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About - THE L WORD & Episode Guides

About - THE L WORD & Episode Guides

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The L Word Aired From January 18, 2004 - March 08, 2009 On Showtime.



About the Show:
Jenny is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago who moves to Los Angeles to live with her boyfriend Tim and begin a professional writing career. Jenny's life is turned upside down when she attends a party hosted by Tim's next-door neighbors, Bette and Tina, a lesbian couple who are about to take the step into parenthood after being together for seven years. A brief encounter at the party with Marina, the owner of the local coffeehouse, suddenly has Jenny thrust into a whole new world that makes her question her own sexual orientation. Other friends of Bette and Tina include Dana, a professional tennis player who is shy but eager to meet the right woman; Alice, a magazine writer who has a brief relationship with a self-identified "lesbian" man; and Shane, a hairstylist who can't stick to just one woman, and Kit, Bette's half sister who struggles with alcoholism.

Main Cast:
Jennifer BealsBette Porter
Leisha HaileyAlice Pieszecki
Laurel HollomanTina Kennard
Mia KirshnerJenny Schecter
Katherine MoennigShane McCutcheon
Pam GrierKit Porter
Rachel ShelleyHelena Peabody
Erin DanielsDana Fairbanks


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Season 1 Episode Guide

1. Pilot
Bette Porter (JENNIFER BEALS) and Tina Kennard (LAUREL HOLLOMAN) have been a couple for seven years and want to start a family. Their next door neighbor, Tim Haspel (ERIC MABIUS), is about to form a couple when his girlfriend, talented young writer Jenny Schecter (MIA KIRSHNER), moves in. Soon, mixing with Bette and Tina's circle of lesbian friends, Jenny learns that her mid-west university may not have prepared her for what she will learn about life, lust and love in Los Angeles.

2. Let's Do It
Bette and Tina wait eagerly to see if Tina will get pregnant. Tim, invites Marina to a dinner party, much to Jenny's chargin. Bette is outraged when she witness Jenny and Marina's closeness in the kitchen. Kit tries to make amends.

3. Longing
Bette engages in a battle of wills with the chairman of the gallery board and takes a desperate step; Jenny struggles with her feelings for Marina; Alice tries to regain her self-respect and Dana finally gets a date.

4. Lies, Lies, Lies
Bette greets Tina's pregnancy with delight despite her work problems; Jenny's relationship with Marina endangers her life with Tim; Dana's insecurity continues, and Alice's mother problems escalate.

5. Lawfully
Tim catches Jenny and Marina in a comprising position. He and Jenny have a quick wedding. When Bette announces Tina's pregnancy to her father, his negative reaction dismays her, and she seeks comfort with Kit.

6. Losing It
Bette travels to New York for an art exhibit, leaving Tina to deal with the sperm donor's girlfriend who starts to harass her. Tim returns home alone and Jenny gets a ride from two disaffected teenageers.

7. L'ennui
Relationships can be painful. Tim rejects Jenny, and seeks shelter in Marina'a arms, but has another lover. Bette struggles with her fears about parenthood while Dana runs from her fears and from Lara. Kit is hurt when her son doesn't show up for their meeting.


8. Listen Up

Identities, sexual and other, are in question as Jenny tries to explain her situation to her one-time roommate, Dana comes out to her right-wing parents, and Bette begins to consider her own self-image.

9. Luck Next TIme
Bette faces serious personal and professional problems. Dana starts to find herself while fame — with complications — finds Shane. Alice just finds complications. Jenny is in turmoil and Kit is rehearsing for Slim Daddy's video. SNOOP DOGG appears as Slim.

10. Liberally
An unexpected opportunity eases Tina's grief while Bette defends the gallery against a right-wing attack. Shane's relationship with her patrons gets complicated. Marina and Francesca fight and Jenny tries to help Tim.

