Please Ilene, don't send Tina and Bette to a therapist about their sex life again. Every sex scene looks like they have a pretty damn good sex life to me. These two may have some problems but sex is not one of them. Beside Angelica, let this be one thing in their relationship that they get right. Yes, they been together for along time and they don't have sex as much as they would like, but that's any relationship. These two enjoy sex together. Season six lets keep it hot with Tina and Bette.

P.S. still pulling for a season 7,8,9......

KILL JENNY ALREADY!

The money I pay for cable, I shouldn't get my L-Word lust time used up wid dat crazy bitch! I HATE the character - always have - and I don't care a shit for the actress either. I was on the computer and could hear her voice in a movie and I was ready to puke! She always sounds like a melodramatic C-rate actress from the 50s. I hate her speech pattern and her ugly-assed outfits. She always looks like she ran ... at top speed ... through a friggin' closet. Everything bad that she gets, she deserves and I can't wait for her to be mysterioulsly impaled on Dawn Denbo. They'd make a perfect couple ... like a fly on shit!

On the other hand, I love the Tasha character. I love her personality and the script for her. Tasha is the perfect mouthpiece for our community to voice its disdain of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell assininity of a law that keeps us as second class citizens. And Rose is the perfect choice to make Tasha real. The character and the actress are welcome additions to the L-Word fan family because Tasha is a vibrant, strong individual who challenges Alice. The chemistry between them is wonderful to watch: they each give the other as much as they take. They are attracted to each other ... and are hot for us to watch on that damned floor ... and they challenge each other all the time [and that's hot too!]

Alice is sexier this season than ever before ...I think the long hair makes a big difference visually ... and she is more focused in her career and love choice. She's still sharp as a wit but she's also more insightful too. She was the perfect blade to cut the military prosecutor's neck! A true Touchstone!

I love Bette ... no matter what she does ... or who she does it with [except Jodie] ... and ESPECIALLY when she's lusty. I don't care who calls it cheating ... I call it HOT! Loved her going after the New York hottie ... and the carpenter ... because she was a "sex machine". [Yes, Ms. Beals!] Now that Tina has had her years of personal makeovers, namely the Helena sex freak and other lovers, I'm glad that she's proving herself to be less of the wimp and more of the the strong woman, the rock, that Bette was always seeking. They've got chemistry and my favourite love scenes have been when they've been it together. In the bedroom, in the kitchen, in the ELEVATOR(???) [Nice fantasy job there, lady!]

Sorry, but there's no part of Jodie that is visually attractive with Bette on screen: there's no chemistry in the love scenes. I love her script because she always comes over as strong-willed and independent. The speech pattern is sometimes distracting but it makes me think that our frustration as hearing people could never match that of our deaf brother and sisters who want to be heard in the world. I truly commend you for having a hearing-impaired character in the show.

I also commend you for including Max, a character in transition. Max as a person I truly like and I think it was time we gays and lesbians dealt with the transgendered topic. We had to see that we too discriminate against them, if not in action, in thought.

Jodie, Max and Tasha is money well-spent for me and they are three of the best characters you've added. Having represented my native country in a sport and been a P.E. teacher for 14 years, I'm so damned glad you got rid of Dana, the scrawniest athlete I'd ever had the displeasure of watching jog or hit a tennis ball. Martina must have cringed! [HEY! Why don't you get her as to do a blog for us?]

I agree with someone's post that you took too long to really show some good strap-on sex for a change ... not that I care to see Jenny the recipient. Enough of the finger fucking alone; we are more diverse in our sexual practices than that and need to have that part of our lives explored, complete with the liquid K-Y in the side table. [Next time, put one on Bette please when she's with Tina on their first night living together again. I need that fantasy fulfilled] I love Max's "sexploration" too because it makes things interesting to watch. Loved the scene with her girlfriend going down on her.

If the 6th season is the last, DON'T CHANGE SHANE! She works for the show ... and apparently for a lot of paying fans out there. They love her honest personality and her libido. As long as she's single, they'll believe they're next in line!

Would love it if you'd bring Ivan back in town for Kit to have a dildo to play with rather than a gun. We miss Helena and would love to see her in action some more with her cellmate. Maybe they could pick up Papi on the way so she could come kick Denbo and Adelle's asses.

One more thing: Please give us some more diverse lesbians with different careers. Wanna see some visually challenging women who don't wear the same sized clothing. [NO! NOT ROSIE!] Wanna hear some different accents or just anything to add colour and sound the way Sandra Bernhard added vocabulary to the script [We had a lot of fun with that on the Showtime forums!].

