Lassoed (21 Jan. 2007)

Tina throws a party for the girls at hers and Henry's house, but the ladies do not mingle well with Tina's new conservative and straight friends. Kit holds a Western-themed party at the ... See full summary »

Director:

Tricia Brock

Writers:

Ilene Chaiken (creator), Kathy Greenberg (creator),

Stars:

Jennifer Beals, Janina Gavankar, Leisha Hailey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Beals	...	Bette Porter
Janina Gavankar	...	Papi
Leisha Hailey	...	Alice Pieszecki
Laurel Holloman	...	Tina Kennard
Mia Kirshner	...	Jenny Schecter
Katherine Moennig	...	Shane McCutcheon
Dallas Roberts	...	Angus Partridge
Daniela Sea	...	Moira / Max Sweeney
Rachel Shelley	...	Helena Peabody
Pam Grier	...	Kit Porter
Steven Eckholdt	...	Henry
Jessica Capshaw	...	Nadia Karella
Cybill Shepherd	...	Phyllis Kroll
Aidan Jarrar	...	Shay McCutcheon
Bruce Dawson	...	Donald

Storyline

Tina throws a party for the girls at hers and Henry's house, but the ladies do not mingle well with Tina's new conservative and straight friends. Kit holds a Western-themed party at the Planet, while Bette's boss, Phyllis, arrives wanting a part of the action after she comes out to Bette. After meeting the girls for the first time, Shane takes an instant dislike to Papi, while Phyllis develops an attraction to Alice. Meanwhile, a penniless Helena begins looking for a job in which Shane gives her one at WAX as a receptionist. But Helena continues to have problems adjusting to the blue-collared working world. Angus gets some good news over a record deal, but later becomes deflated when his band drops him. Shane tries to get Shay accepted into a local elementary school despite his lack of paperwork. Elsewhere, Max continues hiding his birth gender from Brooke. At California Art College, Bette's teaching assistant, Nadia, begins having romantic feelings for her and Bette eventually throws...

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Plot Keywords:

wet t shirt | title directed by female | pool party | bikini | bikini girl

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music heard when Shane and Papi meet the first time is the duel theme by Ennio Morricone from For a Few Dollars More by Sergio Leone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jenny Schecter: Stacey! Stacey!

User Reviews

episode synopsis

This comment CONTAINS SPOILERS!!

Bette finds it harder and harder to keep the distance between herself and her TA Nadia and finally succumbs to Nadia's flirtations. Tina and Henry (Steven Eckhold) decide to throw a mixer for all of their friends, gay and straight, except that some friends mix better than others.Shane runs into red tape as she tries to register Shay into public school.Obsessed in tracking down Stacey (Heather Matarazzo), the journalist who screwed over Jenny with a malicious review, Jenny gets Max to do a computer search on Stacey's girlfriend, hoping to find dirt and thereby destroy Stacey's credibility.Angus lands a recording contract and national tour dates then finds out the band wants to replace him with a younger, pretty boy.After coming out to Bette, Phyllis invites herself to The Planet's Rancho Notorious party and crashes Bette's table where she's convinced that Alice is giving her signals.Shane gives Helena a job at WAX as a receptionist, but she doesn't quite fit the bill.After it's obvious that Max isn't going to be invited to Tina & Henry's party, Max takes Shay under his wing and makes him feel at home.Alice tries to lay down the law and sets boundaries with new roommate Helena.