By BetteAndTinaForever

Disclaimer: this is a very, very biased account of spoilers, promos, podcasts, interviews, rumors and public announcements for season five of The L Word. Also, if you get lost in long and confusing sentences, blame the Russian in me.

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I don’t know about you but I’m a spoiler-addict. Before every season I tell myself that I won’t read spoilers so I would be pleasantly surprised but I can’t stop myself. It is an addiction without a cure. So, for those of you who can’t help themselves and have to know everything or even something about their favorite couple, character or an event in season five of The L Word, we decided to put together a little summary of what we know so far.

If you are trying to stay spoiler-free this season, this article is not for you, so don’t go beyond this point. I’m not joking. This is all about spoilers, so be strong and stay away from the temptation.

If you are a spoiler-junkie like me, then this is definitely something you might want to read. This is a summary of everything that was released, posted or revealed in interviews, formal conversations, promos, podcasts and scripts, so you don’t have to browse through multiple pages on the spoiler threads on the numerous The L Word-related forums.

Most of spoilers might be familiar to you, especially if you have been following the show for awhile and have been searching for information from the beginning of the filming of season five. Though, to be honest, apart from the partial audition sides from episodes 501, 506 and 512, the rest of the information only comes in pieces and bits, because all of the cast members, extras and the crew are under a tight contract not to reveal anything. For the most part, they are really following it to the letter, but some let slip a few pieces of information that could help to put together the chronology of the new season.

Before we begin, here’s a brief overview of the upcoming episodes with their titles and the directors. To me, personally, most of the titles never meant anything. Some of them were way too confusing or sophisticated and I remember spending numerous hours on forums, trying to decipher them without knowing if we ever got the meaning right.

What I learned was that with Ilene Chaiken nothing is what it seems, so if we don’t know what the titles mean, at least we can use them to identify the episodes. So here’s the list for season five:

501 – LGB Tease - Director Angela Robinson
502 – Look Out, Here They Come! - Director Jamie Babbit
503 – Lady of the Lake - Director Tricia Brock
504 – Let’s Get This Party Started - Director Angela Robinson
505 – Lookin’ at You Kid - Director John Stockwell
506 – Lights! Camera! Action! - Director Ilene Chaiken
507 – Lesbians Gone Wild - Director Angela Robinson
508 – Lay Down the Law - Director Leslie Libman
509 – Liquid Heat - Director Rose Troche
510 – Lifecycle - Director Angela Robinson
511 – Lunar Cycle - Director Bob Aschmann
512 – Loyal and True - Director Ilene Chaiken

So, let’s see what’s happening with our favorite characters in the upcoming season five of The L Word.

Alice and Tasha
Bette, Tina, and Jodi
Guest Stars
Helena
Jenny
Kit
Max
Phyllis and Joyce
Shane

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Looking Ahead to Season 6....

Is there any hope for season six? According to Leisha Hailey, she mentioned in her recent interview to Diva magazine, that it’s highly probable because it seems that nothing is resolved by the end of season five, and it is premature to end the show at this point. In addition, during the recent Chicago Cook-off appearance, Jennifer Beals was asked if she will come on board if season six will be announced and, quoting the person who asked that question, “She (Jennifer) got this devilish grin on her face and a twinkle in her eye and said cheerfully, ‘Probably’.”

I guess we have to wait for the answer to that question until next year, as well.