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Showtime releases new promo for "The L Word"

Showtime just released the first promo for the sixth (and final) season of The L Word, and the general feeling I get from it is murder!

See? You've got the narration talking about the good looks and sexy looks and killer looks. "But this season, the killer looks are not about beauty." And all the while, you've got the crooning in the background, "If words could kill, you'd be dead!"

Go ahead and break it down in the comments: Good hair/bad hair, good chemistry/bad chemistry. Sad to see the last season or glad to let it go? And, most importantly, is someone really going to get killed?I'm guessing probably not. If words could kill, Jenny Schecter would have been dead years ago.

On a related note, Rose Troche was recently on a panel in Italy where she gave away some spoilers about the new season. So if you're not into reading about possible storylines, look away now!

She said that the season was going to focus heavily on Max and his transition, noting "I had more ex-girlfriends getting together with men and more younger friends becoming men in the last five years that in my 30 years of business being a lesbian." She continued to say, "We also did a storyline about adoption and how difficult it is for a couple to adopt."

Any ideas or thoughts on the storylines Troche says they will be tackling in Season 6? Odd how Max wasn't featured in the promo, especially if he's going to be a large focus.

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  • steph's picture

    wooo woooooooo

    can't wait!!
    kreigen's picture

    Haha - all the dramtic

    Haha - all the dramtic looking down and then up was actually quite funny :P I'm liking Kate and Leisha's new cuts.

    Where was Max? Have we forgotten about him again?

    I'm following the murder idea too. Can't wait to find out what's gonna happen!

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    Melissa's picture

    Max Murder

    There's like a fraction of a second frame of a body underneath a sheet and then a picture of Tasha... so my guess is Tasha kills Max.

    Check out the slo mo version of this clip on YouTube it shows you it there.

    Gillian's picture

    actually, it shows the

    actually, it shows the bed/board with numbers and then SHANE first, and then the one with the bed and then tasha...

    so shane kills max, for being with jenny... and shenny lives... lmao!! omg, i could so write this!!!

    i'm looking forward to it, though.

    although, they do always look better in the promos before every season, hehe!

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    JasmeenKru's picture

    Gotta love the drama. Mama

    Gotta love the drama. Mama Chaiken does it again, i'm fiening for season 6 as I have for every season to start.

    I like Kate's hair this season, hated it last season.

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    Danielle's picture

    season 2

    I think Kate's hair looked the best season 2, but the prognosis for this season also appears to be good.  :)
    Mattie's picture

    I totally agree. Kate's

    I totally agree. Kate's hair in the 2nd season was HOT.

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    the fallen's picture

    As Usual

    About as subtle as a sledgehammer.
    alex's picture

    agreed.

    far too obvious, as per usual.

    now im just annoyed. id have been willing to wait another month for the promo if it'd have meant actual scenes and not ridiculously overdramatic facial expressions paired with completely contrived narration.

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    nyckelpiga's picture

    I agree with both of

    I agree with both of you...quality, someone?
    Mattie's picture

    I've found most of the

    I've found most of the writing on The L Word isn't terribly subtle. I haven't TRULY enjoyed it since the 2nd season. Though, all of the subsequent seasons had their highs and lows.

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    kal3m's picture

    hair faux pas

    what happened to tina's hair?

    now that they're back together, did bette's hair misfortune of season 5 rub off on tina? geees.

    if coiffures could kill. 

    natz's picture

    so bad!!

    i was just thinking the same thing, tina's hair looks... umm.. interesting/original/hideous
    DblAgent M's picture

    hahaha!

    too true, Kal3m & natz...too true!!!! LOL!

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    bitxaustin's picture

    Immediately made me think of

    Immediately made me think of the old detective shows.
    ColetteLala's picture

    Super Excited!

    I love the new promo. Great to see Rose Rollins still in the cast, but can I just ask what the hell is up with Tina? That coif is horrifying and she's looking a little rough. She looked so great last season. What happened?

    Shouldn't we start guessing who kills who? Bette could kill Tina for that hairdo I suppose.

    Harpy's picture

    Season 6

    About Tina's hair: You guys crack me up.

    As for the spoilers... Yeah, not so excited about the final season anymore. 

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    7Up's picture

    campy bond girls?

