The L Word - The Complete Third Season Reviews

• Descension

  
  By A2Y1SCM930PZI7 on 2006-08-01
  As The L-Word has gone from season to season, its quality has dropped. The first season was an excellent five-star affair. Season 2 was decent and deserved three-stars. And Season 3, an abysmal two stars. I would give it one star, but I might need that one for Season 4. I'm sorry. Actually I'm not the one who should be apologizing: the writers and producers should be. I can count on a few fingers the number of episodes that were worth watching more than once.
  
  It felt like I was looking at a sensationalistic goofy show like Desperate Housewives rather than an intelligent show about sophisticated lesbians. The writers make unwise storyline decisions. Plausibility, at times is stretched and some stories are unnecessary and end up going nowhere.
  
  Watch Season 3 once, then replay your taped episodes from Season 1 and half the episodes from Season 2. Then pray that Season 4 will restore some kind of freshness and intelligence to this show.
  
  The buzz I've been hearing thus far sounds promising.
  
  
  

• The best season, so far...

  
  By A34FXRP52G2TY1 on 2006-08-05
  Anybody who says that they wish that the show would go back to the way it was in season one has ulterior motives - pay no attention to them - they're crazy for a relationship that was totally and completely dysfunctional (and boring), but these people have convinced themselves that Bette and Tina's relationship is 'romantic'. Yeah, okay, whatever. Basically, in their opinions, if they don't get what they want (ie. their favorite boring couple back together again), then everything about the show is bad, which is a little too like throwing the baby out with the bathwater, because even though Tina and Bette broke up (and will probably stay that way), the show is still one of the best and brightest on tv and season three of the L Word is proof positive of that...
  
  Anyway, season three was definitely a return to form, if not a return to the relationships that were established in the pilot in season one - lots of great scenes with the group together (something season two was lacking), fascinating explorations of gender and sex and the gray areas that exist in society. It touches on many other issues, but most of them will be very familiar to most viewers of the show. Many of the episodes in season three are sad, because they're dealing with very heavy subject matter, but I honestly love both the heavy stuff and the funny, as well. The actors and the chemistry they have with one another is unparalleled - they're all friends in real life and that energy follows them onto the screen.
  
  If you want to see a bright star on the rise, then keep your eyes out for Katherine Moennig as Shane McCutcheon - trust me, you won't be sorry... her character is one of the most complex and fascinating characters I've ever been introduced to.
  
  If you're someone who needs to be spoonfed every line and every plotpoint, then this show isn't for you... but if you don't mind a challenging dose of thought-provoking entertainment, then give season three of The L Word a try...
  
  The only reason this season of the show gets 4 stars rather than 5 is due solely to the obnoxious barnacle in the personages of the band BETTY that still refuse to go away. EZGirl's score for season three is quite a bit less distracting than it was in season two, but definite points off for basically devoting an entire freaking episode to the band. Boo, bad lesbian musicians taking over a show that doesn't need them...!
  
  

• Hot, Sexy and Addictive

  
  By A32ZCNO9YI0JP6 on 2006-07-17
  The L Word is, no doubt, one of the best series out there. It's not about sterotypes, it's not about gay women; it's about women, with all their flaws and strengths. Every character is treated in-depth so you'll get identified with more than one character, even if you're not female, lesbian, etc. The two previous seasons have been smashingly good. If you enjoy well written series and have an open mind this is for you. There are sad moments, hot moments, interesting moments.
  
  It's always pelasant to watch the performances of the beautiful and talented actresses that delight us on this series, Laurel Holloman, Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Katherine Moennig, Mia Kirshner, Sarah Shahi, Leisha Hailey, and the rest of the cast.
  
  The plots of this third season may be a little more depressing than the past couple of seasons, but I still have my hope high that Ilene Chaiken will bring us even better stories in the upcoming fourth season.
  
  The L Word is just fabulous!
  
  

• Great Show

  
  By AOPJ360AV8VL3 on 2006-07-14
  I'm looking forward to receiving the season 3 DVD which I have preordered . Here in Australia the Seven Network has recently shown the second season over 12 months after it aired in the USA. If season 2 is anything to go by season 3 should be a knockout.
  A huge fan here in the land down under.
  
