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We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Locked Up"

In the latest episode of WGN, Jill Bennett, Dara Nai and Karman Kregloe discuss why manatees are like Reform Jews, why Bette is stupid to get upset at protesters, and why Robin should have run like hell after her first date with Jenny.

They also re-enact the famous "wallgasm" prison scene between Bette and Candace. This one's not to be missed!

Watch it here now...

We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word S1 "Locked Up"

Check back next Thursday for their take on the first-season finale, and watch previous episodes of We're Getting Nowhere.

AE reader illmatic has kindly transcribed the episode for our hearing impaired readers.

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  • Alyssa's picture

    nice intro.

    it was funny.

    i apprciate that yall take the time to do these blogs!

    Jenn's picture

    Yayness!

    I was wondering where it was. :D

    Courtney's picture

    ballin

    =]

    JasmeenKru's picture

    Been waiting forever for

    Been waiting forever for this...

    The re-enactments of late of been amazing.

    Yes, 45 minutes!!!

    Karmen throwing her notepad was so hilarious.  Such anger. LOL.

    Morgan's picture

    Oh no

    the end is near.
    tellofilms 's picture

    Dara is the coolest EVER!

    tello hearts you Dara!

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    Emilie's picture

    Don't leave, Jill!!!

    I need a Jill Bennett fix at least once a week. So, something is going to have to be done about this "retirement" crap. Okay? Thanks. :)
    Mesocyclone's picture

    What a bummer...

    I loves me some Jill Bennett. I can only hope that her retirement from WGN means that she'll be featured in plenty of movies/tv in the near future. Hopefully Karman and Dara will continue with the AE stuff.

    Am I the only sour cherry on the fruitstand?

    Mesocyclone's picture

    Not to mention

    You can get your Bennett fix from her myspace. She's a very kind and obliging hottie, I'm sure you'll find :)

    Am I the only sour cherry on the fruitstand?

    Melanie 's picture

    Just the comic relief I needed after hurricane ike

    With no power, tv, etc.  This is just what I was waiting for all day, even though I have to go to starbucks to get internet it was worth it!

     KEEP WGN ALIVE! =)

    melissa's picture

    punch buggy

    manatees are awesome

    i went to jail once and i didnt use my one phone call  but i was in the cell with this cracked out lady. in the morning well im guessing it was morning anyways she was sleeping with her shirt over her head and her tits hanging out. why couldnt i be put in with some hot lady and play math games 

    jills wall sex was to funny

    did anyone else keep hearing a vacuum cleaner

    pomona_girl's picture

    Manatees keep kosher

    Manatees are herbivores (they mainly eat sea grass that grows in shallow water, which is why they are often hit by boaters) so they totally keep kosher. 
    emily's picture

    white castle

    theres a white castles up the street from me. ah one of the few perks of living in the midwest.
    ice cream's picture

    ...


    hahaha, what a lovely episode. :P
    pure awesomeness!
    Fires's picture

    Karman,

    you do look a bit like Tina :P but that's hot!

    funny vlog ladies, I dont want it to end! :(

    Jill, do you eat only kosher food? even people in here [Israel] dont eat just kosher.. but most of the time we do. :)

    Annie's picture

    I loved it thanks Jill,

    I loved it thanks Jill, Karman and Dara!

    Also, can anyone please tell me what reference or inside joke Dara said that made Karman bow to her? What does it mean?

    I suppose i'm not cool enough to know the answer but i'm still curious :P

    Thanks xoxo 

    mcloe's picture

    dara's line

    she said "no, i don't need a ride, godot is picking me up". it's a reference to a play by samuel beckett entitled 'waiting for godot'. basically it's about two men that waited for a person named godot, who never arrives. it's one of my fav plays, & like karman, i too bow to dara's awesomeness.

     

     

    debjordan's picture

    yay

    thankyouthankyouthankyou

    Afterellen readers (watchers) are the best.

    Clara's picture

    Elmo

    haven't seen the vlog yet, but I will look out for her comment since as such my 'Waiting for Godart' knowledge so far is based only on a 'Monsterpiece Theatre' (With Alistair Cookie) sketch from Sesame Street (Waiting for Elmo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksL_7WrhWOc (deep stuff indeed)
    tellofilms 's picture

    Waiting for Godot

    I had to listen twice because you could barely hear what Dara said but the reference is to a Samuel Beckett play called "Waiting for Godot" in which two main character spend all play on stage waiting for Godot to come - but Godot never comes.

