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Cut back to:
Alice, arriving at the skate shop and Carmen yelling for her that they're in
the back, watching Dana playing on tv.
Alice sits down with them to watch.
Cut back to: the match.
Dana tosses the ball up to serve, but let's it drop!
She rubs her eyes and looks a little faint!
NOOO DANA! C'MON! YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Back at the skate shop Shane and Alice are willing her on.
Back in the crowd, Lara is concerned, getting up out of her seat
immediately, only to be pulled back down by Dana's mom, because seemingly
Dana is "fine" according to her.
Lara thinks Dana's pushing herself to hard, but yet again, Dana's mom argues
her down, saying her daughter is as strong as an ox, and Lara can't know her
very well.
The CHEEK of the woman!
The umpire (correctly - so don't go getting on at him, ok?!) gives Dana a
time violation and a warning for slow play.
We get short shots of the girls at the skate shop looking worried, and Lara
in the stands also.
Then Dana attempts her serve again and THIS time, it's an ACE!
(for those unfamiliar with the game of tennis, an ace is where you serve the
ball and the other player doesn't return it or even get their racket onto
it....trust me on this. I used to be a HUGE tennis fan when I was
younger.....)
All our girls in all the different locations punch the air and celebrate!
YEE-HAW! GO DANA!
On the TV, Dana is serving again, but this time, it's a match point!
OH THE TENSION!
OH THE DRAMA!
OH THE HUMANITY!
Alice wills her on.
Everyone does.
Then, she serves
and
WINS the point!
SHE DID IT!
SHE WON!
SHE WON THE MATCH!
GAME SET MATCH TO DANA FAIRBANKS!
Shane goes mad and hugs Alice.
Dana's mom and Lara clap their hands off.
Dana grits her teeth and punches the air in triumph.
The crowd are going wild!
Dana, as she's a sporting player, goes and shakes her losing opponent's
hand, and also the umpire's, jubilantly.
Then she goes over to Lara, who has come down from the stands and hugs her
to pieces!
YAY!
As she hugs her mom, the sponsors of the tournament wheel in Dana's prize!
IT'S A HUUUUUGE silver Mercedes-Benz car!!!!!!!!
"OHMYGAWD LOOK AT THIS!" screams Lara when she finally spies it.
Then she turns and she and Dana lock lips in an ecstatic, joyful kiss, RIGHT
there on TV!
WOOOOOO-HOOOOO!
Unfortunately, Alice is still watching with Shane etc.
She just stares at them, open mouthed and disappointed, while they kiss.
I don't care what anyone says - I LOVE watching Lara and Dana kiss, whatever
they happen to be doing at the time.
:-)
Whatever I take away from The L Word, after it's all said and done, one
abiding memory will be Dana and Lara.
I know there are a lot of Dana/Alice fans out there, and that's just fine,
but for me, it'll always be Dana and Lara.
*happy sigh*
Cut back to:
Bette before the Senate committee.
She's rifling through her papers, nervously apologising for holding up
proceedings, until she finds what she's looking for:
"In conclusion, I ask you to remember that looking at art is an act of
choice
and those who don't want to, need not look
I don't want MY child growing up in a world that DOESN'T give her the option
Thank you for your time"
Well said Miss Porter. Well said.
Senator Grisham is looking through the paperwork presented to them and
Senator Horsey just happens to look over at what she's going through on the
desk.
Bad idea.
He spots the 'Patriotic Act' pussy-eating piece which Bette showed to Julia
a couple weeks back and is incensed!
He grabs it and holds it up to show the room, asking Bette if THAT is
something she wants HER child to see etc.
But Bette, quite rightly, stays calm and tells him he's taking the piece OUT
of context - it's a show about political art and presents MANY points of
view etc.
"Try telling that to the boys and girls risking their lives in Iraq!
This is un-American filth!" and with that, he takes out a light and sets
fire to the bottom corner of the A4 print of the piece!
*gets a flash of Nazis burning books*
A palpable ripple of shock goes around the room.
Bette leaps out of her chair, grabs the burning print and stamps it out on
the floor!
GO BETTE! GO BETTE!
"It's NOT as un-American as what you just DID!" she rants at him.
"YOU should be ashamed of yourself!"
The wind in her sails, she picks up the print and let's rip at the session:
"You know what you are? - you're, you're just the latest, reigning,
vigilante, self-appointed, cultural-watchdogs of the moment!
Devoting countless hours and enviable resources towards this BOGUS mission
of STIFLING creative expression in the name of patriotism!"
Senator Horsey tries to butt in, but Bette just cuts him off again with:
"And you know what it is Senator?
It's a DISTRACTION.
It's a WANTON distraction. Cause let's just be forthright and honest about
what is TRULY unpatriotic!
ABJECT POVERTY is unpatriotic
THE FAILURE OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM is unpatriotic
LIES TOLD BY PRESIDENTS AS JUSTIFICATION FOR WAR is unpatriotic!
It IS UNPATRIOTIC THAT ELECTED LAWMAKERS FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE, LET ALONE
ADDRESS, real DESPERATION!"
Then, Miss Porter gets her bags, and simply, leaves.
Leaving the assembled press and Senators to their shocked and not at all
unimpressed thoughts on the matter.
PHEWWWWWWEEEEE!
When Bette gets going, when she KNOWS she's right and she passionate about
it, boy oh boy what a sight she is to behold!
Now, I'm no massive Bette Porter fan, but, given that little display of
passion and fireworks, I'd be inclined to follow her out of that room, talk
her into a drink and then use ALL my womanly wiles to get her RIGHT into my
bed!
GRRRRR! MEOOOOOOW! *purrrrrrrrr*
The committee is recessed, Bette gets outta there, and the press try to
follow her, though she's saved by the security guards.
Senator Grisham, on the other hand, manages to walk alongside her.
"That was rather fiery" says Barbara, "Join me at a cocktail party tonight?"
Bette says she has to get back to L.A. though. BOOOO!
"You'll meet people who can swing the vote for you...." tempts Barbara,
easily
"It's a limited offer......and not one I just make to ANYBODY"
Bette, looks hassled, tired, torn and yet rather interested too.
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