4.04 Episode Discussion--Layup

[Jacky]

All the episode summary info will be found here:
http://www.l-word.com/episodes/season4/summary_4.4.php

Key developments in this ep:

Kristanna Loken and Marlee Matlin.

Fasten your seatbelts!

[arkaycee]

Ooh..four more minutes--wow.

Bette is still looking hot!

Give a girl exactly what she wants! How many women are willing to give--and take--direction that way?

Even though she got laid, Phyllis is still walking like she has a stick up her butt!

"Butter Boy" has turned into a whiny ***!

Whassup with "Debbie" and the dog?

How is it that these folks didn't know about this basketball game--maybe because they are totally out of their element! "It's like drying your nails"?

I like Jodie, I hate to say!

We already knew what was gonna happen with Max... Poor Brooke! Max now knows how it's gonna be...

Awww...Angus--how could you? Another relationship hits the skids! IC, SOME people actually do stay together, you know?

Helloooo, Paige!

Shane is so unimpressed with Papi--and Alpha Bette was on it on the court!

Shane is too skinny--just not my type! And why have her modeling men's underwear?
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[frendofdorothys89]

freaking jesus i loved bette this episode! the way she was running up and down that court, oh my god! i'd like to play a game of one on one with her! and what about hot shane in tightie whities!?! i think i've died and gone to lesbian heaven!
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[ks19]

OMG Alice with Phyllis is yuck but the way she was instructing her what to do was hilarious. When i saw it was her coming from under the covers i was like OMG. Alice and Helena practicing making baskets in a laundry basket was funny. Helena didnt look right in ALices clothes.

Phyllis thought she was the shit after she had sex with Alice.

Jenny with the dog was weird! I dont think i like what she is doing, even though i'm not entirely sure what she's doing yet. I mean sure Stacey did her wrong but dont try and ruin he life or he girlfriends.

I kinda feel sorry for Max and how she was calling him a freak.

I hope Angus doesnt get involved with that woman at Bette's house. She is SOOO forward just like Nadia. But after watching the previews for next weeks ep. i see that he does go there. And i am PISSED!!! I know i'm getting ahead of myself but I cant believe that Bette doesnt want to tell her! This is the only time this season that i am with Tina. She needs to know. But they need to let Angus tell her and if he doesnt then tell her.

Nadia will not give up! Even after she had her once. I hope she takes notice of Bette's warning and backs the **** off.

The drawing that Shay drew was soooo sweet of him and Shane and she seemed really touched by seeing it.

The basketball game was so retarded but hilarious. I liked what everyone was saying to Tina when she showed up. She appeared to be hurt. Jenny holding the coffee cup, stupid, and such a dork when she got the ball "dont touch me", WTF. And the score 28 to 3? And not all softball players are lesbians. I'm not sure about myself yet but i know plenty of women who play softall that are straight. That was funny when Bette 'booty bumped' Tina to mess with her concentration, it worked and she got the ball to score. ALice was hilarious when she managed to bounce the ball through the girls legs and get it only to totally screw up the shot.

Shane needed the money for the doctor bills but i hope that the photo shoot doesnt make things worse for her in the long run. But DAMN she was hott!

I'm so glad Jodi has come on the scene. I am ready for her and Bette to hit it off, in more ways than one.

Well off to watch it again. Loved this episode.

[Laurelfan4ever]

I have to say I'm upset about Angus. I thought there would be one relationship that would last.

[xSYx]

hooray! so this ep was 49 mins... i think next ep we're looking at 55! cross your fingers people!

the intro... blissful lol Alice's face was 2 great for words

so bottom line the basketball scene made this ep, freaking hilarious Shane killed it with "yeah ok, dad" lol Alice is **** nuts, when she screamed while she had the ball attempting to make it in was priceless

I felt bad for Tina, what was up with the attack? Kit's str8 lol or a secret "lesbian" as Alice said lol ahah "cuera" that's messed up that papi called Tina that, but then again she is white on rice so i'll let it go. but Papi still sucks in my eyes... "my mom"- huh what? if she didn't further explain i would have thought she did her mom : barf :

right there with you "arkaycee" do people normally dry their nails like they're going to make a basket? strange... but still funny. Helena is so funny too. bravo-

how dare BROOKE! how did she not know?... her fault really. poor Max... sure he was wrong for lying all this time but at least he FINALLY owned up to it, maybe there's a chance she'll come back? erh doubt it, that sucks i sense Max's hetero life is going to blow up.

That's crazy, the one relationship that was ... standing strong is now gone, why is it that on this show anyone with an accent is... a home wrecker? lol speaking of Marina im guessing she ran off with the dancing show or whatever she doing now adays, now with Claude, the dog.

I love... Jodie, and paige oh yeah

Jenny is off her noodle for sure, poor dog man what a driving hazard! lol

oh and since when does a fracture COST 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS???? well i guess that's why im covered... and don't know the real cost of things cuz shit i'd rather walk around with it broken then have to cough up 10 k : faints :

this ep was fanflipintastic, again Alice made the show,

"more like the kick your *** girls"

"and you can save the shit for the field ok?" lmao

im gonna go watch it again, im sure there's lil things that i missed lol
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[xSYx]

i forgot.. Alice totally slaped that chick on the other team! lmao
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[B/T fanatic]

What an episode.

Poor Max. I feel bad, but of course she was going to act that way. What did he expect? It's very sad, and totally wrong, but it is what it is. Hopefully, the repercussions aren't too severe.

