OPENING SCENE Male porn director specifically instruct what they need to do... Can two people look at the exact same thing and see something totally different?WHEN PROVOCATIONS PROVOKED Faye Buckley was very determined in shutting down CAC.For her,the so called ART were nothing but obscene images bordering to pornography. Bette has no idea her first encounter with Faye was taped.Her boss asked her to deal with Faye because they were losing clients.As a solution,Bette suggested she would like to challenge her into a debate.Knowing Faye is a pro in debates, CAC paid someone to do research about Faye to help Bette in her preparation for the debate. GRIEF & CHALLENGES At Tibette's house,Tina breaks down at the kitchen and Bette pick her up.They still go to therapy together to help Tina in her grieving process. AT THE THERAPY T: I know I was only, uh 12 weeks.But I feel like I lost someone I was with my whole life.My baby boy.Uh just the last week.We found out it was gonna be a boy. G: You'll try again.I know it's hard to think about it right now.But you'll try again. B: I know that Tina's devastated.Frankly, that's the way she should be feeling. K: She's grieving what about you, Bette? I see you steady and strong.Letting Tina lean on you. Has it sunk in for you, yet? Have you cried? B: Believe me, it's sunk in. T: But, uh Karen asked you a specific question.Have you cried? B:I don't need to cry. Tina agreed for volunteer work and she asked to be assigned to child services where she found out some very important or relevant information about Faye Buckley that she thought could be of huge help for Bette.She excitedly called her asking her to go to her because she wanted to show her something. Bette went to her thinking it was something related to her healing process only to find it was information about Faye Buckley's past much to Bette's dismay. She dismissively told Tina CAC had already paid someone to do all the research about her.Tina insisted that she should see the vhs tape which she reluctantly did.Turns out that Faye Buckley was molested and exploited at a young age to do porn. She was the other girl on the opening scene shooting porn. Bette was curious how that story got out.Oscar informed her that it was always kept at the media room but some drunk perverts decided to look some of the secret films outing Faye Buckley's video. Oscar from their therapy group suggested Tina to join volunteer work as he thought it might be helpful in her condition. He told Tina; "You know? When something terrible happens and you feel yourself being sucked into that black pit of despair, it's time to get outside yourself and force yourself to do something for people who can't even tell you what despair is,'cause that's all they've ever known" Bette once again under estimated Tina.Much worse,she doesn't seem to acknowledge her efforts.Tina was trying to help her but Bette was dismissive.Bette is willing to do things for Tina but when Tina does the same thing for her,she doesn't seem to be that appreciative. Well,Tina despite going through something went to support Bette on her debate against Faye Buckley.On their way,Tina was trying to run some test to Bette again. T: Now what are you going to do when she baits you? "So, Miss Porter, why are you such an angry lesbian?" B: "Miss Buckley, why are you such a lying, scheming bigot?" Okay, sorry."Miss Buckley, I don't deny I am a lesbian, and it makes me angry when people who haven't taken the time to see the work,distort and misrepresent it to the public and to the media." Is that better? T: It's a little combative.But it's good. B:Okay, wait.What else are we forgetting? What else are we forgetting? Okay, we did critical thinking, First Amendment, uh, censorship in America there's the Kurosawa quote. T: What is the Kurosawa quote? B: Okay, "Never avert your eyes -" T: Baby, you are so prepared.Just relax.Take a deep breath.Okay? You're gonna be great. B: Thank you so much for being here with me.I know how hard it is for you right now just to get out of bed in the morning. T: I'm going to be okay. B: I know. Let's do this in front of Fae Buckley. T: I'm there. During the debate, Faye is relaxed. Bette seemed too tensed,serious and uncomfortable. George: I have with me, Bette Porter, the Director of the California Arts Center, the museum that is mounting the controversial exhibition, "Provocations" and Fae Buckley of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens, the group that is leading the efforts to shut down the exhibition.Are you in fact betraying the public trust? Bette: On the contrary, George.I am trusting the public. I mean what gives me the right to decide what you can and can't see? I am not more entitled than Miss Buckley is to decide for you what is going to uplift and enlighten you. Faye: Oh, there she goes again with that liberal duck and parry.It's just plain bad faith to promote an agenda the way this art show does and then claim no responsibility for the immoral behavior it encourages. Bette: Art is meant to be perceived and interpreted.It doesn't intrinsically advocate behavior Faye: How can you say you're not advocating behavior? Your whole purpose is to make that lifestyle appear normal so that more people will want to try it. Bette: If I were trying to convert people to my lifestyle, as you seem to imply, Miss Buckley, do you really think that I would do it by using images of a man flaying himself and trussing his testicles? That piece makes me so uncomfortable,I can barely look at it.I don't think it is going to make anyone want to become a lesbian. Americans aren't responsible enough to decide for themselves whether to go to an art show that might What about that, Fae, are you contradicting yourself? Faye: Miss Porter's a very clever woman, aren't you Miss Porter? She thinks she is clever enough to trick the rest of us into believing that filth isn't filth.Blasphemy isn't blasphemy.Pornography is not pornography.But, this stuff speaks for itself and however hard she tries to defend it with her fancy language and her insulting logic, all it is is sheer, disgusting, filthy, ugly pornography.She is a pornographer. Bette: I, uh I understand why Miss Buckley is so sickened by the porn industry, I do.I mean, it's brutal, especially for the poor children and teenage girls who get lured in and exploited.All because they were running away from something. Those children lacked love.They were abused.And how awful it must be to come from a home life so desperate. There is a world of difference between complex, provocative art and the tragedy of the porn industry. Faye:May I ask what is in the box? Does it somehow relate to our discussion? Do you believe in God, Bette? Bette: I don't see what that Faye: Because if you did, this wouldn't be complex.You see God has already done the work of sorting through all of this for us.Faith makes seemingly complex things simple and obvious. God is about the most ...The Bible condemns homosexuality.That's why God took your unborn child from your lesbian lover.And that was a blessing.That baby is with Him now. So he doesn't have to suffer the degradation he would have been subject to had he been born into your depraved life. Bette: Monster! Monster! And she break down.That was the first time she cried at the mention of their unborn child.Did she ever grieve? Was she emotionally crippled? I think she's holding everything up for Tina.She has to be stronger so Tina can lean on her.Although I think Tina appreciates a vulnerable Bette from time to time so they can emotionally connect. Can two people look at the exact same thing and see something totally different? YES.
