The L Word Interrogation Tape of Alice Pieszecki
Bisexuality, Body Language, and Buku Social Connections
Similar to the other interrogation tapes in its exploration of the characters' pasts and their deep, internal feelings about their successes and shortcomings, Alice’s take offers an intimate look at the character that most L Word fans have come to love.
Bette, Tina, and Alice: The Art Gallery Opening and the Seemingly Mysterious Relationship Timeline
At the beginning of the tape, Alice explains how she was first introduced to Bette Porter. Alice was working at LA Magazine and Bette was in the process of setting up an opening for a new gallery in Bergamot Station, a well-known artistic complex in Santa Monica. Bette had called Alice to see if Alice could help her "develop a list” of the high and mighty in the art world who could attend the opening, and Alice agreed.
It is at this moment that complications in the tape begin to arise. Alice's explanation of how she came to know Bette would give pause to any L Word fan who is familiar with the details of the storyline. And, because the majority of these tapes are wrought with moments that seem to stretch the possibilities of acceptable logic, the need for skepticism is even greater.
Alice explains that her first encounter with Bette was when she called her about the aforementioned gallery opening. Alice then goes on to explain how she had invited a prominent lawyer to the event, and how he, in turn, had brought Tina as his date. This hurried explanation of the timeline of events makes it clear how Bette and Tina met, but leaves the relationship connection between Alice and Bette very ambiguous. The audience knows from prior episodes that Alice and Bette dated for six weeks, but Alice fails to mention this. Alice also mentioned in the tape that Bette identified herself as bring affiliated with the Drawing Center in Manhattan, thereby causing the audience to question whether she was even living in LA at the time. This convoluted chain of events leaves the only explanation to be that Bette and Alice must have dated during the time that Bette was organizing the opening and then broke up sometime before the event, since that was where Bette met Tina.
Although the connection makes more sense when it is analyzed in the context of the whole series, this is a vivid example of the information that has been omitted from these tapes and how that information would prove useful for the audience's understanding as well as for the continuity of the storyline.
Alice’s Body Language and Bisexuality
Throughout the tape, Alice struggles to make eye contact with Sergeant Duffy and appears to be consistently looking at the table, perhaps out of nervousness or embarrassment. Both nervousness and embarrassment, though, are somewhat out of character for Alice who created the “chart” of lesbian sexual encounters and is often seen pushing the boundaries of polite conversation.
There is always the possibility that her body language is an indication of guilt, a fact which was emphasized by the rumor floating around that a spin-off tof the show entitled The Farm would center on Alice serving a prison term. The show, however, was never picked up by Showtime, so Alice’s guilt or innocence remains a mystery. It does seem, though, that Alice has a larger stake in the concept of guilt or innocence than the other characters who have been interviewed so far.
When questioned about her bisexuality, Alice explains it away, indicating that she is “totally more attracted to women” and that she finds women “fascinating, intriguing.” “I fall in love with women,” she says, “but I look at men.” After answering the intrusive questions about sexual orientation, Alice finally circles back to the issue of guilt or innocence and voices the question that has been on everyone’s mind: "What does any of this have to do with who killed Jenny?”
The answer to that question, apparently, we may never know.
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