The L Word: Generation Q season 2 premiere review: Something blue

The L Word: Generation Q is back with more chaos and relationship drama than ever. “Late to the Party” resolved the first season cliffhanger while also setting up new storylines for this season.

The big dramatic cliffhanger of the first season ended with Sophie at the airport choosing to go to Honolulu to elope with her fiancée, Dani (who she’d had a lot of issues with) or to Kansas City with her best friend and secret hookup, Finley.

At the start of this season, Finley is out of sight in Kansas City alone while Sophie and Dani’s wedding plans are in full swing in LA. Dani is clearly struggling with whether to tell Sophie the truth, even though she knows it’ll be the end of their relationship.

Meanwhile, at Alice, Alice offers her a promotion and asks where that old funny gal Finley went off to, and Sophie confides in Alice. Alice advises Sophie to never tell Dani what happened, but Dani feels further compelled and Alice reaches out to Finley.

The L Word: Generation Q is back with more drama in season 2 premiere

Just as Sophie is working up the nerve, Micah–who is still secretly seeing the very married Jose–confronts her to tell the truth. (Not sure what leg he has to stand on, but okay.) But, of course, Sophie gets swept away by Dani’s proposal to have a private bachelorette party between the two of them.

Which leads us to the wedding. Secrets are brewing and everyone looks gorgeous. Perhaps Sophie and Dani can really get married without this being exposed–but, of course, this is The L Word. And just as the ceremony begins, Finley, the messiest gay of them all walks in fresh off the plane to announce she loves Sophie.

Last season saw Bette deal with numerous ups and downs, both through her campaign loss and processing her divorce from Tina. “Late to the Party” finally introduces us to Tina’s aforementioned fiancée Carrie, played by the iconic Rosie O’Donnell.

O’Donnell has great comedic chemistry with everyone in the cast and also plays a romantic lead well. She’s such a legend and so good, it’s hard to believe she wasn’t in the original series.

It’s clear right away that Bette doesn’t like the brash and laidback Carrie who seems to be slowly upending her carefully planned world, especially when it comes to Bette and Tina’s daughter, Angie.

As they discuss the wedding, Angie notes she’ll meet Carrie’s family before she meets her biological father’s, causing Bette and Tina to prickle. They’d promised the father, a friend of theirs, anonymity until Angie turned eighteen.

Carrie casually mentions she did a DNA test, unwittingly further prompting Angie’s curiosity and secret rebellion behind Bette’s back.

The issues with Tina and Carrie run deeper, of course. They’re a genuinely cute couple and Bette feels sad to be alone, leading Alice to set Bette and Gigi up together.

Bette is a little reserved and off her game at first, but when Tina and Carrie show up and crash their date, Gigi does a fantastic job of making them jealous, and it’s clear the two have chemistry we’ll see develop further.

What Else Happened This Week?

“Late to the Party” also briefly saw Shane playing in an underground lesbian poker club hosted by Lena Waithe’s Eddie, only to be ousted when she inadvertently hit on Eddie’s wife. Classic Shane.

Alice and Nat also continue to be a weird and slightly toxic couple. Alice clearly just wants Nat, while Nat wants something else.

Overall, “Late to the Party” kicked the season off with a bang. It’s good to be back.

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