S1:E11 Liberally

Original Air Date: Mar 21, 2004

In episode 111, Tina's grief is eased by volunteer work; Bette defends the gallery against a right-wing attack; Marina has a fight with Francesca.

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Cast

Mia Kirshner: Jenny Schecter

Jennifer Beals: Bette Porter

Pam Grier: Kit Porter

Leisha Hailey: Alice Pieszecki

Laurel Holloman: Tina Kennard

Marlee Matlin: Jodi

Katherine Moennig: Shane McCutcheon

Daniela Sea: Max Sweeney

Rachel Shelley: Helena Peabody

Cybill Shepherd: Phyllis

Kate French: Niki Stevens

Rose Rollins: Tasha Williams

Written by

Illene Chaiken

Directed by

Mary Harron

Rating

TVMA

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Adult Content, Adult Language, Nudity

6 Seasons, 71 Episodes

Season 6

Jenny and Shane have a sizzling romance; Bette and Tina plan to adopt a child; Kit and Helena open a new nightclub; Alice and Tasha share a mutual crush on a third party; the series ends in a shocking crime.

Season 6
Season 5

Passion rekindles between Tina and Bette; Jenny directs her movie and dates the closeted actress playing her in the film; Kit faces fierce competition from a lesbian couple that opens up a rival gay establishment.

Season 5
Season 4

Jenny publishes a serialized story that's a thinly veiled version of her friends' lives, and sparks interest from Tina's movie studio; Tina pays a social price for firing Helena; Bette takes a job in academia.

Season 4
Season 3

Jenny dates Moira, who is making a gender transition and changing his name to Max; Kit begins dating Angus, the male nanny to Bette and Tina's six-month-old daughter; Helena buys a movie studio; Dana battles breast cancer.

Season 3
Season 2

Tina reveals she is pregnant again and begins dating heiress Helena as Bette's life spins out of control; Shane and Jenny become roommates and both date sexy deejay Carmen; Kit buys The Planet; Alice and Dana fall in love.

Season 2
Season 1

Jenny and Tim's marriage crumbles thanks to her attraction to local cafe owner Marina; Tina struggles to become pregnant despite Bette's ambivalence about parenthood.

Season 1

adult content, graphic language, nudity. viewer discretion advised

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