Bette Porter and Tina Kennard have been a couple for seven years and want to start a family. Their neighbor, Tim Haspel, is about to form a couple when his girlfriend, talented young writer Jenny Schecter, moves in.

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The Pilot: Part 1

The Pilot: Part 2

Bette and Tina wait eagerly to see if Tina will get pregnant; Tim, unaware of her encounter with Jenny, invites Marina to a dinner party, outraging Bette, and once more, Kit tries to make amends.

Let's Do It

Bette engages in a battle of wills with the chairman of the gallery board and takes a desperate step; Jenny struggles with her feelings for Marina; Alice tries to regain her self-respect and Dana finally gets a date.

Longing

Bette greets Tina’s pregnancy with apparent delight despite her work problems; Jenny’s relationship with Marina endangers her life with Tim; Dana’s insecurity continues while Alice’s mother problems escalate.

Lies, Lies, Lies

Tim catches Jenny with Marina, and end up complicating their relationship even more; Bette announces Tina’s pregnancy to her father, but his reaction dismays her and Kit confronts him on her behalf.

Lawfully

A rising artist in New York tests Bette’s commitment while the sperm donor’s girlfriend discovers a lonely Tina and starts harassing her; Tim returns home alone and Jenny gets a ride from two disaffected teenagers.

Losing It

Relationships can be painful. Tim rejects Jenny, who learns about Marina's other lover; Bette struggles with her fears about parenthood, while Dana runs from her fears and from Lara; Kit is stung when her son doesn’t show up for their meeting.

L'ennui

Identities, sexual and other, are in question as Jenny tries to explain her situation to her one-time roommate; Dana comes out to her right-wing parents, and Bette begins to consider her own self-image.

Listen Up

Jenny is more confused and torn than ever between Marina and Tim; fame and all its complications find Shane; Kit rehearses for a hip hop music video.

Luck, Next Time

An unexpected opportunity eases Tina’s grief while Bette defends the gallery against a right-wing attack; Shane’s relationship with her patrons gets complicated; Marina and Francesca fight, and Jenny tries to help Tim.

Liberally

Bette prepares for the gallery’s new show and hires Candace, an attractive female contractor, to handle the set-up; Tina, Jenny, Shane, Alice and Dana share an eventful trip to Palm Springs.

Looking Back

Bette lands in jail thanks to a near-riot at the gallery; Marina contemplates life without Francesca as Tim and Jenny discuss divorce.

Locked Up

Tina finds out about Candace; Shane’s patrons turn on her; Dana loses a friend but gains a fiancée, while Kit tries to make sense of Ivan’s attention and her reaction to it.

Limb from Limb

Pluto

Jenny plans a benefit party for Moira/Max; Tina moves out of Bette's bed.

Latecomer

Bette and Tina try to rekindle their sexual groove after having a child; Helena purchases a movie studio; Jenny leaves the mid-west and heads back to L.A. with a new girlfriend in tow.

Labia Majora

Jenny wants romance with Moira; Bette feels out of control.

Lost Weekend

Shane gets work at a skate shop; Tina goes to work for Helena.

Lobsters

Bette takes on Washington; Helena falls for a straight filmmaker.

Light My Fire

Dana gets the results of her biopsy; Bette finds Tina's online chat room.

Lifeline

Tina struggles with her feelings for men; the girls rush to Dana's side.

Lifesize

Moira gets hormone injections as Dana undergoes chemotherapy.

Lone Star

Carmen comes out of the closet, as Bette struggles to find inner peace.

Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way

Dana takes a turn for the worse, and Alice keeps vigil at her bedside.

Losing the Light

Bette considers fighting for sole custody of the baby; Alice is bereaved.

Last Dance

The girls plan for Shane and Carmen's wedding; Bette considers obtaining sole custody of Angelica; Jenny realizes the truth about Max's quest to fit in.

Left Hand of the Goddess

The L Word is about lesbian life in Los Angeles. The show follows a group of friends – both gay and straight – through stories of career, family, inner struggle, friendship and romantic relationships.

Latecomer

Full Episodes

Season 3, 12 episodes