For example, if you're really in love with someone, you'll think they are the most beautiful person in the world, but others, who don't have feelings for that person might think he/she is plain, or even ugly.
(random perspectives from different people I copied on a thread) PORN VS ART What is pornography and what is art? How do we draw the line between pornography and art? How do we determine perversion from appreciation? It doesn't only apply to art.It applies to anything be relationship or random things.You know how you have that friend who always hear things differently? Or when you are watching a movie or a picture and you see something really beautiful and all the other notices are just boobs and butt or maybe the other way around. The debate was really nice because they somehow presented something that I get to hear from religious people.They see something and they got angry without even trying to understand outside their own perspectives.To them,they are always morally right.Their ways and thoughts are purer than non believers.And that's just sad because they use their religion to attack instead of spreading kindness and love. This also doesn't exclude non believers who use art to stain religious images purposely to piss their followers.If you don't believe in other's belief then at least respect them.That's what we can do to make things work. JENNY,JENNY FROM THE BLOCK Jenny was spying on Tim who seemed to be dating his student Trish. When she saw Tim and Trish having a good time,she felt the need to ruin the moment by calling Tim just to remind him not to date a student because it could get him in trouble.Was that out of concern or jealousy? I don't know.It's Jenny. At the later part of the episode,Jenny went to Palms Hotel Bar and she bump into Dana who was also on her own.They both admitted it's their first time to go into a girls bar.Jenny invited Dana to her home and they had the funniest epic fail sex ever in the history of lesbians in LWORD.It was darn funny. Steps to an epic fail make out... WHEN TWO PEOPLE HAS DIFFERENT VALUES IN A RELATIONSHIP M: You're going to Virginia. F: As the personal for Drew Barrymore.It's a huge fashion picture.And my budget's gonna be three times what it was on "Darkness." M: That's wonderful.But I wish you had discussed it with me before making that decision. I don't know what there is to discuss.I got offered a job; I took it. M: What about our summer holiday? I was organizing the house in Hydra. F: I never signed off on Hydra.We talked about it, but I didn't say "book a house." Did you book a house? M: I just want to spend time with you.You've been here six weeks out of an entire year.Don't you want to spend time together? F: Come and be with me now.C'mon.Now, the fact is, I can't afford not to do this job.Do you have any idea how much you owe? A lot.Sweetheart I want you to have your beautiful dream.Then I have to go to work, don't I.To take care of you.And while I'm gone you can resume your little thing with Jenny.I know you don't want to be here with me now.You want Jenny. We get to the see the story of Marina's relationship.She and Francheska had been arguing most of the time.Francheska shows up only few weeks and be gone for months because of the demands of her job.She was offered a job in Virginia and took it without discussing it with Marina.It upsets her and they argued again. Francheska treated Marina like a dog who was instructed to follows her instruction.I mean there's not much detail to there relationship not until last episode and this episode but the way I understand it,Francheska was is more committed to her work.She said it was all for Marina.It was because she seemed to have owe a lot .For Francheska,her love for Marina means having to work harder so she can provide for her. Why is that? Marina owns the planet.Was she not making enough? They don't have kids or anything.How and why is Marina indebted to her? Is that why Marina keeps her because of gratitude? Do they really love each other? Marina went to Jenny because Jenny can give Marina her physical needs and the affection she needed.But she seemed to be Francheska's bitch at some point.Like for instance,at the planet when Marina was doing most of the job because her crew were a bit slow and Francheska has to tell her not to do the work that wasn't suppose for her.That alone tells me that Francheska has the control in the relationship.Or maybe,just in that instance. Was she burned by love that she doesn't even care if it was other people's relationship she has intruded? Or was she like everyone else in search of affection too.Just someone she can come home too at the end of the day and not someone who comes home once a year to her.They say absence makes the heart grows fonder but it doesn't seem like it for Marina. SHANE,THE MISTRESS...PARTNER Cherie picked her up one day for a surprise.She brought Shane to the place where she plans on putting up a shop for her to run and they ended having a hot steamy sex.Poor Steve,he has no idea at all what's going on in his household. Steve asked Shane to hang out with their daughter,just to keep her company to figure out what's wrong with her.Turns out,she's gay and she doesn't want to talk to anyone about it.Did she just