Product Description

THE L WORD Season 4 picks up with the women wrestling with issues close to their hearts. As with previous seasons, old demons rear their ugly heads and a host of new characters are brought into their fold, offering them access to a broader community with diverse issues. THE L WORD® stars Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Dallas Roberts, Daniela Sea, Rachel Shelley, and Pam Grier. Newest additions to the cast include Cybill Shepherd, Marlee Matlin, Janina Gavankar and Rose Rollins. Special guest stars are Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts, Bruce Davison, Kristanna Loken and Jane Lynch. This season, the war in Iraq becomes an integral part of Alice's (Hailey) life as she struggles to move on after the death of Dana; Helena (Shelley) tries to find financial independence and come to terms with leaving behind a world of privilege; Phyllis Kroll (Shepherd) -- who takes the courageous plunge late in life to come out of the closet -- risking everything that has defined her life up to now; and, Bette (Beals) has to deal with Jodi Lerner (Matlin), a woman who confronts her head-on about her Type-A personality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2314 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2007-10-23
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 626 minutes

Amazon.com
If the third season was marked by transitions, The L Word's fourth concerns growing up--or trying to, at any rate. Shane (Katherine Moennig) becomes her brother Shay's guardian, Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) stop fighting over their daughter Angelica, and Bette's new boss, Phyllis (a very game Cybill Shepherd), decides it's time to embrace her true nature. So, after 25 years of marriage (Bruce Davison plays her husband), Chancellor Kroll comes out of the closet--and sets her sights on Alice (Leisha Hailey). For all the inclusiveness, Max (Daniela Sea), still remains on the margins. Dumped by Jenny (Mia Kirshner) the year before, Max continues to share her apartment while acclimating to life as a man.

For those who felt season three was too dark, four offers a welcome corrective. There's still plenty of angst--Jenny's memoir meets with a few negative notices (Heather Matarazzo's journalist pens the harshest critique) and Helena (Rachel Shelley) learns to live without Mommy's money--but there are plenty of moving moments to compensate (most revolving around Shane and Shay). New additions also arrive to shake things up, like Marlee Matlin as an artist who helps Bette to broaden her horizons, Kristanna Loken as a single mother with a yen for Shane, and Rose Rollins as an Iraq War veteran with whom Alice has a tryst (leading to a well intentioned, if heavy-handed message about how even liberals should support the troops). As in seasons past, the directorial line-up impresses as much as the acting talent, and includes Oscar winner Marleen Gorris (Antonia's Line) and playwright Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project). Since creator Ilene Chaiken makes most special features, like deleted scenes, available online, this set offers few extras, other than biographies, a photo gallery, and episodes of The Tudors and Californication. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

More romance, better stories.
The fourth season of The L Word is packed with better stories and greater performances than ever. In my humble opinion, the third season was quite disappointing and really depressing. This season starts exactly where we left off in the previous season and the story goes on. Almost everyone is back, Bette, Tina, Alice, Shane, Helena, Jenny, Kit and Max.

There are some new characters introduced during the season. Some you'll love, some you'll dislike, but all these women add their spice to the stories and the interlinking among this great ladies and it really works.

Kristanna Loken (Paige), Cybill Shepherd (Phyllis Kroll) and Marlee Matlin (Jodi Lerner) are some of the new members of the cast. Their stories are quite interesting, especially Marlee/Jodi's because she plays a deaf lesbian, being deaf herself. This adds a new vision to the importance of communication in a relationship. Her performance is always delightful and now in The L Word is definitely a plus. Phyllis Kroll is introduced as Bette's boss, and she soon reveals herself a "late coming out" lesbian and very interested in Alice.

We are also introduced to Papi(Janina Gavankar), Shane's "competition" and Tasha(Rose Rollins) a tough Captain in the US National Guard, and Papi's best friend.

This season has it all. It is funny, it is refreshing, it is sexy, it is dramatic, it is heartwarming but most of all it is just great. I really enjoyed this season after being quite disappointed by the previous one.

The episode list is:
401 Legend in the Making
402 Livin' La Vida Loca
403 Lassoed
404 Layup
405 Lez Girls
406 Luck Be a Lady
407 Lesson Number One
408 Lexington and Concord
409 Lacy Lilting Lyrics
410 Little Boy Blue
411 Literary License to Kill
412 Long Time Coming

If you haven't seen this season yet, you should, it just rocks.

Bette will find someone who will put up with her, and challenge her to a point she had never reached. Shane will have to take some responsibilities she didn't expect and will give her life a complete turn. Helena will face the fact of actually having to work for a living and will learn that certain lifestyles have a very high price to pay. Tina will face some changes, again... but the hope is not lost, we may have a glimpse of the Tina we had during the first season, and not the self-centered Tina we have seen afterwards. Alice keeps being Alice and keeps getting better. She's funny, she's smart and she'll find that The Chart may be bigger than she believes. On to Jenny... forgive me Ilene Chaiken, but I'd rather you'd killed Jenny than Dana... Could anybody send Jenny to Timbuktu?
Max keeps struggling with the female-to-male change and the issues that arise at work and her family. Kit has a hard time struggling between Angus and the alcohol.

Every episode is great but the last episode is just fantastic. It's a great season finale for the best season of this series. The doors are open to continue all the stories of the group.

Moreover, Showtime has announced that there will be a 5th season, so keep it going Showtime!

Amazing Show
Hello, First off I'm a straight guy, male, ect... and will stay that way. I'll be honest, I'm a in the military serving in the Middle East. I ordered the first season thinking mostly about the possible sex and nude scenes I would find, as explicit porn is not exactly allowed where I am. I found what I wanted, but what I really didn't expect was how into the show I would get. I really find this show to be one of the best written and intriguing shows that I've come across. I give the show 5 stars for its evenly mixed comedy, romance, and drama. I also think that this show shines light for acceptance of the gay/lesbian lifestyle and helps others understand that yes homosexual's are actually people as well. I have already watched the 2nd and 3rd season and have pre-ordered the 4th. I think that this show is awesome and is well worth the money to watch it. I also really enjoyed the beginnings of each episode with a something that happened in the past that directly relates to the episode. Also I love the chart and how it shows how everyone is connected. I'm a big fan of Jewel and I think it reflects the "Pieces of You" song extremely well; and how your actions can affect the people around you. Again awesome show and I would recommend it to anyone from all walks of life.

Don't Miss This One!
I have to address Jabber's comments above. I feel sad for you. It's this kind of uneducated close minded thinking that makes the world a little bit darker. Your mean spirited stereotypical comments only serve to try to make yourself feel better at the expense of people you don't even know. Your bigotry will likely add pain to other's lives as you perpetuate prejudice, discrimination & intolerance. That's not a legacy to be proud of. In the end it's you that I feel sorry for.

That being said here's what you really might want to know: This was a great season... much more upbeat than the previous season. The characters grow on you. Alice just gets better with each season (is she a cutie or what??)!

The LWord is a fun show!...but if you are looking for stereotypical butch lesbians you might want to keep on looking. This a TV show and the people are beautiful & glamorous. (If you check out other TV shows you may be shocked to find quite a few other beautiful & glamorous cops, housewives, doctors, detectives... and so on. It's part of our American culture.) BUT... I for one am not offended by beautiful & glamorous lesbians!!

So... my suggestion is buy this season and ENJOY!