    Love all of Rose's stories, she's very thoughtful in her portrayals so I look forward, however, that song or "crooning" in the promo's not cutting it, but I get the whole campy James Bond intro feeling from the promo anyway,   sort of Octopussy style? LOL
    Clara's picture

    hmm not so big on the

    hmm not so big on the hair

    I liked Kate's hair at the very beginning of S1 and on the pride episode in S2 best

    Clarix's picture

    someone is gonna die for sure...

    Is ME who's gonna die... waiting for the season to start!
    Janay's picture

    Worst Promo EVER

    LMMFAO!!!!!

    Showtime foolin'! That was the cheesiest shit I've seen in a while....and I agree with the weird lesbian bond girls....how bout less "octo" more "pussy" eh?

    Everyone looks good...but that didn't do shit for the 6th season....well not for me:-(, then again neither has the spoilers....I hope this show goes off with the style and class it deserves...I LOVE this show, and I also love it enough to let it go:-(

                                                                                          

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    kulhaha's picture

    dead body

    Did anyone else catch that?  Twice there's a quick flash of what looks like a sheet on a bed....it took a few tries but I paused it and it actually looks more like a body layed out with a sheet covering it.  It happens at 0:21 and 0:24.
    Kris's picture

    Yeah I saw it

    The first time it happens right after the height chart.
    Janay's picture

    ooooooo

    OOOOOOO now that IS interesting....that's not cheesy at all is it?? lol 

    Thanx I'm gonna have to check that out...I saw the bed, the sheet but I missed the "body" part.....

                                                       

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    Spill Jill's picture

    Oh God.

    I can see that someone who will go unnamed is still responsible for music on this show. Why must they always be in a night club? Twisting and turning, eyes up and down, like maniacal lesbian puppets? I never like the intros. I never, ever do. But this might be the worst yet. Hinting at MURDER? REALLY?! Is that where we are now, ladies? Murder? Why not, I guess. We've done everything else.

    Who do I think will be murdered?

    Better question, have Tasha and Jenny ever had a conversation? Because I think it would me magical.

    Kris's picture

    Death? Murder? Crime?

    If you look really closely at the promo, you can see the height line up thing that they use in identifying criminals. It's at :20 seconds right after the shot of Alice and Tasha before Shane. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Can you think of anyone that is that short? Or is just the bottom part of the chart being shown?

    Dylan's picture

    Hmmm, sounds...obvious.

    Hmmm, sounds...obvious. Let's hope it's a bluff. I mean, surely the L Word won't fall back on the old cliche of the 'jealous/psycho killer lesbian'? Can't they sign off with a better message than that? *shakes head in dismay*

     

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    the linster's picture

    Spoiler comment

    If you didn't read the spoiler, don't read this comment.

    I am a little annoyed by the prospect of a Max-focused season, if that's actually the case, because he's not been a focus of the series. I want the last season to be about the women we've grown to love/hate over the entire life of the L Word. Certainly, I'm in favor of resolving the questions surrounding Max's transition, since the trans storyline wasn't a full arc. But I want to see the "main Ls" enough to have a sense of closure when we have to say goodbye. As crazy-making as the L Word has been at times, I will miss it when it's gone!

    faith_in_buffy's picture

    Can't wait to see wot Jenny gets up to...

    Maybe she will kill Adelle or Shane or Nikki (was that her name?) or Tina etc... Jenny is crazy. I can't help but love her.

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    Kimmaayy..!'s picture

    BORING!

    If this season is all about Max, then all I can say is BORING! He is such a boring character!!!

    I hope Tina's hair doesn't look like that the whole 8 episodes either. I mean what happened to the hot Tina from season 5?

     

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    Kaytiana's picture

    HELENA!!!!!

    My overwhelming reaction is 'YAY!  There's Rachel Shelley!!  I guess this means Helena is back!!'
    Penny Winterr's picture

    Fire that Stylist

    Oy vey! <Slaps forehead...of the stylist!>

    I'm looking forward to it, regardless of what's planned.

    Love it! Love them! 

    LogLady's picture

    If you didn't read the spoiler skip this....

    ....do some people not put two and two together and see how a max centric murder driven 6th season go hand in hand??

    i for one look forward to seeing how this is done, to remove people from their happy bubbles that they live in and see how evil and mean the rest of the world can be, we who are lucky enough to live in areas of supreme tolerance can have life come to a screeching halt by hatred....

