Because breakups with your best friend are hard, but not that hard. All 19 songs featured in the l word season 6 episode 2. Tina kennard is a fictional bisexual character on the showtime television network series the l word and the l word. After shane kissed the lead singer at a concert, carmen started a relationship with jenny, although it was mostly onesided and. In 2005, holloman appeared in showtimes show the l word as tina kennard. Lets find out who was really the most hated character on the l. This article includes details about sunday nights episode of the l word. The show was groundbreaking in its female lgbt focus and was a. Jennifer beals talks about the l word, love scenes and. Giving three stars for one simple reason, the nostalgia. Tina and bettes relationship came full circle, shane continued to cheat, and alice never. Laurel holloman is an actress who plays tina kennard on the l word. Dana and alice take their friendship to a whole new level in the second season of the l word. I was finally able to see all of season 2 a few months ago.
I really like shane as a character, always going with the flow, always doing stuff for the sake of the other until it reaches a boiling point. Sweeney starts the process of transitioning switching his name to max. Returning cast jennifer beals, kate moennig and leisha hailey will resume their. One season left so lets just hope for the best for all right. In the second season of the l word, tina reveals a startling secret, jenny meets shanes latest love interest, and a certain new roommate launches an illicit video project. I consider myself straight, i guess, but i hate that label too. Tibette tina bette the l word 5 caught in the middle by nottome. For all of us out there who never liked the theme song by betty, your wish to see it disappear may have come true. Jan 15, 2006 all songs featured in the l word season 3 episode 2. While tina was famously bisexual on the l word, supposedly having only ever slept with bette that is, until those interrogation tapes were released following the series finale, laurel herself, who once identified as bisexual like her character, sat.
In defense of jenny schecter, the l word character you love to hate. Contains spoilers for the l word original series any queer woman who had access to showtime in 2004 probably knows this by now, but the l word, ilene chaikens beloved noughties tv. Shes fucking deplorable and one of the least likable characters i can think of in tv history. I just got to season 3 and tina has become insufferable. What bette did to me was beyond awful said tina as she kept her pregnancy to herself i really cannot stand that frumpy, lifeless, submissive hypocrite fuck wad. Buy, rent the l word, season 2 episode 2, is available to watch and stream on showtime. Particularly in season two when bette said she had not tried to contact tina because she wanted to be able to do what tina asked of her.
Recent arrivals jenny and tim experience marital turmoil when jenny finds herself attracted to marina, the alluring owner of local cafe and gathering place the planet. She is the mother of angelica porterkennard and initially the life partner of bette. For this role, she was presented with a golden satellite award in 2005 as best actress in a drama series. With jennifer beals, katherine moennig, leisha hailey, arienne mandi. One of the best parts of reminiscing about the l word is discussing which character. Like the l word is soooooo brave for producing an episode about. Lap dance acting on alices advice, tina decides to hire a famous lawyer. I agree with several other posters who say that key characters personalities seem to have done 180s. Kit begins dating angus, the male nanny to bette and tinas sixmonthold daughter. The l word is undeniably a staple in the lesbianbi culture. Created by michele abbott, ilene chaiken, kathy greenberg.
For me it doesnt feel like an affairfor mefor me it feels like im coming home. I became hooked on l word from watching season 4 on showtime. Jenny dates moira, who is making a gender transition and changing his name to max. But right around ep 404 she started to do some weird stuff and by the middle of the season i started to dislike her because of the way she started treating people. Laurel holloman plays the role of tina kennard the l word. May 31, 2017 tina kennard laurel holloman tina was one of the six main characters, in relationship with bette for 8 years at the start of the show, and they were the seemingly stable, longterm couple of the group, planning to have a baby. Laurel born may 23, 1971 in chapel hill, north carolina is best known for her roles as randy dean in the film the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love and as justine in the tv series angel. Watch full episodes of the l word and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
The l word was one of the most groundbreaking tv shows of its time. Lets find out who was really the most hated character on. Tina kennard laurel holloman tina was one of the six main characters, in relationship with bette for 8 years at the start of the show, and they were the seemingly stable, longterm couple of the group, planning to have a baby. I just finished the latest episode of the l word gen q. That being said, season 6 is a poor reflection of a massive movement in. Especially in later seasons, she was often portrayed as cheating, dramatic, manipulative, lying, and narcissistic. Their nextdoor neighbor, tim haspel, is about to form a couple when his girlfriend, talented. She is not as oversexualized from one season to the next as many of the other characters are, though her season 3 photo somewhat conforms to the photos of the rest of the cast. Watch the l word lap dance s2 e2 online watch online anytime. So im rewatching season 2 of the l word and ugh, it just cements how much i dislike tina i want my own autonomy claims tina as she lets an overly zealous lawyer control her life. Watch all 12 the l word episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. Every episode of the l word was titled with an l word from lets do it to last.
