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One of the things that I loved about The L Word was the fact that Jenny Schecter was someone who looked life in the face, learned from her mistakes and moved on. In the first two seasons she was a very sincere person who wore her faults like badges of honor and didn't judge others for theirs. Although she had certain qualities that rubbed others the wrong way, like her (at times) confrontational way of dealing with others, Jenny was also sweet and comforted characters who most of the others shunned (i.e. Bette, the "harsh" looking woman from the gay pride parade in season 2 and Moira/Max).
However, it seems that Jenny has lost her ambiguity. More importantly, the writers appear to have fallen for the easy trap of turning her character into a villain who (unlike Helena in season 2) takes absolutely no responsibility for her actions. This, in my opinion, shatters all of the character development that the first and second season established; turning an interesting multi-faceted character into an immature socialite who is as in love with her illusions confidence as she is with couture fashion.
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RE: Jenny Schecter Betrayed
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Jun 27 2008, 10:04 AM EDT
"Hey, I'm sorry it took me SOOOOOOO long to get back to you.
It's funny because we seem to have the opposite perception of Jenny. From the first 2 seasons (which I feel her story really carried each of them) I saw Jenny as a troubled girl who tried to look for truths about herself through lies. While this seems to be counter productive, I think that her quest for self-knowledge and her inability to deal with what she would find led to great writing.
In season five she just comes off as this "for all purposes" bitch. There's no self-discovery in her character, but rather more of a saturation of superficiality and a need to constantly degrade and betray others. I think that this not only does a disservice to the character but also to the show in general. Jenny's character was someone who kept the plot going even when things were stagnant with her constant inner turmoil. In the 5th season she seems to just surrender to the turmoil. This, in my opinion, is like producing a remake of Kill Bill where Uma Therman decides to go to counseling instead of take out the people who did her wrong. Having a character simply not deal with a conflict that's been well established just DOESN'T make for good writing." I would have to agree that Jenny does come off as being this Bitch that no one can stand to be around.
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