So, I just finished “The L Word.” I know there isn’t much of a fandom for it on here, so I’m sure no one will read this. But I really just need to vent about it, so that’s what I’m gonna do. Y’all... what the fuck was that ending?!
The final season could NOT have been a bigger disappointment, and at the root of it is Jenny. Jenny started off as a super vulnerable, earnest, kind and complicated character. Throughout the series, she grows more and more manipulative, cruel, and vain. I mean, this doesn’t start in the final season, but it just gets to the point where she is insufferable. Finishing the series became tedious at the end for me, all because of her.
Her transformation first begins a few episodes into season four. I thought that when she finally confessed her feelings for Shane, she would finally start to become more like herself again. But instead, she becomes so possessive, controlling and honestly, crazy???
And that cliffhanger ending? Are we supposed to think Tina or Bette killed her?? Like damn this show took quite the melodramatic turn in the last few seasons.
Another issue I have is Shane. Shane and Alice are two of my favorite characters, so Shane’s character regression is just so frustrating? My favorite arc for her was when she was watching Shay. She seemed genuinely happy and content for the first time. Then their dad shows up (no shocker) and Shane goes back to fucking around? Like what she does to Paige came out of absolutely nowhere? And I’m supposed to believe she’s in love with Molly that quickly?
Also the whole Bette cheating thing is just sooo overdone. Lazy writing. I wanted Bette and Tina to be together, but I also loved Jodi so much. They made Jodi do some very strange things, but I’m glad she ends on good terms.
Anyway.... that’s it. RIP Jenny but honestly her character died long before.
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Passionately Alone - Marina Ferrer/Jodi Lerner
A/N: Another day another fic for @storiesofsvu 's Holiday Bingo. Here's 'Winter Cabin/Ski Resort'.
“Ow.”
Marina’s first reaction on hitting the snow is simply to lie still. She’d taken up the offer of a winter cabin near a ski resort, choosing not to ski at all, although the snow still occasionally had lead to her slipping and, in this case, falling.
“Are you alright?”
The question comes from above, Jodi’s golden blonde hair and soft blue eyes making her seem almost like an angel even as Marina sat up slowly, then pushed back to her feet, smiling slightly and shrugging, her voice soft even as she signed her answer.
“Fine, just sore.”
Jodi smirks then and Marina wonders, all over again, why the hell Bette had insisted she stayed when she had also given Jodi the winter cabin. Then Jodi’s arm wraps around her, leading her indoors and she knows. She is lonely quite often but no longer happy as a captive wife or lover, Jodi and her sweetly free ways will keep her company without setting expectations on her.
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AWARDS SHOWS
2023 Tony Awards Winners List
Broadway’s biggest night is back! The 2023 Tony Awards were held on Sunday, June 11, at the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights.
Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin kicked off the night as they hosted The Tony Awards: Act One, a live pre-show on Pluto TV. The first winners of the night were announced, and Jennifer Grey presented a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre to her father, Joel Grey.
Oscar winner (and Tony nominee) Ariana DeBose led the second part of the night, which aired at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
Broadway's Best! Tony Awards 2023 Red Carpet Arrivals: Photos
Scroll down to see the complete list of nominees and winners at the 76th annual Tony Awards:
Kimberly Akimbo Wins Best Musical& JulietKimberly AkimboNew York, New YorkShuckedSome Like It Hot
Leopoldstadt Wins Best PlayAin’t No Mo’Between Riverside and CrazyCost of LivingFat Ham
Parade Wins Best Revival of a Musical Into the WoodsLerner & Loewe’s CamelotSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Stars on Broadway! Celebrities Who've Taken the Stage
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog Wins Best Revival of a PlayA Doll’s HouseAugust Wilson’s The Piano LessonThe Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
Kimberly Akimbo — David Linsay-Abaire Wins Best Book of a Musical& Juliet — David West ReadNew York, New York — David Thompson & Sharon WashingtonShucked — Robert HornSome Like It Hot — Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
Kimberly Akimbo — Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Wins Best Original ScoreAlmost Famous — Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Cameron Crowe & Tom KittKPop — Music & Lyrics by Helen Park & Max VernonShucked — Music and Lyrics by Brandi Clark & Shane McAnallySome Like It Hot — Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Sean Hayes (Good Night, Oscar) Wins Best Actor in a PlayYahya Abdul-Mateen II (Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog)Corey Hawkins (Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog)Stephen McKinley Henderson (Between Riverside and Crazy)Wendell Pierce (Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman)
J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot) Wins Best Actor in a MusicalChristian Borle (Some Like It Hot)Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Brian D’Arcy James (Into the Woods)Ben Platt (Parade)Colton Ryan (New York, New York)
Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo) Wins Best Actress in a MusicalAnnaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Sara Bareilles (Into the Woods)Lorna Courtney (& Juliet)Micaela Diamond (Parade)
Jodie Comer (Prima Facie) Wins Best Actress in a PlayJessica Chastain (A Doll’s House)Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976)Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders)
