Liberally (21 Mar. 2004)

Tina's grief from her sudden miscarriage is eased when an unexpected opportunity arrives in the form of Oscar, a member of her and Bette's therapy group, who asks her to volunteer at his ... See full summary »

Director:

Mary Harron

Writers:

Michele Abbott (creator), Ilene Chaiken (creator),

Stars:

Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Beals	...	Bette Porter
Erin Daniels	...	Dana Fairbanks
Leisha Hailey	...	Alice Pieszecki
Laurel Holloman	...	Tina Kennard
Mia Kirshner	...	Jenny Schecter
Karina Lombard	...	Marina Ferrer
Eric Mabius	...	Tim Haspel
Katherine Moennig	...	Shane McCutcheon
Pam Grier	...	Kit Porter
Snoop Dogg	...	Slim Daddy
Helen Shaver	...	Faye Buckley
Ion Overman	...	Candace Jewell
Michael Tomlinson	...	Franklin Phillips
Kim Hawthorne	...	Yolanda Watkins
Lolita Davidovich	...	Francesca Wolff

Storyline

Tina's grief from her sudden miscarriage is eased when an unexpected opportunity arrives in the form of Oscar, a member of her and Bette's therapy group, who asks her to volunteer at his social insurance office and they find some dirt on Fay Buckley, the fanatically conservative leader of a religious right group who's bent on shutting down Bette's art gallery which leads to a live television debate. Shane's relationship with Cherie becomes complicated when Cherie's unsuspecting husband, Steve, wants to invest in Shane opening up her own hair salon while he asks her to spend time with his emotionally distant teenage daughter, Clea, who also makes a pass at Shane. Marina and Francesca have an argument over Francesca wanting to leave town again for a job. Jenny tries to help Tim whom begins to date Trish, one of his swim team students. Dana also gets a new liberal hairstyle and tries a fling with Jenny, but it doesn't work. Alice worries that she might be pregnant after her flings with ...

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2004 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When they are in the café admiring Dana's new haircut, Alice's cup of coffee appears to be in both of her hands in shots showing her face, but when showing her back the coffee mug appears to be on the table.

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Quotes

[Bette has exposed Faye's daughter's shame on national TV during their debate]
Faye Buckley: God took your baby, and that is a BLESSING! Your child is with God now and will never be subject to your sick, disgusting perverted lifestyle!
[Bette, for the first time since Tina's miscarriage, starts to cry]
Bette: [through her tears] You monster!

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Soundtracks

"Flower"
Performed by Liz Phair

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