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The L Word; Season 5 Discussion
Topic Started: Jan 7 2008, 01:03 AM (513 Views)
Mateo
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Anyone else watch the premiere?

I thought it was pretty good. This show is hands down one of my favorite primetime dramas, and IMO, seriously underrated.

LOVE Alice and Tasha. Their stuff was great last season and looks interesting this season as well. I was so happy when Tasha showed up at the end. I like that she's a lesbian in the military. It's a story that doesn't get played much and I think they handle it well.

Jenny.... all I can say is, :wub: LoL

I loathed her in the first season and some of the second, but she is def. a fav of mine. MK plays her well!

Always adored Cybill Shepherd and I think Phyllis is a riot. CS and Jane Lynch were HILAR.

Helena in jail was hilarious as well as was the scene with Alice, Tina and Shane visiting her.

The Tina/Bette/Jodie stuff was pretty good too. Not since season one have I really been able to stand Tina's self-righteous ass, but I think we may be FINALLY seeing a better side to her. Still too early in the season to tell though. Add to that I really like Bette and Jodie together and I thought their scenes were great tonight.

The only part of the premiere I didn't really jump onto was the Shane story. I love the actress and the character is great, but I'm getting tired of the same 'ol trick with her. I don't think they handled her breakup with Paige well at all. They gave Shane some great stuff last season, after that terrible story with Carmen in season 2, but I'm not sure how I feel about her now.

Overall I thought it was a great start to the season and I can't wait for the rest. Heck, I've even gotten used to the theme song, though I despised it at first.[I can't stand BETTY!! LoL....I hated how they threw them in there during season 2, yuck!]
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One of the best shows on TV, I agree with you that it is so underrated.

OMG. You like Jenny? LOL. Hate her! I was so glad her assistant ripped her head off!

Shane cheated...again. Seriously. I love this show, but the writers are so uninspired sometimes. All they do is cheat cheat cheat! Every character on the show has either cheated or has been a cheater's mistress. It's so frustrating!!

I am shocked to see that Papi and Angus are gone, are they?? And Cybill Shepard is in full time? Wow!


I hate Betty too! Their music is horrible!

Tasha and Alice are growing on me...but I do love Helena. I wish they'd pair Helena and Alice as was hinted in Season 3!
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LoL, King,

I do like Jenny. I used to hate her during the first season and all her, "who am I" crap, but after all that, i really started to like her

ITA with you about the cheating thing. It's a ploy/plot device that is sorely overused on the show, so hopefully this season things change.[and that Shane cheating in the premiere isn't a trend]

I'm still definitely excited about the rest of the season though, :rockon:
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Still watching?

I have to say this season is fading fast for me!


Alice/Tasha are great but not featured enough.

Bette/Tina are amazing. I love Jodi so it really is a brilliant triangle.

But this Les Girls shit is really taking over the show and taking AWAY from it too, IMO. I really hope it ends - SOON!
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Yeah, I'm still watching and I'm with you.

It's so darn frustrating. We were just pimping this show at the start of the season and now, I don't know how to feel.

There are definitely parts that I still enjoy and feel 'connected' to, so to speak, but the overall quality of show is just lacking.

The women don't seem to interact as much, as a whole. Even early on, with problems and all, there seemed to be more of a connection between characters. It's become like watching little vignettes of each character and only sometimes do they really interact the way they used to.

The Bette/Tina/Jodi story is really the only thing they have going for it right now, aside from when the fabulous C.S. and J.L are on together. They're a hoot, LoL!

I FLOVE Alice and Tasha, but c'mon! That last stunt they pulled with Alice outting that basketball player just felt out of character and was a total plot device to tear up the two. They had a wonderful story going with Tasha's military thing, and now it's just going down the tubes.

I have to agree with you about the Les Girls thing too. I still like Jenny[don't hate, LoL], but it just all seems unatural and out a place on this show. I will say that her and Kate French were/are HOT together.

Also not liking this whole rivalry with The Planet and ALW's character. It's just lame.....

I'm still gonna keep up with it, but I hope it doesn't continue like this for the remaining eppys. Wonder if it's coming back next season? I hope so, because I think there are still definitely some stories to tell.
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I totally agree with you on the interaction. It's so frustrating. That was one of the things I loved the most about this show!
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