Episode 5.03 Discussion

[Jacky]

Keep all discussion here. Remember...other than previews, NO SPOILERS here (go to the spoilers thread, please).

Enjoy the show!
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[arkaycee]

I enjoyed the ep more than I expected to!

I liked the Charlie's Angel's spoof--quite silly but captured the flavor of what it was like, over the top. All that flowing hair, along with "Nina" as a brunette butch! It was clever what the contest winner came up with. Didn't see part three of the podcast about her experience on the set so I don't know how close to the original it was, but she seemed happy to have any part of it show up.

Shane is trying...gotta hand it to her! Interesting how she backed off from Helena and apologized for kissing her at the end!

Tina trying to be free with that woman...dunno.

Poor Max...no one wants to watch his podcast. And will something happen between him and Tom?

Glad Grace is back!

Tasha's trial is gonna be ugly...hope she and Alice can survive! But why did she have to make a point that the last allegation was untrue? Why was the camera so jumpy during Tasha's scenes with the attorney? That was very annoying!

Peggy wasn't as droll as she usually is--I was a bit disappointed. I sure am glad that Helena asserted her autonomy and decided to do her own thing rather than knuckle under. What the heck was Helena collecting from everyone?

Jodi's friends were over the top and definitely not Bette's speed. But I think Bette could have made more of an effort...

Jenny was less present! But she'll probably back in full force next week! I actually have a love-hate thing going with her!
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[Pearlie]

Remarkable that both Bette and Tina were told they were snobs.
Shane evidently couldn't stick to her plan to stop smoking.

What was Helena collecting (for Dusty?) in the prison yard?
Helena's plan to skip the country with Dusty is very risky. What are the chances that Dusty's conning her about having this wonderful estate in the Society Islands?

It occurs to me that we haven't seen nor heard of Helena's previous gf and her children since Season 2. Helena had then been trying to get full custody of them, but since then she hasn't mentioned them. Evidently she's forgotten about them completely.

If anyone asks, the Sign Language for "lesbian", is the letter L, palm in, with the angle brought to the point of the chin. I suspect it was invented this way to be covert and inconspicuous (it also resembles the European sign for "British").

Moira/Max is in a quandary. Now that Max has decided for himself that he's male even without the surgery, the rest of the women seem to have chilled on him - as if he really was a man. And now he's considering a relationship with a gay man -- and won't that man be surprised! Max couldn't even get someone to look at his podcast. He's really being marginalized.

That little dream sequence (Charlie's Angels) at the beginning: They were used "gaydar" guns to try to identify Jenny -- but the gun couldn't decide. However, the gun did indicate Alice was bi -- and this was Alice's dream -- but the only time Alice showed any interest in a man was very briefly and unsuccessfully on a cruise in Season 1.

Also, Showtime warned this show had "Brief Nudity" -- often it just says "Nudity". Brief Nudity usually means you see someone dash across the screen, dive into a lake, something like that. But I counted at least a dozen breasts (always an even number) including lingering views of Laurel's.

[catcat]

I loved the Charlie's Angel's spoof they got it right ,right down to the Farrah nipples on Alice so funny.Bette and Jodi was a big bore in all there scenes Tina HOT HOT HOT .
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[arkaycee]

Hey Pearlie--remember in S4 that Helena's kids were there with Alice when Catherine showed up, followed by the "Show me the money" scene! Also, Dylan walked in on her having a video phone call with the kids during S3. But yeah, they've been scarcely mentioned otherwise...

Helena and Dusty certainly seem to have bonded. Hope the latter wasn't talking crap about the island!

A whole week's receipts were ripped off from The Planet? I'd be bummed, too!

Another timing inconsistency--the racetrack scene in S4 was in March, but Helena was arrested in January?

What's with the fading to black in sex scenes these days?
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[Kace]

The only thing I know to say at this point is that Adele is so adorable.
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[Lamentamini]

The Charlie's Angels thing was every old school dyke's wet dream. But it had far less dialogue than the winning fanlib did.

That doc had scary boobs.
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[rsa]

Tina's sex scene with the doctor was way hotter than any seen between Bette and Jodie.

Shane was funny kissing Helena at the end of the show the way she did.

[li_li87]

i hope to see more of Dusty... at least once more..... lookin forward to next week's episode

[Akiracolorblind]

Shane is going to lose it with her whole celibacy thing. We witnessed it at the end of the episode when she kiss Helena. That was kind of weird and hot in a way, but we knew that Shane couldn't last very long w/o sex.

