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We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" 5.5

Can you say "party"? That's what this week's episode of The L Word was all about for us. Yes, we know that Alice became a celezbrity when she appeared on CrossFireBall to defend her outing of that homophobic basketball player. And we know that Max turned up some surprising information about Adele's sketchy past. We also know that Shane and Cindi enjoyed some afternoon delight that would come back to haunt them both.

But for us, it was all just filler that led up to a wonderfully out-of-control party at Jenny and Shane's house. The fact that the party was crashed by our new favorite L Word character, Dawn Denbo (and her lover, Cindi) only made it better. After all, it's not a party until someone spills her drink or threatens to "take down" you and all your (smug little) friends.

Actress Meredith Scott Lynn joins us on the couch this week. You may know her as the sassy lawyer defending That Scum Bag on any given episode of CSI, or the lesbian from Legally Blonde, but we like to think of her as The Accomplished Thespian Who Played Sock Puppets With Us On Our Show.

Along with Meredith, this week we discuss the merits of "hot puppet love," the prospect of an L Word "doppelgang-bang" with Jenny's Lez Girls cast and the real-life women they will be portraying, and why Jennifer Beals is the hottest woman on the planet television. We also have fun with a couple of reenactments that feature bad dancing, extreme close-ups, and what might happen if Jenny ever got what she deserved. Watch if you dare.

We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word Episode 5.5

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  • JasmeenKru's picture

    :D Great Stuff.

    Absolutely hilarious. Re-enactments were great as usual.

    I look forward to the re-caps of L-Word from you guys more than the show itself. LOL.

    Booger's picture

    haha

    it's so true...  i don't have showtime, but with these "podcasts," i don't even think i need it.
     
    oh, and karman has some serious dance skillz.  i'm thoroughly impressed.  :D
     
     
     
    Janet: Everybody's talking about it.
    Amy: About what?
    Janet: How you met Lucy and lived to tell about it. They're calling you a hero, when really you're a slut.
    Amy: You shut up
    Janet: A gay slut.
    nexcy's picture

    No Video

    Hey I can't watch any video, no Julie Goldman, Terminator, anything, can anyone help? Thanks!
    england13's picture

    Have you tried...

    deleting your browser history.  go to the tools tab on IE and click on delete browsing history (when I had trouble I only needed to delete the cookies and the temporary internet files and then the videos worked) Hope that helps :)
    nexcy's picture

    Thanks!

    It worked! Thanks!

    Butt4dayz's picture

    Welcome back......

    tank top - oh how I missed you so!!!!!!!

     

    Kaytiana's picture

    Dancing

    That dancing/party reenactment scene was pure genius guys!!  Loved it!!  You have the moves down!!
    aruts9tm's picture

    My Lover Cindy

    SUCH a funny vlog for such a great episode.

    My favorite part was when Alice and Shane were talking and eating brownies on the oven and shane's doppleganger comes by and Shane goes, "Don't worry they aren't gay brownies" and then Alice and Shane discuss what would happen if the brownies were gay!

    I agree with you Karman, when I saw Shane cooking my mind did not go to oregano.....

    I think you guys should get as meta as the show itself and make sock puppets of yourselves to do the next vlog for you. Something to consider.

    Thanks for so much fun!

    Melissa257's picture

      I totally agree,

     

    I totally agree, realitywrites.....by far my favorite scene, funny and believable. Could see my friends and I sadly having that same conversation in a similar situation!! Love scenes with Shane and Alice!!!

    "My favorite part was when Alice and Shane were talking and eating brownies on the oven and shane's doppleganger comes by and Shane goes, "Don't worry they aren't gay brownies" and then Alice and Shane discuss what would happen if the brownies were gay!"

    strawberrygirl's picture

    Okay, so can we make mugs

    Okay, so can we make mugs and other propaganda items that say Denbo/My Lover Cindy '08? Really, can we do that? 'Cause I would pay goooood money for one of those.
     
    Also, my girlfriend does what is maybe the funniest Dawn Denbo I've ever seen. 

     

    Up until the punching, it was a real nice party...

    shelleyc's picture

    Okay Ladies

    We should have a contest to see who comes up with the best Denbo/Lover Cindy 08' campaign gear. Hee hee photoshop here I come!

