It's the final episode of Season One of The L Word, and the stage is set for even more drama to come in Season Two (and all of those that follow).

Bette and Candace check into a motel (and probably should never check out), then Tina figures it all out and goes nuts. A heartbroken Shane gets the big boot from Cheri, and Alice makes a midnight confession to Dana. Meanwhile, Jenny watches Gene and Robin sleep. Will they still be sleeping when Season Two begins? If they are, the arrival of Ms. Carmen de la Pica Morales should wake their asses up. (I speak from personal experience!)

It's also the final episode of WGN. We've kept our little v-log running for over a year and have had the privilege of being joined on the sofa by some amazing women, including Liz Feldman, Maile Flanagan, Maeve Quinlan, Jane Lynch, Elizabeth Keener, Bridget McManus, Mandy Musgrave, Coley Sohn and Meredith Scott Lynn. We send them each a tip of the hat for gracing us with their presence and having the good humor (but perhaps not the good sense) to go along with our antics.

Most importantly, we would like to thank the WGN viewers who have been so kind as to loyally watch each week, send us comments and make some pretty amazing tribute videos.

Lastly, we apologize to everyone we mocked in our re-enactments. Remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. (And if you believe that, then Bette is taking bids for a new contracting job and would love to talk to you about your, ahem, "specs.")

When considering our final episode, Dara Nai specifically wanted to say, "I thought of Oscar Wilde's deathbed quip, "Either those curtains go or I do." As a gay writer, there's really no topping that. Plus, we may be going nowhere, but we're not dead.

Thanks to all the fans who noticed every last, weird bit of minutia; raced to leave the first comment, before they've even watched the episode; gave cheers and jeers to our shirts, our hair, our beverages and our pets; and gave us big love for doing something that was way too much fun.

In the immortal last words of Sylvia Plath, "I can fix this oven."

So thanks for the memories, and watch the last episode here now...

Watch previous episodes of We're Getting Nowhere.

Last May, when AfterEllen.com Editor-in-Chief Sarah Warn was shooting video of some of the AE vloggers waxing poetic about the women on the AE Hot 100 List, she grabbed my fellow writer/vlogger Dara Nai and me, stuck a fake guitar and drumsticks in our hands, and told us to opine about some of your favorite celebrities.

We were reminiscing about this recently over a session of Rock Band, and decided that we needed a reason to do it all over again. Thus, Dara & Karman's Hit List was born.

So each week, until we run out of random topics, Dara and I will sit down in front of the camera with our plastic instruments, fire up the lava lamps, and share with you lists of a few of our favorite things. These topics will include films, women, TV, women, music, women, or women.

In honor of the back-to-school season, our first episode is devoted to the most memorable co-eds from some of our favorite films and TV shows. Whether they wear plaid skirts, seduce their teachers, or pack some government-issued heat, we give all of the women on our list "A's" for effort.

The theme song is "Seven" by Vagiant — check them out at MySpace.com/vagiantboston — and of course, the awesome graphics were made by Kayla Jones. You can also hit us on our MySpace pages at MySpace.com/KarmanKregloe and MySpace.com/bad_machine.

Let us know in the comments who you'd put on your list, as we believe in continuing our own education.

AE reader Er1e has kindly transcribed the episode for our hearing impaired readers.

In the latest episode of WGN, Jill Bennett, Dara Nai and Karman Kregloe discuss why manatees are like Reform Jews, why Bette is stupid to get upset at protesters, and why Robin should have run like hell after her first date with Jenny.

They also re-enact the famous "wallgasm" prison scene between Bette and Candace. This one's not to be missed!

Watch it here now...

Check back next Thursday for their take on the first-season finale, and watch previous episodes of We're Getting Nowhere.

AE reader illmatic has kindly transcribed the episode for our hearing impaired readers.

Recapping this week's episode of The L Word, Jill, Dara and Karman discuss why Dinah Shore is much crazier than it's depicted in this episode; why road trips are fun; and why sometimes it's best not to go to great lengths to save money.

Plus: why Toxic Tonya is also tasty; why Karman was a "hundred-footer" as a child, and if it's possible to tell a dog lesbian vs. a cat lesbian.

Check back next Thursday for another episode, and watch previous episodes here.

In the latest WGN episode, our intrepid vloggers discuss the price of having a benefactor, why they liked Helen Shaver better in Desert Hearts, and the bad idea that was Dana and Jenny hooking up (re-enactment included).

Plus, they debate whether having a good hair day is enough justification to leave the house.

Check back next Thursday for another episode!

Dara, Jill and Karman discuss the dramatic end of Jenny and Marina's relationship, the fabulous chemistry between Kate Moennig and Rosanna Arquette, and Alice and Lisa's long-overdue break-up.

They also re-enact Dana's blind date with a guy.

Along the way, they ask the eternal questions: Can lesbians do open relationships? What is the deal with Snoop Dogg and smoothies? And would you throw away a perfectly good bottle of wine just because your girlfriend's girlfriend walked in on you?

Check back next Thursday for another episode!

This week, at the risk of speaking to soon, we go on record with our assessment of "Listen Up" as perhaps the most boring episode of The L Word. Ever.

While probably all of our mothers taught us that whole "If you can't say something nice, then keep your trap shut" maxim, we instead refer to the other time-honored lesbian tradition, that of making a list of all the things we didn't like.

Yes, it's true that there was some good in this episode. For example, watching other people endure group therapy! That's always fun, right? Then there's Alice using puppet hands to help Dana practice coming out to her mom. Good times! And, finally, Jenny stalking spying on the woman she's in love with, well that's just comedy gold.

