• This whole episode was a tribute to Dana, with the girls reminiscing about Dana.  Some great flashbacks.
• They all took a road trip to this cabin in the woods where Dana had her first lesbianic experience.  There was a beautiful waterfall there where they took and spread some of her ashes. 
• Oh I guess I should mention that the episode opens up at Dana's funeral, with some bible beater pastor up there going on about how Dana never fulfilled her domestic dreams of meeting a man and getting married.  (gag me with a spoon)  So Alice gets up in the middle of the funeral and says "What are you talking about??  Dana was gay!" and she storms out. 
• Alice them proceeds to steal some of the ashes so that they can go on the little trip described above.
• Dylan drops off a package at Helena's house.  Helena tries to run out and see her, but Dylan is pulling away in her little blue VW Beetle.  Cute car.
• Helena puts the tape in the VCR and it is a tape from Dylan explaining the whole thing, basically saying that she loves her, but Helena stops and fast forwards through certain areas of the tape so we aren't sure exactly what Dylan says.  Its wide open for Dylan to come back.
• Shane is having a hard time dealing with Dana's death.  She is crying a lot.  Then she busts out with asking Carmen to marry her.  Carmen agrees. 
• Bette gets back from her retreat where she has to see Tina and her Man flaunting themselves in front of her and doing "family" things.  Gross.  Clue phone, its for you, Tina. 
• Bette goes to see the lezzie lawyer, where she says she wants to try to get full custody.  On the account of Angelica being biracial, who better to raise her than Bette?  I hope she gets custody too.  I am mad at Tina. 
• Oh, yes, the episode ends with Lara showing up and Alice lets her in to Dana's place.  They are both in pain.  So what do they do, they kiss, of course.  It remains to be seen what will happen with those two.
• My wish list: I hope Dylan comes back and she and Helena are able to work things out.  That's about the most interesting thing going on in the show lately.
• I wish that Bette and Tina could just fall in love again and be a happy family with their daughter.  Come on.
• I wish that Shane would just settle down with Carmen and they could be happy.
• I wish that the whole thing with Dana was just a bad dream and that she is still with us and that things with her and Alice work out.
• I wish that Kit could find a better place for her story in this series.  I'm not buying the Mangus storyline.
• I guess you could call me a relationship gal, I don't like to see people unhappy or in turmoil.  And realistically, come on, there has to be at least one long term relationship here, or how can they say they are lesbians?????  LOL. 

 

 

 

 

• During this episode, there is a little timer on the screen that shows minute by minute, so that you can see how the whole world is just spinning around and everyone is doing their thing, meanwhile....their beloved friend is in the last minutes of her life.
• Ho hum.  Dana died.  Saw that one coming.  Why couldn't they kill off Jenny.  People actually don't like her and are looking for an excuse to not have to hear her story any more.   I know that's mean, but I'm just tired of her weird drama.
• I felt really bad for Erin Daniels, the person...after her comments at the end of the episode...that she was really bummed about the story line.
• Bette spends the entire episode at a bus station talking to two strangers.  She is on her way home.  Will be interesting to see what happens when she gets there, as there are little hints that all might not be well with Tina and The Penis.  I have a feeling she is having second thoughts.  Then when Bette gets back she [Tina] will realize what a fool she has been. *please please please*
• Carmen tells Shane that she cheated on her, after Shane screwed Sherri.  Shane gets all mad, but then end up having some kick ass make up sex.  Shane is the one of the biggest tops I've ever seen.  Before this series is over, it would be great to see her let go a little. 
• Kit freaks out because Mannie is late and she can't get in touch with him.  Turns out there was really no problem, but Kit can't stand feeling that way.  Welcome to Falling in Love.
• Alice is spending most of her time at the hospital.  She decides to go for a walk to get some air.  While she is out, she runs into Dana's ex- oh whats her name...the obnoxious one...whatever...she runs into her and she expresses her regret over the way things ended with Dana.  Alice doesn't tell her that she is sick.
• When Alice gets back up to the room, Dana has died.  While Alice was out, she coded and they were unable to revive her.  :( 

 

 

 

