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The L Word - Season 2 - Complete | 
 enlarge | Actors: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig
Studio: MGM Home Ent. (Europe) Ltd.
Category: DVD
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £21.03
You Save: £18.96 (47%)
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 8405
Format: Colour, Pal, Subtitled
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Number Of Items: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 1
EAN: 5035822398719
ASIN: B000GHRC2Q
Release Date: August 21, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Once a series has broken new ground, where does it go from there? Showtime's The L Word, concerning the relationships of a community of lesbian Los Angelenos, turned heads with its smart, funny writing and fully realized characters. Season Two offers more of the same, with some notable guest stars and experiments in narrative and music. This season, Jenny (Mia Kirshner) fully embraces her sexuality as her ex-husband/roomie (Eric Mabius) departs and voyeuristic documentary filmmaker Mark (Eric Lively) and womanchaser Shane (Katherine Moennig) move in. Shane and Jenny struggle good-heartedly over the affections of new character Carmen (Sarah Shahi), who isn't given much to do plot-wise apart from occasionally spinning records and serving as one corner of the love triangle. Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) start the season on the rocks due to Bette's infidelity; the introduction of the one-dimensionally nasty Helena Peabody (Rachel Shelley) causes further friction between Bette and Tina while playing havoc with Bette's curatorial career. Meanwhile, Dana (Erin Daniels) and Alice (Leisha Hailey) go from being best friends to being a whole lot more, providing some of the most touching scenes of the season. Kit (Pam Grier) takes on The Planet, the seeming center of LA's lesbian universe, converting it into a nightclub where, conveniently, guest-starring bands can play. Strong points of the season include Bette and Kit confronting the death of their father (the superb Ossie Davis) and Shane's new job as a gopher for a high-powered Hollywood producer (the equally superb Camryn Manheim). Less strong are the distracting, neo-expressionistic passages meant to be glimpses into Jenny's creative mind and the interminable use of the series' theme song--re-interpreted in a number of genres--to the point of distraction. Mark's voyeurism, which crosses all sorts of boundaries as he installs hidden cameras around the house, is a brilliant way to challenge male viewers who may tune in just to TiVo their way to the sex scenes. That said, the arc of that particular story grows increasingly far-fetched as Mark somehow avoids criminal prosecution and instead endures the horrible fate of having Jenny refuse his offer of coffee and a muffin. Despite its flaws, The L Word is a show that deserves to be cheered on, not for its politics, but for the skillful way it conveys complex human entanglements with sensitivity. --Ryan Boudinot
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 So worth seeing! January 6, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'd seen some positive reviews about The L Word but as a straight woman not convinced whether I'd enjoy it. How wrong I was! I watched TLW s1, followed swiftly by s2. What I love about TLW is the mix of humour and sensitivity. It portrays an incredibly supportive network of women facing all sorts of issues that I felt moved by, particulary the characters of Shane and Jenny, so superbly acted. On the slightly downside, I am not sure how realistic the whole lesbian culture thing is. It is full of beautiful and glamourous women, who constantly chat about being a lesbian. However there is so much more to the storylines and this is for me why it succeeds - it made me focus more on the women as women, facing a variety of life issues, rather than just the challenges of their sexuality.
Lovin the L WORD!! August 30, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This series is amazing and has evolved rapidly from the 1st which seems a long way in the past. The show is evolving and contains intense characters that deal with the fundamentals of what it means to be gay in today's society. Taboos are explored and inflicted on the viewer in a way that makes one connect with the characters and empathise with the turmoil they face.
Fantastic representation despite what some may see as a fake portrayal of lesbianisim and homosexuality as a whole.
AMazing!!!!
Better than real life December 8, 2006
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Much has mileage had been made by the whingers and whiners that The L Word does not represent lesbian life as they know it - Thank God!!! So what if it's not representative? If I wanted to watch a bunch of mustachioed butch dykes playing out petty dramas I could go down to my local queer bar to watch that. Hoorah for a bit of fantasy!
This is a well acted and well scripted series. True, the whole straight guy being a video perv was a bit of a cliche for the second series but this does not detract from the fact that the script is witty and touching and whether or not you can identify with the individual characters I defy you not to care about them and their realtionships with each other.
Ultimately this programe is about friendship, and I hope we can all identify with that. Buy this series!!
amazing show great box set August 14, 2006
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
The L Word is so ground breaking that the Lesbian coummity in Britian got left way behing....mostly they set about each other moaning about a TV show set in LA which did not represent every gay woman in the Universe.
The show is amazing, funny, sexy and smart. This is a great box set too. Role on series 3 & 4!
Getting better and better October 5, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This serie is getting better and better! We can tell from Season 1 that the actresses are really into their characters BUT in season 2 the acting is even better... You get to understand every character better! The writing, the setting, filming, acting ARE AMAZING!!!
ENJOY!!
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