  

• Quite possibly the best one yet

  
  By A22TZUXUKA11SQ on 2007-01-23
  The third season of the L Word picks right up with all the excitement, romance, and sexual tension of the previous seasons. Alice is struggling to get over the loss of her best friend and her lover while Dana moves on with Lara. One of the biggest turns of the season comes when Dana is diagnosed with breast cancer and the women struggle to help her cope and to deal with it themselves. Tina and Bette's daughter, Angelica, is six months old and the two have done their best to reconcile and form a stable home for her. Bette is in the process of trying to adopt Angelica, so the couple has routine visits with a social worker. Shane and Carmen are in a committed relationship and living together in Jenny's house. Carmen's job as a dj is starting to pick up and she's even offered a position djing for Russell Simmons at some point. Shane opens a hair studio in the middle of a skateboard shop and, in typical Shane fashion, struggles to stay loyal to her (gorgeous) girlfriend. Jenny is off on a road trip somewhere with a girl named Moira who has a gender identity crisis. At some point during the season Moira becomes Max and decides to transition to a male. Meanwhile Jenny struggles to sell her book. Kit finally gets a storyline besides being the alcoholic has been sister and even finds a love interest. And finally, in one of the best additions, Helena Peabody is finally a full member of the cast and has her own story lines not involving Bette and Tina.
  
  This season of the L Word is emotionally charged and takes some chances that they haven't in previous years. With the addition of Moira, the show brings the first transgendered recurring role to network television. Though Jenny's story line typically bores me to tears and, I'll admit, I usually fast forward through a large portion of her scenes, this season actually made me interested to see what would go on. Jenny finally found someone who was her match. The heartbreak that exists with Alice when she sees Dana and Lara constantly is palpable, and completely relatable. I don't think anyone who has ever had their heart broken can look at what she went through without understanding how well done and realistic the emotion was. When we lose Dana later in the seaon, it only intensifies and finally gives Alice a chance to shine as someone besides the confused bisexual girl. On the same token, it's nice not to see Kit sitting around just being everyone else's go to girl and instead having her own story. The addition of Angus, Angelica's manny, as Kit's boyfriend finally brings a little meat to the Pam Grier character.
  
  The third season of the L Word is quite possibly the best one yet. A lot of the original characters have story lines that give them a chance to show their artistic range, and the new characters are welcome additions whose stories all add to the plot. I can't wait to see what's going to happen in the fourth season.
  
  
• A Great Portrayal of A GROUP of Lesbian!!
  By A2XMQY0Y59UMBY on 2006-11-07
  This show, including this season, is one that is groundbreaking and representative of many people who have not before been given representation. The focus is first and formost about women and the lives of women. There is love, loss, drama, and all that goes in between. It makes you laugh at times and cry at others, but life is not a fairytale and this show doesn't make it to be... that is what makes it so great. There a femmes and butches, a ton who are somewhere in the middle. It makes you reconsider the labels you place on people and realize there are all shades of gray. Whether you are a stay at home parent, trying to become a parent, happy in love, breaking up, sleeping around, or transitioning... from bed to bed or from female to male, you can see yourself in this show.
  
  Some have been critical of Ilene Chaiken (not Irene as the misguided poster at top called her) claiming that the show isn't realisitc or that the writing is bad. We should remember that this show is about a group of lesbians, not all the lesbians in the world. It could be people we know but it might not be. To claim a show unrealistic because it isn't a story of your own life is to also say that every representation of every woman is only real if that woman goes through what you go through, that every reprentation of whatever race you are is only real if that person goes through what you go through, and given the wide variety of diversity in programming any reasonable person knows that to be untrue. So, no The L Word doesn't represent every lesbian on the planet but it does give a good account for a select group of us out there, it does venture to bring visibility to those of us who went unseen before, it gives us a voice, and it shows people that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgered people love and hurt and face things in our life good and bad just like everyone else.
  
  There is no other show out there that has done for lesbians what The L Word has. Seasoned actresses like Jennifer Beals and Pam Grier bring the show up a few levels, Jennifer Beals and Laurel Holloman have chemistry that is palpable... even when their characters are fighting they have tremendous chemistry. Rachel Shelley, Katherine Moening, Alexandra Hedison all have sex appeal through the roof in their representation of single lesbians on the show. Leisha does comedy like no one's business and she also had some amazing dramatic scenes. Erin Daniels was wickedly funny as well and broke our hearts with the huge part her character had in season 3. Daniella Sea is a new comer and she still has great strides to take. I wouldn't dare say she was the star as that would be a huge over-statment... she was far from it, but her character was like nothing we've ever seen before. Daniella took on her role like a champ and I was very excited to see her added to the cast, she is bringing visibility to an entire other part of the audience that had yet to be shown and in time I think she will be as comfortable as the other actresses. I certainly look foward to more from Max.
  