decide she's gay after She met Shane (someone she never met ever before). So apart from playing the mistress,she gets to baby sit Cherie's daughter who eventually came out to Shane that she's gay and she tried hitting on her but Shane had to stop her.She's not up for a threesome with mom and daughter.Besides,Steve trusted her so much to the point that he agreed to put up the shop and be Shane's business partner. Cut to the planet,Cherie met with Shane again with lots of presents for her and Shane was reluctant to accept gifts from her because she now treated her as business partner.Cherie asked if she's breaking up with her because that would be bad. (So having an affair is acceptable but breaking up is bad? This woman's logic is awesome!) She teasingly told Shane she's not wearing anything and well,what can Shane do but be aroused.After all,she owns all the hormones in the world. To cheer up Dana,Alice and Shane decided to pamper her up by letting Shane do her hair.Well,Alice kept complimenting her for her new look. (Yeah,she does look hot I agree!) Alice joking if it wasn't her and someone else,she would totally hit on her. (Why not try Alice) ALICE IS DELAYED Alice was a bit worried she's delayed from her period and it could be that Liza got her pregnant. Al: The thing is, though, you guys, I you know I've only slept with him, what, like five times? So, if I'm late ... Dana: You're late? Al: For my period? I'm sure you learned in 5th grade that that's part of your reproductive cycle? Shane: - Whoa, whoa.So, what are you saying, then? Al: I'm saying if I'm late, it wouldn't be Andrew's. Shane: Well, would it be Lisa's? Wow. Dana: Well, he'd be the first lesbo in history ever to pull that one off. Al: What am I gonna do if I'm fucking pregnant? Dana: Get an abortion, Al. Shane: You could give the baby to Bette and Tina.Well, we're already like a family, it'd be like the kid belongs to all of us. Al: So, instead of "Heather Has Two Mommies," Heather has six mommies. Shane: No, Bette and Tina would be the moms, but we'd all be connected because of how it went down. AT KIT'S GIG Tina doesn't feel like going to Kit's gig so Bette went on her own.Bette bumped into Yolanda who happened to be a big fan of Kit and she introduced her ex Candace.She's a carpenter. After the pleasantries,Candice seemed to have a little crush on her. She also bumped into Slim Daddy who thought Bette came with someone else and still wondering if she's up for a threesome.Still politely declined and reminded him he already met her woman. ON BETTE...In this episode,I am conflicted with what the writers are doing with the story.I have read reviews that see the logic behind and I have read reviews that points out the flaws,the obvious flaws of the story. I am amazed how people can actually be as involved and very vocal specially when they and reading other people's review amazes me. I have decided to ponder on this by reading other blog reviews because I wanted to understand what I am missing or the differences on how we see things and indeed,I am convinced the show can never satisfy everyone's expectation considering there are already million expectations all over the world. For me,I just want to write more of Tibette because I feel like I can say lots more positive things abut them than any other characters. Was she too cold or NARCISSTIC?
Tina was extremely devasted when they lose their unborn child but Bette doesn't display much emotions.She seemed fine and she wasn't seen crying at all.She was seen as the super woman in the relationship.She's the one who comforts Tina when she breaks down.She accompanies her to therapy.She's supportive for her whole well being but when Tina attempts to do the same for her,she doesn't seem apprecitive. Bette was the super hero and she might feel like she has to be the automatic support and wall for Tina considering her moral values.It might appear on the outside as narcissim but she was doing what was natural to her.To protect,provide and serve as Tina's comfort and shoulder to lean on.She cannot be down for her Tina.She is the alpha of the relationship and it's natural for her to be the one to man up when both are down. WAS SHE TOO CONTROLLING Tina tried to return the same favor for her.She tried to dig in some details about Faye Buckley that might contribute in her debate preparation but instead she just shrug it off and got upset that Tina spend her time to dig on her work problems instead of relaxing herself.It appears that she doesn't want Tina to share her burden anymore unlike the first few episodes.She might have mentioned what's going on at work but she doesn't want to involve Tina into the stress she's into.Bette was the kind who can do everything for Tina but she still deals with her own struggles on her own. "MY WOMAN" That line she used to remind SD when he asked if she came with with someone else."My Woman" can be interpreted in a lot of ways.To others,it could mean treating Tina as her property.Or it could be a relax response to fit in SD's language as they usually refer to their significant others as "my girl" "my woman" "my man". Or she could also mean proudness in her part when she introduce Tina as her woman.
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