LIP SERVICE

A few months ago, I was reading on After Ellen about a show that would be UK’s response to The L Word.  Last week I watched Lip Service’s finale (hopefully season finale, not just finale)

I wouldn’t dare to call it a response to The L Word, because they only made 6 episodes, and there’s still no word on whether they’ll do a second series (season).

Lip Service, in my opinion, is so much darker (I don’t even know if I could think of The L Word as dark, except for what you did on the last season Ilene, remember: us lesbians don’t forget and process way too much)

The characters on Lip Service, are more believable, women struggling to move on from either past relationships, or terrible jobs. Unfortunately with only 6 episodes, there are many questions unanswered, incomplete storylines.

I truly hope there will be a second season, not only because I liked it, because as a gay woman I think we need more visibility, and by that I don’t mean the typical lesbian killer, or the lesbian couple struggling to begin a family, or worse… the lesbian who ends up with a man.

I’m crossing my fingers, please, please UK, don’t let us down.