11. Looking Back
Bette prepares for the gallery's new show and hires Candace, an attractive female contractor, to handle the set-up. Tina, Jenny, Shane, Alice and Dana share an eventful trip to Palm Springs.

12. Locked Up
A near-riot at the gallery lands Bette and her friends in jail, putting Bette in dangerous proximity to Candace. Shane's relationships grow more convoluted; Kit meets Ivan, a drag king; Marina contemplates life without Francesca and Tim and Jenny discuss divorce.

13. Limb from Limb
Marina goes on a date Robin and phones Jenny later in the night. Shane's dreams are squashed when her patrons turn on her. Dana loses a friend but gains a fiancée, much to her friends surprise. Kit tries to make sense of Ivan's attention and her reaction to them. Tina finds out about Candace.


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Season 2 Episode Guide

1. Life, Loss, Leaving
The second season opens with Tina rebuffing Bette's attempts at reconciliation while Jenny prepares for an emotional farewell with Tim. Dana and Tonya are still together, much to Alice chargin.

2. Lap Dance
Tina hires a famous lawyer to represent her in the split with Bette; Jenny has a serious heart-to-heart with Robin; Kit's purchase of The Planet is finalized.

3. Loneliest Number
Kit prepares The Planet for its grand reopening. Bette's emotional tailspin continues.

4. Lynch Pin
Jenny and Shane search for a new roommate while Kit becomes attracted to a motivational self-help guru.   Meanwhile, Bette has a one-night-stand in New York, and Tina's lawyer (Jane Lynch) hits on her.

5. Labyrinth
Tina moves back in with Bette temporarily, and seeks the help of James to make Tina's return a permanent one. Jenny tries to find the courage to date Carmen; Shane begins her first day as assistant to Veronica Bloom. Jenny and Shane's new roommate launches a new video project: taping them.

6. Lagrimas de Oro
Tina moves out and considers her attraction to Helena; Alice gives Dana an ultimatum but Tonya has a shock in store. Jenny and Carmen bond over a lost puppy. Elsewhere, Kit and Benjamin hook up.

7. Luminous
Alice and Dana tentatively begin dating. Meanwhile, Tina comes between Helena and her ex, Bette rejoins the singles scene, and Shane dulls her pain over Jenny and Carmen.

8. Loyal
Bette and Tina reach a tentative agreement about their relationship; Jenny's homosexuality may be a factor in why she lost a ghostwriting job. Meanwhile, Shane finds solace in church.

9. Late, Later, Latent
Alice's sex-toy request freaks Dana out. Jenny learns the truth about TV star who fired her, and sees a videotape of Shane and Carmen. After a Doctor's visit, Bette and Tina have a brief encounter.

10. Land Ahoy
Bette and Kit try to reconcile with their estranged father (Ossie Davis) during a visit. Meanwhile, Dana, Alice, Shane, Jenny and Carmen head for the seas on a lesbian cruise in the Caribbean.

11. Loud and Proud
Against the backdrop of a gay-pride parade, shocking secrets are revealed about Dana's brother and Jenny's past; Bette and Kit deal with their rapidly deteriorating father.

12. L'Chaim
Bette moves her father into her home for his final days; Alice struggles with her jealousy over Dana's dinner with an ex and Jenny flirts with danger while confronting a repressed memory.

13. Lacuna
Melvin's memorial service is attended by a surprise guest; Bette is fired by Franklin. Bette coaches Tina through a unexpectedly difficult labor and delivery; Jenny is in trouble and asks for help.

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Season 3 Episode Guide

1. Labia Majora
The third season opens with Bette and Tina trying to rekindle their sexual groove after having a child. Road rage grabs hold of Alice as she chases after Dana through the streets of Los Angeles. Helena purchases a movie studio, Meanwhile, Jenny leaves the mid-west and heads back for LA.

2. Lost Weekend
Billie Blaikie, a flamboyant party promoter sets up shop at The Planet. Alice refuses to let Helena throw out the life-size cut out of Dana. Jenny wants to be more than just friends with Moira, and Bette feels her life is out of her control.