    Vera's picture

    Not at boring as it looks..

    First I thought this was one of the most boring promos I had ever seen, but then I start reading the article and the comments.
    Like kulhaha said, it really looks like a body wrapped under the covers
    For the people who didn't see it:

    TLW PROMO

     

    I like the thought that someone murdered somebody, it makes the boring promo less boring. The background music totally works with the whole thing.
    I like it ^^

    *spoiler*
    But I don't like the whole 'concentrating on Max' thing..

    maclay's picture

    Deep breaths, deep breaths

    I just almost hyperventilated when I saw this... Squeeee.

    Off to watch; in depth analysis to follow...

    Edit: Okay, just watched it, and I have to say I agree with everyone else about Tina's 'do - FTW?

    The murder storyline seems both obvious yet mysterious at the same time. I really wouldn't put it past IC to push Jenny all the way over the edge. But then again, there are other candidates that may go on the rampage... mentioning no names.

    Lets face it ladies, we all know in our heart of hearts this show jumped the shark a while back, but I, for one, still LOVE it. And even though I'll be sad to see it go, I think it's time.

    I don't dig spoilers, so I'm gonna go hide under a rock for the next couple of months...

    Amanda's picture

    Spoilers!

    I saw a youtube video of how Sarah Shahi is in season 6. I cant wait! As for Max's character, im not a big fan. I hope its just rumors.
    4sakenshadowxsoldierlette's picture

    omg my wifes back?!

    *faints*

    *wakes up wha?*

    OH!!

    *runs to search youtube*

    !!! 

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    bitxaustin's picture

    Sarah Shahi

    Last I heard that was a defininite NO.

    Sorry, but don't think this little wish is gonna come true.

    FreewheelNat's picture

    Wasn't impressed but then,

    Wasn't impressed but then, I've never liked their promos much, so this won't change the way I am looking forward to it, which is VERY MUCH! 

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    nobodygrl's picture

    Great stuff!

    Puts on best Taggart-esque voice for all the Scottish Afterellen readers:  "There's been a murrrrrrrrrr-durrrrrrrrrrrrr"

    Hee hee.

    maclay's picture

    ROFLMAO

    "There's been a murrrrrrr-durrrrrrr".

     That's the funniest effin thing I've read all day. Thanks!

    whitelabcoat's picture

    Heh

    Believe it or not, that phrase popped into my head when I was watching the promo before I even saw your comment. Great Scottish minds and all ...
    Chasing Amy's picture

    Haha

    I'm not even scottish but everytime I see the word murder I have to say it like that.

     

    Much more dramatic.

    ColetteLala's picture

    I'm gonna go out on a limb...

    and say that Tina and Bette try to adopt a sibling for Angelica.

    AMN's picture

    Following the form

    If the spoilers are true, I won't be shocked.  This series has, to me, found ways to be boring and give characters nobody cares about too much air time.  Maybe all the critisism they got about the trans storyline prompted them to take action.  Now we'll have to see if Alice remembers she's bisexual.

    My fantasy openning scene for the season would have Alice waking from a dream which was the last two and a half seasons to find Dana curled up nexxt to her....nice and alive.  Instead will probably get more of the same.  Oh well, it fills the lesbian void.

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    viv24's picture

    whose adopting?

    which couple is adopting? max and tom? tina and bette? alice and tasha? joyce and phyllis?
    kayla's picture

    i want my 80 secs back

    um yeah....def just wasted 80 secs of my life [yeah i watched it twice]

    i was all excited at first...but then when i realized they weren't doing anything....well then i just got bored.

    and forget Tina's hair...at least they change her 'do... when are they gonna change Tasha's 'do?

    i guess because she's black and butch...they don't know what to do with her hair? like is black butch that different from white butch? kit gets plenty of changes....her look has evolved over the seasons. i guess that's cuz she's a femme.

    *sigh*

    im not even gonna attempt to be happy with this

    ~birds flyin high~

    whooha's picture

    eh

    Max is dull alright.  Only 6 (or is it 8?) episodes and THAT'S the storyline getting focus?  Oy...

    fyr's picture

    kate

    yayayay can't wait

     

    kates hair looks way too long its much nicer shorter