The L Word

Left Hand of the Goddess

Season 3, Episode 12, Aired 3/26/06

Episode Summary

Wedding plans occupy the girls, and Shane is reunited with her family. Helena pitches in to have Carmen's family flown to Canada, Jenny and Max drift apart, and Kit has stunning news. Peggy Peabody reconnects with her daughter -- but does it last? Finally, Tina has second thoughts about Angelica's custody arrangements, leading Bette to take desperate measures to be with her daughter.moreless

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Daniela Sea

Moira/Max Sweeney (Season 3-)
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Season Finale: some good, some bad, some VERY ugly, and of course some nerve-wracking cliffhangers...

7.5

"Good"

By IceMachine213, Nov 27, 2010 Report Abuse

SPOILERS, don't even read a line down if you haven't seen the ep, or just don't care.

I knew Shane and Carmen wouldn't work out, and it breaks my heart a little. It was even fairly well done, I liked the introduction of Shane's father, and I thought it worked well.

Poor, poor Carmen. And after her family had accepted her and Shane...I fear Carmen's time on the show may be up, and that we'll be losing her next season. A shame, since she's the only addition to the show since season 2 that I've loved.

Get.Max.Off.Muh.Show.Plzkthnx.

Jenny is such a ho, but I loved her in this episode. And anyone is better than Max.

Tina is getting really lame. I feel bad harboring disdain for her just because she's in a heteronormative relationship, but it can't be that because I love Kit and Angus. So I'll blame it on Tina being lame.

Kit is so cute. Ohh Kit.

As for Alice and Lara, I wish them the best in whatever plotline is in store for them in Season 4. As Alice has been my favorite character since the pilot, I just want to see her happy.

SO here's to an exciting, dramtic, Max-less, Betty-less (pleeeeeeeease, please please) Season four, with sharp and witty writing, and fresh plotlines for our favorite LA lady lovers.moreless

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A nice episode, filmed at beautiful locations and the story was finally ok again, but not enough for a good season finale.

8.6

"Great"

By dju010, Nov 27, 2010 Report Abuse

Finally a good episode again, after an indescribable bad one last time!
Well the trip to Whistler is very nice. I liked that idea. The beautiful landscape pictures even improved that impression. It was nice to see Carmen's family around! I liked that idea. The thing with Shane's dad, well I think it was done nice, but absolute unnecessary! Well they needed something obvious for Shane to back out of the wedding, but I would have believed it too, without her dad around. I even think that would have been much better.
Then Bette: I really liked her for two long season, but now I hate her! She is still self involved and thinks the baby would solve all her problems and is jealous that she doesn't have a child and a career. I even think that was always the motive to get a child from the beginning, so she could have it. Now she even wants soul custody. How sill she do that? She soon will have a career again too and then there's no more advantage for her anymore. Now she even kidnapped the child. So she will have no more chance. If the show decides otherwise, I might even stop watching! I have to say I don't like Tina's new boyfriend, but still people are free and not some toy in Bette's world!
Lara and Alice, the bad idea of the last episode still exists. Well I don't think that they are a great couple; I just like Lara, so I hope she will be around much longer!
Max and Jenny won't last much longer. Max is just too insensible and Jenny is turning into such a stereotype of writer. Ok it's nice to see her well, but she's annoying right now.
The end where Helena looses her money is nice and might show us some nice parts in the future.
Still best was scenery with the wedding and the location in this episode. So beautiful filmed and built. I liked that. The story was ok, but after all a good episode. Still I hoped for more in the season finale!moreless

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Fabulous.

9.3

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By glauconx, Nov 27, 2010 Report Abuse

A beautiful episode, both visually and story-wise. Amazing how all the characters are experiencing pivotal change. Alas, except of course for Jenny. I must admit that they almost had me: for awhile there, I really thought that Shane was going to go through with it. Gotta love Eric Roberts; always a charming creep. For the love of all that is good in this series, please kill off Jenny. What a tired, vapid, myopically-minded character. Jenny now ranks as the number two most annoying thing about this show. Number one of course is the 'new' opening; those of us who remember Season One know how much better that one was (and ooh so less campy).
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Good to c Shane family come out of it finally but a sad way to end a season finale.