Alex Newell (Shucked) Wins Best Supporting Actor in a MusicalKevin Cahoon (Shucked)Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo)Kevin Del Aguila (Some Like It Hot)Jordan Donica (Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot)
Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo) Wins Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a MusicalJulia Lester (Into the Woods)Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)NaTasha Yvette Williams (Some Like It Hot)Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet)
Brandon Uranowitz (Leopoldstadt) Wins Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a PlayJordan E. Cooper (Ain’t No Mo’)Samuel L. Jackson (August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson)Arian Moayed (A Doll’s House)David Zayas (Cost of Living)
Charlie Rosen & Bryan Carter (Some Like It Hot) Win Best OrchestrationsBill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro (Shucked)John Clancy (Kimberly Akimbo)Jason Howland (Shucked)Daryl Waters & Sam Davis (New York, New York)
Miriam Silverman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window) Wins Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a PlayNikki Crawford (Fat Ham)Crystal Lucas-Perry (Ain’t No Mo’)Katy Sullivan (Cost of Living)Kara Young (Cost of Living)
Cue the Love Songs! Broadway’s Most Iconic Offstage Couples
Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt) Wins Best Direction of a PlaySaheem Ali (Fat Ham)Jo Bonney (Cost of Living)Jamie Lloyd (A Doll’s House)Stevie Walker-Webb (Ain’t No Mo’)Max Webster (Life of Pi)
Casey Nicholaw (Some Like It Hot) Wins Best ChoreographySteven Hoggett (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Susan Stroman (New York, New York)Jennifer Weber (& Juliet)Jennifer Weber (KPop)
Michael Arden (Parade) Wins Best Direction of a MusicalLear deBessonet (Into the Woods)Casey Nicholaw (Some Like It Hot)Jack O’Brien (Shucked)Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo)
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding (Life of Pi) Win Best Scenic Design of a PlayMiriam Buether (Prima Facie)Rachel Hauck (Good Night, Oscar)Richard Hudson (Leopoldstadt)Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon (A Christmas Carol)
Beowulf Boritt (New York, New York) Wins Best Scenic Design of a MusicalMimi Lien (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)Scott Pask (Shucked)Scott Pask (Some Like It Hot)
Tim Lutkin (Life of Pi) Wins Best Lighting Design of a PlayNeil Austin (Leopoldstadt)Natasha Chivers (Prima Facie)Jon Clark (A Doll’s House)Bradley King (Fat Ham)Jen Schriever (Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman)Ben Stanton (A Christmas Carol)
Natasha Katz (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) Wins Best Lighting Design of a MusicalKen Billington (New York, New York)Lap Chi Chu (Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot)Heather Gilbert (Parade)Howard Hudson (& Juliet)Natasha Katz (Some Like It Hot)
Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Leopoldstadt) Wins Best Costume Design of a MusicalTim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Life of Pi)Dominique Fawn Hill (Fat Ham)Emilio Sosa (Ain’t No Mo’)Emilio (Good Night, Oscar)
Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot) Wins Best Costume Design of a MusicalSusan Hilferty (Parade)Jennifer Moeller (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)Paloma Young (& Juliet)Donna Zakowska (New York, New York)
Carolyn Downing (Life of Pi) Wins Best Sound Design of a PlayJonathan Deans and Taylor Williams (Ain’t No Mo’)Joshua D. Reid (A Christmas Carol)Ben and Max Ringham (A Doll’s House)Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie)
Nevin Steinberg (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) Wins Best Sound Design of a MusicalKai Harada (New York, New York)John Shivers (Shucked)Scott Lehrer and Alex Heumann (Into the Woods)Gareth Owen (& Juliet)
Michael Arden (Parade) Wins Best Direction of a MusicalLear deBessonet (Into the Woods)Casey Nicholaw (Some Like It Hot)Jack O’Brien (Shucked)Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo)
Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding (Life of Pi) Win Best Scenic Design of a PlayMiriam Buether (Prima Facie)Rachel Hauck (Good Night, Oscar)Richard Hudson (Leopoldstadt)Dane Laffrey and Lucy Mackinnon (A Christmas Carol)
Beowulf Boritt (New York, New York) Wins Best Scenic Design of a MusicalMimi Lien (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Michael Yeargan and 59 Productions (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)Scott Pask (Shucked)Scott Pask (Some Like It Hot)
Tim Lutkin (Life of Pi) Wins Best Lighting Design of a PlayNeil Austin (Leopoldstadt)Natasha Chivers (Prima Facie)Jon Clark (A Doll’s House)Bradley King (Fat Ham)Jen Schriever (Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman)Ben Stanton (A Christmas Carol)
Natasha Katz (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) Wins Best Lighting Design of a MusicalKen Billington (New York, New York)Lap Chi Chu (Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot)Heather Gilbert (Parade)Howard Hudson (& Juliet)Natasha Katz (Some Like It Hot)
Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Leopoldstadt) Wins Best Costume Design of a MusicalTim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Life of Pi)Dominique Fawn Hill (Fat Ham)Emilio Sosa (Ain’t No Mo’)Emilio (Good Night, Oscar)
Gregg Barnes (Some Like It Hot) Wins Best Costume Design of a MusicalSusan Hilferty (Parade)Jennifer Moeller (Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot)Paloma Young (& Juliet)Donna Zakowska (New York, New York)
Carolyn Downing (Life of Pi) Wins Best Sound Design of a PlayJonathan Deans and Taylor Williams (Ain’t No Mo’)Joshua D. Reid (A Christmas Carol)Ben and Max Ringham (A Doll’s House)Ben and Max Ringham (Prima Facie)
Nevin Steinberg (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) Wins Best Sound Design of a MusicalKai Harada (New York, New York)John Shivers (Shucked)Scott Lehrer and Alex Heumann (Into the Woods)Gareth Owen (& Juliet)
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