    There are only a total of 4 characters in the play (if I remember correctly) and the dialogue is seemingly random as the characters wait for Godot and they keep repeating the like "wait for Godot". Waiting for Godot is essentially waiting for something or someone that will never happen.

    Shane- is waiting for Godot (sherry) who will never show up.

    To use a Beckett reference in an L Word recap is quite brilliant.  My props go to Dara and her brilliant literary reference.

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    tracy's picture

    LOL

    I thought she said "Godiva"....
    debjordan's picture

    yeah me niether

    but I, too, am dying for the answer. So halloo out there- who knows? Please share with the class!
    clonchi's picture

    FREAKIN GENIUS!!!

    That's totally like Dara... to just come up with the coolest lines EVER! Damn, I LOVE these three!!

     

    And maybe I'm just reflecting, but when Karman listed like, all the things she liked about alice/her favorite character on the l word, did that sound at all like she was describing bridget??? heh, maybe I'm just reading too much into things and  hearing what I want to hear...

     

     

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    Susi's picture

    Awesome episode

    I loved how long it was and I'm going to miss this so much.

    And yes, Karman does look a bit like Laurel Holloman especially in those blond wigs.

    jandra's picture

    One more left

    FINALLY IS HERE!!! I was going crazy!!!! I'm waiting for the episode all day and I have to say, THIS GILRS WOULD NEVER DISSAPOINT ME, I mean they did awesome, specially the recap of the Bette and Candence jail scene. GREAT JOB GIRLS!!! and the puppy punch therapy session.

    But sadly now I realise that we only have one more episode left, which is the saddest thing, but on the other hand... the ending of this vlog means that our loved girls have other projects to work on and that is great, because I really think that they deserve something extremely amazing for all they time that they've share with all of us.

    So thank you girls for the episode.

    Jen's picture

    Great ep

     

    Great episode...can't believe there's only one left :(

     

    Karman: Space age hair? Was Neelix from Star Trek Voyager. I may as well admit it...I love that show. There was eye candy :D

    tracy's picture

    :-(

    With a heavy heart I watch this episode.

     

    Although I must say I'm oddly surprised. For some reason I thought this was going to be the last one. I forgot the first 2 seasons were originally 13 shows long, not 12.

    ice cream's picture

    Jill Bennett has sex with

    Jill Bennett has sex with Dolphins! Awesome episode...especially the wall part, that was fun. But the art thing in the episode just doesn´t make sense to me, bette is looking at it and she´s like; oh it's like shes searching for a feeling.....errrr. I don't think its art to be honest.

    Stand by me Tribute; http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpPf-XB-IrE 

    Tina's picture

    Thank you Jill.

    I talked about this before on AE (I believe it was about the Betty interview) and I'm so, so glad that I'm not the only one who absolutely hates the forced storylines that the writers feel like they HAVE to talk about. If there's one thing I hate about The L Word, it's that the writers try to cover every important topic that involves the queer community. I'm sorry but I personally feel like it's borderline uncomfortable.

    So anyway... thanks for mentioning it and thanks for another great vlog.

    Sporty Spice's picture

    Dolphins are slutty!

    Exceptional job this week, ladies!! Hard to know where to start, but this seems as good a place as any -

    Quote of the Week: "I don't need a ride; Godot is picking me up"!!!

    Dara rules!!

    Much like Karman, if someone rubs me below the belly button, I take that as a green light.

    The philistines are at the gate, and Bette's eyeing Candy's ass! Also, those two almost started playing tonsil hockey in the paddy wagon! Talk about inappropriate...

    How many great lines this week?: "I've written checks, so shut it!"

    "Jenny's a hit of acid you didn't ask for!"

    "I'm not porn for straight guys!"

    Loved Candace as a hammer with hair! Also loved Karman strangling the Bette puppet!

    I'd rather eat almost anything than a White Castle burger, just for the record...

    This vlog just keeps getting better! Sucks that it's about to end...

     

    Emma's picture

    Mmmm...

    Now I have White Castle on the brain .. those tiny burgers are delicious. Great v-log as always ladies.

    Karman does kind of look like Laurel, especially with the wig. Manatees are reformed Jews? What a discovery!

    Can't wait for next week, I'm going to miss these Thursday giggles.