  Also, despite what the initial reviewer had to say, I don't think there is any grounds for statements suggesting Ilene degraded, down played, or disrespected Danielle, the actress, or her character Moira/Max. If an actress is cast after promotions start then you cannot expect them to appear in all the promotional photos. Although Daniella wasn't in all the season 3 promotional photos she was in some of them, she is in those for Season 4 and she also did a great deal of in person promotions with Ilene to promote season 3. If Ilene wanted to down play and degrade Daniella she would not have made her the main guest star for most of the promotional events, she also would not have been so super secretive and hyped about Daniella's character on the show. There would be no transgendered character, or any butch type characters, or any kind of character we are fortunate to have on the show if Ilene was as horrible as this reviewer has made her out to be. Max and The L Word at large exists because of Ilene not in spite of her.
  
  The one criticsim I have with the dvd itself and not the show... the dvd extras were lacking in any kind of special or additional footage that many fans like to see. There are no bloopers, no special interviews, nothing truly exciting to look foward to.
  
  This is a great show. I definitely recommend it as a buy!!!
  
  
• What was I watching?
  By A2GMWANQITIN20 on 2006-11-20
  Was I watching the same show as everyone who wrote reviews on here? I just finished the 3rd season having loved the first two. I was so disapointed in this season I'm really not sure I can even give the show another chance with season 4. The show completely runied all of the characters. They introduced new people who were either completely shrill and unbearable (Moira/Max, Billie) or bland and pointless (Angus). And then there's Jenny. The writers continued in their quest to create the most unlikeable, cringe-worthy, annoying character in the history of television. This is nothing against Mia Kirshner who is lovely and does well with what she's given but after 3 seasons the writers still can't seem to figure out what to make of the character. It might make more sense if she was treated as some sort of pariah by those around her but all of the other characters seem to love her so.....what are they seeing that I'm not? Her actions make no sense, her relationships make no sense even for a crazy person. As for the sex, someone actually thought they reeled the sex in this season? I never minded it in the past but sweet Lord!!! By the end of the season I felt like I was watching Cinemax After Dark! It was insanse! Grown adults do not start pulling off their clothes and fondling each other when mother is right outside the door!!!!! Especially when mom said she would be right back!!!!!!!
  
  By the end of things, you are left without a single character to like, a single believable storyline or any reason to want to spend time with these selfish, immature, unstable women ever again.
  
  
• Dismal, risible, miserable - spoilers alert
  By A3NJ95DS5C41BG on 2006-11-25
  OMG what have they done to this once funny, entertaining, sexy show. It has descended into a miserable risible badly written joke. The storylines are horrid, unconvincing, absurd, and cringe-making. Let me list some of these:
  
  1. Max. I don't think I need to say any more about this bizarre addition to the show. Got just about everything wrong. Deeply embarrassing.
  2. Dana. Why did she have to get ill and die ? She was one of the most lovable characters, goofy and yet sort of inspiring. A horrid horrid storyline. If I want health care messages I will go and watch documentaries. Profoundly depressing and upset the entire balance and mood of the show. How am I supposed to enjoy a sex scene one moment, and then a scene of mutilation ? To me it seemed utterly baffling and willful of the writers to do this to this character and this show. For this reason alone I hated the entire season. But there was more.
  3. Helena. Sorry, who was this person ? Was she the same person in season 2 referred to as "the scourge of the universe " ? And as for that cringe-making risible sexual harassment set up scene ? One of the worse TV scenes I have ever had to watch.
  4. Alice. A obsessed deranged stalker ? Thanks. Another of my favorite characters twisted into some un-characteristic pathetic storyline.
  5. Bette. Take one strong dynamic character and stamp on her repeatedly with an utterly implausible and unbelievable plot development. Shove in an hysterically dopey spiritual retreat, and ask her to weep repeatedly. I felt sympathy for the actress who was in obvious discomfort.
  6. Tina. Sorry ? All she needs is a bit of manhood ? Am I watching a show about lesbians, written by lesbians, validating lesbian life ? I must have missed something.
  7. Kit and manny. Just get him off please. It is so wrong it is not even funny.
  8. Shame and Carmen. Do you really think Shane would betray the gorgeous Carmen for that weird dopey Sherrie ? So unbelievable that I joked back the guffaws whilst flinching.
  