     

    Shelley C

    talkingguineapig's picture

    Awesome :D

    That's all there is to it, 'cos that's what you guys are :P
    ShawtyTiger's picture

    I less than 3 Dara!

    Props for bringing the term "doppelgang-bang" into my lexicon! 

     

    "We promised to bust a move, keep it funky and always be each other's pimps" ~

    Amy Poehler as Britney (BITCH!)

    Booger's picture

    oh yeah

    she's a freaking genius, that's all i have to say.  :]
     
     shakespearian almost...  XD

     

    Janet: Everybody's talking about it.
    Amy: About what?
    Janet: How you met Lucy and lived to tell about it. They're calling you a hero, when really you're a slut.
    Amy: You shut up
    Janet: A gay slut.

    Tara21's picture

    The dancing scene was damned

    The dancing scene was damned funny... I was waiting for the vlog all day :-) I love the reenactments. Thanks again for making me laugh!! :)
    Kerry Anne's picture

    At the beginning

    Okay, so there I was sat at my computer at about 5pm with a nice glass of cold water waiting for the vlog to initialize.  As soon as it started my ass literally left my chair and spilt the freezing cold water all down me.  Someone was walking by at the time and said that I looked like I had just been given an electric shock.  Admittedly, I felt a little stupid.  I felt happier and happier as the vlog went on.  I am okay now. 
    katilynkyriak's picture

    Kudos!

    The witty remarks, the re-enactments, the dancing, 50 mins. of  pure enjoyment.
    You three keep getting better at this. Thanks for making me laugh.

    1charlie's picture

    It's ON!.... for 50Mins!!!

    Thats an impressive line up of sock puppets :)

    "heres our version right now" i get so happy reading those words... LOVED IT! Dara you rule, nice soul patch. Jill, if Mia ever needs a few weeks holiday you could so fill in for her :D

    thank you for doing a dance reenactment, it was Brilliant! you've all got some great dance moves...you ladies never disappoint, pity you couldn't use the jackson song though, that would have been perfect :P

     

     

    :EDIT: Sorry, it had to be done :P 

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v1EMpNCkeC8

     

    katilynkyriak's picture

    Re-Edit

    Haha, nice re-edit Charlie. It had to be done. ^.^
    sashadodi's picture

    funny

    that was funny as hell! keep it up :)
    Missy2003sl's picture

    fun recap of great epi

    BEST LINE "she was crunked." i love Dara.

    Now i see it, Jill and Karmen are Jenny and Shane. well not really but kind of.

    Great reenactment of Max confronting Adele. Max is such a good bs detector cuz he comes from a small town and his not famous or successful like the others.He sees the person not the image they project and he maybe actually listens.???

    I think Cindy told Dawn Denbo about the hookup.They are playing games. very Marina- Francesca like.

    OMG i so noticed the random guy in the middle of all these women..and then he jumps in the pool too.

    Yeah Meredith for saying it. Tina made her bed with Henery so she can lay in it. this is why i'll never root for TiBette.

    Loving this weeks guestbian. Embracing the bossiness.

    Omega II's picture

    IT'S ON!!!!!!

    Another excellent round of unstoppable nuttiness.

    Jenny!Jill was great, the isanity just jumped off the moniter. Poor Max!Dara, so emotional beaten down. At least Shane!Karman knows to just go with it.

    Dancing reenactment rules the podcast! (outtakes included)

    Fav Lines:

    Dara - Doppelgang-bang.

    Karman - She can evacuate my corpse anytime.

    Jill - Other dogs can suck-it!

    Meredith - I watch this show to not see hairy b*******.

     

    "Bad jokes are us, ur me."

    kiss_hester's picture

    Ok...

    That was just freakin' hilarious! Had me laughing on the ground:p This is just one of my fav moments of the week. (how sad is that!?)

    http://www.youtube.com/BetweenThaLines

    bluebl00d's picture

    Chewbacca

    Admit it, all four of you had some of Shane's Party Brownies didn't you? I had the munchies from only watching the show so I baked my own batch of brownies :D

     

    My girlfriend and I are arguing on who gets to marry Meredith! WE LOVE HER!!! So funny and I think she delivered one of the best lines that made me literally choke on my own saliva regarding that hairy man crotch with her "That was Chewbacca" comment

    Great vlog as always ladies :)

    ShawtyTiger's picture

    Nice

    Nice brownies Vee - but were they "party brownies"??  If so, you didn't end up jumping in your neighbor's pool with random hirsute dudes, did ya? 