• It appears that Dylan set up Helena.  She brought her video camera and caught Helena making what could be construed as sexually harassing statements.  Helena tells Dylan that she isn't going to get anything from her unless she does exactly what she tells her.  She proceeds to tell Dylan to fuck her and enjoy every minute of it.  (Dylan tells Helena that Danny is off shooting somewhere when in reality he is in the next room.)
• Once Dylan sees Helena off, Danny comes out and asks Dylan if she "got it".  Dylan seems really unhappy about it but tells him she did. 
• Helena is served with papers from a lawyer regarding a sexual harassment lawsuit from Dylan. 
• My opinion is that Danny made Dylan do it for some reason. Either he is pissed off that Dylan was cheating on him or he is blackmailing Dylan in some way.
• Alice meets a girl and gets a date.  She struggles over whether to go because she'd really rather stay home with Dana.  Dana tells her to go.  So Alice goes on the date but has to leave halfway through because Dana calls and isn't feeling well.  When Alice gets back to Dana, Dana is very sick. With an infection.  She has to go to the hospital.
• Max holds a queer prom to raise money for his sex reassignment surgery.  He only makes $3k so he gets all pissed off.  Jenny puts him in his place.   Overall, not a very interesting storyline.  They should have made us get invested in the character first before they pulled out this crazy storyline.
• Kit is finally letting herself fall in love with Mannie.  She said if she would marry anyone it would be him.  But she won't get married until all of her gay friends and family also  have the same rights.  Bravo!!
• Tina meets a cute guy at her daughters swimming lessons.  One thing leads to another and he ends up back at her house.  They screw.  In the meantime, Bette is away at her "silent" retreat.  She is lonely so she calls home and leaves a heart-wrenching message to Angelica.  She says that she just wants her life back.  Meanwhile, Tina is in the other room getting the baloney poney.  I can understand Tina wanting the penis.  I mean, it happens.  I just wish it didn't happen to them.  I wanted things to work out.  I really really wanted things to work out- I wanted to see them overcome infidelity and come out stronger on the other side.  But alas, it does not appear this is going to happen.
• Carmen comes out to her family, because they were over for dinner and Carmen's mom is trying to set Shane up with a guy.  Its really pissing Carmen off so she just comes out and tells her mom in front of everyone that they are girlfriends.  Mom tells them both to get out. 
• Shane gets upset because she gets along with Carmen's family and she's never really had a family, so she doesn't want to lose that.  In the middle of that fight, Shane gets a call that Dana is in the hospital and they need to get over there.

Good stuff.

 

 

 

 

• Holy Toledo...I...I...c...c...can't believe what my eyes saw.  Do they deceive me??  They do not.  Well.  I'm just speechless.  (scene between Dylan and Helena...)
• The ep opens up with a little scene between Alice and Dana...I guess its when they were breaking up.  Doesn't seem like it was a bad break up, but it didn't delve into why Dana left her.  
• Tina is being so mean.  (she looks hot this season, though.)  I wish she could be nicer to Bette and I wish they could work things out.  Seriously, she was milk toast in the first season and now look at her.   Who has such extremes in their personality?  
• Dana's hair is falling out.  So Shane shaves it off.  Not a great look for her, but it's ok...we understand.
• Carmen has a dream that Shane gave Sherrie Jaffe a tattoo like the ones they have on the back of their necks.  So she wakes up in the morning and starts getting mad at Shane as though it really happened.  Then she starts ranting about how Shane grew wings and flew away or some shit.  She wouldn't talk to Shane for days because of her dream.  I can relate to that because a few times a year I'll have a very vivid dream that will affect me the next day, it'll feel so real that I will behave as though it really happened.  Strange.
• Moira has officially become Max.  That happened kinda quick.  I mean, its a big decision, to happen only after 7 episodes...perhaps they should show more of the struggle to come to that conclusion and saved the transition for next season.  Max gets some type of contraption for peeing standing up at a men's urinal.  
• I'm not sure what Jenny's role is this year.  I think they are just toning her down this season, which is good.
• Didn't see Laura this ep.  I like her.  They should find another storyline for her.  Lesbians are incestuous anyway, she could start dating someone else.
• They spent too much time on the Kit singing thing.  That was a little painful.