  I could go on. Maybe I should. The show did. I am only half way through and have decided to abandon it. I can't take the stupidity, the sheer implausibility, the utter misery, the cringe-making plotlines and character development any more. I don't ask for much about a show dedicated for once in television history, to lesbian life: an attempt to show it in a postive light for hell's sake, rather than as a bunch of dysfunctional, feckless, cheating, manipulative, obsessive, stupid wierdos (albeit pretty).
  
  It's cast a deeply melancholy air over my viewing life. I'm off to watch Alias 5 instead.
  
  
  
• Hard hitting
  By A37PV5GMP2ILJC on 2006-11-10
  This season really hit me hard
  There are so many issues
  So much sadness, hurt and pain
  That I ran out of tissues
  
  At first I thought it very dark
  And just a little boring
  But by disc two I watched all night
  Which led to work time snoring
  
  I can't believe Tina and Bette
  Can't sit and talk things out
  Instead of love, that little babe
  Just sees them fight and shout
  
  My favorite girl from Season 2
  My Helena, so strong
  Now puts her trust in Tarot cards
  But still things all go wrong
  
  I hurt when Shane and Carmen fight
  I cry when Alice cries
  I puzzle over Jenny's life
  I mourn when someone dies
  
  New characters fall into place
  There's Moira, call me Max
  There's Angus and there's Dylan
  As the chart lines wane and wax
  
  There's Henry and there's Billie
  And of course there's always Kit
  By the time you get to Gabriel
  You're mentally unfit
  
  There's so much more to Season 3
  Than what you've seen before
  I'm sitting waiting anxiously
  To order Season 4
  
  
  
  Amanda Richards, November 10, 2006
  
  
  
• Good Season
  By A22DW0Y4CVL9W8 on 2006-08-05
  Unlike the first person who reviewed season 3, I think this season outbeats the 1st season by a long shot....more story lines in season 3, and less sex....not that i have a problem with sex scenes, but season 1 i feel just had way too many. I dont think season 3 was as good as the 2nd season (i think season 2 is the best thus far), but i do think it was good...definitely worth buying.
  
  
• As addictive as season 1 and 2
  By A26L9KVAGYQBAW on 2006-09-08
  After many hours searching the internet for the third series I finally came across it. I ended up watching the whole thing in a day and a half! I guess the only thing I didn't like about it was I felt as though I had missed something between the last episode of season 2 and the first episode of season 3 because it took a while to figure out what was going on. Needless to say I quickly got over that became rivited again to thise series that I would be completely lost without if it ended. All your favourite characters are back and a few introductions too. I laughed, I cried and most importantly.... I LOVED IT!!
  
  
• It is so absorbing
  By A6WZFW5ERXMKS on 2006-09-29
  This show touches my life because I identify with the characters. In some cases, I act like them. In other cases, I want to be like them. And in most cases, I want to be with them. This season made me cry. It made my girlfriend cry and then I took a poll of my viewing friends and found they cried, too. A little embarrassing and pathetic to admit crying to a tv series, but hey, it is well done because it reaches out of the screen and touches those interested viewers.
  
  
• Simply the best
  By A1CTIKA3VATWRV on 2006-10-23
  I Love, Love, LOVE The L Word! This is the best series about women BY FAR! A lot of people have compared it to QAF (Queer As Folk), but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, as both are amazing series. I own the 1st and 2nd L Word seasons (and have watched them over and over), and the 3rd is on it's way to my home as I type. I cannot wait!
  
  This (3rd) season is pretty heavy. It is also shorter than the other two (I think). But, I have to say I still loved it so much! I cried like a baby towards the end of the season (those who watched it should know why).
  
  If you are a lesbian, and want to see a series that you can relate to, I would definately reccommend this series!!!
  
  It's great because it takes away stereotypes and lets people see that we are all just normal gals, who happen to love other normal gals!
  
  
• Good, but not great
  By A25Q66YJ1LDE8A on 2006-10-29
  I rated this season at three stars for a few reasons. The writer's create such an unrealistic homophobic atomosphere. With the exception of one seen with Jenny and Moira, it is a little too unreal.
  
