The L Word

S01E01 Pilot (Part 1) 2004-01-15

Jenny moves to L.A. and meets her new lesbian neighbors.

S01E02 Pilot (Part 2) 2004-01-16

Jenny moves to L.A. and meets her new lesbian neighbors.

S01E03 Let's Do It 2004-01-25

Bette and Tina wait eagerly to see if Tina will get pregnant; Tim, unaware of her encounter with Jenny, invites Marina to a dinner party, while Kit tries to make amends with Bette.

S01E04 Longing 2004-02-01

Bette takes a desperate step to win her battle of wills with the chairman of the gallery board; Jenny struggles with her feelings for Marina; Alice tries to regain her self-respect after a run-in with an ex; Dana finally gets a date with Lara.

S01E05 Lies, Lies, Lies 2004-02-08

Bette greets Tina's pregnancy with apparent delight despite problems at work; Jenny's affair with Marina threatens her relationship with Tim; Dana's paranoia about the possibility of being out continues; the problems of Alice's mother escalate.

S01E06 Lawfully 2004-02-15

Tim discovers Jenny's affair with Marina - leading to a potentially disastrous choice for the couple's shaky relationship; the reaction of Bette's father to Tina's pregnancy devastates Bette and leads Kit to confront him on her behalf.

S01E07 Losing It 2004-02-22

A rising artist in New York tests Bette's commitment while the sperm donor's girlfriend discovers a lonely Tina and starts harassing her; Tim returns home alone while Jenny gets a ride from two disaffected teenagers.

S01E08 L'Ennui 2004-02-29

Tim rejects Jenny, who learns about Marina's other lover; Bette struggles with fears about parenthood, as Dana runs from Lara and Kit is stung when her son doesn't show up for their meeting.

S01E09 Listen Up 2004-03-07

Identities are in question as Jenny tries to explain her situation to an old friend, Dana comes out to her conservative parents, and Bette considers her self-image.

S01E10 Luck, Next Time 2004-03-14

Jenny is more confused and torn than ever between Marina and Tim; fame and all its complications find Shane; Kit rehearses for a hip hop music video.

S01E11 Liberally 2004-03-21

Tina's grief is eased by volunteer work; Bette defends the gallery against a right-wing attack; Marina has a fight with Francesca.

S01E12 Looking Back 2004-03-28

Bette hires an attractive contractor to set up for the gallery's new show; Tina, Jenny, Shane, Alice and Dana take an eventful trip to Palm Springs.

S01E13 Locked Up 2004-04-04

Bette lands in jail thanks to a near-riot at the gallery; Marina contemplates life without Francesca as Tim and Jenny discuss divorce.

S01E14 Limb from Limb 2004-04-11

Tina learns the truth about Candace; Dana loses a friend but gains a fiancee; Jenny finds herself in another romantic quandary involving Marina that pushes Tim further away.

S02E01 Life, Loss, Leaving 2005-02-20

Tina rebuffs Bette's attempts at reconciliation while Jenny prepares for an emotional farewell with Tim.

S02E02 Lap Dance 2005-02-27

Tina hires a famous lawyer to represent her in the split with Bette; Jenny has a serious heart-to-heart with Robin; Kit's purchase of The Planet is finalized.

S02E03 Loneliest Number 2005-03-06

Kit preps The Planet for its grand reopening. Shane becomes Jenny's new roommate and Bette's emotional tailspin continues.

S02E04 Lynch Pin 2005-03-13

Jenny and Shane search for a third roommate and choose Mark, a straight boy very intrigued by the lesbian lifestyle, while Kit becomes attracted to a motivational self-help guru.

S02E05 Labyrinth 2005-03-20

Mark launches a new video project: taping Jenny and Shane; Bette and Tina's brief reunion is marred when Bette gets some bad professional news from Helena Peabody.

S02E06 Lagrimas de Oro 2005-03-27

Tina moves out and considers her attraction to Helena; Alice gives Dana an ultimatum but Tonya has a shock in store. Jenny and Carmen bond, encouraged by Shane.