Generation q s01e08 lapse in judgement episode discussion season finale usanjunipero99. Season 5 saw the l word lose some of the heart and playfulness that made it great. The l word is created and executive produced by ilene chaiken barb wire, the fresh prince of belair, who also the l word is the intimate story. Season 5 of the l word begins sunday january 6, only on showtime. Alice, and the l word writers, took it way too far. She has also been labeled a love to hate character. Tina struggles to become pregnant through artificial insemination but a miscarriage and bettes infidelity bode ill for their sevenyear relationship. The l word var en tvserie som portratterade en grupp homosexuella. Tina kennard is a fictional character on the showtime television network series the l word, shown nationally in the united states. Her decline started in season two, but i dont even liker hearing her voice.
Tibette really sank all other l word ships with only 3 lips between the two of them. The l word on showtime get the newest l word downloads and more tina seems the most normal in her photos, i. She is an actress, known for the l word 2004, the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love 1995 and boogie nights 1997. Jennifer beals as bette porter, and laurel holloman as tina kennard. Jenny tries to dig up dirt on the journalist that panned her book. Watch the l word season 2 episode 2 lap dance online now. All 11 songs featured in the l word season 5 episode 6. The show has received a lot of praise for its brilliant storylines and its portrayal of the lesbian community. She is the mother of angelica porterkennard and initially the life partner of bette porter, though. I had forgotten a lot about the intensity of bette and tina s drama and how fucking sad in general season 3 is between dana dying and bette and tina s bullshit. Love it or hate it, theres no denying that the theme song from the show is iconic.
Smoke and mirrors g bette tina remember back in season one when tina recounts meeting bette for the first time ep. Feb 03, 2019 kelly was hot but i strongly dislike women like her. She has appeared in many independent and feature films including the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love 1995. The third season opens with bette and tina visiting a sex therapist who tries to coach them back into the bedroom and away from breast feeding and diapers. Their relationship became strained and they broke up at the end of season 1. Start a free trial to watch the l word on youtube tv and cancel anytime. Bette and tina s relationship turns tumultuous since bette cheated. The season begins six months after the birth of tina and bettes daughter, angelica. Watching it again we are currently on season 5 has just brought back all my jenny rage.
See more ideas about the l word, bette, jennifer beals. Generation q, shown nationally in the united states. The l word fans cant help but wonder whether tina will be in the reboot. Ma 15 strong sex scenes, sexual references, themes, drug use, coarse language. Following season 2, episode 3 when bette walks into the pool fully. Generation q we are a handful of episodes away from the season finale of the l word. Alice has a hard time getting over dana and voices her despair and depression over the airwaves with equal doses of pills and obsessiveness in between breaths. Showtime announced a renewal of the series, in a february 2, 2006, press release. Tina did see henry tina stared blankly at the door to bettes hotel room. See more ideas about jennifer beals, the l word and most favorite. Last season s spontaneous steamy moment between shane and nikki leads jenny to confess the identity of her true love and complicates the groups future dynamics. Jennifer jenny diane schecter is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the american showtime television drama series the l word, played by mia.
Jennys transition continued into season three, chaiken stated. Aug 27, 20 this is my first video ever i just got reinto the l word and i fell in love with them all over again. As a selfproclaimed baby bisexual, i jumped on the l word train a few years late. She is the mother of angelica porterkennard and initially the life partner of.
If the jennymarina relationship was last seasons dark, intense storyline, that dubious honor goes to bette and tinas relationship this season bettes guilt over her infidelity and her struggle to win tina back is realistically messy and wellpaced. Aug 08, 2008 i only managed to watch the first season only p hahaha i know im a bit slow tt but hmm i fell in love with dana the first time i saw her in episode 1. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. In season 2, tina was several months pregnant via artificial insemination and started a relationship with helena peabody. For some inexplicable reason, whenever dana came to visit, tina would cry, shake her head repeatedly, and moan the word no. The shocking fate of a major character is revealed.