3. Lobsters
Shane gets an opportunity to open a styling booth at Venice Beach coolest new skate shop. Jenny brings Moira home to LA and introduces her to the girls.  Kit finds a friend in Angus, Bette and Tina's nanny. Alice continues her descent into a black hole over losing Dana. Bette refuses to curtail her spending habits, and Tina goes to work for Helena.

4. Light My Fire
Jenny freaks out after Moira disappears all night. Bette takes on Capitol Hill and is seduced by a Congresswoman. Carmen spins for Russell Simmons. Billie Jean King interviews Dana at a tennis match. Kit wonders if she's made the right choice with Billie as The Planet's new charge des affaires; and Helena falls for a documentary filmmaker.

5. Lifeline
Dana gets the results of her biopsy and hears the "c word". Alice meets Uta, a lesbian vampire at "Bisexual Speed-Dating;" Bette accidentally discovers something disturbing in Tina's online chat room. Ex-flame Cherie drops into WAX and Shane's chair. Jenny gets word that a publisher is interested in her work and tries to be supportive with Moira's transition to Max.

6. Lifesize
Tina continues to struggle with her sexual feelings for men. Kit gives in to Angus advances. The girls rush to the hospital to be by Dana's side. New York comes calling to Jenny, and  Moira finds there's a shortcut to getting male hormones.

7. Lonestar
Jenny injects hormones into Moira. Dana undergoes chemo therapy and lashes out at Lara. Shane and Carmen get matching tattoos. Alice frantically searches for the Dana cutout. Kit fires Billie, and Tina takes another step towards Josh.

8. Latecomer
Moira informs everyone she is to be called Max. Kit gets a helping hand from Nona Hendryx. Helena takes Dana and the girls to a basketball game. Jenny gets busy trying to throw Max a benefit party, and Tina moves out of Bette's bed. Meanwhile, Dana gets a new look.

9. Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way
Dana meets Dr. Susan Love and looks like she's on the road to recovery. Carmen comes out to her family, much to Shane's dismay. Helena gets slapped with a law suit from Dylan and her boyfriend. Max goes to a  female to male transsexual support group. Bette keeps struggling to find inner peace.

10. Losing The Light
Alice keeps vigil at Dana's bedside while she takes a turn for the worse. Carmen drops the unexpected on Shane. Bette's attempts at inner peace don't come easily. Lara calls from France looking for Dana. Jenny meets up with her ex-husband Tim and introduces him to Max. Peggy Peabody flies in to save Helena and the company. Meanwhile, Tina settles in with Henry.

11. Last Dance
Alice steals some of Dana's ashes. Bette thinks about fighting for sole custody of baby Angelica. Lara arrives home too late, and Max finally lands a job where Moira got turned down.

12. Left Hand Of The Goddess
The girls plan for Shane and Carmen's wedding while still grieving the loss of Dana. Shane goes to Oregon to meet her estranged father. Kit finds out she's pregnant. Bette continues to consider sole custody of Angelica, with Joyce Wischnia acting as attorney-at-large. Jenny realizes that Max's quest to fit in is not what she wants.

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Season 4 Episode Guide

1. "Legend in the Making"
In the fourth season premiere, Bette is on the run Angelica until a custody agreement can be brokered with Tina. After Shane stood Carmen up at the altar she spirals out of control. Jenny is reunited with Marina. Helena's mother cuts her off.

2. "Livin' La Vida Loca"
Bette adjusts to her new job in academia for a formidable new boss; Jenny's book receives a scathing review. Tina must fire Helena from the studio, leaving her nowhere to go but accept a roommate offer from Alice.

3. "Lassoed"
Bette embarks on an ill-advised affair with a teaching assistant, and her boss Phyllis comes out of the closet. Jenny tries to dig up dirt on the journalist that dissed her book. Tina throws a party. Shane gets Helena a job at WAX.