S02E07 Luminous 2005-04-03

Alice and Dana tentatively begin dating, while Tina comes between Helena and her ex, Bette rejoins the singles scene, and Shane dulls her pain over Jenny and Carmen.

S02E08 Loyal 2005-04-10

Bette and Tina agree to forge a new relationship; Jenny loses a chance to ghost-write a macho TV star's autobiography because she's gay; Shane goes to church.

S02E09 Late, Later, Latent 2005-04-17

Alice's sex-toy request freaks out Dana; Jenny learns the truth about TV star Burr - and about Carmen's feelings for Shane; Bette and Tina have a brief encounter.

S02E10 Land Ahoy 2005-04-24

A lesbian cruise in the Caribbean proves eventful for Dana, Alice, Shane, Jenny and Carmen, while Bette and Kit struggle to connect with their aging father Melvin during a visit.

S02E11 Loud and Proud 2005-05-01

Against the backdrop of a gay-pride parade, shocking secrets are revealed about Dana's brother and Jenny's past, while Bette and Kit deal with their rapidly deteriorating father.

S02E12 L'Chaim 2005-05-08

Bette moves her father, played by Emmy-nominated actor Ossie Davis, into her home for his final days, as Alice struggles with her jealousy over Dana's dinner with an ex, and Jenny flirts with danger while confronting a repressed memory.

S02E13 Lacuna 2005-05-15

Melvin's memorial service is attended by a surprise guest; Bette is fired by Franklin, then coaches Tina through what turns out to be an unexpectedly difficult labor and delivery; Jenny is in trouble and asks for help.

S03E01 Labia Majora 2006-01-08

Bette and Tina try to rekindle their sexual groove after having a child; road rage grabs hold of Alice as she chases after Dana through the streets of Los Angeles; Helena purchases a movie studio; Jenny returns with a new girlfriend.

S03E02 Lost Weekend 2006-01-15

Flamboyant party promoter Billie Blaikie sets up shop at The Planet; Alice refuses to let Helena throw out her life-size cut-out of Dana; Jenny wants to be more than just friends with Moira; Bette feels her life is out of her control.

S03E03 Lobsters 2006-01-22

Shane goes to work at Venice Beach's coolest new skate shop, WAX; Jenny brings Moira home to L.A. and introduces her to the girls; Kit finds a friend in Bette and Tina's nanny, Angus; Alice continues her emotional tailspin over losing Dana; Bette refuses to curb her spending; Tina goes to work for Helena.

S03E04 Light My Fire 2006-01-29

Jenny freaks out after Moira disappears all night; Bette takes on Washington; Carmen spins for Russell Simmons; Billie Jean King interviews Dana at a tennis match; Kit wonders if she has made the right choice with The Planet's new charge d'affaires; Helena falls for a straight documentary filmmaker.

S03E05 Lifeline 2006-02-05

Dana gets the results of her biopsy; Alice meets Uta, a lesbian "vampire;" Bette finds an open door into Tina's chat room; ex-flame Cherie drops into WAX - and Shane's chair; Jenny gets word a publisher is interested in her book about Moira / Max.

S03E06 Lifesize 2006-02-12

Tina continues to struggle with her sexual feelings for men; Kit gives in to Angus; the girls rush to the hospital to be by Dana's side; New York comes calling to Jenny; Moira finds a shortcut to getting male hormones.

S03E07 Lone Star 2006-02-19

Jenny injects hormones into Moira; Dana undergoes chemotherapy; Shane and Carmen get matching tattoos; Alice frantically searches for her Dana cut-out; the B52's perform at The Planet; Kit fires Billie; Tina takes a step toward Josh.

S03E08 Latecomer 2006-02-26

Moira informs everyone she is to be called Max; Kit gets a helping hand from Nona Hendryx; Helena takes Dana and the girls to a basketball game; Jenny gets busy trying to throw Max a benefit party; Tina moves out of Bette's bed; Dana gets a new look.

S03E09 Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way 2006-03-05

Dana looks like she's on the road to recovery; Carmen comes out to her family; Helena gets slapped with a lawsuit; Jenny attends a transsexual support group meeting to help her deal with Max; Bette continues her struggle to find inner peace.