Jodi was interesting to say the least. Very bossy. Full of herself too. I smiled when Bette put her in her place. Of course they're going to get together, which makes my B/T heart crumble, but I'm gonna cross my fingers and hope it doesn't last too long.

What in the name of Jesus is up with Jenny? What's going on there? What's happening? Very weird.

Angus....grrrr. That's all I can say.

Bette was freakin awesome in this episode. Loved her, loved her, loved her. Loved her. That's it. Loved her.

What's up with Tina? I'm a born again hetero chick who identifies as a lesbian for political reasons? Do we remember Lisa, the lesbian identified male? Yeah, he was less confusing. I want the simplicity of Lisa back....or Tina to come to her senses. Please.

I love Alice, she was hysterical!


That basketball game was great. Jenny holding a cup of coffee on the court, wtf? Surely she cannot be that seperated from the world of sports. And I love the "Bette, you're frightening me" line. So funny.

And Shane? Well, if she turned sideways she would've disappeared. Please woman, eat something. Please. Just a cube of cheese or a celery stick. Something. Not to say the photo shoot wasn't hot, but she is just way too thin.

That's all for now. Until next episode.

[Lamentamini]

If I was Bette, after telling Tina she was travelling, I would've slapped Jenny for travelling bigtime.

I didn't see any sparks between Jodi and Bette. No really I didn't.

I give up. What does "cuera" mean? I didn't learn anything like that in high school Spanish.

Oh yeah and Alice screaming while lobbing the ball made me laugh till I gagged.
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[djm91671]

So, did Jenny get a shelter dog that was close to death so that she could take it to "Debbie the Vet" and have it put down?!?

What the hell kind of story line is that??? Please correct me - let me know that this is not what I saw in this episode. Perhaps they could have found a better way to figure out who the girlfriend was...

Overall, funny - basketball game was great, nice intro to Jodie, glad Bette put Nadia in her place...Kind of feel sorry for Tina...weird.

Looking forward to more episodes.

[Lamentamini]

[skycaptain]

I thought this episode was funny...Jenny got that dog cause that reporter's gf is a vet. She has some plans for her to payback that reporter....I might actually be interested in what she has planned...lord help me.
That B-ball game was so funny...I thought I was a lousy player. And who invited Tina? They ALL looked shocked that she was there. I think that little "bump (foul) she gave her was the only physical contact they had since season 2...and I think Tina liked it...lol. If I was her I would have been ALL OVER Bette and acted like it was part of the game.
Max is just STUPID! It dosen't matter that he wants to be a man...but you don't date the boss' daughter...and tell her on the 3rd date that you are a woman...
I need somebody to have some HOT SEX...and Alice and Cybil Shepard don't count....lol

And I think Max pushed Shay down to stop the game...to put the girls out of their misery....lol Just kidding.

[xSYx]

[ks19]

i'm back! I cant believe Nadia was so bold as to touch Bette on the *** in front of the whole class. Stupid woman!

Bette was HOTT on the field i mean court (alice is a trip) but what was up with Tina saying she was a lesbian or identified as a lesbian i just dont get her anymore. I am a HUGE B&T fan but i really dont like Tina right now. And when they all walked up to the court it was hilarious. I was expecting one of them to trip and take down everone else It was funny when Jenny told Bette that she was scaring her.

Paige and Shane could be hott! Bring it on!

I like Bette and Alices friendship and i think they need to put more of that in there. I thought it was funny when they were in Bette's back yard and talking about the basketball game. Alice said something (not sure what) and Bette threw Angelica's plastic bowling pin at her, it was funny, i'm sorry.

Helena the secret weapon! Yeah baby!

In overall the ep. was funny if nobody got that!

[arkaycee]

I do believe the game was the highlight of the ep! And it's a shame how they did jump on Tina. I have known many a "political lesbian" and respect that choice. At the same time, I understand how the girls see her as straddling the fence, as it were!

Yay! Helena finds her element--my sweetie reminded me a while ago that she can cook, so this could work out well to find her a career. And she's got a mean backwards shot! Wonder how many takes that took for her to make that shot!

Yeah, Shane--"Pops" and "Dad"--sooo not buying into Papi's stuff.

Bye bye job, Max...

Jodie did agree to to keep the controversial piece out of the limelight, but I agree with her rationale. Wonder how that will turn out.

Nadia--back off! But now, you're probably gonna create problems, aren't you? Bette must have been having a flashback--she said almost word for word what she told Candace: "What happened can never happen again." But can she stick to it? She failed miserably last time...

Hmm...accents=home wreckers! Interesting observation!

Ooh...Jenny needs to let it GO! And to use an old dog as a pawn in her plot--not nice!

Papi has no morals at all, it seems! I really wish she hadn't been made such a terrible stereotype... So few lesbians of color, and then an Indian playing a Latina--I don't get it!

Phyllis was responsible for those "hideously loud noises emanating from [Alice's] bedroom the other night"--what a hoot! "Circles...circles are nice!"

Why are women so vain about shoe size? And buying brand new shoes to play basketball! So realistic--no wonder Papi called them the Bougie-Asses!

Shane does look like Patti Smith! And Shay's drawing was so sweet!

Why does the teacher look so familiar?

Alice clearly doesn't take seriously the potential impact of her relationship with Phyllis...she is still avoiding her pain about Dana through sex!

"I'm not into that competitive team sports thing anymore" Bette, don't fool yourself, woman! She's gonna whip that ragtag bunch into shape! They've got a lot of work... Jenny is so incompetent on the "field"!

There are so many sports that lesbians claim as "ours", but all kinds of women play them! All you need is confidence--something we don't have an automatic lock on--just as we don't all have talent in that regard!
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