‘The L Keyword: Generation Q:’ An Ode To Alice Pieszecki

Of the many figures on »
The L Word
» (both
the first
and
the reboot
), i have constantly liked

Alice

with a visceral fervor. I’m not being dramatic when I state Everyone loves her like she is my family. Or maybe more strong, i really like this lady like she actually is my

opted for

family members.

When »
The L Keyword
» initial emerged tumbling into our lives sixteen years ago (

holy shit

, it has been sixteen decades that I’ve recognized these figures? No surprise I dream of them like they truly are actual *real* people in my entire life. They have been taking up area contained in this
lesbian brain
since I have had been a
closeted teen!
), I ~immediately~ connected to Alice, because Alice was actually just…well…real.

When you look at the original rendition of «The L term,» Alice place the woman base inside her mouth area. Continuously. She recklessly fell in love with her
best friend
, an unpleasant rite of passing per
lesbian
in the sunshine goes through at some point in their particular queer coming old. She had the woman
center smashed
into a million small pieces when her best friend discovered she was not obsessed about her straight back — perhaps not *that* means, at least. She acted like a loon when the woman closest friend would come twirling into

the woman

local coffeeshop canoodling and clutching fingers with her brand-new lady (when you yourself haven’t produced an asshat out your self whilst under the influence of heartbreak, We have nothing to state to you). She freely

wept

during pilates (we when sobbed thus loudly during Shavasana that I found myself gently expected to leave the studio). She self-medicated by throwing by herself to the tingling of a booze and worthless intercourse bender after Dana tragically passed away. Alice grieved the loss of Dana like a real, natural individual. And actual, raw individuals you should not ever before grieve gracefully.

Alice shamelessly loved

the scene

, the

gossip

, the

sex

, the

superstars

like we covertly would, no matter how cool or woke we pretend getting. She never ever attempted to end up being

cool.

Cool is a direct coat, and Alice relocated easily.

Alice’s best friend Shane, also generated aside with

the woman mommy.

(My mother would completely make out with Shane).

She ended up being constantly Alice — amusing, sincere, gorgeously-vulnerable Alice, regardless of where she ended up being.

However for several of Alice’s brutal eccentricity and appeal and beautiful quirk, Alice always had this wild stability about their. If she felt an inkling of an atmosphere for anyone while she was in a special relationship, she could not assist but admit. She hated (like

hated)

when lovers she adored cheated on one another. She never lied. She was a genuine activist. A
feminist
. No matter the situation.

That has been the

outdated

Alice.

Additionally the brand new Alice?

Identical.

Certainly, Alice is actually famous now. She actually is (truly) scored her

own

chat program and she’s got personnel which dutifully provide the woman coffee and she wears pricey, obscure-looking manner backpacks and canary-colored shirts and contains classy reporters from LA hours follow her around all day long.

But Alice, despite having the notoriety along with her own badass staff, is still equivalent precise lady everyone saw ourselves in ten years and alter before. She sticks upwards for
Bette
in the face of Bette’s political scandal on the talk tv show, despite stress through the system becoming much more «palatable.» And when she finds out that Bette wasn’t getting fully clear relating to the woman indiscretions, she actually is gutted. She is betrayed. Despite the reality Alice operates within the the majority of brutal companies to exist (Hollywood) and also observed some insane shit swirl in front of her eyes, this woman isn’t jaded. She continues to have the large criteria that some might argue tend to be excessively idealistic or unrealistically innocent. But the woman strict ethical rule actually grounded on naivety; it is rooted in confidence. In case you are Alice’s friend she needs one to tell her the facts. She expects you to adhere to your term. She seems annoyed and psychologically socked in belly by the proven fact that a friend she is had for over 20 years jeopardized not just the integrity she actually is designed with the audience she is developed over time, but looked the woman strong in her own trusting eyes and lied to her.

And she’sn’t planning bullshit Bette (or anyone) regarding their morally bankrupt conduct either and pretend shit is actually ok whenever shit is certainly not okay.

That Is Alice. She informs you exactly how precisely how she seems. This woman isn’t passive-aggressive. She actually is tough, despite having her gothic bob and colorful clothes and extra-large, ultra-adorable large specs. I’dn’t fuck together with her. Merely a fool would fuck with

Alice Pieszecki.

