Hey Milli! (I see you're back to Lucise these days
)!
So, I watched the first dvd today!
Getting to the point of actually watching has been an ordeal... not long after my dvds arrived my dvd player completely broke. It all of a sudden wouldn't load discs or spin the discs (as far as I could tell). I had a heart-stopping moment when I thought my Brokeback dvd was completely stuck or jammed in there. But, I got it out after some wrestling. phew!
Anyway, so today I went to Target and bought a new dvd player... which are amazingly cheap these days! I got one for $35!!
So... here are a few of my impressions so far... disc 1 has 3 episodes on it...
**Spoilers**
First of all I really miss Dana... it's weird to watch the show without her character. And, I also really miss Carmen... so far at least she's not in this season. I think the actress got a new gig. I'm not a fan of Shane's new dilemma of having to take care of her brother. It's interesting, because clearly the writers are pushing Shane to become more responsible following the Carmen fiasco... but, having the brother around hampers Shane's style. That said, she's still one of my all-time favorite characters and remains insanely sexy and hot.
There's a new character introduced named Papi, who's positioned as Shane's main rival as #1 player. It's actually pretty funny and the Papi character actually is also really sexy (I think). In episode 3 there's a whole cowgirl-themed party in which there's a funny little dream-sequence where Shane and Papi have a little imaginary duel. It's very funny... especially how Shane reacts to the whole rivalry thing. I was actually bracing myself for a Brokeback reference during the cowgirl-party. But, there never was one.
Jenny is still a mess. So far this season her character is being annoying and very self-centered (at least in my opinion). Marina makes a brief re-appearance, which is kind of nice. I really like that actress. Although, I could never really buy that Marina would have been all that into Jenny.
I think the main drama of the season will be about Bette and Tina, not surprisingly. Tina is still trying to build a life with a boyfriend, causing all sorts of tension with all her lesbian friends and of course tension over the baby. I wonder if Bette and Tina will get back together. I sort of think they will... I get the sense that Tina is already feeling out-of-place in the straight world as demonstrated by the really awkward party that she throws with her boyfriend.
And, Max is still there in this season and seems to be adjusting better to his transition. And, he has a new girlfriend. But, Max has not told this new girlfriend (I'm forgetting her name) that he's an ftm transsexual... so of course that's where the drama will come in. I'm glad that Jenny explained to Max why it's impossible for the two of them to date anymore. Near the beginning of episode 1, Max still wants to work things out with Jenny. But, it was a real relief to hear Jenny clearly explaining that she's a lesbian and interested in dating women, while Max is/ wants to be a straight man and wants a straight girlfriend and therefore the two of them will never match up again. It was a really interesting conversation... and Jenny's best moment so far this season.
And, Alice is getting to have some fun so far, which is really nice given all the heavy drama she had to deal with for Dana, etc. recently. I love Alice and I hope something works out for her.