    ___//♫♪ let your girlfriend do what your boyfriend can't

    Badgersprite's picture

    Hey, forget about advice on

    Hey, forget about advice on getting out of prison or getting cells alone. According to this little article, there's some truth to the bow chicka bow wow movies. http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5023073/sex-everywhere-in-female-jai... Forget going to a gay bar when I turn eighteen, it's now my ambition to go to prison. ;) I want a 'Daddy' damn it!

     

    Secondly, I don't care what anyone says; I heart Jenny. Damaged is sexy. Broken is beautiful. It's tragically sweet. She's my type, I guess. Maybe Robin (is that her name? I forget) and I have that in common. I don't know, I just...I guess I like trying to understand Jenny's character, and, even though we're nothing alike, she kind of makes sense to me.

     

    The way I look at her, is she's like a little girl in a grown up body. She's a child trying to fit into the adult world. And, yeah, Jenny has issues surrounding sexuality, because she was molested as a child. That tends to mess people up just a little. The way she coped with that was to withdraw into her inner fantasy world to sort through all those issues she couldn't discuss in the real world, where it wasn't acknowledged by her parents. Hence the naval-gazeyness.

     

    I know it's kind of weird to leap to the defence of a fictional character, but, what can I say? I know people who kind of remind me of her. And I guess I don't like negativity and judgement directed at anyone, even if they aren't real. Blah. I'm a big softie!

    debjordan's picture

    aww

    I heart your empathy for Jenny, and I share it, so you are not alone...
    EmmaCariad's picture

    great..

    That was great guys, awesome reenactments, and I loved the phonecalls! Definatly back to the way it used to be...

    I also agree with the 'forced storylines'. If something fits in with a story thats being covered, thats fine, but don't bring something in out of left field just because it ticks another box in the lgbt society.

    Oh, and before I go I will say this again.. Please consider taking the rest of the year off and coming back to review the final season of The L Word... We sock puppet fans NEED you!!

     

    cfc2008's picture

    karman...lol

    Love it when she keeps hitting "bette"!!!

    Karman is HOT!!!

    Kirsti's picture

    I love you ladies so much,

    I love you ladies so much, this was one of the best episodes ever, the walgasm re-inactment was just amazing and I loved that Candace was a hammer lol, too many awesome moments to quote!!

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There is too much love in this world to have to deal with hate.

    Kerry's picture

    Kerry just wants to say ....

    Kerry loves Jill Bennett's Colts.
    SubtextRules's picture

    10 Things I've learned from this vlog

    1. Karmen has pent up anger and occasionally just needs to throw her notebook!
    2. Dara has the hottest arms on the planet! 
    3. Porn and jail are apparently Jill's turn ons!
    4. Karmen is officially the butch, brunette version of Laurel.
    5. I need to find a Whitecastle.
    6. Drag kings are only good if they don't have a Nelix from Star Trek Voyager hair cut! (I know I just showed my dorkiness there!)
    7. Jill loves closet doors...A LOT!
    8. Dara takes a lot of Karmen abuse
    9. I miss the kitties if they don't make an appearance.
    10. These three don't like kids...at all! (Okay this one is purely speculation but I have a feeling I'm not too far off!)

    Ladies see all the niffty information you taught me from this one little vlog? So I'm saying it again, you can't leave! Where am I going to get some learning? *Sigh* See how detrimental you are to my existence? God next week is going to be sad! I love you all so much! I don't suppose begging would work would it?

    Didn't think so!

    Well you are amazing and thanks for the laughs!

     

     

     

    "I hate people, they hate me. So doesn't that classify as a healthy, functioning relationship?"

    chloe121212's picture

    So with you on number 4...

    Karmen has always favored Laurel Holloman a bit to me.

    And just for general information White Castle is also in Northern Indiana.   Tons of em. In fact my uncle lives in Vegas and during a recent visit, he had me buy 2 cases of 30 and fly them out with me.

    "I don't kiss girls who wear doilies"

     

    Di's picture

    So, so good

    Thank you, that was great. You know, I'd actually much prefer to watch this over anything on TV at this point. Please don't go away. Not yet.

     

    Have to agree that Karman has some Tina traits for sure....but in a good way. And the mannerisms, etc. that she has perfected are just some nice acting on Karman's part. I think she's my favorite character that you all do (but in close running is Jill's Jenny). Just great ladies. Thanks for the long one this time.

    jeepdawg_34's picture

    Geez where does one start?!

    So many great lines in this one it is hard to choose favorites. 

    Jill gonna miss your random life experiences that add sooo much depth to these vlogs!! Dolphins, jail and porn....

