Bound2Her wrote:But what I didnt like is in the opening, kinda like a, "previously on The L Word bit" they didnt have any mention of Dana. It was important wasnt it? So why not show it?
The way I thought of it, Dana is important in the scope of the show, but not in that episode in particular. No mention of her was made at all (minus one very very brief comment when talking about Lara, I think), so there was no reason to show anything about her in the recap from the previous season. That would have been unnecessary (at least in regards to this episode) and may have irritated some people (me for one... I have a problem with recaplets which have nothing to do with the upcoming episode). I have a feeling that when and if Dana has a larger "role" in subsequent episodes, she will be shown on the "previously on the L Word" recaplet.
Uh, we don't need spoiler tags to discuss the recently aired episode, right? Just future ones? Just in case, I'll leave some space.
As for Lara, I'm bummed that she left the show, but from what I understand, it was her choice.... she wanted to persue movies instead of doing episodic television. Seeing recent pictures of Lauren Lee Smith, I'm not sure if they would be able to write in her stunning weight loss (especially since the show picked up the day after it ended last season).... she looks much better with a little more meat on her bones, but that's just my opinion.
As for the meat of the show itself, I liked it. I didn't like the Bette/Tina story -line (don't like the way either of them are behaving, personally), but I liked it in general overall. I liked Shane's implosion (understandable and reasonable), and though very bummed by Carmen's disappearance, I'm okay with it (makes sense in the show). I love the whole celestial version of the chart, and am interested in seeing what happens in regards to the Papi story-line. I also look forward to Helena's struggles with being a "common" person, though I was annoyed with her whining about not being able to buy a pair of shoes for $3500 or live off of $150,000 a year. I understand she's never seen money as an obstacle and has some major adjusting to do, but that mentality just annoys me in general (not specifically in regards to Helena or the show). I don't understand Jenny's surprise/disappointment about her book being called "self-indulgent." How can it not be? It's an autobiographical commentary about her many life struggles and how she's overcoming them... by definition it's self-indulgent. But then again, Jenny was never the brightest lightbulb of the bunch. I'm glad Max is less annoying, and am interested in seeing the train-wreck that's about to come with the boss' daughter. The return of Marina was unexpected, and a nice surprise. I don't like what happened after her return (the propsed three-some), but it may make things interesting later on. As for the Kit thing, I'm not sure. I didn't seem done very well, though I loved Pam Grier's performance. I think what bugged me about it is the logistics of it (didn't they bother to do any research into women's clinics in the area... there's no way that one wasn't flagged by other women who would have gone there and experienced the same horrible bait-and-switch), which I understand isn't a priority at times like that. And it would have ruined it as a plot device. And the "acting" of the doctor and receptionist bothered me. Too wooden, which is what they may have been going for, but it bugged me anyway.
Well, I think that nearly covers that episode. As for upcoming episodes, I'm holding judgment about the guest-star... I just hope they are able to write a decent story for her, and hope she can handle the acting that will be needed. But from the short clips, it doesn't look too promising. But, I'm going to keep a cautiously open mind about it. I have been surprised before.