S03E10 Losing the Light 2006-03-12

When Dana takes a turn for the worse, Alice keeps vigil at her bedside; Carmen drops the unexpected on Shane; Bette finds inner peace elusive; Jenny introduces her ex-husband Tim to Max; Tina settles in with Henry.

S03E11 Last Dance 2006-03-19

Alice steals some of Dana's ashes; Bette thinks about fighting for sole custody of baby Angelica; Lara arrives home too late; Max finally lands a job - one for which Moira was rejected.

S03E12 Left Hand of the Goddess 2006-03-26

The girls plan for Shane and Carmen's wedding while still grieving for Dana; Kit discovers that she's pregnant; Bette considers her legal options for obtaining sole custody of Angelica; Jenny realizes the truth about Max's quest to fit in.

S04E01 Legend in the Making 2007-01-07

Bette kidnaps baby Angelica until a custody agreement can be brokered with Tina; Shane jilts Carmen at the altar and spirals out of control; Jenny is reunited with Marina; Helena's mother cuts her off.

S04E02 Livin' La Vida Loca 2007-01-14

Bette adjusts to her new job in academia for a formidable new boss (Cybill Shepherd); 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.

S04E03 Lassoed 2007-01-21

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

S04E04 Layup 2007-01-28

Bette deals with an artist (Marlee Matlin) 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 softball game and joins the opposing team.

S04E05 Lez Girls 2007-02-04

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.

S04E06 Luck Be a Lady 2007-02-11

Bette enjoys a new romance even as she clashes with Tina over the baby's preschool and weathers the emotional fallout of Alice's split with Phyllis; Helena, Shane and Alice learn how to play poker.

S04E07 Lesson Number One 2007-02-18

Jenny's short story about her friends sparks interest from Hollywood; Helena struggles to pay back her poker debt; Alice's new girlfriend Tasha experiences flashbacks to the war in Iraq; Bette and her new girlfriend console Phyllis.

S04E08 Lexington and Concord 2007-02-25

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

S04E09 Lacy Lilting Lyrics 2007-03-04

Tina and Jenny have creative differences over the development of their movie; Alice and her friends console Phyllis's heartbroken husband; Bette and Jodi's relationship might go to the next level if Bette can curb her Type-A personality.

S04E10 Little Boy Blue 2007-03-11

Kit binge-drinks while Angus tries to apologize for his infidelity; Alice finds investors in her blog, but with strings attached that involve Jenny, who finds the perfect director for her movie; Bette's control issues make an ugly appearance.

S04E11 Literary License to Kill 2007-03-18

Jenny's serialized short stories hit home for Bette, who faces losing Jodi to an art center on the east coast; Iraq flashbacks haunt Alice's girlfriend Tasha, who is ordered by a commanding officer to hide her sexuality.

S04E12 Long Time Coming 2007-03-25

Tina returns to lesbian life while Bette seeks her advice on wooing Jodi back; Shane's relationship with single-mom Paige becomes serious; Tasha must return to Iraq; Phyllis pursues a divorce; Jenny may get fired from her own movie.

S05E01 LGB Tease 2008-01-06

Shane derails plans to move in with Paige, then suffers the consequences; Jenny returns from vacation with a billionaire movie financier in tow; Phyllis has doubts about her romance with Joyce.

S05E02 Look Out, Here They Come! 2008-01-13

Tina's obvious affection for Bette affects her dating prospects; Shane's last-minute gig styling hair at a wedding results in a series of erotic encounters; Tasha reveals her reason for not shipping out to Iraq.

S05E03 Lady of the Lake 2008-01-20

Shane swears off sex and reaps the health benefits with new energy and focus; Tina's dating woes finally improve; Max ponders a mutual same-sex attraction to Jodi's interpreter; The Planet is burglarized and Kit attacked after hours.

S05E04 Let's Get This Party Started 2008-01-27

Bette's jealousy over Tina's new girlfriend is the probable cause of a surprising moment; Jenny is courted for the lead in her movie by the latest It girl; the gang attends the opening of a new lesbian club competing with The Planet.