     

    "We promised to bust a move, keep it funky and always be each other's pimps" ~

    Amy Poehler as Britney (BITCH!)

    bhowinez's picture

    Sheer genius!!!  MORE

    Sheer genius!!!

     MORE KARMEN/JILL BOO-TAY PLEASE!!!

    This week was absolutely fabulous.  Thanks for keeping me laughing.  Although I am a little disappointed that y'all didn't mention the Shane and Alice on the counter with the gay brownies scene...Hilarious!! 

    Great dancing girls!!! 

    DAWN DENBO/LOVER CINDI '08

    strawberrygirl's picture

    Also, when I saw the episode

    Also, when I saw the episode last Tuesday at an advanced screening and there was a naked dude randomly on the giant screen, there was a great cacophony of "AUUUGHGHHHHPEEEEN!" from the giant crowd of NYU lesbians. It was pretty hilarious.

     

    Up until the punching, it was a real nice party...

    pecola's picture

    I ::heart:: Dara.

    You get all caught up in the back and forth banter with Jill, Karman and Meredith and then--bam!--Dara delivers this great one-liner that forces me to pause the vlog because I'm laughing so hard.

    Great work, Dara...

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    "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

    maylith's picture

    Thanks for the fun

    My take on "Full Frontal Guy"

    Angela put that in there just to shock all the straight males that watch The L Word...

    I wonder if Jill will sue Karmen for coffee table abuse and emotional distress for the ring stains? She has to live up to her her new religion after all!

    fee's picture

    Love love love

    Oh how I love you guys!
    I agree, I LOVED this episode as well. So amazing.
    And I want to say "Dawn Denbo" and "It's ON!" all the time as well, but unfortunately no-one but me would get the joke, which would make me seem kind of crazy. 
    I absolutely love Dawn Denbo though. And that scene of hers, with her lover Cindi... I have rewatched it about a million times already.

    & The dancing rocked!
    & Dara, OMG: 'That was Dawn Denbo and her lover Blonde Bimbo.'
    Too.good.

    And finally, I have to agree with Meredith (and the rest of you) that Jennifer Beals is amazing.

    "Bad juju? Is that a voodoo-thing?"
    "Close...but with a 'j'." 
    - Malinda Lo & Sarah Pecora, 'the Lo-down'
    talkingguineapig's picture

    "im Dawn Denbo"

    I say "im Dawn Denbo" "It's ON" and "Suck it" all the time in real conversations :D

    No-one but me gets it and i do seem kinda crazy, but at least i get a laugh out of it :P

    WindRyderX's picture

    Sock Puppets

    Awesome recap (and so much more) once again! You guys should so go into the business of making custom sock puppets of yourselves and other members of afterellen! I sure as hell would want one for myself...

    kreigen's picture

    The dance scene reminded me

    The dance scene reminded me of the circuit class at the gym...only much funnier :D. And I have to agree that boots on a claen white sofa = one big no, it's just plain wrong

    You have made me a Jenny-convert, I was going off her but now...I LOVE HER *screams in a way only Mia Kirshner can* and her sock puppet with the twirly eyes, maybe Lez Girls should be cast entirely with sock puppets   

    "Hatred is blind, as well as love." - Oscar Wilde 

    imthey's picture

    ARGH...

    I don't know if I love or hate it when you have "guestbians" on the show, because after seeing how great Meredith was... I was secretly hoping that she'd just join you all more often.  MEREDITH YOU ROCK!
     
    I'm also a tad jealous of all the Meredith/Jill touch-feely stuff going on... I too am still waiting for my sex scene Meredith, so don't feel bad!
     
    Jill-don't forget Bridget McManus' dog loves you.
     
    As always the terrible three made my day.   

     

    "Think Sideways"

        I M THEY

    hinterguxli_CH's picture

    big fun!!!!!

    absolutely fantastic guys!!!! esp the Shenny re-enactments - and lets not forget about Karman doing those karma-like arm waves during the histerical "teenage/HS reunion party" dancing scene... :-). LOVED IT. and sooooo meta.

    love that brought up Marg Helgenberger and Jorja Fox. <3 them!

    and Shane doing cooking? WTF?! I couldn't believe it. literally staring at the monitor. and i would party ANY TIME with both you guys and the Gang (maybe even with the LezGirls and Sounder sound)!

