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The L Word Season Three – Episode 5- Recap
"Lifeline"

From Mary Foulk, About.com Guest

Katherine Moennig as Shane and Rosanna Arquette as Cherie

Photo: Liane Hentscher/Showtime
  • Guest Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Alan Cumming, Alexandra Hedison, Anne-Marie MacDonald, Keram Malicki-Sanchez, and approximately 20 minutes of the lovely Lauren Lee Smith
  • Music by ezgirl

    Fairfax, Virginia – 1985

    Frank is on tour, spreading his evangelical mission and evidently it’s Mission Impossible because Frank meets Coleman and decides he, like the song, “feels like making love.” Looks like Frank is not going to graduate from conversion camp after all. Bummer.

    SEX!

    Why am I hearing Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”? Is it because my less than silent pleas have been heard from the goddesses above and below and hell-knows-where and we finally get some sex on Season Three?! And, boi, let me tell you: it is HOT! Makes me feel all kind of um, tingly.

    Dana’s Diagnosis

    And the Golden Globe should go to...Erin Daniels. Some award should be given to you for carrying this story line with such seeming honesty and integrity. What a heartbreaking performance! Ilene, you’ve rendered me weepy—first the sex, and now Dana’s diagnosis of breast cancer, her pending mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. And Lara—what an amazing partner you are! So loving and tender.

    Lindsay 76 Gets Caught

    Bette discovers Tina’s foray into cybersex. When confronted, Tina at first denies it and then later confesses her Internet infidelities. Again, I’m weeping. Don’t torture us any longer. Just split them up and let’s move on. Let Baby A move in with her crazy Earth Mother Alice. I can’t take any more scenes in which Tina flirts with men (YUCK!) or denies she has a “husband.” Honey – her name is Bette and she’s the best thing that ever happened to me, I mean, you.

    Vampire Lesbians

    Who knew? Will the wonders ever cease? At Bisexual Speed Dating Night, hosted by the otherworldly Billie Blaikie, Alice meets Uta, a professor of Vampirology. Bitten and smitten, Alice enjoys some demon love and at long last, seems to slowly emerge from her stalker gloom. Leisha Hailey—bring on the hilarious camp!

    Neither Fish Nor Fowl

    Moira applies for a tech job and is told she is “hard to peg.” Perhaps, “not a team player,” because it is difficult to tell for which side she “bats.” Note that the company doesn’t discriminate. When Jenny hears what happened, she pushes Moira further towards Max, requests that Max “start packin”. For Jenny, the transition is clearly a turn-on.

    Cherie Peroni, Formerly Known as Cherie Jaffe

    Note to the Powers That Be: Make Rosanna Arquette a regular cast member! She could play the hot lesbian foil, kind of like the role Heather Locklear played in Dynasty and Melrose Place. Whether we like it or not, Cherie and Shane sizzle. (Rewind! Play! Rewind! Play!) Almost makes you forgive the infidelity. The question is who has more heat? Cherie and Shane? Or Shane and Carmen? Who cares! All I have to say is let’s see more pool sex! Pretty please?

    Other Blah Blah

    Angus serenades Kit. His song of choice? “Ch-Ch-Changes” by David Bowie, in honor of her menopause. Ahhhh. That’s more than cute. And, I think Angus sports a wee bit of eye shadow. Gotta love a man who outwardly manifests his inner femme. On another note, Carmen’s bitchiness is becoming a guest star. And, lastly, how sexy are Dylan and Helena! But girls, here’s a word to the wise, don’t fool around with your gf when you know your bf is on his way over. Always leads to “orgasm interruptus”, which is just a disastrous situation.

    Best and Worst

    The Best of Episode 5: sex, sex, and more sex.

    The Worst: where has the sex been for the last four episodes?

    Your L Word Homework

    Research famous LGBTQ vampires. (Elvira doesn’t count.) Or, rent The Hunger, again.
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