Thank you for this wonderfully addictive show and this spin-off website where women get to interact with each other! You've helped a lot of women of all ages by doing these two great things.

Thanks so much for running this on Our Chart! I played this over several times in the last 2 weeks.

I love that Tasha stood up for her love with Alice at the end. I thought the "look" Kelly McGinnis' character gave the naked woman in the locker room was great. Face it - that's real behavior! It was the perfect clue to where this prosecuting attorney was coming from!

As for Bette and Tina, what can I say...Yes I want to see them back together again, but showing the growth they've experienced in their time apart. I believe Laurel and Jennifer can bring a whole new dimension to their characters as individuals and in their relationship in a way that will remain exciting and great viewing. Would like to see Jody stick around - will she be getting a new love? I like her sassiness, as well as her genuine qualities!

I, too, hope Showtime gives you the go-ahead to season 6. They would be nuts not to! Looking forward to participating more on Our Chart. This is a great forum and I appreciate your invitation for feedback from the viewers. I am particularly proud of the fact that the success of The L Word has spoken very strongly to the unique manner in which women approach leadership and working as a collective creative team. You have shown the world, Ilene, that your (our) method of working where everyone is valued for their contribution, is a true success pattern. I hope they get the message!

How does one send you recommendations for music for future shows?

When Kelly McGillis's character looked the naked girl up and down in the locker room I was totally offended. In my opinion, this scene just reinforces why the military thinks they are justified in having their anti-gay policies in the first place. No one wants to have to think about being sexually exploited while at their job like that. It was a real perv thing to do and not at all representative of what it's like to be in active military duty in close locker quarters with other females as a lesbian. I also have a serious problem with Alice being the supporting character in Tasha's story. Sometimes I get a little frustrated when The L Word brings on new characters and then gives them the majority of the hour. Between Jenny's new girlfriend, her crazy assistant, Jodie, Cybill Shepherd, Cybill Shepard's daughter, and Tasha I hardly saw any of the actual lead cast members at all this episode. I think the additional characters should be there to propel the main characters story lines only - not the other way around. I love the new girls but the original cast members are always going to be my favorites!

I love the military story line! Please say Tasha will battle for her job because of this fundamental injustice. She can change the world I just know it!

i kinda like the whole tina/bette/jodi thing i thought they were boring together bette and tina... jennys actin like a diva i dont like that but i do like her with nikki there cute and nikki's hott!!!... wheres max been he doesnt have very many lines??? i dont like jenny's asst. she sucks but theres always gotta be drama lol... i didnt think i would like shane with any one else besides carmen but i like her with molly i think its cute! molly is a bitch I LIKE THAT. but we shouldnt get use to it becuz you know she'll be fuckin sum one else in the next scene lol... i realy like alice with tasha there great together i think. i wrote this with my lover cindy lol...

the l word fan!

...and I'll finally be able to watch this with captions. Funny how a show with at least one deaf character can be posted on-line without this option.

Just wish I could view it on full screen instead of the tiny one, is it just my screen that didn't have tht option? I don't have showtime so have to wait for the dvd to come out so this is really a treat to be able to get some fixes. so when does the dvd come out?
OMG that was great!!!!! Tasha is now officially my favorite character!!!!! Go Alice and Tasha!!!!!!!!

Happiness is a wayside flower growing upon the highways of usefulness

Ok my first post here!

It was awesome to see 508 yesterday! It's hard waiting a week between episodes and those hiatus are frustrating.

Anyway, I'm a Shane fan so I spend most of my time with my eye on her. What can I say? She does it 4 me and I could watch a show JUST about SHANE! Every word that comes out of her mouth gets my attention. Personally I think I need to see her more often and in longer sex moments. I'd also like to see her more involved in foreplay. I miss Sharmen because there were some really awesome moments with them and I hope Shane and Molly get together and have some really hot yet tender moments. I love their chemistry so far and the chasing game was cute. I'm a sucker for lusty moments. I love watching Shane but I'm picky as to whom she is with. Sorry, didn't like Paige with her. This epy showed me some great moments with Molly and I really hope we get a great ship with those two. I like seeing Shane fall in love even though I also like her sexual prowess. The girl's a turn on. MORE SHANE sex and longer PLEASE Ilene!

So sick of the Bette/Tina/Jodi triangle. Lets move on please! That dinner party was painful and couldn't wait for it to end.

Love Alice! What can I say. The girl's funny! Not crazy about her new ship. Oh well.

Hate Jenny this year but she's cute with Nicki! OMG Nicki is amazingly hot! Love looking at her body!

Want to kill Adele! That's all I can say there.