Helena...leaving the country with Dusty??? What is going on here?? I can't wait to see what trouble Helena will end up in now...Her mother was great in this episode..

Bette was a complete bore when she was with Jodi at Big Bear. She seemed like she didn't want to be bothered, but we all know that Bette and Jodi aren't going to last...

Poor Tasha!!! I really feel sorry for her. I really hope that this trial goes well, but I have a funny feeling that this trial isn't going to go well at all. I think that the military is ****' stupid for doing this. Don't Ask, Don't Tell shit is getting ridiculous. As a straight person, I don't care if you're gay or not, as long as you're serving your country as an American, that's all that matters!!!!!!!

Max--i feel sorry for him too.. Alice and Jenny ignored him when he wanted someone to watch his podcast, but Shane did because she has a good heart. : ) I think that something will happen between him and Tom.

I also feel sorry for Alice because she has to deal with her girlfriend being discharged, then she's going to trial about her homosexuality conduct. Alice is very supportive and to do anything to help Tasha right now in her time of need. I really hope things get better with the two of them.

And one more person to feel sorry for (LOL) Kit--being held up at gun point was really f'd up! I'm just happy that she didn't get shot or hurt in the processed. We don't need anybody else dying on us except for one certain petite, full-fledge prima donna!

JENNY!!! Thank God that she didn't take over the whole damn show with her f*ckin' craziness and that f*ckin' lil' dog too!!! I don't know about anybody else, but her assitant kinda gives me the creeps!!!

I also love the whole scene about the breast cancer research team when Shane came up with the idea of calling the team "Team Dana." I knew they couldn't forget their best friend. I'm glad that they brought her name up in memory

And I also love the whole Charlie's Angels scene with the gaydar guns. I loved "Shaun's" accent and "Elise's" whole look. The blonde flipped-out Farrah Fawcett hairdo and nipples sticking out the top. LOL I love the slow-mo scenes!!
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Shane and Helena...Really Papi??? REALLY?!?!?!
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[pandamel]

Well the episode was interesting and it helped take my mind of the fact that the Packers stunk and lost to the Giants and won't be playing the patriots in the Super Bowl.

I liked the little Charlie's Angel's sequence it was cool. With Bette as Charlie awesome.


The whole Bette and Jodie going to the cabin was well not boring...but weird, while i know that Jodie's friends have known her for 10 years they just met Bette, and as we have seen in the past Bette is civil to new people she's just not very friendly with them, usually keeping them at an arm's length distance. I personally didn't like the way Jodie hesitated to go with Bette back home once they found out Kit was robbed. All in all in was well of what to expect with Bette and her behavior towards new people.

Tina...loved the whole trying to set her, a bit weirded out that Jodie was trying to help. The love seen was good and hot, but i still think Tina and Bette (or Jennifer and Laurel) have better chemistry. I also loved her facial expressions during the gym scenes.


Shane well we knew that this imposed celibacy was coming, and i liked how she was trying to go about it...reminds me of me when i'm trying to diet! LOL, but what i liked the most was that Shane mentioned the burning of Wax AND SHAY! That was very nice.

Helena getting payments from other jail mates i'm assuming for protection with Cigarettes was funny. I was a bit disappointed with Peggy, but also should have seen that coming. I was soo hoping Bette would have said something to her but is suppose it's not her business to.

I'm liking the max character more and more and I hope see more of him. I would be interesting if they hook him and tom together.

Alice and Tasha i feel bad for them. I know this trial is going to be a pain.

DID any of the BELENA LOVERS catch the hug between Bette and Helena??? LOL!!

my biggest thing that I HATED about the ep.......NO ANGELICA!!! Was i ever disappointed!

Next week's look promising!!


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[AngeL1864]

Wow, Tina was never one of my favorite characters, but this episode, she got my attention big time! That scene with the doctor was HOT!!!

Max's little buddy is back in the picture. She's cute, I like her, but I think I like Adele too. It's funny how our main characters are getting sidekicks! Hahaha!!

Alice totally knew Helena wasn't just going to the restroom. They're cute as BFFs.
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[Bealsownsme]

Adele waiting on Jenny like that was cute although dysfunctional.


Tina's sex scene was hot. I just wish it was Bette. But that girl was very hot! I hope her and Bette's sex scene is hot as that one or hotter!

Helena leaving was sad.

Tasha's storyline just makes me mad because it so true. The military and their stupid policy on gays.

Good show.