  I also feel that the series ignores a talented actress. That is Danielle, who plays Moira. In my opinion, she was really the star that made season three interesting. Because she is not as "feminite and pretty" as the rest of the cast, she is not even in the photos. That includes the lword fan site. Irene (the writer) should be ashamed of herself. Irene degraded Danielle, in my opinion.
  
  Also, the season sort of defies logic. It is an "us against them" mentality. With the exception of one seen with teenagers, this goes
  beyond logic. Examples include :
  
  1. An employer who openly discriminates during an interview. Not afraid of lawsuits. A little unreal.
  
  2. An adoption agent who discriminates against orientation. She is very open and candid about not having a man as a parent.
  
  The writers need to do a much better job with logic and realism. The acting is superb, and Danielle deserves a lot of credit. She is a very good actress.
  
  
• Less humor, more drama. New stories: some great, some tedious.
  By AP3R7PFGRNBCS on 2006-11-26
  I have mixed reviews; 4 stars for attempts at change (would have been 3 if this had been the first season). I liked the "list" format for this...
  
  1. Dana. Sad but what a story line. As much as I hated to see that character go, it was a stroke of genious. The ending when they put her ashes into the waterfall pool, and the song "..I will always be here" played, PERFECT. The sweetness and beauty of Dana will really be a huge loss. It will be hard to fill, but vital that the series pick up someone we can love without worrying that she'll turn out to be a creep.
  2. Alice's emotional level (great acting though) and change from carefee to sullen (and a stalker?) was a drag. We needed her as she was; we miss her joy! Good bend with Lara - it makes sense and that happens a lot in reality.
  3. Bette and Tina - UGH!!! Their story was totally tedious! Tina has become a complete bore, Bette a miserable shadow of herself. And the "going straight" again for Tina? It was so excruciating. And hell, if you were ever going to let Bette have an affair, WHY oh WHY not with the fabulous Dana Delaney!?
  4. Shane. Can the woman get no redemption?? Leaving Carmen at the alter was such a thud - and YEAH, right - boinking that dork Cherrie with Carmen at home? To take a character that far out into the light, then to have her fail in such a despicable way. Shane's hard not to like, but, no way will she ever be anything but a "ho" - oh, sorry, "what she is" from now on, no matter HOW respectable of a woman they try to shove her toward - we'll never buy into any of it.
  5. Carmen. Too lovely not to keep around. Not a very good job of trying to draw in the Latino angle, but, a good try. Bring in an amazing older woman for her!
  6. Helena - what a switch from bad to a potentially good person; nice upswing with her, I liked her becoming a decent human being. Appropriate that she got royally burned by Dylan! ...and the twist with her mother was WONDERFUL!
  7. Dylan - YES! God, what a GREAT character and that twist was awesome!! Loved the "love scenes" with her - HOT!!! (Ellen, you dope!)
  8. Kit and Angus...OK, not very believeable, but kinda sweet.
  9. Max. I'm sorry but, OMG WHAT?? As hard as it is to stretch our lesbian reality into a pack of all beautiful women, it was nearly impossible to imagine Max breaking into the bunch, she/he was just too "out there" - but, if anyone could, it's the ever weird Jenny..
  10. Jenny. She's just too weird.
  11. Billie - yeesh, creepy - and that sex scene with Max - did we REALLY need to experience that??
  12. Glad they're gone: IVAN, Candice, Gabby..
  13. I'd love to see Marina brought back into the series.
  14. And how about introducing some really classic actresses who have become legends (pay up, they're worth it to see them in lesbian rolls!)
  
  This season was not so much funny, it was more dramatic. Some of it I loved with the plot surprises and new characters (NOT MAX), but the story with Bette and Tina - I fast forwaded through a lot of that. I hope it lightens up next year, gets some humor, finds more realistic plots, and let's go of the tedious and far far left issues.
  
  
• Best Season Yet
  By A2OVA4BROWZV9X on 2007-04-18
  I breathe a huge sigh of relief as the writers have finally seemed to hit their stride! The writing in this season is the best so far.
  
  The storyline keeps moving and changing in a way that creates a very unique journey among this group of friends. Once again, commendations for taking on very real topics, including trans identity, menopause, joint parenting, and cancer.
  
  The acting shines on almost everyones part. My new favorite character, "Angus the Manny" is probably the worst actor, but he's so likeable, it's okay.
  