I noticed Kelly M aged a whole lot since Top Gun! Wow. She played the part well here though. Wished she'd been caught though!...lol...

Umm...Can Shane have her own show too on Showtime? *Slurps* DAMN that girl's got my attention! *sighs*

Can't wait to see what happens in 509! More Shane sex I hope. I know, I'm terrible. *snickers*

what can i say??? i just too interest in Shane n Molly story!!!! Its so funny when Molly argue with her mom about Shane! :):). Shane really like Molly, but afraid that Molly could be the one who break Shane's heart :(.
And Molly kissed Shane and she stop at the right time (LOL, shane's face so cute when molly suddenly stop the kiss :):)!!!!

And Nikki........she so naive, Adelle really use her , and poor Jenny!!!!!!!!!

Tina, Bette n Jodi : the dinner, ...........Bette n Tina, they have to talk a lot n try to solve everything out!!

Allice n Tasha : Finally back together.....!

Shebar girls : hm............still in jail, i guess LOL!!

what else.............?? kit?? no much to tell, max?? still doing his computer ( not around either), Angelica??? busy at school :):)

Col. Davis : SEXY.........:)

I do agree with Ripley in a lot of what she says, although I understand how difficult it is to create a show. But I think there can definitely be some corrections for the future.

I don't need one character to dominate the screen time, but I would agree that there is quite a bit of time wasted on shots like "glass doors and stairs for 65 seconds." I am an editor and have seen several instances in the show where some shots are just too long and some stories just not as interesting as others (for the time they are given).

Bette and Tina are old hat. We've been hearing about their on/off relationship/sexual tension for four seasons now and it's just not interesting anymore. I like Tina; I like Bette; but they're stuck in the constantly annoying states of depression that enveloped all of seasons 2, 3, and 4. I don't think I've seen Bette smile for . . . I don't know how long. But that frown might start sticking permanently if something's not done soon.

Generally, however, the other plots seem to be more uplifting. That is what I like about this season. Now we can see people who actually have happiness in there lives along with the struggles. It is no longer a soap opera, but a real show. Additionally, it helps the audience understand why all of the stories are even being told. In seasons 2, 3, and 4, none of the characters really even seemed to be friends. There was no friendship development but then we would randomly find out that people like Shane and Jenny are apparently best friends. (Why would Jenny know that Shane hadn't finished high school, but Alice wouldn't? Haven't Shane and Alice been friends longer? And better friends at that?)

I do love the plot so far with Molly and Shane. It is nice to see Shane actually developing a relatively healthy relationship with someone and not jumping into bed with any vagina she sees. That's fun every once in a while, but in season two, it was so clear that she was struggling about that part of herself and wanted something more. Are we still holding out for Carmen? I think not, but someone would be nice. Even the family element of Shay is completely forgotten and it's like she got nothing from the last three years of her life.

Additionally, Leisha Hailey is an excellent and diverse actress, so it is great to finally get to see her stretching out her acting muscles. I really feel like she holds the show together and has, by far, the best acting ability. Props to her. In general I feel that the whole cast is getting better.

I'm liking season five enough, but there could be several scenes shortened, including the sex scenes. Yeah, we all like to see it, but only if there's meaning behind it. I remember Kate Moennig saying in interviews that she didn't mind doing sex scenes if they weren't gratuitous, but I feel like almost ALL the sex in season five is gratuitous. I suppose we could all just go watch porn if that's what we wanted. Give us a bit more meaningful of a plot and we will be happy, I think.

Regretfully,I never even heard of the L Word until a couple of Episodes into Season 4. However, after watching, needless to say, I was hooked and immediately bought seasons 1-3 to catch up. I have been an adoring fan ever since.....Ilene is simply brilliant!!!!!! I wish I could put it more eloquently, but you(Ilene)are most defiantly 'DA SHIT'...LOL...I have enjoyed this season most of all; The movie within a movie is exceptional and there are not enough words to describe the amazing & talented actors on this show......It is truly groundbreaking!!!!
You don't realize how long 7 days are until you become a Lword Fan, very proud to say I am one. Hoping there is a season 6,7,8,ect....and now I've stumbled across the vast Lword website, in which, I've found you can spend endless amount of time between blogs, threads, deleted scenes, interviews, ect...
The L had me at 'Pilot', and at this point we (the fans) would pay the actors out of our own pockets to keep this show on air.
The issues addressed, political, social, ect.. are well represented and I'm positive that everyone who has viewed this show can at one time in their life identify with a character, a relationship, or issue on this show gay or straight! PROUD TO BE HOOKED.........