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Image is split in two with the "To L and Back" logo in the middle. On the left, Alice and Tina are at a party at The Planet. On the right, Jodi is in her loft, smiling.
The L Word

“To L and Back” Podcast Episode 501: LGB Tease

We’re back NOW WITH TRANSCRIPTS for Episode 501, in which Jenny refuses a croissant and Tasha calls to say she can’t talk right now and Jodi hates table cloths.

By Riese| August 10, 2020 | 11 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 411: “Literary License To Kill” With Lauren Montoya

“Lez Girls” is flying off the shelves and everybody has an opinion about who is a lesbian or not!

By Riese| June 22, 2020 | 16 Comments
The L Word

“The L Word” Episode 409 Podcast: Let’s Spend The Entire Day in Bed With Alice and Carmen Phillips!

In which we spend the day in bed with Alice, Helena, Tasha and Papi!

By Riese| May 25, 2020 | 12 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 408: Lexington and Concord

Calling all low-down lyin’ nanny-f*cking motherf*ckers!

By Riese| May 18, 2020 | 4 Comments
Split screen: Tasha in a military uniform on the left, Helena behind Catherine's naked body on the right. "To L and Back" logo in the middle.
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 407: Lesson Number One With Lianna Carrera!

Get your ass into The Ask and Tell Helicopter, it’s time to get schooled about lezzing out!

By Riese| May 11, 2020 | 4 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 406: Luck Be a Lady

Raise your hand if you remember Papi’s rules of poker!

By Riese| May 4, 2020 | 1 Comment
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 404: Layup With Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Here comes the showdown, what goes around comes around dooo doooo doo

By Riese| April 20, 2020 | 12 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 403: Lassoed

A masterpiece of heterophobia, in screenshots.

By Riese| April 13, 2020 | 9 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 402: Livin’ La Vida Loca with El Sanchez!!

The wild ride of Season Four has left the station and these out of context screencaps

By Riese| April 6, 2020 | 7 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 401: Legend In The Making

Oh my God, you’ve never been on OurChart?

By Riese| March 30, 2020 | 8 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 312: Left Hand of the Goddess with Kelley “Hot Milk For Tim” Quinn

The Season Three finale is BANANAS and we have got Kelley Quinn in the studio to discuss this madness with us.

By Riese| March 16, 2020 | 3 Comments
The L Word

Vote Now On The Best and Worst Moments Of “The L Word” Season Three!

We’ll be counting down the many lowlights and occasional highlights of The L Word Season Three on our s3 “To L and Back” wrap-up podcast in three weeks and we need you to vote for ’em!

By Riese| March 6, 2020 | 1 Comment
Fashion/Style The L Word: Generation Q

Style Thief: The Jumpsuits of “L Word: Generation Q”

The L Word: Generation Q featured ten jumpsuits in eight episodes of its triumphantly stylish first season. By popular demand, we have produced for you how to get a similar look for your own self.

By Riese| February 28, 2020 | 9 Comments
Fashion/Style The L Word: Generation Q

Generation Q Costume Designer Deirdra Govan on Finley’s Cut-Offs, Going Braless, The Joy of Jumpsuits and So Much More

“The first thing you see Finley in is her Wildfang popsicle underwear. That was an intentional and immediate call out to her character.”

By Riese| February 28, 2020 | 11 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 309: Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way

This post attempts to do what so many others have not tried to do, perhaps because ultimately who cares: relay the absolute treachery of a Season 3 L Word episode through out of context screenshots.

By Riese| February 24, 2020 | 8 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 308: “Latecomer” With Rhys Ernst

Feast your eyes upon the chaotic screencaps of “Latecomer,” which involves Kit recording that song and everybody taking a private jet to a WNBA game. You know the one.

By Riese| February 17, 2020 | 4 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 307: Lone Star With Mal Blum

Mal Blum pops in for this particularly hilarious episode of “To L and Back” as we officially begin the part of Season Three that makes us all want to slam our heads into the wall!

By Riese| February 10, 2020 | 16 Comments
The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 306: Lifesize with Jes Tom!

The “To L and Back” podcast is plunging RIGHT back in to the sloppy mud of Season Three! This week, comic Jes Tom joins us to discuss “straight” Dylan, strap-on dimensions, cheaters, birds and Sleater-Kinney!

By Riese| February 3, 2020 | 4 Comments
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The Best and Worst Storylines of “L Word: Generation Q” Season One

Our TV Team weighs in on what we loved and didn’t love in “The L Word: Generation Q”‘s first season!

By Riese| January 29, 2020 | 14 Comments
Television The L Word The L Word: Generation Q

Nine Queer Writers of Color on “Generation Q” and The L Word’s Legacy of Whiteness

The L Word: Generation Q featured 12 new queer characters of color in its first season, but media conversations about the show have largely remained driven by white points of view. So, we set out to change that.

By The Speakeasy| January 28, 2020 | 20 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

Our Favorite Sex Scenes and ‘Ships of “The L Word: Generation Q” Season One

The entire TV Team weighs in on the sex scenes and potential/actual relationships that warmed our hearts and thighs during Season One of “The L Word: Generation Q.”

By Riese| January 27, 2020 | 25 Comments
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