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By diakonos_c, Nov 27, 2010 Report Abuse

It's painful to see Carmen & Shane didn't end up together. I think the show become really interesting when this couple get together. Think that the producer just run out of idea coz need to stir some thing up to get people interested. "What a sad way to end a season finale" ;-(
Why don't u just send Jenny out of the show instead of Carmen

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God - I miss Marina!

7.2

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By wiosna, Nov 27, 2010 Report Abuse

I'm I the only one missing Marina? Things were more exciting with her around. Now it\'s kind of predictable and even a little boring, right? Every now and then something happens that will make your heart beat stronger, but overall - I say it again - I miss Marina desperatly

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- The Chart: We find out through the branching chart at the very end of the episode that Jenny and Lara are connected through Robin and her ex Claybourne. Edit
- Opening Teaser: Lara comes over to Alice's place and they make out. They have obviously been hooking up for a while. The connection (highlight for a spoiler): All the hook-ups in the opening teasers of this season are part of a bigger picture when the intricate web of relationships that is The Chart is revealed. It all comes full circle when Marilyn, the nervous housewife in 1973 in the season premiere, is revealed to be the wedding commissioner who had a passionate affair with Peggy Peabody. Edit
- This episode takes place 6 weeks after the previous one. Edit
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- Erin Daniels is still included in the opening title sequence although she has no scenes. Edit
- Music Featured in This Episode: - Smooth Moves by Girlpatch - Sonata for Piano and Arpeggione (D.821), composed by Franz Schubert, performed by Maria Kliegel and Kristin Merscher - Sleepless by Sylvia Tosun - Little Heart by Natalia Zukerman - Ain't Like You by Candy Ass - Hold Me Down by Heather Greene - Patterns on Your Fingertips by Papillon - Lick It by God-des & She (performed live at the bachelorette party) - Need a Little Help by Powder - Words We Don't Say by Lesley Gore - Air from Water Music, Suite in F-major, HWV 348, composed by George Frideric Handel, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Pachelbel's Canon (Canon in D major), composed by Johann Pachelbel, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? by Peggy Lee - All I Want by Joni Mitchell Edit
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- Alice: I want to believe my friends. Believe me I do. Because my friend Shane is getting married this weekend. And I wanna believe for Shane, and I wanna believe for all the rest of us who are flailing around in this abyss, trying to feel what we're supposed to feel in order to connect in meaningful ways. I wanna believe that real true connection among human beings is actually possible. And supposedly, marriage can access, I mean, supposedly it improves our moral fiber and all. Which begs the question, I mean, why do these crazy creepy defending-the-family-crusaders" think it's a bad things for gays. Why can't they just wish us well.Hypocrites. Cos we're going to Canada, people, wether you like it or not, to take our best shot at this connection. And if we fail, it is not because we are less wholesome then you are, please, I mean, you guys have been feeling like this miserably since the beginning of the court of history. And if we succeed, and our love connections actually flourish, and there's a little less loneliness in the world, then even I might start believing in miracles. Edit
- Claude: What is sex then? Jenny: Sometimes it's a revelation. Sometimes it's fun. Sometimes it's scary. Sometimes it's tepid. Claude: Which is it with your friend? I'm interested, I've never been with a transsexual. Jenny: That's a personal question. Claude: I only ask questions that are personal. Questions that cannot be answered by a textbook. Edit
- Jenny: Okay, everyone, we would like to make a toast to our dear friend, Shane. Alice: Yes. Shane we have been through a lot together as friends, especially in the last few months. Jenny: Shane, a thing you taught us about friendship is how to be fearless. So, thank you very much for convincing me to cut off my lustrious, mink-like, long, long mane as short as humanly possible. (Shane laughs.) And Shane, thank you very much for not making it look like yours. Edit
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- When Jenny first meets her, Claude, the French travel writer, is reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, a 2005 novel of a British boarding school for children who share a common feat that is slowly revealed in the book. Edit