 

 

 

 

• The story opens up with Bette and Alice at an opera, it is ?the early 90's? and it was when the two of them were dating.  The music gets really intense and Bette finger fucks (to use Alice's exact words, lmao) Alice right there during the opera.  Across the way, there is a woman with one of those little...kinda like binoculars...and she is spying on them.  And smiling...
• Dylan tries to put the moves on Helena, but Helena ain't going for it this time.  She says its too hard and confusing for her- she doesn't want to be Dylan's "lie".  Again, Dylan asserts that she is straight...but she likes Helena...a lot...hmmm...
• Dylan was looking very very very sexy...that shirt...and that necklace...and her hair...and...oh the whole package.  All of it *waving hand in a circle*...
• Dana is being...very grouchy.  Understandably so.  But she is really pushing Laura away.  Laura is trying to be nice and supportive but Dana is just a big old grouch.  I don't know, I think I'd want to run away from that...its hard when you are trying to care for someone and they are rejecting you in some way.  Even though on an intellectual level I can understand why Dana is so freaked out, its still hard to swallow when someone doesn't want your support and your caring.
• Laura tells Alice that Dana needs her.  This, after Alice tells Laura that Dana needs her.  I smell an Alice/Dana reunion.
• Tina gets ready to get it on with that guy...but when they are making out he is saying stuff like "there is no way you are a lesbian" and she freaks out and tells him to take a hike (yay!!).
• I like Carmen.
• Oh, Carmen tries to "take care of" Shane, if you catch my drift, but Shane wasn't into it...and tells Carmen she's distracted.  Come on Shane, you were doing sooo good for the first few episodes, I was starting to like you, I thought you might even have a heart.  But now I see you are up to your old shenanigans.  Poo.
• OH!  Ok.  Max/Moira fucks that guy....the guy who is running the Planet.  Ew!  That was really nasty!  

 

 

Review

• Dylan tells Helena that she is str8 (whatev!) and that its never going to happen again (whatev!).   Then they proceed to make out madly.  Whatever that thing was they were doing on the couch- I liked it.
• Shane tells Carmen what happened with Sherrie.  They get back together.  [I'm] Not sure if Shane can do monogamy.  
• Bette keeps asking Tina if she did it with that guy yet.  Tina is still being a cold fish.
• Kit and the Mannie are doin it.  Kit seems to be a little jaded, doesn't let herself go too much.  
• Excellent acting from Erin Daniels.  We have the drama with the parents telling Laura that she doesn't need to go in and see Dana, because she needs her sleep.  Even though Laura said she'd be there when she woke up.  
• During the operation they found that the cancer was more advanced then they had anticipated.  Laura calls up Alice right away and Alice and Laura go over to the hospital.  Eventually, everyone finds out and they all go over to the hospital.
• Moira- I'm blanking.  Must not have been exciting.

Episode 5 "Lifeline"

 

Love Scene (2:56 min; courtesy: pats)  

 

