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The L Word Episode Guide for Season 4

This season of The L Word finds the women fighting with old demons. Shane becomes Shay's legal guardian, Tina and Bette come to a truce over their daughter Angelica, and Alice tries to move on after Dana. Cybill Shepherd, Marlee Matlin, Janina Gavankar and Rose Rollins join The L Word cast in Season 4.

The L Word Season 4, Ep. 1: "Legend in the Making"

Legend in the Making

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Original Air Date
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Directed By: Bronwen Hughes

Written By: Ilene Chaiken

Guest Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Karina Lombard, Jane Lynch


New Characters:

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The L Word Episode Summary:

We start off with the girls minus Shane, Carmen and Lara in a hotel room surrounding a phone to the a group intervention since Bette "kidnapped" Angelica during the night. Lara left to work at a 4-star restaurant. So Alice and her relationship is unresolved. Helena is now penniless since her mother cut her off. Shane is drugged out of her mind as she stays at Cherie Peroni's (Jaffe) after leaving Carmen at the altar. She finally leaves still high and takes Cherie's car to see Carmen, but gets knocked down my Carmen's cousin. She leaves and buys booze. She drinks and drives and ends up crashing the car. She doesn't get help and goes home to find herself a little surprise at the back door after having a little encounter with Carla: her half-brother Shay. Jenny has the french lady she met in Whistler stay with her and having her book Some of her Parts signing at the Planet, and the small reappearance of Marina. Alice begins to teach Helena how to live affordably since her mother cut her off.
Best Scene(s):

  • Seeing Marina again

  • the sex

Best quote(s):

  • "Arson! Arson!" -Bette



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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 2: "Livin' La Vida Loca"
Livin' La Vida Loca

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Directed By: Marleen Gorris

Written By: Alexandra Kondracke


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Episode Summary: Bette adjusts to her new job in academia for a formidable new boss; Jenny's book receives a scathing review; Tina must fire Helena from the studio, leaving her nowhere to go but accept a roommate offer from Alice.

Best Scene(s):

  • Alice and Papi in the limousine



Best quote(s):

  • "ooh, wow...what are you doing?
    Circles. Magic circles. Circles are good right?
    Ooh, yeah circles are good. I'm thinking I really like circles! - Alice & Papi

HOOKUPS, BREAKUPS, MAKEUPS

  • Alice & Papi
  • Helena & Papi




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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 3: "Lassoed"
Lassoed
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Original Air Date
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Directed By: Tricia Brock

Written By: Ilene Chaiken


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Episode Summary:

Bette embarks on an ill-advised with a teaching assistant, and her boss Phyllis comes out; Jenny tries to dig up dirt on the journalist who panned her book; Tina throws a party; Shane gets Helena a job at WAX.
Best Scene(s):





Best quote(s):

  • "An honest homophobe, how nice""I understand brad, I mean you find gay sex repulsive and you don't care about your son's personal happiness as much as you do your own comfort level, right?!"- Bette



HOOKUPS, BREAKUPS, MAKEUPS

  • Bette and Nadia





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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 4: "Layup"
Layup

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Directed By: Jessica Sharzer

Written By: Elizabeth Ziff


New Characters:


Episode Summary:

Bette deals with an artist whose work is politically incendiary and fears the potential for disaster in the relationship between Phyllis and Alice; Tina is rejected by her friends at a basketball game and joins the opposing team.
Best Scene(s):

  • The Street Ball game.

  • The Shoe store


Best quote(s):

  • Papi : "What cha doin, Rodeo Drive?"
Bette: "Shopping B***!"
  • Tina: "Stop F*** Fouling me!"
Bette: "Stop f*** trebling with the ball"
  • Papi: "Don't be mad Brown Barbie"
Bette: "Who're you calling Brown Barbie, You f*** Carmelita Tropicana!"
  • "Phyllis, for future reference, when a girl you're f*** screams really loud and goes completely limp like that ...it's a pretty good indication that you made her ***" - Alice





HOOKUPS, BREAKUPS, MAKEUPS

  • Alice and Phyllis





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  • Phyllis








The L Word Season 4, Ep. 5: "Lez Girls"
Lez Girls

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Directed By: Jessica Sharzer

Written By: Elizabeth Ziff


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

The tryst between Bette and her TA threatens her new career; Alice breaks up with Phyllis after meeting her husband; Tina discovers Angus with her au pair Hazel; Jenny publishes a short story in The New Yorker that infuriates Alice.
Best Scene(s):

  • Marajuana scene with Bette and Jodi.



