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Locked Up

Season 1, Episode 12, Aired Apr 04, 2004

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After a riot at the gallery, the entire gang ends up in jail. Shane rejects Clea's affections, Jenny goes on a date, and Marina makes a move on Robin as she prepares for Drag King night at The Planet.

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Luvia Petersen

Cowboy
GUEST STAR
Tristin Leffler

Policewoman
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Marco Soriano

Gallery Curator

Karina Lombard

Marina Ferrer (Season 1)
Pam Grier

Kit Porter
Eric Mabius

Tim Haspel (Season 1)
Leisha Hailey

Alice Pieszecki
Erin Daniels

Dana Fairbanks
Mia Kirshner

Jenny Schecter

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Provocations riot leads to an arrest at the CAC, Dana leaves Tonya in charge of Mr. Piddles, and Bette tries desperately to resist temptation while her sister Kit is seduced by Ivan, a drag king she meets at drag king night at the Planet.moreless

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By naleyluv513, Jun 08, 2009

Tonya is left in charge of Mr. Piddles, and then surprise, surprise, Mr. Piddles ends up dead. Damn that **** Tonya, I knew she couldn't be trusted. Poor Dana...

Riot breaks out at the CAC and Shane, Alice, Dana, Bette, and Candace end up in jail. Oscar, Kit, Bette's boss, and Tina come to the rescue. Bette tries to resist temptation while sharing a cell with Candace. She partake in what can only be described as phone sex, without a phone.

Ivan and Kit meet at the Planet, and it is clear that Ivan is falling for her.

Jenny has a date, Marina finds out, and Marina pursues the same woman. Meanwhile, Jenny and Tim are on okay terms and Jenny is writing a story about a woman who wakes up one day to find out she can speak to manatees.

After the nearly flawless previous episodes (the last three were about as near to perfect as you can get, it certainly builds up to Bette's breaking point), it's not surprising what the future holds.moreless
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By napen, Jan 01, 2009

Quizs el captulo ms flojito hasta ahora. Las chicas caen presas por defender a Bette de los oligarcas que le quieren cerrar el museo. Bette est re caliente con la arquitecta y hace lo imposible por no comrsela. Qu ms? Realmente no se me ocurre otra cosa... Jenny sigue su camino hacia la liberacin total (si no la consigui todava) y las dems en lo suyo, que en este captulo no se mostr. Tim para que est? Pas a ser simplemente el tipo que le alquila el cuartito de atrs a su ex. Espero ansioso el final de la temporada, ya falta un captulo noms?moreless
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Bette's loyalities are tested and Shane gets stood up.

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By anticonformityx, Apr 22, 2008

This episode was a very revealing one, indeed. Bette's commonly criticized Provocations exhibit finally leads to a full fledged riot, resulting in the arrest of the girls.

Coincidentally, Candace and Bette share a cell. Amusing as it may be, Bette is pathetically struggling to keep her pants on around Candace. As she begins to tie back her buttons, Tina comes along with Oscar and the head executive of CAC to release her on bail. Instead of leaving with the rest of the crew like she should, Shane insists on sticking around to wait on Cherie. In the end, the time reads after 2AM and Shane is still waiting in the office. Could it be that Shane's heart-breaking ways are beginning to catch up with her?

Mind you, Shane is one of the most favorited and interesting characters on the L Word, but what goes around certainly comes around!moreless
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Bette's gallery is picketed.

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By chrisbd1, Sep 10, 2005

This was the first episode of The L Word that I'd ever seen. It actually wasn't that hard to figure out what was going on, though after seeing it from the beginning helped. Bette's gallery get's picketed and a fight breaks out. Everyone is taken to jail and Candace and Bette share a cell. We are treated to phone sex, without the phone and the sex. Kudos for both their imagintions.moreless
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- Highlight below for a spoiler: Tonya killed Dana's cat, Mr. Piddles.
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- Shane has been with between 950 and 1200 people since the age of 14.
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- Opening Teaser: Off the coast of Florida -- April 1999: Dolphins and white whales are shown swimming underwater, while a voice sings over the scene. The Connection: Gene and Jenny talk about the mating rituals of sea life later in the episode.
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QUOTES (7)
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- Jenny: (about manatees) What happened to them, why were they beached? Gene: Well, the, um... the one female was running away from the five males. She stays in heat for a month and the... the bulls spend the entire time smashing into each other, trying to have sex with her then they just kinda ditch her once she's pregnant. Jenny: Gosh, that sounds like a lot of humans.
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- Candace: (in jail) Aren't you going to sit down? Bette: I can't. Candace: Why? Bette: I can't sit near you.
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- Marina: (to Robin) The Greek word eros denotes want, like, the desire for that which is missing. The lover wants what he doesn't have. It is by definition impossible for him to have what he wants if as soon as it is had it is no longer wanted.
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- Bette: (leaving a message) Fuck, Tina, I know you're real busy saving the world and everything, but I need you to start answering your phone.
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- Candace: Come over here. Bette: (whispering) I am there, you know I am.
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- Dana: (about her arrest) Oh, god, I'm gonna die if my parents find out about this! Alice: Well, look at the upside: now, being a dyke won't be a big deal.
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- Shane: Jail is whack.
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NOTES (3)
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic: Lapák (Lock-Up)
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Czech Republic: October 28, 2011 on Prima LOVE
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- Music Featured in This Episode: - Frances and Her Friends by Frances Faye - Abierto by Tommy Guerrero - I Am the Man by The Philosopher Kings - Savoir Faire by Willy DeVille - Havana Disco Nap by Paloma - Buttergroove by FNDMNTL - Borrito by FNDMNTL - Come by Kinnie Starr - Genius by Murmurs - Reddie 2 Partie 1 by Mmo - Always Crawl by Radiogram
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