• This episode made up for lack of sex in the previous episodes.
• The episode opens up with a scene from 1985, a guy stops at a gas station with a flat tire, he is on the phone talking about some bible shit.  He gets out of the car and the attendant takes him in and shows him the tires.  
• He ends up blowing the attendant.  
• Dana is diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma.  She opts for a mastectomy.  She doesn't tell her friends, she just downplays the severity of the surgery.  Laura is upset by this. 
• Dana looks at herself in the mirror trying to imagine she will look like with only one breast.  They have sex the night before the surgery.  Dana is ready to give up on her career, she thinks she will never play again.  She is depressed.  
• Bette finds out about Tina's online chatting but Tina denies it. 
• Bette is getting into her meditation.  She might be offered a job at director of the Whitney center in NYC.  Tina isn't sure she will move if she gets the job.  She has a job she likes and she likes living in LA.  Tina finally confesses to Bette that she is having confusing feelings about men.  In the teasers for next week, it appears that Bette tells Tina to go and explore her feelings, but she can't guarantee that she will be there when she figures it out.  Looks like these two are headed for splitsville?  ugh.
• Tina has been flirting with this filmmaker at work.  He buys her her favorite movie poster.
• Alice goes to bisexual speed dating and meets a vampire.  She does out on a date with her.  They go back to the vampire's place and have incredible sex.  Alice says she never thought she'd have sex like that again.  YAy!!!  The vampire puts Alice in bondage and has her way with her.
• Sherri, Shane's former mistress, shows up at Shane's workplace, for a haircut.  Carmen shows up and gets jealous- tells Shane to act like she has a girlfriend.  Carmen storms off.  Sherri tells Shane to come to her shore house this weekend.
• Helena goes over Dylan's house to see the documentary.  Dylan is sitting there (hot as ever!) telling the story of the documentary, when, they lock eyes and Dylan leans in for a kiss.  Dylan apologizes.  Helena tells her not to be sorry.  Dylan plants herself on Helena's lap and they make out furiously as Dylan unbuttons her shirt and places Helena's hand on her breast.  Dylan's boyfriend comes home, interrupting things...and they quickly regain their composure.   
• Moira goes for a job interview.  Experiences a little bit of...inappropriateness...the interviewer telling her he can't really "peg" her and asking what teams she bats for.   She gets home later and is feverishly cleaning.  Jenny comes home and tells "Max" to get dressed.  We see Max binding (wrapping an ace bandage around the chest to flatten it) and packing (um, putting something in your pants to make it look like you are a guy down there).  Pretty hot.    Moira/Max has a nice body.  Actually, all the characters do.
• The mannie serenades Kit with the song "Changes" at the bisexual speed dating event.  Spent a little too  much time on this scene.  Not sure why.  They are trying hard to keep Kit's character in the storyline, its obvious.  I wish they had a better story for Kit. 
• Shane has some type of party at the skateboarding place.  She looks hot in that white oxford shirt with the lesbian t-shirt underneath and blazer.  What's with the clothing change this season?  I wonder if they took a cue from the L Word message boards.  I like it a lot...it totally changes things for me.  
• Alice sees Max and Jenny dancing at the party and Jenny is touching Max's package...and says "She's packing.  She is PACK-ing!!..."  That was a great line.
• (Carmen is hot when she is DJing.)  Carmen is mad at Shane.  So Shane, like the fool that she is, goes over Sherri's house.  They end up by the pool ripping each others clothes off.  Shane strapped it on and...whew!! some pretty hot action followed.  Carmen is so much better looking than Sherri, but just for that scene, I'll accept that Shane cheated on her.

             -B

 

 

 

 

• Bette was tempted by a married senator when she went to Washington DC to lobby for more arts funding.  She actually held back and didn't take the bait.  She broke my heart when she said "I wish that my girlfriend wanted me as much as you do..."  I would love it if they could be in a loving relationship and that they could just work their shit out.  I really love both of those characters.  
• Dana won a big tennis match and got a trophy.  Still no diagnosis but it looks like that is coming next week.  I wish we could learn more about Lara.  She's always there on Dana's arm but we never learn about her.  She'd be a great new character for the show, they brought her back because people liked her (I imagine...).  I wonder if they are planning a Dana-Alice get back together, perhaps that is why they are not delving into Lara more.
• Alice might be chilling out.  A little. 
• There was the opening of "Wax" at the skateboard place and Shane buzzed some hair off.  What the?
• Moira- we learn that s/he is also called Max.  

Sorry for the shitty review this week, I was counseling a friend at the same time so I was only half paying attention, with the exception of Alex's part.  THAT garnered my full attention.

-B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then some guys start harassing Moira at a gas station, calling her a fag.  They drag her out of the truck and start attacking her.  (aren't they rushing into this a little fast, its only the second episode)  Anyway, Jenny comes to the rescue with a stun gun (uh huh) and gets the bad guy.  On their road trip back to LA, Jenny and Moira stop at a dive bar.  Moira ends up asking this other chick to dance, and then of course, Jenny gets jealous and makes them leave.  They leave and have an interesting scene at the motel where Jenny tries to "give" to Moira who refuses, but doesn't go into why.  

 

Episode 1  "Labia Majora"