Best quote(s):





HOOKUPS, BREAKUPS, MAKEUPS

  • Alice and Pylliss





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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 6: "Luck Be a Lady"
Luck Be a Lady

Original Air Date
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Directed By: Angela Robinson

Written By: Angela Robinson


New Characters:

  • Catherine Rothberg
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Episode Summary:

Bette enjoys a new romance even as she clashes with Tina over Angelica's pre-school and weathers the emotional fallout of Alice's split with Phyllis; Helena and Alice learn how to play poker.
Best Scene(s):

  • The poker scene and the look on Helena's face when she looses all that money.
  • The phone tree between the characters.
  • Alice getting elbowed in the face by Tasha when learning to play poker.
Best quote(s):

  • "Vagina wig?" - Shane to Stacey Merkin
  • "Oh,f*** you, james, just f*** you" - Bette to James
    "As you Americans say, "Read 'em and weep!"" - Helena
  • "F**k my mother!" - Alice after getting elbowed in the face

HOOKUPS, BREAKUPS, MAKEUPS

  • Bette and Jodi





NEW ADDITIONS TO 'THE CHART'

  • Jodi






The L Word Season 4, Ep. 7: "Lesson Number One"
Lesson Number One

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Directed By: Moises Kaufman

Written By: Ariel Schrag


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

Jenny's short story about her friends sparks interst from Hollywood; Helena struggles to pay her back her poker debt; Tasha experiences flashbacks to the war in Iraq; Bette and Jodi console a heartbroken Phyllis.
Best Scene(s):

  • Jodi waiting for Bette to wake up

  • Bette waking up

  • That amazing turn me on sex they have

Best quote(s):

  • "Let me cast my memory back to this morning"--Jodi

  • "Me, what about me?"--Phyllis

  • "Yeah Jodi spent the night, we're seeing each other"--Bette

HOOKUPS, BREAKUPS, MAKEUPS

  • Tasha and Alice
  • Alice and Phyllis
  • Jodi and Bette (Damn that was hot)



NEW ADDITIONS TO 'THE CHART'

  • "T"
  • Jodi





The L Word Season 4, Ep. 8: "Lexington and Concord"
Lexington and Concord

Original Air Date
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Directed By: Jamie Babbit

Written By: Ilene Chaiken


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

Jenny's revenge on her critic backfires in front of her agents; Alice and Tasha disagree over the war in Irag but find common ground romantically; Tina meets Bette's new girlfriend Jodi; Kit unloads pubically on the cheating Angus.
Best Scene(s):

  • Kit losing it with Angus



Best quote(s):





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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 9: "Lacy Lilting Lyrics"
Lacy Lilting Lyrics

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Directed By: Bronwen Hughes

Written By: Cherien Dabis


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

Best Scene(s):





Best quote(s):





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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 10: "Little Boy Blue"
Little Boy Blue

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Directed By: Karyn Kusama

Written By: Elizabeth Ziff


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

Best Scene(s):





Best quote(s):

  • "You f*** f***!" Amy to Jodi



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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 11: "Literary License to Kill"
Literary License to Kill

Original Air Date
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Directed By: John Stockwell

Written By: Ilene Chaiken


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

Best Scene(s):

  • Tina and Bette sitting on the steps talking



Best quote(s):

  • "So? Everyone's a control freak. It's what you have to do to get things done." Bette to Tina




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The L Word Season 4, Ep. 12: "Long Time Coming"
Long Time Coming

Original Air Date
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Directed By: John Stockwell

Written By: Ilene Chaiken


New Characters:

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Episode Summary:

Bette seeks Tina's advice on how to get Jodi back, but is surprised to learn that Tina no longer wants to be straight. Alice is devastated when Tasha is called in for another tour in Iraq. Meanwhile, Phyllis seeks divorce, Jenny is excluded in any decisions regarding the movie, and Helena frees herself from Catherine's tangles.

fan having a rant:
this is a most amazing episode - just stunning scenes and production - i couldn't believe the shane-paige scene where they're in domestic bliss in another era, with the boys in the yard playing ball, and shane mowing - really amazing images. paige completely makes that segment, when she's standing at the front door with a pie - just has to be seen to be believed. it's also set to brilliant music. phew! there is also a magnificent shot of bette and jodi in the field, also set to brilliant music, on the other side of the continent. and evocative image of tasha and alice at dawn. absolutely enchanting.
Best Scene(s):

  • Bette delivering the "17 Reasons Why" sign to Jodi
  • Bette, Shane and Alice at the scrap metal yard.

  • tom interpreting for jodi, on the phone from n.y. to bette
  • the 50's sequence with magnificent indoor and outdoor shots of shane, paige [HOT], and shay and jared

Best quote(s):

  • "I should never let you go. I would do anything for another chance. I'm not afraid to make a fool out of myself." Tina to Bette
  • "Oh God, I'm stuck, go without, leave me behind, it's okay, save yourselves" Alice
    Using Pink's "Mr. President" in final scenes.
  • "Steaks, for lunch"(Alice) "That'll be nice"


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  • Bette & Jodi





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yurchardonnay site information missing 0 Jul 1 2009, 4:57 AM EDT by yurchardonnay
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IDK about you all but i feel there are informations missing from these ep guides.
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hey there ladies, i need some help... idont have showtime and cant watch the l word when it comes on... does anyone know a site that i can watch all of season 5 on? I just finsished season 4 on dvd.. been having to rent it from blockbuster..lol... but i need a website to watch it on so i can get caught up.. any help would be wonderful... check me out on myspace...www.myspace.com/sunshine6903 and send me a message there please. thanks you and love ya people!
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Roxy443 Season 4 Episode 11 Literary License to Kill 0 Feb 11 2008, 9:46 AM EST by Roxy443
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I need your help fellow L word fans. Does anyone know the name of the song that was playing during the scene where Alice gives Tashe the watch? Let me know anyone out there!!!
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