    Karman is cute when she gets fed up and slams her note pad. You go grrl!

    Dara's Godot was very worthy of a bow. Damn she never misses a beat! 

    One of the best puppet reenactments EVER! Hammer Candace. Brilliant!! 

    This episode is the epitome of your moniker the terrible three!   

     

     

    Gaby's picture

    The jail reenactment

    was brilliant! That really made me laugh for like 10 minutes straight. And the hammer as Candice was hilarious.

    And I always thought it was kinda universal, below the belly button=greenlight.

    Alice´s prank call form jail was the best!

    DerangedBeanie's picture

    Good show!

    Beckett, White Castle, and Jill hanging on a door, which is not that easy to do...Could I ask for anything more? Oh yeah, keep this vlog on! Who needs retirement? I'll never be able to retire. My Social Security will be gone. I'm for serious, if I can't retire, neither can the Terrible Three!
    flamethrower's picture

    What's up

    with Karmen and Dara?

    "Pound me, nail me- oooh I never wanna leave jail!" Lol

    Puppet therapy- Gimmee that bitch!

    "I've been with Tina for seven years and she's been cold!"

    Here in Michigan we call White Castle burgers sliders or "gut bombs"

    WGN- Why do all the good things in life end too soon and all the sucky stuff just goes on forever!?!?!

    cowgal's picture

    Pompadour, Christo and YouTube

    I've been watching the eps. on youtube because I don't get Logo.

    Anyway, the hairstyle with the pushed up part in the front is called the pompadour. I personally like it... especially on Gwen Stefani (fashion goddess).

    Totally agreed with the art contreversy thing. While working on the Running Fence peice, Christo and Jean-Claude were taken to court over their work more than once, and even though the persistent opposition was stressful, Christo said (essentially) that the contreversy is what made it art. Plus, they got MUCH more publicity that way.

    As far as the Bette/Candace cell scene... I think if I was Tina, I would be more disturbed that my partner shtupped a wall than a carpenter. A nasty, crawling-with-disease-Los-Angeles-holding-cell wall at that (ugh).

    Scene (in my mind): Bette walks (unknowingly watched) slowly through the art gallery. <Upshot> Tina stares at her from a distance. Bette pretends to look at a piece of art and gradually steps closer to the wall, until she is almost caressing it. She starts to walk away allowing one hand to linger and drag along the wall for a small distance.      

    -Tina:"WTF."

    -Bette: sighs from shame. (Tina punches Bette. They schtupp. Then Tina storms out)

    Scene II: Tina crying at Alices apartment.

    Alice- Tina whats wrong?

    Tina, still crying walks over to Alice's wall chart and draws a sketchy line from Bette and begins to write. W.... A.... Alice walks up to read. She doesn't stop Tina, because she doesn't know of a Wanda, and deduces that Bette wouldn't schtupp a Walter. She does discover as Tina ads the L... L... that Bette would schtupp a wall.

    squirrelly's picture

    LMFAO

    I think I like the scenes in your mind. It was hilarious. That wall fetish of Bette's could be a real problem. Maybe they'll go to couple's counseling for it.   

    I am my very own shade of grey.

    cowgal's picture

    bette needs something...

    lol thanks!

    yeah, MAYBE they'll go to couple's counseling. like a LOT. in the seasons to come.

    haha or group therapy. that'd be fun :)

    (I just attempted to write another scene here... but it was lame... i'm seriously considering fan-fiction mock vids now lol)

    Jenna's picture

    white castle

    i have only had white castle once but i can safely say it was prob the best thing ever

     

    jill swinging from the door killed me

    Jenn507's picture

    Hey yo Karman!

    yay! my first comment as member!

    well Karman you do look a little bit like Laurel Holloman, thakns Jill, i was thinking about how to let know Karman about that, i was sure i wasnt the only person with that "idea", but anyway,all of you girls are hot :P, you do a really good job! i´ve been reading afterellen for a long time, i didnt create an account before because in my country ppl are so close mind yet, and you know, you could find anything or "anybody" on the net, i was afraid of that, but whatever, here i am!!!:D im glad for this website and specially this blog, is one of my favorites, this webpage is the only way i can watch programs, movies etc etc made by girls to girls ;) huG n kIsSes

    greetings from Panama Republic

    Natazzz's picture

    Frozen and canned fish

    The reenactment of Jenny with the frozen and canned fish had me LOL-ing, and I don't usually LOL. Awesome.

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