amandacheatham-99324 This show started out so good. But went downhill so fast. First of all, Jenny is a brat. Second, I know this is a show about lesbians but HOW is everyone you meet ever a lesbian? And the girl who transitioned was a lesbian then became a gay man after he transitioned because some gay man became apart of the cast and was interested him. Does this actually happen or did they just need a story for Max's character? I have NO problem with LBGT. I just don't understand this show. It was a no for me after the first season.

evelina_lina-74452 An entertaining depiction of the lesbian world in LA. What I like the most is how, for moster of the time, real the show feels. It doesnt have that studio feeling to it that many series have. Sometimes the humour can be a bit too unrealistic but I can live with that. I like that there is a show about lesbians, I think its important.

jmbwithcats The L Word is a series about sexuality, states of being, defining, and becoming. The relationships on the show are woven beautifully; supple, real, and with great care in their human scope.A treat to watch each episode unfold, and to gain an understanding on some level of a world that is so often incomprehensible not only to outsiders, but the people experiencing it first hand.The L Word sparks many thoughts on the subject of homosexuality and lesbianism, relationships, the entanglements of heterosexual relationships, belief systems, and ethics.Some say we are not born with any specific sexual preference, that this is of the body when we take a body. Also note that lesbianism is found in all forms of life, from humans to frogs to seagulls. What does that tell us? And what of bisexuality? The agnostic approach to sexuality. For all I know, perhaps it's Gods way of controlling population.What would cause a woman to be attracted to a woman, or man to man? Is it overcoming the limitations of our biology? or something else? Or perhaps any man or woman could choose this lifestyle simply by giving in to desires, or the art of relationship without boundaries, without thought of propagation, only the interest of feeling at hand. endless is the speculation, and the questions in this circle of thought.Mia Kirshnir's character seems to only "become" lesbian because she is overwhelmed by a move to a new town and already has a fragile identity which is easily influenced by the taboo and powerful woman image of the lesbian.This creates a primordial dichotomous speculation. Is lesbianism/homosexuality part of the natural order or created out of some unnatural event, and what is the fruit of such endeavors? I'm not one who hates gays, or thinks it's wrong, mainly because every gay person I've ever known are some of the best people I've ever met, but since I feel on some level either through my own ignorance, or complete inability to comprehend the underlying premise to me has always appeared as a state of being created out of something like a trauma or other social extreme variables.There's endless speculation that homosexuality is a rebellion against a natural order, but perhaps it's something that not only will I never understand, and do not need to understand. Yet there are so many things I do not understand and I can't help that through this ignorance I am creating negative perceptions such as I am expounding in this post... so in that sense, seeking understanding does seem important even crucial.Or perhaps women sick of being treated with inequality, submissiveness, glass ceilings, decided on some level to live without men, that this would in some small way set them free from these limitations.So how does one find the truth? Perhaps there is no single truth.I had trouble writing this because the people in my life who are gay/lesbian are very important to me, and I feel like I'm walking a fine line between disrespecting them, but I know asking questions is not disrespect, all we can do is hope to unveil our own ignorance and find a better understanding.

lizziesmithson This show was a skeptical buy for me, as a straight woman in a committed relationship with a straight male, I wondered if this show had anything to offer me.After the first episode, I was intrigued. A sense of voyeurism and intrusion are the clearest ways to describe it.I consider myself a connoisseur of sorts when it comes to television series'. However, on the second episode, I really found myself caught in the drama of the series, and becoming sympathetic to the plight of the lesbian female in today's day, and empathetic to the plight of the misunderstood female.Although somewhat depressing that there is not a single loyal member of the group, infidelity is a common error of the L word girls, I found the show humanizing and honest in many ways.It is beautifully filmed, the sets are intricate and creative. The performances are phenomenal, with regular monologues and intensive dialogue, the show thrives because of its brilliant acting cast.It is an interesting voyage, and I appreciate the world I live in more after watching.Raised in a Christian home, brought up very conservatively, I have to say that part of me was a bit hesitant to dive into the L Word for it's nature. However, I found the experience enlightening.At some point, if progressive enough of a mind, you stop thinking of the characters as gay, and start thinking of them as just simply people. The lives portrayed by the women of The L Word are beautiful, intimate, creative and interesting lives, and it opened my eyes all that much more.