The L Word: Final Season
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Movie Reviews of The L Word: Final Season
Movie Review: L Word - Who Killed Jenny?
Summary: 3 Stars
L Word fans can expect some laugh-out-loud episodes (i.e., Alice and her usual antics) in this much-talked-about final season but, at the same time, be prepared to be disappointed by the way Ilene Chaiken, the show's creator/executive producer, lead the series to an end. Really, who CARES who killed Jenny?Movie Review: love the show but a horrible ending
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved this show but the ending was just horrible you would expect something better then what it really was but it just didn't happen which for me was a gigantic disappointment. rest of the series was great though and totally recomend seasons 1-5.Movie Review: Disappointing.
Summary: 3 Stars
The whole of season 6 was a disa[ppointment due to Network limiting episodes and time. Trying to do too much in too little time. Jennifer Beals shines as usul.Movie Review: What went wrong? (spoilers)
Summary: 2 Stars
The L word has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a number of years, but season 5 dragged along and I feared the worst for season 6. Turns out it was far worst then anything I could imagine.
Ilene and Co. had planned on season 5 to be the last season, which is why the last episode of that season feels... odd. However, she managed to talk Showtime into allowing a final season. This was a short season and the intention was to give a proper farewell but, of course, Ilene bumbles and fails in many, many ways.
This season Ilene tried to "listen to the fans". You say you don't like Jenny? We'll kill her! You say you want Shane and Jenny to hook up? Done! You liked Helen and Dylan? She's BACK! etc, etc
Ilene takes these ideas, that could have been good (minus the killing jenny thing) and ruins them. Also keep in mind the season is only eight episodes, does Ilene REALLY have time to write a Bette and Tina a story line where they are adopting a baby? Or Max dealing with pregnancy? Or Kit falling in a drugged fantasy land? Or... you get my point. Instead of wrapping up story lines, she unravels more and more.
You have to take a step back and wonder why do we watch this show? Because of the main characters and the bond of friendship that ties them all together. That is why we love watching this show and watching *some* of the characters grow over the years. I would have loved to see it end on a positive note, them all sitting around at The Planet, for the most part happy, the way the series started. Instead we have an over-dramatic police confessional and mystery killer.
I understand why Ilene did it. She wanted a spin-off television show to reveal the mystery, or perhaps a movie deal to dig deeper into what really happened, or a clothing line that slowly, through cryptic symbols, shows "what really happened". Bottom line, Ilene got greedy and tried to manipulate the ending to work in her financial favor. But there is no spin-off and very unlikely a movie (who would watch it after this anyway?), so one has to wonder, what was the point? I appreciate what Ilene has done, the first tv show about lesbians, a HUGE step in the right direction. I can forgive her for a lot of things and a lot of grievances I have with the writing. But Ilene has a responsibility to these characters, she has a responsibility to be true to them and to end what she began with some amount of decency.
After season six was over, all I could think was, "good, I was sick of it anyway." I still watch season 1 fondly, while trying to forget season 6 ever even happened.
Movie Review: a waste of airtime
Summary: 2 Stars
Ok...where do i start? Well the 6th season of the l word i think was a HUGE waste of time. Not only did they spend too much time on characters that weren't going anywhere as far as storyline. And they didnt spend enough time finishing up the story lines with great characters (ie. Bette and Tina.) which were probably the only characters in the end that you could take seriously. I found myself wanting to fast forward too many parts through out this season that were just a waste of airtime. *spoiler* I dont believe anyone killed Jenny. If you watched the series from the beginning, its just not in any of the girls to kill anyone. It would be sooo out of character.*
As far as the characters this season, they felt rushed, no depth anymore, no wedding,no really good cameos, nothing.
Alice: Funny as usual, great character.
Shane: Apparently she went insane this season and decided to date jenny and not believe any of her friends.
Kit: No depth to her character anymore, just a few "kittisms".
Helena: WHY was she in this season! wasnt she a strong working woman at
the very beginning? they turned her into a character with no point.
Max: IC turned Max into a joke this season. No depth to the character. once again, rushed.
Bette: Still the same strong character from season 1, she's actually grown as a person and she shows it in season 6. great job with her.
Tina: More of a stronger person this season. Her scenes with Bette makes the whole season 6 more interesting.
Tasha: umm what can i say. *Spoiler* the friend threesome thing was a very bad story line. IC trying to bring drama into places it shouldnt be. Why cant these characters just be happy?
Jenny: soooo Rushed. Season 6 made Jenny look like she really went crazy. We all knew she was a little off. But she just turned out to be a Snob,whiny, and sometimes acted like a 5 yr old.
*spoiler* Nothing was answered in season 6. Every character was left in the dark about something. And this show did not end with a bang like it should have. season 1-5 are great! but season 6 was just a waste of airtime and a lot of disapointment. I'll buy it to complete my collection but it definitely is NOT going to be opened or watched.