The L Word Recap 606: Strike That; Reverse It!
Aahhhh! Don’t look now, but the Oompa Loompa Lezzies have escaped the ‘up chocolate creek without a pixie stick’ factory! (Otherwise known as Ilene Chaiken’s office.) Their labors, directed by tyrannical Kreepy Kiddy Show Host, Jenny, the Oompa Lambdas (Including Bette. No. Seriously.) sing while festooning Jenny and Shane’s house with colorful balloons and crepe paper, decorating for Max’s Willy Wonka-themed baby shower. <!--break-->
In the spirit of making fun of their own show, Alice and Shane debate whether Shane should dump Jenny in helium-induced chipmunk voices.
Dylan and Helena arrive, pausing at the doorstep to canoodle and plan an escape back to their love nest. Jenny greets them at the door and before you can say Veruca Salt, she has let the cat out of the bag with Dylan: “I’m so happy for you! You passed the test with flying colors! We were watching you, how at Hit you rebuffed Nikki Stevens even though she could have helped your career.” Utterly betrayed, Dylan bolts. Helena chases after her, announcing to Shane on her way out, “I’m going to fucking kill your girlfriend.” Ah, just in time to make Max’s arrival at his surprise party yet more awkward. Happy baby shower!
Max, looking ever-so-much like the little boy at his birthday party who desperately did not want a birthday party, is crowned with a purple Willy Wonka hat and given a golden ticket by the Schecter. Jenny does her best to make Jamie feel unwelcome at the party. Shane: “She’s just so inappropriate.” Inappropriate, Shane? Really? Well, it’s a start…
Helena comes back in, devastated that Dylan has left. The party guests debate whether Jenny is malicious or merely thoughtless to the point of criminality. Bette: “I can’t believe Jenny did that.” Alice: “What can’t you believe? We should just grab Shane and make a run for it.” Oh, look. It’s the first sensible thing ANY of you bitches has said ALL SEASON!!!
Awkward baby shower games ensue. Max opens up to the gang and we learn that Tom has completely disappeared and changed his phone numbers. Ouch. Max is clearly unprepared and freaked about the baby. Shane brings out a huge, crazy cake for Max, who asks Jenny to cut it for him. I halfway expect Ilene Chaiken to jump out dressed like a real Oompa Loompa and drag Jenny off
Comments [57]
He looks to me like Red
He looks to me like Red Skelton's "Freddie the Freeloader" or a hobo like that.
"Fight Prime Time. Read a Book"
OMG diana & i watched that!
OMG diana & i watched that!
She is one for nuance...
She is one for nuance...
That picture of Max on the
That picture of Max on the throne is, to me, a direct parallel of when people dress up their dogs.
Love this part: "Yes, Shane. Yes, you did. You drank from the fount of Darth Schecter and now you’re paying for it!"
Those were some HOT ASS shoes
Those were some HOT ASS shoes JB was wearing at the gallery, YOWZA!
i always wondered what oompa
i always wondered what oompa loompas were. thanks. i think.
Yeah, I mostly hear Cage
Yeah, I mostly hear Cage using that term...
I know, that's what it seems
I know, that's what it seems like.
OMG, LBDL you are so freakin'
OMG, LBDL you are so freakin' hilarious and RIGHT!
TOTALLY! :)
TOTALLY!
Ouch.
Ouch.
Elizabeth Berkeley? Is she an
Elizabeth Berkeley? Is she an actor? I thought she was someone who wandered onto the set.
LB and Lezbeth, <3 the
LB and Lezbeth,
<3 the smilies!
Here pussy, pussy, pussy!
Here pussy, pussy, pussy!
Yeah, KC & Elka on the Planet
Yeah, KC & Elka on the Planet podcast have a theory that the writers of the L Word are intentionally trying to make us sick of the show....
It looks like they are all
It looks like they are all tired and want to finish that season as soon as possible.
And what about Shane now, is she changing profession?
.... and that shirt Max was wearing at shower party! It was especially for that occasion? wow!!!
You mean that score bar in a
You mean that score bar in a diaper?
Lots of Love - little_earth "Occasionally, I'm callous and strange" - Willow
Uh-oh...
Uh-oh...
I do that too--read the
I do that too--read the opening credits to brace myself for what's coming (or not). You're right about AR, I enjoy her writing, though it's clear these sorry storylines have been mapped out in advance. Can the season finale possibly redeem this mess? Maybe that's hoping for too much.
Never before with a
Never before with a television program have I found myself watching the opening credits more than TLW! I watch to see who wrote and directed the episodes before I watch them - that way I can get myself in a somewhat matching frame of mind.....if it's Angela Robinson, I get ready to laugh, have fun, and great camera work.....if it's EZ, I get ready for weird and out-there......if it's Ilene, I start with a yawn - and call in a thirteen year old to interpret.....
Twitter Time @kdhales
i have never heard anyone
i have never heard anyone else use the term "double fisting"
Hah!! We'll see about that
Hah!! We'll see about that ............
Hahaha, Lezbeth is now your
Hahaha, Lezbeth is now your rival with the animated emoticons.
Civility is not a sign of weakness.
You're killin' me............
You're killin' me............
