It’s time for the third episode of America’s Favorite Lesbian Podcast, “To L and Back,” in which I, Riese Bernard, talk to my dear friend Kristin Russo on Facetime about the TV show we hate to love, The L Word. This week’s episode, “Let’s Do It,” is one of my favorites of all time! Plus we interviewed Guinevere Turner and you can get some advance excerpts from that interview in this episode!
[Also I know we wrote “Laura” instead of “Lara” in the episode description, we’re fixing it.]
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Episode Index:
- Interview with Susan Miller, the writer of “Let’s Do It,” conducted in 2009
- This is Ali Liebert
- This is Rekha Sharma
- How Subaru came to be seen as cars for lesbians
- Our post about the breakup of Tammy Lynn and Melissa Etheridge
- The play I talk about at the beginning was originally called “Sweeping the Nation” and later “Average American.” It’s listed on Susan’s website.
Episode Music:
This week only had one big noticeable switch from the original to the streaming version — instead of ending with Ella Fitzgerald’s “Let’s Do It,” as in the original, it ended with some other nonsense song! I don’t know what it was and I don’t want to. If you wanna experience The L Word as it was originally intended, you should buy Season One on DVD.
I hope you like it!!
could you post the survey link? can’t get it to work!
I added it to the post! That’s a good idea thank you. Also I just took it and it literally took ten seconds so, I highly recommend it
“Let’s Do It” is one of my favorite episodes in this season (and the series as a whole) so I was looking forward to hearing your takes! So far spot-on, especially about how important the friendship bonds are between the characters. Can’t wait to hear the full interview with Guinevere Turner on Friday.
I forgot that all the best repeatable lines come from Marina, she would be the meme queen of the show if it were airing now.
Thanks again :)
That credit/ chart song, really sounds like something made last minute, or someone with no musical training just pressing buttons.
I liked the extra observations, I used to do that with Sex and the City. I didn’t know why at the time, but I’d notice the extras that played queer characters and when they would reappear. I saw SATC before The L Word and would often re watch the episode where Charlotte joined the lesbian crew.
Thankfully I did discover the L Word and got into that soon after.
I think that was my favourite part of The L word seeing the friendships of queer women, I grew up in a small town and took me a while to seek these friendships out.
WTF 1 star, get the lesbian mafia on this !!
I love how off-kilter Riese’s sense of humor is. I bet Kristin never thought of herself as a “straight man” in any relationship. I also endorse Riese’s decree that everyone should have a unique name to facilitate googling. However, as someone who is the ONLY person on the internet with my name, I really am aware that I need to keep my cyber nose clean. One of the few things I like about being 51 is that all of my youthful escapades and stupid thoughts/ideas/pronouncements (and, lordy, I had many) are not preserved on the internet archive. Whew!
Carol did not get along with Guinevere’s dog?!
I believe that Bette was correct in not staying to comfort Jenny at the party since Tim and Jenny are her tenants. You don’t want to open the door to a harassment lawsuit
Did Bette own that house? I have no memory of that at all!
When they were getting separated Tina brought an appraiser in. Jane Lynch player the divorce attorney…
Their remodeling of the house was what made Jenny fall in the pool…
Jenny never fell in the pool, there is no season 6 😀
Just started rewatching The L word. Surprised at how much I’ve forgotten!
The only thing I could never forget was THE MISSION & the friendships or more like comradery. Agreed, this is my favourite scene of the whole series.
Never knew it was episode 1.03, I guess this is my favourite episode of the series then!