A brief moment of happiness:
so fleeting, so insufficient.
Meanwhile,
back at the Mange — Kit and Angus talk
about music and parenting and the importance of following
your dreams. Whatever.
Awkward
isn't a strong enough word — Moira can't
tolerate the lobster dinner anymore and leaves; Jenny
sort of half-heartedly tries to stop her. Bette understands
Moira a little: "She comes from a place where,
you know, you have to define yourself as either/or.
It's probably the only language she has to describe
herself." That's a possibility, and it's also
possible that none of these people know Moira at all
and might want to refrain from passing judgment. Yes,
Carmen, I'm talking to you.
Shane
says it for me:
Shane:
"You know what, what difference does it
make whether someone's butch or femme? We should
just leave labels alone and just let people be who
they are."
Well,
except maybe it does make a difference to Moira, which
is also okay. Oh, shut up and pass the female lobsters.
Alice
confronts Dana in the bathroom — "I just
wanna talk; I'm not gonna attack" — and
asks Dana whether she's happy. Dana says yes, mostly,
but it's all just sad because they miss each other
and don't know how to be friends or lovers or anything.
Bette
tries to pay the bill, but her credit card is declined,
which is even more awkward than all the Moira stuff.
And if Tina rolls her eyes one more time, they're
going to stick like that.
Nighty
night — Tina lounges in her lingerie
and calls Helena to accept the job. In the other room,
Bette packs up a precious print to get it ready for
auction.
Ouch
— Lara tries to tuck Dana in, but when
she reaches for Dana's breasts, Dana just says "don't."
Lara turns away without even asking what's wrong,
which is probably what's wrong.
Otto's
empire — Otto the puppy hangs out with
Jenny and Shane. How did these two (when they're together)
become the most sensible people on the show? Jenny
says she fucked up with Moira, and Shane apologizes
for the way the whole evening went.
Too
much — Moira stands, with L.A. as her
backdrop and Betty as her soundtrack, and tries to
emote. She sorta looks like Amy Ray from certain angles,
don'tcha think? I would say more about this scene,
but I have some Betty-induced retching to do.
NEXT
WEEK ON THE L WORD: Moira explores possibilities;
Bette meets a seductive senator; Dana pushes herself
too hard.
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