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L Word Episode Review: Little Boy Blue

Ah, another week, another hour of exciting drama from the ladies of the L Word! Kit, upset by Angus’ cheating, falls off the wagon and, in doing so, highlights the less flattering features of Bette’s type-A personality. Jodi not only experiences Bette’s attempts to control everything around her first-hand, but also straight-up calls her out on it. This confrontation turns into an argument that seems to have the potential to rock the foundations of Jodi’s new found ability to sexually commit to a relationship. Tina brings the director of Jenny’s unborn film to Bette’s dinner party; Jenny, as usual, seems less than pleased to have the attention shifted away from her. Not to worry, though, she manages to return to the spotlight by declaring that little straight girls want horses, whereas the deepest desire of a wee lesbian is… a monkey? Although it is tempting to dwell on the random inner workings of Jenny’s oh-so-entertaining twisted little mind, it is within this episode that the audience gets a taste of the troubles that our heroine, Tasha, may face. The gang takes a trip to the race track (mostly, I suspect, to watch Helena’s gambling addiction in action with a sense of appalled fascination) which is where Tasha runs into a follow service member. Moments before the interaction, she gently reminds Alice that she can’t engage in PDA to which Alice responds by jokingly, dismissing Tasha’s concern. This attitude carries over when Tasha introduces her to the soldier; Alice is very flirtatious in her communications with and about her girlfriend, obviously not grasping the gravity of the situation. The two women come away with very different takes on the chance meeting- Alice is confident that the whole thing is “nothing to worry about,” whereas Tasha identifies the guy as a homophobe and does not share Alice’s assessment of the situation. - Charlotte D'Ooge

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03-16-07