It would be hyperbolic to say that the only two reasons to watch season six of The L Word both happen in the pre-credits teaser of the first episode. But only just.
Explaining why is going to require pretty major spoilers, so if you don't want to read 'em, you should leave now.
Okay, so the first of the two reasons I mentioned above - and a good example of how weak this season is overall - is that Lucy Lawless has a guest spot. She plays Detective Sergeant Marybeth Duffy, who is introduced to the show as a result of the second reason: someone has killed Jenny Schecter.
Now if you haven't actually watched The L Word, you're not likely to understand why Jenny's murder would matter so much to long time viewers. So just trust me when I say that the fandom hated her with a white hot fury, and that the sentiment was pretty thoroughly justified. Schecter - especially since season three - is a narcissistic, self-centred prima donna who never once gets called for any of the frankly terrible things she does to her supposed 'friends'.
Now you might be wondering how a season that starts with the death of such a character can go so very wrong, and the answer is simple enough, and also comes in two parts. Firstly, because after this intriguing opening, the writers jump back several months and then put us through eight episodes of hair-pulling frustration as Schecter's behaviour becomes more and more ridiculously heinous, to the point where it is completely unfathomable than anyone still voluntarily associates with her.
And secondly, because having set up the entire season as a murder mystery, the show refuses utterly to discuss who did it. Everyone has a motive, due to Jenny's abhorrent behaviour, and the last episode ends where the first began, right after Detective Duffy arrives at the crime scene. So basically, a complete cop-out on actually providing an ending, challenging even The Sopranos in lacking closure.
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