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We're Getting NowhereWe're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1 Finale, "Limb From Limb"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. 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... We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word S1 Finale "Limb From Limb"
Submitted on September 25, 2008 at 3:24 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Locked Up"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... We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word S1 "Locked Up"
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. Submitted on September 18, 2008 at 3:18 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1 "Looking Back"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. We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word S1 "Looking Back"
Check back next Thursday for another episode, and watch previous episodes here. Submitted on September 11, 2008 at 1:53 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1 "Liberally"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. We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word S1 "Liberally"
Check back next Thursday for another episode! Submitted on September 4, 2008 at 1:40 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1 "Luck, Next Time"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? We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Luck, Next Time"
Check back next Thursday for another episode! Submitted on August 28, 2008 at 2:12 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Listen Up"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 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!
We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Listen Up "
Submitted on August 21, 2008 at 2:00 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "L'Ennui"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
We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "L'Ennui"
Submitted on August 14, 2008 at 2:00 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Losing It"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.
We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Losing It "
Submitted on August 7, 2008 at 3:00 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Lawfully"Portard. There, I said it. And it's a terrible name for a kid, even if it's Tina and Bette's perfect little offspring. The possibility of naming a child "Portard" is just one of the hot topics discussed this week on our recap of The L Word. Other topics include dealing with homophobic parents, the fact that Shane does not look like a boy, and why Dana's dress is so dang tight!
We also reenact Bette and Tina's (aka Miss Kennard) pivotal dinner with Bette's dad, Melvin. Check, please!
We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Lawfully"
Submitted on July 31, 2008 at 5:00 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Lies, Lies, Lies"Just when you thought it was safe to back into The Planet, Marina and Jenny are up to their old tricks, with chemistry so palpable they could set the place on fire (I hope Marina is properly insured). Their little tryst in the unisex bathroom is just one of several highlights we cover from this week's episode of The L Word. Others include Tina and Bette getting some Big News (i.e. Tina's pregnant), the introduction of Lisa, the "lesbian-identified man" (huh?), and Peggy Peabody kicking some CAC ass on behalf of Ms. Porter. Come to think of it, I hope the CAC has fire insurance too, because Peggy Peabody is on fire!.
We also throw in a couple of reenactments, including the sock puppet reunion of Dana and Lara after Dana's embarrassing bedroom "incident." Luckily, socks are washable. … continue reading
We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Lies, Lies, Lies"
Submitted on July 24, 2008 at 3:00 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Longing"The Season 1 plot thickens this week with romantic drama galore. Shane's confronts her stalker, Alice tells Gabby to "step off," and Dana and Lara finally go on the first of many adorably awkward dates.
In the WGN world, Jill reveals that, like Jenny Schecter, she becomes "unhinged" when watching Marina strut her stuff. (Ditto Peggy Peabody.) We also reenact Bette's religious experience with art (aka Stendhal syndrome) and the Shane/Lacey confrontation/reunion. Behold the unholy wrongness of me and Dara acting like a couple. Eww.
We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Longing"
Submitted on July 17, 2008 at 1:40 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, "Let's Do It"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.
The puppets are back again, this time breaking down the semiotics of lesbianism. Which sounds a lot smarter than it actually is. We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word "Let's Do It"
Submitted on July 10, 2008 at 1:40 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1 Pilot (Part 2)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. We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word Pilot Episode, Part 2
Submitted on July 3, 2008 at 1:40 pm We're Getting Nowhere: "The L Word" Season 1, Pilot (Part 1)Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your television....we're back, and so is The L Word! Yes, thanks to Logo (AfterEllen.com's parent company), we can enjoy Season 1 of the groundbreaking lesbian drama in all of it's tear-stained, lusty, and lovelorn glory. In fact, the pilot episode of the series is so packed-to-the-gills with melodrama that they had to split it into two episodes for syndication. We followed suit with our vlog and did the same, so look for the second-half of our pilot recap next week. This week Jill, Dara, and I reminisce about where we were when we first watched the show and our introduction to the lovely L ladies. We also reenact Tina and Bette's infamous trip to Dan Foxworthy's office "Tina" (Karman) and "Bette" (Jill) in therapy with So rejoin the fray with us for a trip in the Wayback machine to five years ago, when The L Word premiered and the only power Jenny Schecter could wield was her ability to try our patience with her cluelessness about lesbians and her self-indulgent autobiographical fiction. We're Getting Nowhere: The L Word Pilot Episode, Part 1
Note: We won't be uploading the videos to Veoh anymore, as we've been experiencing too many difficulties with that site. Submitted on June 26, 2008 at 12:26 pm We're Getting Nowhere: The AfterEllen.com NYC Meet-UpLast week, Jill Bennett, Dara Nai and I violated our collective parole and descended upon New York City. Our objective? To Along the way, we also sprung AE vlogger Bridget McManus (Brunch with Bridget, You Can't Take Them Anywhere), Dara's partner Brooke, AE vlogger Dee (Come With Me If You Want to Live), the 3Way gals (Maeve Quinlan, Nancylee Myatt, Paige Bernhardt), Oscar-winning make-up artist Tami Lane, actor/comedian Gloria Bigelow, and Big Gay Sketch Show star Kate McKinnon.
We were shocked and thrilled by the sheer number of AE readers willing to brave the rain and allow us to make the pleasure of their acquaintance. Thank you to everyone for coming out to say hello! Since not all of you who wanted to be there could make it, we shot some video footage of our journey to the meet-up (including a heated discussion about power tools) and our time at Cowgirl. Look closely and you may even catch a glimpse of yourself at the restaurant! (Hopefully, you weren't playing hookey from work that day like I was. Doesn't it seem like the boss is always watching?)
Check out more photos of the NYC meet-up and look for our coverage of the NewNowNext Awards on June 7th. Submitted on May 28, 2008 at 8:40 am |
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