The L Word
LA lesbians, endless drama, one unforgivable final season.
Culturally enormous, frequently a mess, impossible to leave out.
- 2004–2009
- 50 min episodes
- 7.7 on IMDb
- #nostalgic
- #drama
Our take
The first television series built entirely around a group of queer women, following a West Hollywood friendship circle through affairs, breakups, chart-drawing and a great deal of talking. It made stars, it made the chart a real-life meme, and for a huge number of women it was the first time the possibility was on television at all.
It is also genuinely uneven and its handling of its trans character, Max, is the thing everyone winces about now. The last season is infamous for a murder plot nobody wanted. Watch the first three, and then decide about the 2019 sequel series on your own time.
Where to watch The L Word
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Scores
Ours
- Jibbi Score — 4 out of 5 rainbows. Culturally enormous, frequently a mess, impossible to leave out.
Everyone else’s
- IMDb — 7.7 out of 10 from 29,930 votes, via OMDb.
- TMDB — 7.7 out of 10 from 863 votes, refreshed daily.
The plot, officially
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
Synopsis and poster via TMDB.