People. Not Parts.

"The L Word," Episode 104: Lies, Lies, Lies

Dana tells Alice and Shane how embarrassed she was when she ejaculated with Lara. Alice explains to her that it's a good thing. Later on, Alice notices Dana is still sad, and Dana explains how she left Lara in her apartment and hadn't heard from her ever since. I love how Alice manages to seamlessly blend being sincere and being a smart-ass:

Alice: (to Dana) What's with Mopey Pants? What is it, Dana, are you having embarrassing multiple orgasms now?

Now that I think of it, the show pretty much used Dana's character as a an informational platform from the beginning. Through Dana's goofy, uptight cluelessness, they communicated the idea of female ejaculation, gaydar, the process of coming out, having to stay in the closet to maintain a public image, and breast cancer.

Except it was more entertaining in seasons 1 and 2; they should have treated Dana as the three-dimensional character that she was instead of just using her as a mouthpiece. That's what she was reduced to in season 3. I bet they thought they were being deep by having Dana and Max have similar yet opposing experiences with losing their breasts.

Ilene forgets that this show should be about people and not the parts they should play as vehicles for her sad attempts to be didactic. The "L" stands for "lesbian" or "love." Not "lecture."