What I’m Watching: The L Word: Generation Q

The L Word: Generation Q: Season 2, Episode 8 “Launch Party” (B+)

All of the relationships that were looking great in recent episodes were tested in a big way in this episode, and most of them appear to be doing okay after some very threatening bumps. The one that seems likeliest to fail is Finley and Sophie because of the way that Finley is acting following her DUI, treating it as a charming and entertaining story rather than a serious indicator of problematic behavior. Bette sabotaged her friendship with Dani with her awful reaction to the donation of the building, and while she doesn’t care about that, she was more concerned with how Pippa felt betrayed. She managed somehow to atone for her sins by fixing the situation and proving her dedication to Pippa, and Dani went to Gigi for much-needed support before rightfully apologizing for lashing out at her the way that Bette has now done to both of them. Tom seemed crushed by Alice telling him about Nat, and she won him over with a flirtatious reference to nonexistent room service. Having her read the chapter about Dana was an emotional callback to one of the best characters of the original show who has been absent for a long time. While Shane joked that she was HR, she’s likely to encounter problems with dating Tess down the road, but I’m okay just being happy for them right now. Micah’s date with Claudia was very well until he mentioned his feelings for Maribel, but fortunately he went for it with that relationship and they were able to exchange fortunately reciprocated sentiments.