4. "Layup"
Bette deals with an artist whose work is politically incendiary, and fears the potential  disaster of Phyllis and Alice relationship. Meanwhile, Tina is rejected by her friends at a basketball game.

5. "Lez Girls"
The tryst between Bette and her TA threatens her new career. Alice breaks up with Phyllis after meeting her husband. Tina discovers Angus with her au pair Hazel. Jenny publishes a short story in "The New Yorker" that infuriates Alice.

6. "Luck Be A Lady"
Bette enjoys a new romance even as she clashes with Tina over the baby's preschool, and weathers the emotional fallout of Alice's split with Phyllis. Helena, Shane and Alice learn how to play poker.

7. "Lesson Number One"
Jenny's short story about her friends sparks interest from Hollywood. Helena struggles to pay back her poker debt. Alice's new girlfriend Tasha experiences flashbacks of the war in Iraq. Bette and her new girlfriend console Phyllis.

8. "Lexington And Concord"
Jenny's revenge on her critic backfires in front of her agents. Meanwhile, Alice and Tasha disagree over the war in Iraq but find common ground romantically. Tina and Bette bond. Tina meets Jodi for the first time. Kit unloads publicly on the cheating Angus.

9. "Lacy Lilting Lyrics"
Tina and Jenny have creative differences over the development of their movie. Alice and her friends console Phyllis's heartbroken husband. Bette and Jodi's relationship might go to the next level if Bette can curb her Type-A personality.

10. "Little Boy Blue"
Kit binge-drinks while Angus tries to apologize for his infidelity. Meanwhile,  Alice finds investors in her blog. Jenny finds the perfect director for her movie. Bette's control issues make an ugly appearance.

11. "Literary License To Kill"
Jenny's serialized short stories hit home for Bette. Meanwhile, Jodi resigns her professorship, and considers a job on the east coast. Meanwhile, Iraq flashbacks haunt Alice's girlfriend Tasha, who is ordered by a commanding officer to hide her sexuality.

12. "Long Time Coming"
Tina returns to lesbian life while Bette seeks her advice on wooing Jodi back. Shane's relationship with single-mom Paige becomes serious. Tasha must return to Iraq. Phyllis pursues a divorce, with the help of Joyce Wishinia. Jenny may get fired from her own movie.

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Season 5 Episode Guide

1. LGB Tease
The fifth season opens with Shane derailing plans to move in with Paige, then suffering the consequences. Meanwhile, Jenny returns with a billionaire willing to finance her movie. Phyllis has sudden doubts about the exclusivity of her romance with Joyce. Tasha shows up at Alice's door.

2. Look out, Here They Come!
Tina's obvious, lingering affections for Bette affects her dating prospects. Shane's last-minute hair styling gig for a wedding party results in a comic series of erotic encounters. Meanwhile, Tasha reveals the real reason for not shipping out to Iraq - she's being investigated for homosexual misconduct.

3. Lady of the Lake
Shane swears off sex and reaps the health benefits with new energy and focus. Tina's dating woes finally improve. Max ponders a mutual same-sex attraction to Jodi's interpreter. Meanwhile, the Planet is burglarized and Kit attacked after hours.

4. Let' get this party Started
Jenny is courted for the lead in her movie by the latest Bond girl. The gang attends the opening of a new lesbian club competing with The Planet. Meanwhile, Bette's jealousy over Tina's new girlfriend results in a surprising moment.

5. Lookin' at you, Kid
Jenny throws a bash to introduce her friends to the actresses playing them in "Lez Girls," provoking both delight and distress. Bette and Tina try to deal with what is obviously a rekindled spark. Meanwhile, Alice angrily outs a secretly gay sports star after he utters a homophobic slur, sparking a media firestorm.