  As others have said, unfortuately the Betty music is still around, but it is _much_ less prevalent and distracting. The rest of the music is actually pretty decent.
  
  Another negative point is that not only are old dropped story lines not picked up, but the habit of dropping stories w/o explaination continues. Also, no amazing guest stars ala Cameron Manhiem or Sandra Bernhardt from Season 2.
  
  Packaging: They finally got wise and used slim-case design, which is great b/c it doesn't waste space, but now it doesn't match the other 2 seasons. There are some great special features, but there are at least two major spoilers right on the package, so don't look at it too closely as you're putting the discs in.
  
  Still a solid 4-star show - can't wait for season 4. Maybe I can finally give it 5 stars...
  
  
• Good season but could have been better
  By A2FY67QK3BIBBW on 2007-04-22
  I became hooked on L Word from watching season 4 on Showtime. So I ordered seasons 1 and 2 and finally season 3. I agree with several other posters who say that key characters' personalities seem to have done 180's. Bette turns into a marshmallow; Tina suddenly "needs a man;" level-headed Alice becomes a pill-popping stalker; and Helena the conniver becomes Helena the connived.
  
  Unlike some others, though, I find the Moira/Max (Daniela Sea) storyline interesting and thought-provoking. The scenes in which Dylan falls for Helena were oh-so-sexy (and I'm straight!); but the video set-up for the sexual harrassment suit was stupid and it was clear to the viewer what would happen next. I could have done without the Billie character. Angus and Kit had some cute moments, but the whole menopause storyline could have been far more interesting and real without Angus.
  
  And why kill off Dana? She was, by far, the most entertaining character on the show--coordinated but goofy, smart but out of it. I can only assume that Erin wanted out of the show for some reason.
  
  Now for the DVD's themselves: what's up with the sad extras? One of my favorite things about the season 2 DVD's was the commentary by Leisha, Kate, and Erin for the "Land Ahoy" episode. It was hysterical. When I opened up season 3 and realized there was no commentary on any of the episodes by anyone, I felt really cheated. Please, please, please, Showtime, when you put out the season 4 DVD's, put commentary by cast members on at least four episodes. Take a leaf out of NCIS' (or CSI's) book!
  
  
• I love this show
  By A3JIYVCWRMSI2K on 2006-12-06
  I love this show and the only complaint I have for the third season is that it is too short. I don't like how series seem to get shorter with each successive season.
  
  It is sad what happened to Dana. I was horrified. I am a breast cancer survivor who elected not to have chemo. Unfortunately one out of every 8 women will get breast cancer. Chemo is what kills many of these women...not the cancer itself. Chemo weakens your immune system, damages and sometimes destroys organs in our bodies and can even, ironically, cause cancers. Face it, we may not like to think about it, but this is a very real fact of life. I applaud the writers of The L Word for outing this disturbing fact.
  
  
• OMG WTF happen to the show?
  By AH7HJQ82DMHIE on 2006-12-17
  I am hooked on this show! The first season was the best, the second season was pretty good (despite the Mark character) but WTF happened in the third season? All the characters I love have a personality overhaul (Bette is a wimp, Tina is a bitch, Alice is a stalker, etc.)They kill the goofy and funny Dana. Why? What were they thinking? The only new character I like is Dylan (so glad she screwed Helena.) The Moira/Max character is just weird and abusive (perfect match to Jenny btw.) I don't mind she is not as pretty as the other lipstick lesbians on the show, but her character just isn't likable. Here's to hoping a better 4th season and more to come!
  
  
• Reviews give away show
  By A3381J1EWUK0BP on 2006-10-06
  I've enjoyed watching the series, and have been waiting for the third season to come out so I could watch it. For those of you like me who hadn't seen any of the third season, be careful which reviews you read. The review titled "Descent" basically gives the whole story line of season three, character by character. It was a bummer for me since I'd managed to stay away from that information so far.
  
  
  
  
• Could be better
  By A1F63EIJJUF480 on 2006-11-29
  Okay, I've already read all of the customer reviews and can't add anything as far as how distasteful the Bette/Tina, Shane/Sherrie/Carmen, Max (actually just Max alone), Max/Jenny, Kit/"Mannie" storylines were...Alice's transtion from spunky to obsessive and Helena's transition from grinch to saint...and Dana. Why why why why why??????? This season did have it's good moments, and I agree that changing things up a bit keeps any good series on edge. But a total freaking overhaul? Very disappointing. The season ended with me not liking most of the characters.
  