Considering how quickly tina is able to make the series about her annoying self once again she barely lasted. Best kiss carmen and shane s game of too hot in episode 2. Now in its fifth season, showtimes the l word is back sunday at 9 pmet with its latest forays into the girlfriends loves, lusts and career problems, not to mention a womenbehindbars side. I dont hate any of them but jenny sure does tick me off some. On the l word, jenny schecter was often described as a love to hate character, though the writing for her was often inconsistent and outlandish. Dana turned hot but then had to go and do bigger and better things, but sure havent seen any of that from her yet lol. The best and worst of the l word season 2 afterellen. What she wanted to say was the 3 of them, bette, angelica, and tina, could go on vacations together. She has always been an annoying valley girl whiner. Bette porter and tina kennard have been a couple for seven years and want to start a family. With jennifer beals, janina gavankar, leisha hailey, laurel holloman. After staring at bettes hotel room door for more than a few minutes, tina went to her room. On the sixth and final season of the l word, careers evolve, relationships are tested and friendships end in murder. Erin daniels character, dana fairbanks, starts in a multiepisode storyline dealing with a brea.
But the show is a time capsule that should have stayed buried. She was a love interest for shane in seasons 2 and 3, and they had an onoff relationship. She has appeared in many independent and feature films including the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love 1995 where she played a cute baby butch randy dean. With the l word sequel series set to premiere soon, lets take a look back at one of the saddest moments from the original series danas heartbreaking death. New characters in this season include moira sweeney and angus partridge, angelicas male nanny who later becomes kits lover. Bette faithfully visited with tina in the morning and then returned early in the evening to chat about her day, tinas improvement, and all of the things angelica had done or discovered. I wondered how did they get from the final episode of season 1 to the beginning of season 2. The l word season 3 the third season of the l word was broadcast on 12 episodes from january 8, to march 26, 2006 on showtime. Im rewatching the l word with my gf because shes never. Jennifer beals, katherine moennig and leisha hailey in the l word. My qualifications to write this list include that i was the l word recapper for the l word online for seasons 3 5 and hosted showtimes l word vlog lezberado for season six.
Jenny comes to terms with her sexuality and both she and shane pursue carmen. Once she stopped being a manipulative control freak and simply became one. This is bettes point of view of their first and second meeting. Watching that scene made that game look like the best invention since twister. Jenny schecter, the l word lgbt fans deserve better. Generation q tv 25 buffy the vampire slayer tv 6 supernatural 5 greys anatomy 4 stargate atlantis 3 torchwood 3 doctor who 3 glee 3 person of interest tv 3 include characters bette porter 63 shane mccutcheon 62 tina kennard 37 alice pieszecki 37 jenny schecter 31.
The third season of the l word originally aired on showtime from january 8, 2006 to march 26, 2006 and aired 12 episodes. Laurel holloman was born on may 23, 1971 in chapel hill, north carolina, usa as laurel lisa holloman. Welcome to the seventh recap of the first season of the l word. The l word discussion im about halfway through season three and i am yet to find a single likeable thing about tina. Hello and welcome to the second recap of the first season of the l word.
Now i dont mean to preach my beliefs to anyone here, what i do want is to voice my opinions on the matter. Danas death was the l words saddest moment screen rant. The show follows a group of friends both gay and straight through stories of career, family, inner struggle, friendship and romantic relationships. The problem with helena is that there is season 2 helena and there is season 3 helena the two are different entities.
Also, get a glimpse into jennys past, follow alice and danas developing love affair, and see what bette does to keep people exactly where she wants them. Much of the season s focus is on jennys film lez girls yes, really, which is kind of a cheap rehash of the. Bette, tina, shane, dana, alice, helena, jenny, marina page 25 the l chat. Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has.
Little did i know as i began to scour the internet for extra tidbits and thoughts on the series, that jenny is abhorred in most viewing. Bette porter is a fictional character on the showtime television network series the l word and its sequel the l word. On the heels of a year highlighted by industry recognition and critical acclaim for its awardwinning original programming including weeds, huff and sleeper cell, showtime has ordered a fourth season of its hit drama series the l word. Showtime drama the l word ran for six seasons between 2004 and 2009 and followed a group of lgbt women living in west hollywood, california. Bette embarks on an illadvised affair with a teaching assistant, and her boss phyllis comes out.
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