[4], Throughout her duration on the series, Jenny went on a journey from the very first episode, which portrayed her as a selfish egotist; many observers have perceived her as a narcissist, and even as a borderline sociopath. Sort of Sybill-like.
And if this is how it was going to end, with Shane hating/abandoning Jenny (with good reason, unfortunately), then… what was the fucking point? Fans were furious about the throwaway line that ended a decade of speculation. (Never forget all of those Season 2 flashbacks of Sarah Schuster .
The storyline was described as a "sub-plot" which would define the final season, but not "overpower" it. Yet, this left viewers confused about what actually happened to Jenny.
Why was shane left alive? During the going-away party held for Bette and Tina, who are planning on moving to New York, they watch the film and Jenny is found dead in the swimming pool in the back yard.
Of course the Bette-we-know-and-love would never actually kill someone.
The only person I truly could not stand was Max because I found her storyline stupid as hell (big disappointment), and Daniela Sea couldn’t act her way out of a mime’s imaginary box. New York magazine gave a large amount of praise to Jenny and on one occasion stated: "Jenny Schecter is The L Word, and the death of her is the death of the show." Who Killed Jenny Schecter?
er, Jenny at the carnival.) Follow me @DutchAneela on Twitter . Jenny became well documented in the media for her outlandish plots.
Shane's ex-girlfriend Molly Kroll (Clementine Ford) gives Jenny a letter of apology addressed to Shane. So, Jenny was published in the New Yorker a grand total of one time. Jenny dates a man named Tim who she moved to Los Angeles to start a new life with.[26].
the L word, By Jillian Sederholm. Didn’t understand a thing you mix too much things together, focus and learn to have an order! Mia Kirshner is a Canadian actress, writer and social activist who works in movies and television series. Alice tries to break Shane and Jenny up to no avail.
You’re in trouble, Riese.”, When a girl you’re hooking up with relates to Jenny (and has a boyfriend), you better be prepared for what Jenny herself describes as “fucking labyrinth-like drama.”.
On her very first night in Los Angeles, Jenny attends a party with her neighbors Tina and Bette where she meets Marina. Alice tries to convince everyone that the ideas were hers.
The Jenny debate was lively and compelling. The pit poisons the whole, you know?
Jenny spends her final days putting together a film of memories for Bette and Tina. In fact, the whole show basically became a comedy for me after awhile because the whole thing was so absurd. Anyway, the way I always saw it was, a lot of lesbians didn’t like Jenny because they had encountered someone like her during their lives. After a past relationship comes back to threaten her campaign for LA mayor, Bette reveals to a campaign staffer that she has other secrets – including that a friend “died by suicide” in her pool. Mark Wayland (Eric Lively), a filmmaker who moves into the house to help pay their rent, starts spying on Jenny, Carmen and Shane, with hidden cameras. Longtime Jenny-haters had real reasons.
Even at her funniest or most vulnerable, there’s nothing left for Kat to like.
Jenny, like Samantha Jones, Brenda Chenowith , Toby Ziegler, Brian Kinney, Kerry Weaver (any other suggestions for the list?) … and almost everyone on Star Trek The Next Generation; provoked conversations/reactions relating to larger social, national, cultural, political and emotional issues as well as deeply subjective personal responses.
She sucked the life out of everyone who crossed her path. Every Friday, a collection of LGBTQ2 news and culture stories from Xtra and around the world. Audience complaints/debates on most other characters aren’t really that complicated/nuanced. . She's recovering.
We react to a multi-dimensional character, and we react from our guts, and for real reasons, not superficial ones. I’m having this strange idea of us, lesbian viewers, being the girls of the show wanting to kill… yes, Ilene, represented by Jenny.
Jenny Schecter is alive. This was back in the day when you had a choice one way or the other on Jenny —something I honestly believe Ilene Chaiken did very well — and your choice meant something. OGSalli. It was coming out in the fall of 2009. [13] Chaiken defended Jenny stating: "I'm well aware of the response to Jenny. Here are a few scenarios we think are pretty likely. She disliked her step-father Warren and wanted to leave home as soon as she could.
[13] Heather Hogan of AfterEllen criticized the storyline because there was no conclusion to it, also stating it was never explored enough, leading everyone to think she was just a jerk. During an interview with LGBT monthly magazine The Advocate, Chaiken commented about the storyline: "Well we all know it was an incident of sexual abuse. If you have a sec, check out this guy’s blog. "[9] Diane Shipley of The Guardian stated her death was long overdue. Mia Kirshner was born on January 25, 1975 and is 45 years old now. I agree so badly with your article. Even when her character became completely fucking ridiculous — late Season four, most of Season Five — some people liked the campy hilarious psychosis, some hated that kind of humor.
i was just discussing this very theory (Bette topped Jenny) this afternoon. Jenny found a new outlet, one that never rejects her musings no matter how half-baked, and it’s called Twitter.
That’s part of the problem. This alienates Shane and is worsened by her trust issues involving Shane's fidelity. In season four, the story later gets turned into a stage play, then a film titled Lez Girls. "[30], New York magazine also describe the series and how Jenny took on the whole character traits of the show: "Like Jenny, The L Word was, at any given moment, capricious, obnoxious, patronizing, fabulous, fun, sexy, non sequitur, overreaching, under-reaching, annoying, and yes, unforgettable. I’m happy that Gossip Girl is getting a more queer reboot, but are they also cutting out the attempted date…, kevin smith writes women so poorly that i wonder if he’s ever met one. [5] Kera Bolonik of New York magazine stated that "Jenny-bashing" became a spectator sport from her inception.
Thank you for making me connect even stronger to The L Word, even though season 6 is a disappointment. On the sixth day they started removing bandages from Shane's head so she no longer looked like The Mummy. I’m genuinely fascinated by how easily we’ve forgotten Tina’s Henry.
And now … what the hell is going on? And so as much as it's important to talk about it, I wanted to be vague and not milk it. They also prefer Pacey over Dawson, hands down (I was always torn), and CJ Craig and Jeb Bartlett over any real human beings. I will try to update my tag page someday. She has the most to lose and is the dominant personality, so must win in the end. Tim is described as the person who makes Jenny "feel the safest in the world".
Jenny Schecter was my favorite character and her character death was really painful, the way the writers felt that had to turn her into a one-dimensional ruthless villain. [I mean that’s my point.]. i always loved jenny but now i feel liking jenny the way she is portrayed in season six is impossible. She's not a lesbian icon. Who better than anyone from the US Women’s National Soccer Team? Why not all come together and put on a production of Our Town or go on vacation together or have a g-dforsaken HOLIDAY SPECIAL LIKE I HAVE WANTED FOR SIX YEARS.
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"[6], In December 2008 it was announced that the show's creators had decided to kill the character off.
Many lesbians I know started hating Jenny for some combination of her wishy-washy sexual behavior and naval-lint-mining self-importance. One fan wrote on Twitter: “I think that Mia Kirshner is trying to say how important is Jenny to all women in this society.
As if Jenny's head needed the encouragement".