To L and Back is a new podcast from Autostraddle.com in which Riese Bernard will be re-watching and discussing every episode of the iconic lesbian series we hate to love: The L Word! Join Riese and her Season One co-host, Buffering the Vampire Slayer's Kristin Russo, for this excruciating trip down memory lane.

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On our very first episode of "To L and Back," Kristin and Riese dig into our own relationships to this wonderful lesbian program and then plummet into The L Word's first hour of groundbreaking television (with our leather bracelets on), in which Jenny moves to L.A. and Bette and Tina scour the town for viable sperm.

Your Hosts:
Riese Bernard; autostraddle.com; @autowin
Kristin Russo; kristinnoeline.com; @kristinnoeline

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Theme Song by Be Steadwell
Episode Mix by Lauren Klein

For Part Two of The L Word's invigorating pilot, which Riese and Kristin honestly really liked a lot, lesbians have actual lesbian sex, nobody gets pregnant (yet!), Jenny has a big decision to make and The Chart begins tracking the mistakes of every lesbian, everywhere, forever.

Your Hosts:
Riese Bernard; autostraddle.com; @autowin
Kristin Russo; kristinnoeline.com; @kristinnoeline

Logo Designed by Carra Sykes
Theme Song by Be Steadwell
Episode Mix by Lauren Klein

This week on To L and Back, we've lovingly sliced tiny bits of our outstanding interview with Guinevere Turner into our recap of "Let's Do It," in which Alice pursues vaginal rejuvenation (for science!), the gals put together a mission to ascertain the disposition of one Ms Lara Perkins, Tim throws an awkward dinner party in an apron, and we all agree that pants were way too low-waisted in 2004. Also, our GIVE MIA KIRSHNER A RETROACTIVE EMMY campaign continues.

To L & Back is an Autostraddle podcast produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren "Karen" Klein, and Kristin Russo

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We drank a LOT of wine with Guinevere Turner (who played Gaby Deavoux and wrote for The L Word's first two seasons) and along the way, spoke about dildos, working with your ex, the Chart's origin story, the electric Season One writers room and a fateful trip to Dinah Shore. Beware! This interview contains spoilers!

All hail Queen Peggy Peabody, who arrives this week for an art buying spree — but will she save Bette's job?? Meanwhile, Lacey has discovered the joys of flyering, Lara's finger injuries won't get in the way of her hot date with Dana and Alice debates the pros and cons of asking Gabby to step off, bitch.

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Alice's eccentric mother Lenore is here and ready to lie because, at least according to Jenny's Professor Nick Whatever, "everyone's a liar, dear." But are they? Or has Hector Projector STRUCK AGAIN? Also: why is Bette being so mean? Who puts pee on a plate? Did Tim remember to DVR the slalom performance? Why isn't Lara more excited about Dana's incredible orgasm? Did Riese notice that Mr. Piddles was in the frame? This week we will tackle these questions and so many more as we discuss "Lies Lies Lies," which was honestly a very dark episode of The L Word.

Check out Autostraddle.com for your weekly episode footnotes and musical complaints.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback

Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website @autostraddle. Join our membership program, A+, to ensure our site lasts as long as this show did!

Follow Kristin Russo everywhere @kristinnoeline.

Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell
Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Mixed & Edited by Lauren Karen Klein
Produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren Karen Klein, and Kristin Russo

Are you in the market for a whey protein smoothie? Well I hope so because that's what you're getting on this week's "To L and Back," in which we recap "Lawfully," a real doozy of an episode in which Alice's Mom is wild, Bette can't believe Tina is gonna wear that dress, and Kristin would like Riese to stop saying "meat" so much!

Check out Autostraddle.com for your weekly episode footnotes and musical complaints.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback

Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website @autostraddle. Join our membership program, A+, to ensure our site lasts as long as this show did!

Follow Kristin Russo everywhere @kristinnoeline.

Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell
Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Mixed & Edited by Lauren Karen Klein
Produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren Karen Klein, and Kristin Russo