6. Lights! Camera! Action!
The production of "Lez Girls" finally begins, and Jenny deals with all the usual headaches of filmmaking. Meanwhile, Bette and Tina struggle with their rekindled feelings. The owners of SheBar take their war against the gang to the next level.

7. Lesbians Gone Wild
On the set clashes between actresses from Jenny's movie leads to a night of lesbian Turkish oil wrestling that ends with a visit from the cops; the hard-case colonel in charge of prosecuting Tasha's case arrives on base.

8. Lay down the Law
Niki's managers go into damage control after her scandalous behavior hits the magazines; Alice testifies at Tasha's military hearing. Meanwhile, Bette and Tina reach an understanding in their relationship. Shane is intriguied by Phyllis's straight daughter; and Jodi throws a dinner party and invites Tina and a date.

9. Liquid Heat
A heat wave causes temperatures to rise between Bette and Tina, who are trapped in an elevator by a power outage. Phyllis discourages Molly and Shane's relationship. Meanwhile, Jenny catches co-stars Nikki and Greg together.

10. Lifecycle
A memorial breast cancer bike ride becomes the unlikely setting where Bette and Tina reveal their rekindled passion. Jenny and Nikki shoot a steamy video, Molly stalks Shane, and Alice and Tasha consider a major move.

11. Lunar Cycle
The enigmatic and mysterious Adele finally makes a power play and usurps Jenny as the director of "Lez Girls". Meanwhile, Bette finalizes her breakup with Jodi, and a distressed Kit loses financial control of The Planet to Dawn and Cindi.

12. Loyal and True
The fifth season finale, Shane predictably pulls away from Molly when the relationship becomes serious; restored as heiress to her family fortune, Helena uses her wealth creatively; Jenny's film is complete but she is betrayed by a close friend.

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Season 6 Episode Guide

1. Long Night's Journey into Day
The six and final season of the L Word begins with Jenny's death. As a result, everyone’s lives are turned upside down leaving all the friends despondent but also suspects – who did it and how did it happen? Flashbacks of the months leading up to the murder will be the only way to put the pieces together to learn why.

2. Least Likely
Bette and Tina talk about expanding their family and beginning a new life but the plan could be ruined when Bette bumps into an old friend with dangerous potential. Alice and Tasha ponder their compatibility as they seek counseling. Meanwhile, return of an old flame sends Helena reeling, and Max is faced with an extraordinary situation.

3. LMFAO
The negative film of “Lez Girls” goes missing. Shane’s incessant apologizing to Jenny finally gets noticed. Alice’s feelings are hurt when Jenny denounces her desire to write a screenplay. Phyllis lets Bette in on a suppressed secret, and it’s opening night at Kit and Helena’s new club, HIT!

4. Leaving Los Angeles
Shane and Jenny are still melting over each other. Bette and Tina go to Nevada to meet a potential birth mother. Max is trying to deal with being pregnant. Alice and Tasha play matchmaker and Kelly Wentworth (Elizabeth Berkley) may have what Bette needs.

5. Litmus Test
Jenny writes another script that sells, Bette and Kelly go into business. Alice and Tasha have a third-wheel crush. The girls plot a sting operation to test Dylan, and Jenny encroaches more on Shane.

6. Lactose Intolerant
Jenny throws a baby shower for Max. Bette and Tina hit a roadblock in the adoption process. Bette goes solo to her gallery’s opening night celebration leading Kelly to go in for the kill. Shane is feeling boxed in by Jenny. and Alice starts to feel like three's a crowd.

7. Last Couple Standing
The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center dance marathon is on. Someone is moving to the Big Apple, rumors fly fast around the dance floor that Alice and Tasha may be a couple in trouble. The HIT!s Sunset Blvd makes a shocking revelation to Kit.

8. Last Word
In the final episode of the series, what starts out as a celebration of friendship quickly ends in a web of betrayal and deceit. The girls find themselves in the slammer with Sergeant Duffy (Lucy Lawless); and the investigation into Jenny’s death begins…


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