The Final Season of The L Word Begins, Or, Who Killed Jenny Schecter?

That's what I'm trying to figure out.  It just doesn't fit Alice's character to have killed Jenny and it makes total sense for Jenny to have done herself in.  But, then again, theyu are always making characters do things completey counter to who they have built them up to be, so WTF do I know.  I'm hoping Alice was falsely accused.  Or maybe Alice isn't in prison, but is doeing work with prisoners. Can you tell I just don't want to believe that sweet, cute, adorable Alice could be guilty. 

I was almost at peace with the ending until I watched the webisode on showtime today. It actually made me say, "OH MY FUCKING GOD, WHY ARE THEY FUCKING DOIN THIS?!"  WHY?  (I said it out loud, while sitting alone, in my office, no one around to hear me )I don't get what they are doing, or why they are doing it.  Just watch the webisode.  It's disturbing.  I don't know why they are taking this ending to such a dark place, but it's really pissing me off.

I think suicide makes sense for Jenny but... if Alice didn't do it, why is she going to prison?????

What happened?

~Denise
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I think it was a suicide.  I've always thought it should be, it fits her character.  I'm going to blog this more in depth in my Weds post, but one thing I noticed, and maybe this was not indended by the writers and I just way over analyze things, it that the going away video seemed more like Jenny getting closure with people from her past.  And her goodbye, was more like a goodbye cruel world, than a good bye to Bette and Tina. There was some other stuff too, but I've got to save some stuff for my post.

So, as I mulled over the ‘mystery’ of Jenny’s death last night after
the show it immediately struck me.  Being the trained psychotherapist
and love coach I am, I believe I’ve come up with a theory I haven’t as
of yet heard anyone say…

Here’s my best ‘gut’ theory on ‘who killed Jenny’….

HERSELF!

Yes, Jenny killed herself.  It’s possible Jenny’s death was
accidental.  After all, remember the railing of the deck upstairs off
of Bette and Tina’s bedroom over the pool that had been - conveniently
- not finished yet by the dyke construction worker?

Remember how you first learned that the railing was missing - when
Tina and Bette were making love and Tina’s head was over the end of the
bed upside down and she opened her eyes after they finished and,
instead of telling Bette how great the love making was she said
something about making sure they got the railing finished before their
farewell party?

OR, perhaps Jenny purposely jumped.  Jenny’s character was quite
mentally ill, as you know.  Jenny tried so hard to be liked and loved
but she then sabotaged getting that love at every turn…

People who suffer from Jenny Schecter’s diagnosis - which I would
imagine in real life would be called ‘borderline personality disorder’
- have a high risk of suicide.  Don’t forget too she was a cutter -
another symptom of borderline personality disorder.  Also - Jenny
herself gave some clues to the possibility of suicide by some of her
statements on last night’s show.  Do you remember them?  Post them here
on the blog.

How about you - what do you think?

Barb Elgin
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Yes, it's a Showtime thing.  Right now it's being called The Farm, not sure when it will air.  Leisha is the anchor actress.  There are also guest appearances by Famke Janssen (love her), Laurie Metcalf, and Melissa Leo.  Personally, I hope Famke Janssen sticks around for the show.  I wouldn't mind seeing her and Leisha hook up in this show.  

Though it's a spinoff, it's supposed to be pretty different from the L Word.  The Farm is supposed to be a woman's prison show.  Like Oz, but not as dark.  At least that is what I've read.

Also, did you see that the site OurChart is shutting down.  Showtime absorbing parts of the site, but getting rid of the social networking aspect of it.  I thought that was sort of interesting. 

I'm sure Alice will look hot in an orange jump suit.  But then again, I can't think of anything she wouldn't look hot in.  You're on to something, she's too cute and perky for prison. 

I've loved to hate Jenny from the begining.  I even started to like her after I rewatched season 1.  But it didn't take long for me to return to my "I hate her" position.  I too wished they would have killed her off instead of Dana.  I really liked Dana.  

I haven't watched much L Word - not since Michelle made me watch a season 1 marathon with her at the beginning of season 2... I've kept up a bit, by reading lesbian blogs and tv blogs (and listening to Heather B lol) so this whole Jenny thing... whatever. Someone should have killed her in season 1, that guy she was with maybe?

As for Alice... she's not too hot for anything. And Alice in prison, very hot. I might have to get Showtime for that. (It is going to be on Showtime, right?)

~Denise
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I still maintain that Alice is way too hot for prison but we shall see. And now that you have mentioned it I could see Jenny being so distraught about her love life that she does kill herself. I must say I am glad the season is going backwards instead of killing Jenny and her not being on this season at all. I cannot stand her at times and after Dana died I did wish it had been Jenny instead but she's always good for the drama.

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