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The L Word

Season 2

13 listed hours · 2004–2009 · Showtime

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How this season is filed

Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

West Hollywood as a weekly social universe: Bette and Tina weather, Shane's gravitational pull, Alice mapping the scene. The L Word made lesbian lives appointment television on Showtime — fashionable, messy, soapy, and rare for treating queer women as the whole ensemble, not a guest arc.

TV Flash files Season 2 of The L Word (2004–2009) on Showtime as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 6) — 13 listed hours, 2005-02-20–2005-05-15 from “Life, Loss, Leaving” (S02E01) to “Lacuna” (S02E13). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S02E01 Life, Loss, Leaving

    Life, Loss, Leaving relaunches year two on a triple-L title the franchise loves: West Hollywood still a weekly ecosystem, not a single coming-out plot.

  1. S02E01

    Life, Loss, Leaving

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

  2. S02E02

    Lap Dance

    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.

  3. S02E03

    Loneliest Number

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

  4. S02E04

    Lynch Pin

    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.

  5. S02E05

    Labyrinth

    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.

  6. S02E06

    Lagrimas de Oro

    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.

  7. S02E07

    Luminous

    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.

  8. S02E08

    Loyal

    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.

  9. S02E09

    Late, Later, Latent

    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.

  10. S02E10

    Land Ahoy

    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.

  11. S02E11

    Loud and Proud

    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.

  12. S02E12

    L'Chaim

    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.

  13. S02E13

    Lacuna

    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.

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