S05E05 Lookin' at You, Kid 2008-02-03

Jenny throws a bash to introduce her friends to the actresses playing them in her movie; Bette and Tina try to deal with a rekindled spark; Alice outs a secretly gay sports star after he utters a homophobic slur, sparking a media firestorm.

S05E06 Lights! Camera! Action! 2008-02-10

The production of "Lez Girls" finally begins as Jenny deals with a recalcitrant star; Bette and Tina struggle with their rekindled feelings; the owners of SheBar take their war against the gang to the next level.

S05E07 Lesbians Gone Wild 2008-02-17

Clashes between actresses on the set of Jenny's movie somehow lead to a night of lesbian Turkish oil wrestling that ends with a visit from the cops; the hard-case colonel in charge of prosecuting Tasha's case arrives on base.

S05E08 Lay Down the Law 2008-02-24

Niki's handlers force her to appear at her movie premiere with a male escort, quashing rumors of her relationship with Jenny; Bette and Tina's anguish increases; Tasha's military review board hearing ends with a surprise.

S05E09 Liquid Heat 2008-03-02

A heat wave causes temperatures to rise between Bette and Tina, who are trapped in an elevator by a power outage, and between Molly and Shane, whose attraction is discouraged by Phyllis; Jenny catches costars Nikki and Greg together.

S05E10 Lifecycle 2008-03-09

A memorial breast cancer bike ride becomes the unlikely setting where Bette and Tina reveal their rekindled passion, Jenny and Nikki shoot a steamy video, Molly stalks Shane, and Alice and Tasha consider a major move.

S05E11 Lunar Cycle 2008-03-16

The enigmatic and mysterious Adele finally makes a power play and usurps Jenny as the director of "Lez Girls," while Bette finalizes her breakup with Jodi, and a distressed Kit loses financial control of The Planet to Dawn and Cindi.

S05E12 Loyal and True 2008-03-23

Shane predictably pulls away from Molly when the relationship becomes serious; restored as heiress to her family fortune, Helena uses her wealth creatively; Jenny's film is complete but she is betrayed by a close friend.

S06E01 Long Night's Journey Into Day 2009-01-18

A shocking revelation about the fate of a major character leads to a season-long series of flashbacks that will reveal the events leading up to the tragedy.

S06E02 Least Likely 2009-01-25

Bette and Tina discuss plans for a new life together, but the reappearance of an old acquaintance of Bette's threatens their future; Tasha and Alice seek counseling for their compatibility issues; an old flame sends Helena reeling.

S06E03 LMFAO 2009-02-01

The negative of Jenny's movie goes missing, while Shane's apologies to her are finally noticed; Jenny dismisses Alice's aspiration to write a screenplay; Phyllis shares a secret with Bette; Kit and Helena open a new nightclub.

S06E04 Leaving Los Angeles 2009-02-08

Shane and Jenny are still melting over each other; Bette and Tina meet a potential birth mother; Max tries to deal with being pregnant; Alice and Tasha play matchmaker; and Kelly Wentworth (Elizabeth Berkley) may have what Bette needs.

S06E05 Litmus Test 2009-02-15

Jenny writes another script that sells; Bette and Kelly go into business; Alice and Tasha have a third-wheel crush; the girls plot a sting operation to test Dylan; Jenny encroaches further on Shane.

S06E06 Lactose Intolerant 2009-02-22

Jenny throws a baby shower for Max; Bette and Tina hit a roadblock in the adoption process; Bette goes solo to her gallery's opening night celebration; Shane is feeling boxed in by Jenny; Alice starts to feel like three is a crowd.

S06E07 Last Couple Standing 2009-03-01

Rumors fly around a dance marathon that Alice and Tasha are having relationship trouble; someone plans a move to the Big Apple; Kit meets a real man; there's a no-show at the bus station.

S06E08 Last Word 2009-03-08

A celebration of friendship ends in a web of betrayal and deceit as the girls find themselves in the slammer with a detective investigating the death of one of their own.