The L Word tv series

"'The L Word' is a Sapphic Playboy fantasia (that has) shown little interest in variegating portrayals of gay experience. Instead it has seemed to work almost single-mindedly to (...) remind the viewer of the "limits and tortures of monogamy" 

"The great success of 'The L Word' is in getting past all the barriers put in front of it (...) The quality of the writing and acting relegate the sex scenes (...) to supporting-role status"



 

"'L Word' has a brain beneath its pretty surface. It's packed with telling details that make the relationships feel as full of blood and love and foolishness as real people are" 

"It comes across as a repetitive soap opera that reduces life to sex (...) 'The L Word' is too often satisfied to do no more than shock and titillate (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)" 

"The problem is, those aspects of the show that are not about lesbianism are tedious, and those that are, are predictable."