Anyway, we invite you to play along and create your own lists of things wrong or right about this episode. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Bonjour! In the latest installment of our online travel show, Bridget McManus and I embark on a luxurious river cruise through the French regions of Provence and Burgundy, courtesy of lesbian travel company Olivia.

After a brief sojourn in Paris and a quick stop in Beaune (where we sampled the first of many wines), we climbed aboard Avalon's The Scenery (our ship) and began our trip on the Saône and Rhone rivers. When we weren't eating and drinking on the ship, we were touring cities along the river, such as Lyon, Avignon, and Arles.

The beauty of the French countryside was breathtaking, and Bridget and I learned quite a few new things along the way — like proper wine-tasting technique, how river locks work, and just how much bread and cheese one human can ingest before reaching critical mass.

We also chat with Betty DeGeneres, a fellow Olivia passenger, and the locusts (they're everywhere!)

Thanks to Olivia and to all the AfterEllen.com fans we met in Paris and Lyon for making it such a great trip!

In this episode of The L Word, the gang goes on a three-hour tour. OK, not really — they go to a yacht party and overdo in every possible way. Maybe a three-hour tour, complete with shipwreck, would have been a little more manageable than an out-of-control yacht party. Especially if Mary Ann was there serving up some coconut cream pies in her short shorts. But I digress...

Before said yacht party, wifeys Tina and Bette are subjected to an intervention informing them of how lame and boring they've become in their heightened state of domesticity.

Hmm...I think we said the same thing last week about "Lisa," so maybe we need to get a bit more creative.

Nevertheless, watch us hurl similar insults insights this week at the characters on...The L Word.

Hitching is dangerous, kids, so don't do it. Sure, Jenny Schecter can eat some mushrooms and thumb a (magic carpet) ride, but that doesn't mean that you should.

In addition to Jenny's wild ride with her new teen friends, this week we also discuss the fact that Shane still does not look like a boy, that Lisa is still really annoying, and the notion that Tina really needs to work on her communication skills.

Yeah it's scary when Marcus's nutty girlfriend, Lei Leng, turns up. But would it kill Tina to learn how to say "help" instead of leaving long, rambling, and vague messages that even Bette would be compelled to delete? We simply don't think so.

In our latest adventure in globe-trotting, Bridget and I make our mark on the gay Mecca, San Francisco.

The good people at the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau invited us to come play, and flew us out courtesy of Southwest Airlines. We hit the ground running, with an educational tour of the gayest part of the city, led by Cruisin' the Castro Tours owner Kathy Amendola. Learning is exhausting, so we stopped for a treat at Hot Cookie along the way.

After our tour, we checked into our super fabulous hotel, the Hotel Monaco (a Kimpton Hotel), a took an extended tour of their gorgeous lobby, and enjoyed some complimentary wine and cheese there later in the afternoon. For dinner, we entered the madcap world of Teatro ZinZanni, wolfing down a gourmet meal while watching contortionists bend and acrobats hurl themselves through the air. Bridget auditioned for them and is still waiting for a callback. Would someone please help her put her shoulder back in its socket?

We made the most of our time in San Francisco by trying to cram in as many activities as we could. We visited Alcatraz courtesy of Hornblower Cruises & Events (they released us on our own recognizance), savored The San Francisco Gourmet Chocolate Tour, dined at the wild and decadent Supperclub, and caught some great films at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. But the most exciting moment was when, after completing our training, our guided Segway Tour leader Amy Tripelle (of San Francisco and Sausalito Electric Tour Company) turned us loose on the streets of San Francisco. Bridget and I, naturally, turned our friendly little tour into a race to the death. Then, after all of that excitement, we headed over to Elizabeth Arden's Red Door Spa for a luxurious spa treatment.

Thanks to all the people who helped welcome us to San Francisco, especially the SFCVB, Southwest Airlines, and Kimpton Hotels. We can't wait to come back!

Stay tuned for our next adventure, an Olivia river cruise through France. Oh no! Lesbian overboard!

Last week Lori, Sarah, Bridget and I flew to France for an Olivia cruise, and along the way had two opportunities to meet yet more of our fabulous AfterEllen.com readers.

Our first stop was in Paris, over what just happened to be gay pride weekend. We were blown away by the big turnout, and so grateful to make some new friends!

Paris Meet-Up

Lori and an AE reader

Sarah and one of the Paris meet-up organizers, Mari

Bridget gives Alex a lift

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Sometimes our L Word cup runneth over. This was one of those weeks. In just one little episode, the weighty topics of vaginal rejuvenation, gaydar, and lesbian stalkers are explored at length. Dara, Jill, and I are all too happy to go along for the ride.

In this episode of WGN, we discuss lesbian footwear and reenact Alice's visit to a certain clinic and Jenny's obsessive replaying of Marina's messages on her answering machine (with our own twist, of course).

The puppets are back again, this time breaking down the semiotics of lesbianism. Which sounds a lot smarter than it actually is.

This week Jill, Dara, and I continue our discussion of the pilot episode of everyone's favorite lesbian drama, The L Word.

Among our many topics are Marina's moves (is groping Jenny during their first kiss understandable or amateur?), the temporary insanity displayed by Tina and Bette when picking up a "donor" at one of Bette's lectures, and the evolution of Shane.

We also reenact Jenny's walk of shame back to her bed with Tim after getting freaky with Marina.

Jenny (Jill) and Tim (Dara) in the sack

And I'm happy to report that this week marks the return of our beloved sock puppets (thanks again to Dara and Brooke for their arts and crafts skills).

Remember the steamy love scene between Tina and Bette that closed the pilot episode? We revisit it this week, so enjoy the spectacle of hot puppet sex.