I'm rewatching it right now,
I'm rewatching it right now, too...doesn't look like a hairball to me, but the artist said something about "exploring line" so if that's what a hair ball looks like. If there's a good strong cat hair on your toothbrush, that'll save on floss...
It's all becoming clearer to
It's all becoming clearer to me.
Sounds like a good bet...
Sounds like a good bet...
I loved how Max used his
I loved how Max used his father in law's presumption of a bladder problem to keep the kids living with him and Tara. Brilliant move.
I'm betting on the poncho goblin for the one who wrecked the mural. So, now I've placed 2 bets on next week's Showtime lineup, let's see how well I do.
I wonder......did it look
I wonder......did it look like a hairball ??
Well, I suppose all art is interpretive.
Wondering why there's cat hair on my toothbrush,
LBCatLover
xxoo
Hummm........ Oompa Loompas,
Hummm........ Oompa Loompas, Hornswogglers, Snozzwangers, Wangdoodles, rotten Vermicious Knids, rivers of chocolate.....and, the yummy fudge room. Yeah, this all says..... "L Word" to me !!
At least now we know what the "L" in "L Word" stands for: Loompaland
Hahaha, I finally heard a
Hahaha, I finally heard a great line. When Alice looks at the sculpture in the gallery she quips, "Ahh, looks like a giant cat threw up, huh?"
Civility is not a sign of weakness.
Okay, I'm watching the
Okay, I'm watching the beginning of the episode now. That baby shower is my idea of a nightmare. Hah.
Civility is not a sign of weakness.
I loved the poncho
I loved the poncho goblin...and the father wetting the bed was a hoot.
OOOHHHH, I'm not a willy
OOOHHHH, I'm not a willy wonka person, so the opening scene in this episode baffled me until someone said something about willy wonka, but still didn't get the song or the scene. This helps...AND, wow, how lame.
When Jenny made the oyster
When Jenny made the oyster comment, I was SO hoping Shane would slap some sense into her. Oompa Loompas? Was that Ilene's way of dissing all the lovely folk who have become obsessed with this mess? Forget who killed Jenny; Who dropped acid all over this season?
There was nothing to like
There was nothing to like about this week's episode. Including Elizabeth Berkeley's acting. WTF?! Talk about awkward.
I'm betting on Bette threatening Jenny's life next week. I think she's the only one who hasn't. Although it should be Shane or Max who kills her since she's been awful to Max and I feel like she's setting Shane up for a big fall.
Julia, any thoughts on USofT's 'poncho goblin'? I can't wait to see what happens next with that one.
Ha-ha! It took me a second; I
Ha-ha! It took me a second; I thought he was rubbing a gym sock on his face.
Yup. Everyone dissed
Yup. Everyone dissed Daniela's portrayal of Max from the beginning; let's face it, Ilene dealt her a hand full of chocolate.
Yup, IC must have produced
Yup, IC must have produced this season drunk, high and wasted. I was reading through the recap with a big HUH? in my head.
Oh, Max's has a Gibb brother beard not a homeless dude beard!
I knew you would come through
I knew you would come through for me, LBDL! Mwah!
Civility is not a sign of weakness.
Leave it to you to take
Leave it to you to take requests, lol!
If I had walked in on a Willy Wonka baby shower, I would assume a mass casualty incident had happened.
I suspect Ilene was on the same drugs my doc gave me today. Oh, wait, mine didn't prevent the nausea this episode generated!
All I can say is from season
All I can say is from season five to season sucks. The writer's must be eating party brownies with an extra ingredient.
Julia...you captured the episode perfectly.
Smile...life is good!!!
I knew there was something a
I knew there was something a bit deja vu about this episode!
Lucky you! I watched the
Lucky you! I watched the first third of it, and thought the nausea I was feeling was from the pain meds, until it went away when I stopped watching.
Yeah, I caught that one.
Yeah, I caught that one. Much more realistic and very well done.
As usual, Julia, your writing
As usual, Julia, your writing left me in figurative stitches, almost causing me to break one or two real ones, lol.
I wish I could say the same about actually watching the episode. I had to shut it off a third of the way in, it was so contrived and horribly written. I think Shane wretching had more to do with Kate having to participate in that horrible episode than anything else, if what little I saw of the episode was any indication. And, I know I've seen parts of this before, but I can't place them.
Oh sure, now it all makes
Oh sure, now it all makes perfect sense.......
Here here. I'm totally over
Here here. I'm totally over this season. Usually I'm beyond ecstatic after watching each episode. .... This season is just blah -- I don't quite know how to articulate what I'm feeling. Perhaps I'm feeling that the show has become too self-referential?
That's great!
That's great!
Okay, I'm certain nothing
Okay, I'm certain nothing about this season is intended as serious and everything is over-done, over-the-top over done, not much believability in any of the story lines. Given that, I found last night's episode hilarious. The one exception is the tragic story line of Max...too much of the attempt at drama is being done at the expense of this character, including bad stabs at his situation through gross, unbelievable insensitivity in other characters.
Did anyone else catch Daniela Sea playing an FtM transsexual in one of the Law and Order shows last week. Without the beard and with a decent script, she's playing that role very well.