Monday, Jan 21, 2008

Season 5, Ep. 3 "Lady of the Lake"

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Reasons not to be Jenny's Friend:

11. She won't listen to your podcast.
12. She might ask you to go to the gym with her.

Katie and Andy try to find their fire, and instead, they burn.

posted by Katie and Andy at 7:48 PM  

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4 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi...
Peggy Peabody was back! This is probably not that much of a big deal to you guys but, she is actually a BIG lesbian icon. It is always great to see her. I didn't hear you mention anything about Tasha going in to talk with the attorney that was assingned to her case. Her speech was great. I loved that she said she didn't choose to be gay, she chose to be in the military. You guys did seem to be a little bored with this episode. But, get ready...the spoilers say it's about to get a whole lot better! ;) Vegas Julie

4:56 PM
Katie and Andy said...

I had notes about Tasha's speech, and I just forgot to mention it. I agree that it was quite good. Rose Rollins is so compelling and I love the conviction and vulnerability she brings to Tasha.

3:10 PM
Anonymous said...

Oh, come on... what's with all the Jodi hate? I agree about the hair in last episode, but what was so bad about swinging on a tire? I do that all the time! I also spend my nights killing zombies with my WII Zapper. And you might think that's immature for a woman my age, but believe me... when the Zombie Apocalypse comes (WWZ), you are going to want me on your side! :D

In all seriousness, I think there might be a point that you and all other podcaster / reviewers (undoubtedly "hearing") missed: the social interaction with Jodi and her group of friends is typical of Deaf Culture. Although only half of them were actually deaf, you could tell that all of them were well versed on the social rules that governed this cultural interaction. They weren't trying to be rude or in-your-face or touchy-feely just to piss off Jodi's girlfriend... that's just their social behavior.

Although Jodi plays by the hearing rules when she's around Bette's group, Bette had trouble doing the same for Jodi. Most of the time, she didn't even try (anybody noticed how she didn't even bother to look up from her book when one of Jodi's friends (not the one named after the Ninja Turtle) tried to engage her in conversation? Funny how no one says how rude that was.).

Oh, it's also worth mentioning that, statiscally, deaf drivers are more safe than hearing drivers. Their visual perception is far more acute than ours, and it's the main reason why they are such safe drivers even when they are carrying out full conversation in sign language. As a hearing person with a control problem, I literaly have to bite the inside of my cheek to stop myself from screaming when I'm in the passenger seat and one of my deaf friends is driving, but hey! I'm still alive :)

8:59 AM
Katie and Andy said...

Sara,

I think you are spot on in your interpretation of why the Big Bear weekend failed. Last week, after we had recorded the dreadful podcast, I watched a podcast on Showtime's site wherein Jennifer Beals said pretty much the exact same thing. I felt and feel stupid for not recognizing what was going on. Whoever would have guessed that a storyline about the culture clash between deaf and hearing people would end up perhaps being the most realistic story on The L Word?

I did not know there was a zombie game for Wii. It sounds interesting. I play Wii all the time, and the amount of time I spend watching Hannah Montana probably isn't appropriate for my age, either. I still think that the tire swinging was a heavy-handed way to point out how much more fun and carefree Jodi is than Bette. And I maintain that that silly man should not have thrown Bette in the lake.

I was more surprised that Bette would let anyone drive her car, not that Jodi in particular was driving. I suppose I didn't clarify that point. In case you haven't noticed, some of our podcasting magic is gone. Thanks for sticking with us while we try to rediscover our mojo.

And also thank you sincerely for taking the time to write us such thoughtful comments.

10:41 AM