The L Word: Season 6, Epi. 5 – Litmus Test

The L Word: Liar

Alice. Went. Off! After reluctantly asking Jenny to give her notes on a movie treatment, Alice learns that Jenny steals  her idea and sells it for $500,000! Alice confronts Jenny about stealing her movie idea and Jenny says that any similarities are just coincidences. She pretty much lies through her teeth. Alice threatens to kill her TWICE and finally, it’s a threat I can believe. 

I Don't Play

Bette definitely needs to go back to work… in an office. Did anyone notice how many times she opened and closed and opened and closed her laptop because she was so busy yapping ? It was refreshing to see a light, fun side of her and she was actually funny.

What? I got jokes!

She was  full of jokes, advice, ideas, theories - like the Third Wheel Crush. Bette and Tina think that Alice and Tasha both have a crush on Jamie, which is fine because she rejuvenates their troubled relationship. The problem occurs when the friendship tips and one of them begins to have feelings for Jamie, which becomes quite obvious in the dancing scene at Hit later in the show. By the way, I love how both of Alice’s girlfriends, Tasha and Jamie, stuck up for her. 

Trapping Dylan  by using Niki as bait was pretty juvenile. Dylan, thankfully, didn’t fall for it,  but instead remained true to the possibility of a future with the love of her life, Helena. It pretty much panned out for her too! They are back together!

She's colonized my thoughts.

Yikes! Jealous much? What’s with Jenny forbidding Shane to talk to Niki and checking her text messages? Shane can’t even get five minutes to smoke some contraband and talk to… Niki.  After threatening Jenny by telling her that she makes her want to “act out,” Shane  passive aggressively tries to get out of the relationship by saying, “If I had to choose today between this relationship and our friendship, I’d have to choose the friendship.” Jenny wasn’t having it.  

The Crazy Jenny Show

Shane looks beat down, run down, and totally fed up with Jenny’s antics. It was one thing when Jenny was her crazy friend, but quite another as her crazy girlfriend. It really doesn’t help that Niki has the major hots for Shane. From next week’s scenes, it is ON!  Boy, is Shane gonna be “acting out!”  Um, did I really just say “major hots?”

Who will tip the scale, Alice or Tasha? Will Shane act out with Niki ? Where is Max?

 The L Word airs at 9pm Sunday on Showtime.