  I just hope the writers/producers take into consideration that QAF ended after only 5 seasons, and that was still a great show. LW is going into season 4. Hopefully the writers will read these reviews...
  
  
• The L Word - Third Season
  By A37K5Z6DQCMZLK on 2007-02-24
  What can I say. Since I don't subscribe to HBO, this is the only way I can view this series. I love the music and the plots. I heard that Cybil Sheppard will be appearing on this years series. When she was asked why she chose to appear on this series, her answer was, "My mentor told me in order to become a better actor, always play a character you have never played; and I've never played a Lesbian." I feel it's pretty good acting since the greater majority of actors playing these parts are not gay. I am glad to see the success of this show. Looking forward to purchasing the next series.
  
  
• The L Word-Inspiring!
  By ABTXVIP8EBHCT on 2007-05-01
  If you're looking at the third season of the show, chances are you've already seen the first and second seasons. There's no use explaining the likability of the characters or how much of an impact it can make on one's life. You probably already know that by now. But is it possible for the creators of The L Word to make the show any more powerful and life-altering than what we've already seen? Yes! And season 3 shows it. Ask anybody who watches the show and they'll tell you that season 3 was the most funny, raw, and emotional season yet.
  
  Here's why...
  
  Aside from having the usual funny quirks from Alice (my absolute favorite character), you see a more sensitive side to her in terms of her relationships.
  
  Same goes to Shane. The former "tough" chick from season 1 and 2 shows that she CAN spend the night with someone.. and possibly more.
  
  Bette and Tina go through their own heart-tugging struggles together.
  
  We get to know a whole lot more about Helena and get to learn to like her a whole lot more (I personally hated her on season 2 but I LOVE her character on this season).
  
  Jenny deals with her self-identity issues.
  
  Kit starts a relationship with Anjelica's music teacher.
  
  And then of course, there's Dana.. the one who left me in tears and showed that this show truly has a powerful message and its writers don't always give the viewers what they want. They give us truth and emotion. This season OFFICIALLY got me hooked.
  
  
• Season Great - DVDs a little questionable
  By AEH5V5U19RCDQ on 2007-06-27
  Not too long ago I purchased L Word Season 3, since my on-demand service no longer offered it. About a week after I received them, I watched them. At one point in my viewing process I had to stop the movie to do something. Lo and behold, when I come back and press play, it won't allow me to play from the same episode that I was watching. I tried to go to the next episode on the disc and it just stopped. I guess there is a coding issue with the discs, which I also read on another person's review. In order to watch the subsequent episode from the first one I have to select "play all" and fast forward through the first episode until it gets to the credits, and then press play. Once I mastered this process, I was able to enjoy my purchase. It's a bit of a headache, but it's worth it for this series.
  
  
• The L word
  By A1D8QBMWOFN93R on 2007-01-10
  There were alot of scenes missing from the DVD's that we received from the L Word complete season 1,2 & 3, that we ordered and paid for. We watched the episodes on Showtime, and viewed scenes that were not on our dvds. And felt totally screwed. We watched the episodes again in re-run, on Showtime, and it was like, why are these scenes not on the DVD's I paid $%$$$$ for?
  
  
• memorable story lines
  By A3ARXTWVZN0E7C on 2007-01-11
  I enjoyed this season. It was provocative, realistic and touching. Max, Dana and Alice dig deep into their characters minds. This season was full of surprises!
  
  
• Just had a great movie weekend :)
  By A12PZMDRY0NI9Y on 2007-01-28
  You can tell what you want...critisize how realistic or how close it is sometimes to a cheap soap...we just had a fun weekend watching the whole collection and will buy season 4 as soon as available :)))
  
  
• 3rd season of The L Word
  By API6QRXKCP2GO on 2007-02-04
  The 3rd season is the best yet. Can't wait for the next season!
  
  
• life of lesbians
  By AKRUSGSH36E9P on 2007-02-11
  i enjoyed this product very much. i can watch it over and over, that's how good it is. love the "shane" character. awesome series to own.
  
  
• The L Word Season 3
  By A3VURX1Q8IRPP1 on 2007-02-22
  Well acted, sound quality is not the best, other than that, enjoying the series.
  
  

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