That will ben’t to state that Alice is perfect. Part of the thing that makes Alice so goddamn likable is she is not great, at all. She does not play the role of. She requires individuals around their for advice endlessly, due to the fact like every genuine human, she is unsure of how to handle it and demands validation and opinions from folks she loves. Although she winds up using her gut, she still requires and suffers and self-doubts, helping to make her more interesting and nuanced than somebody who can be so self-assured they don’t really require advice from any person. She requires manner threats that sometimes rise and often fail

.

She’s trying her damn far better be this Insta-mom figure to her gf’s children, and much more usually than perhaps not she is satisfied with an angsty eyebrow raise and the typical-yet-hurtful «you’re perhaps not

my personal mother

» tween snark.

Alice is actually *definitely*

maybe not

great, because she has a threesome along with her gf Nat and her gf’s ex-wifes asshole Gigi! (offers other people realized that the former pair is termed Gigi and Nat, like past
GO Cover Few
and newlyweds Gigi Gorgeous and Nats Getty?). A person with half a mind knows it really is a terrible idea to incorporate a vintage ex into a brand new relationship picture. Alice definitely knows, individually can inform deep down inside she understands its an awful idea — yet another thing I adore about Alice. The woman feelings will always transparent, and she permits anxiety and embarrassment to shamelessly boogie across the woman face. But Alice sees through the threesome anyhow, due to the fact thruple is

hot

. Because occasionally, doing things that may likely damage later is really worth the run in addition to thrill together with
mind-blowing climax
(!) that comes hand in hand with picking your own libido over your own intelligence.

Talking about Alice’s commitment, is someone else irrepressibly enthusiastic about Nat? It is therefore advising of Alice becoming online dating this amusing, adorably nerdy, high-strung girl who isn’t remotely well-known or swaggy or absurdly LA cool. Because while Alice *loves* the gossip therefore the sparkle — at the woman center, she is maybe not impressed by sparkly illusions. (Amused maybe, however impressed.) She views through individuals bullshit and is also able to zero in on who they are within their a lot of stripped-down condition. And you will inform that Nat is a *good* person. And Alice, as a lady forever carrying a moral compass into the wallet of her jumpsuit, is actually keen on *good* people.

She dabbled utilizing the snakey Gabby Deveaux in the bloom of the woman unaware young people, but then quick shit-show, her online dating background is quite clean. She went after the madly real and sweetly nervous Dana additionally the super reliable and respectable Tasha. In my opinion Alice’s capability to see folks for who they are and exactly how she does not want to get lured in by the bullshit of swag and product sales make

the woman

the absolute most scary character to actually ever grace the Sapphic display of one’s favorite show. Basically found Alice and she failed to naturally like me, I would understand it might possibly be because I was stuffed with crap somehow.

But Alice does not just be sure to nothing like people.

Alice sources for folks, especially additional women. She roots on her young team and is never ever threatened by their particular fresh tips. She origins for her youthful, queer market by inquiring tricky questions to Bette’s blessed male adversary, even after getting instructed not to ever by insufferable mansplaining guy expert to the woman tv show. She actually is always the first to arrive at a buddy’s art orifice or party. She’s since difficult as an attempt of whiskey and as a warm as an oversized cashmere sweater all at one time, which makes you want to be the woman best friend.

In reality, Alice could be the ultimate best friend: loyal, truthful, enjoyable, and unafraid to inform you that you are operating like a colossal arse.

When Alice walks across a space casually in a world, she does so in this particular

Alice

means. Even though she is into the history, you can observe Alice’s rims turning in the woman mind and achieving Alice feelings (which is truly just a huge shout-out to
Leisha Hailey
for offering us ALICE everyday, aside from the woman role in confirmed world).

I’d dare to say Alice could be the heart of «The L keyword.» Alice is our respected narrator. Even if she actually is heartbroken or depressed or careless drunk, Alice for some reason manages to keep it

actual.

She looks at her fellow characters with a definite, non-biased mind-set. She says exactly what the everyone else are usually planning.

We observe «The L term» through the sight of

Alice

. Which is why any person I’ve actually ever talked to which really loves «The L Word,» seems this strong, family-like link with Alice.

That I suppose causes us to be an integral part of their and her a part of united states? I don’t know. All I’m sure is that whenever Alice is approximately, i could feel myself personally exhale, ‘cause no one gets away with shit whenever Alice is about. Which means There isn’t to carry anyone answerable. That’s

the woman

task. I’m able to chill out watching my personal show, hottie.