    BTW: KARMAN - niiiiiiiiiiiiiccceee ass!!!!! hottttttt!!!!!! yeah man!

    ... singin' 'rudolph, the red nosed reindeer'!

    Kerry Anne's picture

    Jill you are exquisite. 

    Jill you are exquisite.  Love the dancing.  Very funny.  They look like a really great group of friends, a lot of fun.  Very lucky people.  Cannot wait for next weeks WGN.
    Amylin's picture

    It's ON, it's so fu***** ON

    Actually didn't Alice say that line in last season episode to boring Papi? In the basket ball game episode, the scene at the planet? I gotta re-watch that to check.

    What a marvellous vidpodlog (video/podcast/vlog!) for such a fantastic episode! I'm so happy you re-enact Jenny's ADEEEEEEEEELLLLLLE scene. Dara's line in that scene almost killed me : "i was looking up on... testosterone... on ebay". The ending was amazing too and it seems that Jill was as surprised as us viewers at Meredith improv. Thank you for having her! Such a funny guest! i loved her!

    Regarding Jenny, I've got to agree with Meredith. I love Mia but not necessarily Jenny and in the end i think i'm waiting for Jenny's scenes because i want to see how good Mia plays them. I think Jenny's great because Mia is great and funny, and genius. Just as genius as JBeals *sighs*. And i really have to say that i was very happy to see Jenny finally be a top! I mean she's always been the laziest lesbian on the show, she usually lies down... and... wait.

    Dawn Denbo myspace mood?! We need that one!!!

    Shane's shoes on the couch: I thought the EXACT same thing! Careful the white couch!!! But yeah, Dawn Denbow can afford anything, Dawn Denbo is Dawn Denbo, she can do anything.

    Again I talk too much...

    Nice work ladies.

    onemorehour's picture

    i'm with meredith

    never bought alice and tasha. there's like zero chemistry there. bring lara back!!
    Natazzz's picture

    That was a lot of talking

    I liked how all four of you kept talking at the same time, which made it so much easier to follow...

    Am I the only one who doesn't get what's so great about Dawn Denbo?

    - - - - - - - - - -

    -It's called sarcasm.

    Who doesn't blog these days?

     

    TheDoomMerchant's picture

    Long-Winded Comment, Whoops.

    Am I the only one that saw Tina’s situation at the end of the episode as a throwback to when Bette was hopelessly single and got shitfaced over Tina and had to be taken back and tucked in by the others? I kept waiting for someone to make that connection, but they never did. ):

     

    Secondly, I have to say that after that ending, I’m kind of hoping (quite heavily in vain) for some Tina/Jodi action. It’s wrong, I know, but I just see it as working in some strange, possibly twisted way. Although I may just be looking frantically for some way to keep Jodi in the show. It makes me sad that TiBette is rather inevitable—it’s not that I like Bette and Jodi together, it’s just that as soon as Bette gets back with Tina, then I know that will probably spell the end of Jodi on The L Word. And I really don’t want Marlee to leave. Stay, Jodi! Stay! D:

     

    And finally, I have to say that these vlogs make my life. I am puzzled by the sheer amount of awesome that is compacted into a single session—I fear a black hole of pwn and win may result.

     

    Also, it must be said that every time any of you three vocalize an acronym: “El-oh-el”, “double-ew-tee-eff”, etc., it tickles my very soul. I abhor the phrase “lol” on the internets, but I often vocalize such things as well. The geekiness of it is silly to no end.

     

    Mary Poppins: We’re Getting Nowhere: Practically Perfect in Every Way.

     

     

    ["Suicide is man's way of telling God, 'You can't fire me: I quit.' "]

    Nelfy's picture

    I heart Karman

    I guess the circle just closed with tina getting drunk because of bette... but, I thought it was great that tina got all drunk, it kinda was time for that to happen!! with all that they have been through...

    wow, great vlog as usual!!! and finally long enough *yeay*. ok, first of all I have to say that I loooove it when jill does something funny (eg straightening her bra) and karman is the only one to notice and she starts to laugh but nobody else sees it - omg, I can't keep from falling for karman!!!

