what may or may not be hard reality

I don't hate the intro as much as every other lesbian apparently does. I mean, it's not like I love it, or anything, but it's no worse than lots of other intros, and having heard it now for all these years, I've come to associate it with the show, and it gets me in the mood. And I do so love a lot of the intro shots, so it works out quite well for me.

You'd *think* Helena in glasses couldn't possibly be anything but a great and wonderful thing, but honestly? I'm not really feeling those. (And Kit's wearing similar ones. What's up, peeps?)

So what are Tina and Bette rock-paper-scissoring about?? Where to sit? Or whether to split up to sit with different groups? WTF? I mean, it's certainly amusing, but what exactly did Tina win?

I <3 Bette and Tina so much. Tina sending updates to the other table because the Cheaters don't have anything better to do than pseudo-eaves-drop.

Helena in a tank top? Yes please.

Shane is "creating a trail of destruction"??? My ass. God, how I hate Jenny. Sure, Shane should have to pay, but by not forgiving her Jenny is not only making Shane pay, she's making the entire group of friends pay, and as such, she's MAKING ME PAY, and I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SHANE'S MISTAKES, DAMMIT!!!!! I had nothing to do with it, and now JENNY is making ME pay because now I have to sit through these bloody fucking dumb-ass scenes.

So I guess it's gonna end with Bette & Tina adopting Max's kid, or something?

Aww... Joyce proposing to Phyllis is really sweet. Jane Lynch is frickin' awesome!

Alice and Tasha in therapy? They've been so sweet and sappy and happy lately I sort of forgot how super-annoying Alice can be. Argh.

And I guess the therapist saying he thought that should break up was some strategy to get them to bond over something like 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'. Otherwise he's like the worst therapist in the known world.

But I gotta say, Tasha's pro-reasons for Alice as so much more sincere than Alice's. 'A makes T want to be a better person.' should totally get SO many more points than 'T tells A that she's cute, and A likes that.'.

Damn it, I really should wait for Scribegrrrl's recaps before I watch this. I feel like I'm skipping more scenes than I'm actually watching. Bette and Jodi and a bunch of smug art critics in the same room? Hell no I'm watching that without reading a thorough play-by-play first.

WHINE. I love Jennifer Beals so much, and I love Marlee Matlin so much, but they've become so awkward and unbearable toward each other that I just *can't bear it*.

CSI: Miami ruined Elizabeth Berkely for me. And she still has that long straight hair, like on CSI:M. If she'd had the curly Showgirls hair I could maybe have dealt with it, but as it stands, GET YOUR PAWS OFF BETTE!!!

Yay Dylan!! Yay Helena!!!

"My phone broke." Heeee! Yes, I can see it right here in pieces on the floor...

"It feeds you. You feed off people wanting you. And they do want you." [Yes, they do.] "It's like blood to a vampire." [Vampire... Blood Ties... Vicki Nelson... Vicki Nelson as a vampire... Vicki Nelson as a vampire feeding on Bette... OMG must write crack!fic.]

Dorothy Snarker: "You know a story has you when, instead of getting made [sic] at the author, you get bad at the character if she does something stupid." Damn. Does that mean Jenny is the only story that has me. Because I get mad at Jenny when she's stupid, but when all the other characters are stupid I get mad at Ilene... I think. Well, I do kinda get mad at them as well, but I'm more forgiving because I know I can blame Ilene. Hmm. Bears thinking about.

*GUH* It doesn't get hotter than Bette and Tina together. That's a fact. Again, why isn't this entire show about them???

Oh wait. Well, Helena could get to be in it as well.

Yeah, Dylan. I don't really believe that Helena was quite sincere there at the end either. Stay? Have a good time? Suuuuuuure.

Yeah. Didn't think so. Heh. And great line for Dylan at the end. "Thank you. Now I know you care(d?)." Oooh. I want them to end up together. They were so great together before all that crap with the sexual harassment suit happened.

Oh damn. Is the Shenny about to land? Excuse me while I poke my eyes out.

And in the previews for next week, are those all the reactions to the Shenny??? Because Alice's and Helena's facial expressions Says. It. All. Heeeee!!! And Bette laughing hysterically? I'd like to *think* it's at the Shenny, but whatever it was, Bette should laugh like that more often.

Overall, I liked it way better than last week, because a) something sort of happened this week, and b) Helena had the vaguest hint of a plot-line and actually had a few three lines. Also, Bette&Tina were incredibly hawt. That said, the show does inspire emotion while I watch it, but it passes. So yeah, decent episode, looking forward to next week, but nothing more to say atm.