Bette, Tina, and Jodi

From Season 4:

“Emerging from a personal and professional rough patch, Bette regains her footing with a high-profile job and a move toward genuine friendship with Tina, her ex-partner of seven years and birth mother of their baby daughter, Angelica. But unexpected love and a little lust are just around the corner, threatening to knock self-determined alpha Bette off solid ground,” – from sho.com

“Tina's devotion to Angelica is unwavering, but after separating from Bette and returning to a relationship with a man, her ideas about love and family and her identification as a lesbian are less certain. Tina's work-life is also in flux as she rebuilds her career as a Hollywood executive only to become mired in the drama that develops around Jenny and her book-cum-screenplay,” – from sho.com

“An intensely talented and free-spirited sculptor, Jodi Lerner may be deaf but that doesn't stop her from speaking her mind, especially in the halls of the art school where Bette is the new dean and Jodi the new artist-in-residence. Indeed, Jodi is the first woman to challenge Bette, professionally and then emotionally as they fall into a fiery relationship outside of the university,” – from sho.com

The latest Showtime promos features a blindfolded Bette; a topless Tina in the swimming pool; Bette and Jodi trying to have fun and relationship; and Tina asking Bette, “Are you in love with Jodi?”

Though I’m a TiBetter, I do have an open mind and if I see chemistry between Bette or Tina and their other partners, I would honestly say so. I totally enjoyed the interaction between Bette and Barbara in season three, for example, though I was also happy that Bette didn’t do anything with her.

So, when Jodi’s character was introduced in season four, I was trying to keep an open mind, as well. I like Jodi as a character, I do, but I honestly cannot see any chemistry between her and Bette. I see them as friends with a common passion for art but not as lovers.

Since Bette and Jodi are still involved with each other, unfortunately, this last part of my spoiler account will be about Bette, Tina and Jodi triangle.

When we left them at the end of season four, Bette, with the help of her friends and Tina’s blessing, chose Jodi and went after her on a tractor. I don’t even attempt to comment on this whole tractor/grand gesture situation because I don’t have words, only expletives.

In the beginning of season five Bette and Tina are still good friends while concentrating on being good parents to Angelica. Hurray for a return of our little cutie-petutie, Olivia Windbiel, who is playing Angelica (at least I hope it’s her, judging by a few clips from episode 501). In the first episode, Bette and Tina took Angelica to a pre-school with an emphasis on arts and they unintentionally present themselves as a couple. It’s even described in a script as ‘picture perfect’.

On numerous TLW-related forums, fans like to discuss different clues and foreshadowing of the scenes that can shed light on the later episodes or the future of a character or a couple. I hope that ‘picture perfect’ moment with Bette and Tina in episode 1 is a definite prediction of what is their future would look like at the end of the season.

Later, during or after Phyllis’ party, Alice and Shane began their “job” as Tina’s “wingmen” and after checking out potential single lesbians at the Sushi Bar inside the Planet, Alice notices Kara, whom they saw earlier at Phyllis’ coming-out party. Tina likes her but a few months with Henry made her shy in her approach of women and Shane takes this difficult task upon her shoulders. Obviously, for Shane it’s really easy to charm someone and after Kara is practically falls in love with her, Shane tells the woman that she actually came over to introduce her to Tina.

Bette comes in later and right away notices that a new couple, Cindi and Dawn, can create a problem for Kit as they pass around some flyers, advertising their new bar that will be opened soon. While this is happening, Paige shows up and after a little confrontation with Shane, she leaves…and I’m assuming this is the last time we’ll be seeing Paige.

Bette joins the gang and they all began discussing Shane and Paige’s break up. Everything looks like the old times until Jodi arrives from New York and comes into the café with her suitcases, making Bette run to her and give her a long, long kiss. Am I the only one who will close her eyes at that particular moment?

And it won’t be the only moment I will close my eyes or use my fast-forward button. After Jodi’s grand entrance, Bette apparently takes her to the house where they have their private ‘welcome-home’ party as Jodi puts a blindfold over Bette’s eyes. Honestly, I hope that Bette is thinking and imagining Tina since her eyes are closed but I don’t think any added kinky practices in Bette and Jodi sex life will make me believe in this couple. However, I understand that there are a few fans who love JoBette and I’m sure they will enjoy that scene.

It seems to me that Ilene and Co. are trying to keep TiBette/JoBette triangle very secretive. Apart from pretty complete audition sides for episode 501, all we know is the following facts: a) throughout the whole season Tina is working with Jenny on her movie and that business relationship hasn’t improved since the previous season; b) one of the actresses, Isabella, who will play Bev in Jenny’s movie, introduces herself to Bette in hopes to learn a little more about Bette and Tina’s life that is not written in the script. I’m assuming at this point that maybe we will see some flashbacks that will make Bette remember good times with Tina, though this is only a speculation; c) Bette is trying hard to keep her relationship with Jodi strong and to fit in with Jodi’s friends just as Jodi is befriended by Bette’s friends, but it seems that Bette is the only one who is trying; d) somewhere along the way, one of the owners of “Shebar” (either Cindi or Dawn) will have an eye for Tina, which will make Bette absolutely jealous, which leads to their little (but I’m sure very intense) make-out session.

I’m not sure when the scene in the swimming pool will happen but there Bette is also asking Tina about her sex life. Why would Bette do that if she is happy with Jodi and apparently moved on with her life? I guess, she didn’t and the hope for TiBette reunion is still remains strong.

<< Back to Season 5 List of Complete Spoilers