Discussion: Shane betrays Jenny

"Actually, by the time the finale rolls around, Jenny and Niki are no longer together. Jenny gets fired from the movie because of the sex tape she and Niki made together and when Jenny runs to the set to talk to her about it, Niki's managers intervene and tell her to get away from Niki, so Jenny appeals to the cast and crew, telling them that the producers are treacherous and soulless and that they can all leave with her and show them that they can't do this to her. So she asks anyone with integrity to come with her, but the only person who says she'll go with her is SHANE.

Jenny goes to Niki and begs her to leave the studio with her, but Niki doesn't say a word and seems more concerned about her career and the sex tape getting out than Jenny being fired. So Jenny leaves the studio with Tina and Tina insists that Shane go and look after Jenny, because Shane and Tina are both worried about Jenny and what she might do. At their place, Shane and Jenny talk and Jenny says to Shane (as she said to Tina before she left the studio) that Niki is *dead to her*. In ep 12, we find out that Jenny has refused to speak to Niki since she was fired in ep 11.

So - the short version is: Niki might very well not be Jenny's girlfriend anymore, but NIKI is the one who kisses Shane first and initiates the whole thing. Shane is so broken up after breaking things off with Molly (after a brutal confrontation with Phyllis), that she's completely destroyed and she and Niki get to talking at the wrap party and they're both miserable. Normally, Shane wouldn't do such a thing, but it's clear from her behavior that she is NOT IN HER RIGHT MIND when she arrives at the party and is not herself when she goes to fuck Niki. Shane would never want to hurt Jenny, but she's completely devastated from her run-in with Phyllis and pushing Molly away for her own good to fully comprehend what it is she's doing."

"I'm not making excuses for Shane. I'm just telling you what happens. The thing is, Phyllis totally blind-sides Shane and really hurts her. We don't see Bette or Alice talking to Phyllis and saying these things, but the way Phyllis speaks when she's talking to Shane, the things she says sound like direct quotes. She's telling Shane that the people she's loved and supported and cared about all these years think she's bad news and considering the fact that Shane has looked at Bette and Tina and Alice as her only family, hearing that from Phyllis is very painful, for her. And yes, while what Phyllis says IS true, that doesn't change the fact that Bette, Tina and Alice have ALL done bad things and made horrible mistakes and Shane has backed up each and every one of them and supported them and helped them to deal with the repercussions of their bad choices. Bette, Tina and Alice have *never* done anything like that for Shane in all the time they've known her. They just criticize and underestimate and disrespect her, no matter how hard she tries to make them happy and help them.

I'm not trying to make excuses or justify what Shane does. Because it's not right, but that being said, I can understand *why* Shane does what she does in the finale. She's crushed. She's completely devastated and totally disillusioned with her friends as well as any hope she might have had to have something meaningful with Molly. Nobody ever has any faith in Shane and that's largely why she's still not making as much progress as she could be. If the people around you only ever expect the worst from you and/or no improvement at all, then what kind of affect does that have on your own confidence that you'll be able to be more than you are?

The great thing about Shane and Jenny's relationship is that they've always been able to work things out. Even after the finale, I still think they will be able to"

"you have made a good point, Shane is very loyal so her sisters ought to be loyal too..."

"i act think that they gonna end up sleeping together on 511 =) i have said that now for so long but noone believes in that."

"Well, I've seen the episode and I think Shane and Jenny might take a nap together or something. They get really stoned together and when Max comes home, he finds the two of them snuggled up on the couch together. It's a very sweet moment. They look so beautiful together. Perfect."

"Yep, they get stoned, but they don't have sex - I think they just fall asleep together or something. And no, I don't think Jenny is referring to Niki in her speech in episode 12. Jenny says, "I realized something really important this afternoon. That ... I am *madly* in love with someone... and it's changed the way I feel about all of this [ie. the movie].""

"I'm not making excuses for Shane. I'm just telling you what happens. The thing is, Phyllis totally blind-sides Shane and really hurts her. We don't see Bette or Alice talking to Phyllis and saying these things, but the way Phyllis speaks when she's talking to Shane, the things she says sound like direct quotes. She's telling Shane that the people she's loved and supported and cared about all these years think she's bad news and considering the fact that Shane has looked at Bette and Tina and Alice as her only family, hearing that from Phyllis is very painful, for her. And yes, while what Phyllis says IS true, that doesn't change the fact that Bette, Tina and Alice have ALL done bad things and made horrible mistakes and Shane has backed up each and every one of them and supported them and helped them to deal with the repercussions of their bad choices. Bette, Tina and Alice have *never* done anything like that for Shane in all the time they've known her. They just criticize and underestimate and disrespect her, no matter how hard she tries to make them happy and help them.

I'm not trying to make excuses or justify what Shane does. Because it's not right, but that being said, I can understand *why* Shane does what she does in the finale. She's crushed. She's completely devastated and totally disillusioned with her friends as well as any hope she might have had to have something meaningful with Molly. Nobody ever has any faith in Shane and that's largely why she's still not making as much progress as she could be. If the people around you only ever expect the worst from you and/or no improvement at all, then what kind of affect does that have on your own confidence that you'll be able to be more than you are?

The great thing about Shane and Jenny's relationship is that they've always been able to work things out. Even after the finale, I still think they will be able to"

"I'm sorry,but there is no excuse for Shane betraying Jenny like this,whatever she's been true with B,T and Alice,as I recal,Jenny took a step back in favor of Shane at the time of Carmen,so Jenny has been verry loyal to Shane.Ok Jenny said she didn't love Nikki anymore,but you know love doesn't pas in a blink of an eye,she just lost her job in the most humilyating way,and her girlfriend Nikki,didn't stand by her (afther statements like "I wanna have your baby's" and "let's go to Ireland or Japan and raise a family",Jenny believed she had a good thing going at last,and Shane saying Nikki is a nobody,she should have fucked anyone but Nikki...That's my opinion anyway.DEVASTATED?Come on...maybe next you will insinuate that she has such low selfasteam cause of her friends,that she's in title
to insult her only true friend, by treating herself to candybar Nikki !?
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"Well, I agree with you partly,but if Shane your friend in real life and she did that to the girl you were dating. Maybe you would have a different reply. It's terrible that Shane comes off as this cool,sexy,and confidence,but if you really think about it? She shouldn't of let Phyllis 's words get to her like that,and knowing how the girls all stick together in a time of need. She shouldnt go around screwing her bestfriend's girl. That's not how a person,at least a healthy person deals with things. I like Shane and Jenny to be together....its sad that it ends like this for the both of them. Until next season...."