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The L Word
recap: Latecomer (season 3, episode 8)
(Original airdate: 26 February 2006)
THIS
WEEK'S L WORD VOCABULARY:
- Tea:
Even more refreshing than you might think. Especially
if it's English.
- Space
and time: Wasted by Betty.
- Family:
Shifting and evolving and somehow surviving.
THIS
WEEK'S GUEST-BIANS: Alexandra Hedison knows
just what to do with her fingers; Cynthia Stevenson
has no clue what to do with her talent.
Los
Angeles, seven months ago — Did I say
I wanted to know what happened in between seasons?
I take it back entirely. I guess I didn't really want
to witness the Dana/Alice breakup, and that's what
I'm seeing right now. It's painful... all that silence,
and the crying-gulping (crulping), and that thing
where you can't stand still but can't move your feet
either, so you just make frantic gestures whilst trying
to keep yourself from flying apart — Leisha is
capturing it all so perfectly. And Dana has the sad
resolute face of someone who just has to leave, no
matter how much it hurts.
Alice:
[crulping] "I don't know if I can... um...
if I can live without you."
And
then Dana takes Alice in her arms, because of course
she still cares. And Dana says "You can."
And they kiss once more, and it's good, real kissing.
Real enough for Alice: she tries to make it deeper,
but Dana says "I can't," many times, and
then she leaves as Alice cries and Tracy Bonham sings
"Whether
You Fall" across the street. And the lines
of the chart amble across the screen from Alice to
Dana; just another link, just more tracks of tears.
Sniffle.
After
the door closes, Alice says "Dana" and seems
to go after her, and I'm especially glad I didn't
get to see that part.
A
motorbike — Mange and Kit are vrooming
along, but Kit needs to pull over. She's having a
bit of a panic attack because "my friends the
Betty girls" have come all the way from New York
to produce her record. Whoop-de-flippin-Betty-doo-doo.
Mange
says "Yeah, it's exciting," but he says
it in a really annoying condescending way — you
know, the way he says things to Angelica, but I'm
sure Angelica is more clued in to it than Kit is.
Kit
calms down (yes, Mange's soothing words would calm
anyone down, but mostly because of the utter lack
of stimulation) and says "Hi ho, silver!"
as they drive off. Ugh.
Lemme
hear your body talk — Bette and Tina
are sleeping, or rather, waking up. Bette has just
rolled over and flung an arm around Tina, but she
subconsciously realizes what she's done and wakes
up fully.
Bette:
"Sorry, I didn't mean to touch you."
Tina: "I don't mind being
touched by you."
Bette: "Obviously you
do."
Tina: [silence]
Bette: "While I'm away,
I want you to move out."
Tina: "Where am I supposed
to go?"
Bette: "I don't know,
I just... just move into the other bedroom until
we figure it out. I just don't want you in my bed
anymore."
Tina: "All right, fine,
if that's what you want."
Bette: "That's not what
I want, Tina. I'm not the one who decided that the
last eight years of her life were some meaningless
little dalliance in the land of alternative lifestyles."
Tina: "You know that's
not true. I can't help the feelings that I'm having."
Bette: "Well, I don't
want you to have them in my bed."
Bette
gets out of bed, saying she needs to pack and wants
a little time in her own room. Angelica is fussing
a little, so Bette picks her up and says "Mommy's
right here," which apparently doesn't sit well
with the other mommy. Tina takes Angelica from Bette
and makes some excuse about Angelica needing to be
nursed "in my room." Bette just stands by
the crib, holding a stuffed animal and looking bereft.
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