    I hate whats going on between alice and tasha, I thought they had so much chemistry last season and now they are going to break up and that breaks my heart. plus, last season bette and jodi were so great together and bette fought really hard for jodi and now she wants to go back to tina??? and, yuck for the naked guy - nobody wanted to see THAT!!!! 

    "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." ~ Jodie Foster

    Twstdtrinity's picture

    I wuv you Dara Nai

    You Dara Nai, are fucking gifted. You exude such a coolness that I totally wish I could bottle it and sell it to the highest bidder. *sighs* You're so fucking funny.

    Dara: "Wtf who let the dick in" ~ That shit is priceless

    Yay Meredith! You guys have to coolest and funniest friends! She must Come Back and do more!

    I fucking love Dawn Denbo. God, when she said "I'm fucking Dawn Denbo! And this is my Lover Cindi", I damn near fell out of my bed. Now that shit was so cool.

    I hate what they're doing to Alice. To me, they're making her seem stupid. Like she has NO common sense and can't remember a fucking thing. Gah! Why couldn't they've brought in or had another character be the one to make a fool of themselves on national t.v and be a complete and total idiot. Oh and the way she's treating Max is total bullshit. But I got to hand it to them, I've never liked Max until this season and that's because he's being treated like shit by someone who's suppose to be his friend/boss. As a bisexual, Alice should know how it feels to be treated like a leper in the queer community. She should be defending Max, not putting him down. I love Alice but they're making me hate her.

    Ranting is fun.

    I love Jennifer Beals. That woman is pure fucking awesome. I was in awe during that scene with her, Tina, and Bella. That was played so well. It's now apart of my top 5 favorite scenes of the L Word.

    Jillie you amaze me. Every week I fall more in love with you. Fan-love not stalker-love. Fan love is watching every thing you do and adoring you from a far. Stalker love is me outside your house with a telephoto lens. :o)~ I'm to lazy to stalk you.

    Great Vlog as always

    p.s Jillie don't scold Karman! She's the sweetest person ever.

     

    ShawtyTiger's picture

    Holy (bleep)!

    Wow Aj, are you Jay's (of Jay & Silent Bob fame) sister or something?  You've got a mouth like a trucker.  I kinda dig it! 

     

    "We promised to bust a move, keep it funky and always be each other's pimps" ~

    Amy Poehler as Britney (BITCH!)

    Twstdtrinity's picture

    What can I say, I love me

    What can I say, I love me some swear words. :o)~

     

     

    ShawtyTiger's picture

    Bows to the foul-mouthedness

     It's all good hon, you get your potty-mouth on, I'll just sit here in awe. 

     

    "We promised to bust a move, keep it funky and always be each other's pimps" ~

    Amy Poehler as Britney (BITCH!)

    boundtostone's picture

    Meredith Scott Lynn is purdy

    and i heart her.

     

    awesome episode and vlog!!! i was dying of laughter, as per usual.

    Crimson013's picture

    Another fantastic webisode...

    and definitely worth the many hours it took to download ; ) 

    ~kisses are a better fate than wisdom~

    no_one80's picture

    As usual, the vlog was great!

    Loved both of the reenactments.  Jill did a great job sounding just like Jenny when she called for Adele.  As for the dance scene reenactment, those were the best dance moves ever!

    Great vlog!

     

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    willownb@aol.com's picture

    Dawn Denbo for president

    I agree with you all, I think Dawn Denbo is fantastic, as well as her lover cindi, they should have their own spinoff and they could be superheros or something of the sort. It's hilarious that any time she is on the screen she has to restate her name, and clarify that this is her lover cindi. I thought that you guys would talk about bette being confronted by the woman who is to play her in Lez Girls but I guess there was way too much to talk about for this episode.

    Dara-I enjoyed your Max interpretation, very nice.

    Karman-Wonderful dance moves.

    Meredith-I loved your comments about the uncomfortableness of the unnecessary naked man.

    And last but certainly not least Jill- I've never commented on the vlog before, even though i've been watching since the very first episode. Although i'm sure you may never read this, I mean this with complete sincerity, you are my hero and thank you so much for making me smile each week. You are beautiful.

    Clonchi's picture

    hehe

    As always... awesome vlog!!!

    I loved this episode too, and you are all amazing!!!

    Dara Nai: You crack me up everytime you speak!!!

    And also, how AWESOME is Meredith Scott Lynn???? AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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