Line #227 Characters/TheLWord


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3	The characters from ''Series/TheLWord''.
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8	!!Main Cast
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10	[[folder:Jenny Schecter]]
11	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jenny.jpg]]
12	'''Played By:''' Creator/MiaKirshner
13
14	* AuthorAvatar: Loosely based on one of the show's creators-who Ilene Chaiken got kicked off later. She also creates herself an enervate, Jessie, in the ShowWithinAShow, ''Lez Girls''.
15	* BettyAndVeronica: She is the Archie to Marina's Veronica and Tim's Betty in season 1, and to Claude's Veronica and Max's Betty near the end of season 4.
16	%%* BrokenBird: Zig-zags between this and JerkassWoobie.
17	* BrutallyHonest: With her friends, not her sexual or romantic partners.
18	* ChewingTheScenery: From season 3 onward. Part of the reason fans really started hating her.
19	* ComingOutStory: Her arc in season 1.
20	* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was always a bit off, but it doesn't get explained in detail until season 2. [[spoiler: She was gang-raped by boys as a kid, and her parents chose to ignore it instead of helping her, allowing it to "fester into this psychosis" as she puts it.]] She makes the best of it later though-her autobiographical book about it puts her into the spotlight that allows her to write a serialized novel, Lez Girls, and make it into a movie.
21	* DepravedBisexual: Cheats on Tim with Marina and on Max with Claude, sort of. Eventually subverted, after her failed relationship with Max.
22	* DrivenToSuicide: ''[[SequelSeries Generation Q]]'' reveals that [[spoiler:she actually died from suicide]].
23	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Pale, dark-haired, and melancholic. It's particularly noticeable in season 2, when her hair is short and spare, and her eye makeup is darker and more dramatic, emphasizing her waifish looks.
24	* FaceHeelTurn: A less dramatic variation in seasons 4-6. She doesn't betray anyone, per se, but she does become more impulsive and self-centered, leaning towards TheFriendNobodyLikes.
25	* FishOutOfWater: In LA in seasons 1 and 2. She gets over it.
26	* FreudianExcuse: Jenny herself believes her [[spoiler:rape as a child]] made her into the "dysfunction liar" (her words) she becomes later, given her repressed trauma over it.
27	* TheGadfly: She ''loves'' bringing up inappropriate topics to shock the conservative and stuffy. Best displayed when Max tries to take her to a posh company dinner in season 3.
28	-->'''Corporate Executive:''' My wife zones out when I talk shop too, Jenny.\
29	'''The Mrs.:''' I do; I think about golfing, I think about my manicure, I think about my kids...\
30	'''Jenny:''' I was just thinking about how when I was a kid, I used to masturbate like twenty times a day and I'm writing a story about it, but I don't know if it should be straight-up fiction or like, a New Yorker-style essay piece. I just don't know.
31	* ImportantHaircut: Gets one in season 2, because LongHairIsFeminine and she wants to show up on the {{Gaydar}}.
32	* InformedJudaism: She's established to be Jewish, though this doesn't come up that much or ever affect her character. It appears she's only culturally or ethnically Jewish, with Jenny not practicing Judaism that we see, though flashbacks from her past indicate her family may have been Orthodox. The most notable mention is the fact that her grandmother survived the Holocaust in Europe.
33	%%* ItsAllAboutMe: Often lampshaded.
34	%%* LipstickLesbian
35	* ManipulativeBitch: Jenny starts becoming this in Season 5, starting by seducing the girlfriend of a reporter who'd trashed her memoir to prove she's not really so saintly as made out. To this end, she does things such as get an old dog to garner sympathy from the woman (a vet) as he needs euthanasia, and tricks the reporter off on a fake interview.
36	%%* MostWritersAreWriters
37	* NoBisexuals: It seems Jenny was perfectly happy with Tim - romantically and sexually, until Marina showed up.
38	%%* PsychoLesbian: Best displayed in season 4. She does not take criticism well.
39	* RapeAsBackstory: It turns out that Jenny had been [[spoiler:gang raped by older boys]], which is most of what's learned about her past, since this affected her so much.
40	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Shane.
41	[[/folder]]
42
43
44	[[folder:Bette Porter]]
45	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bette.jpeg]]
46	'''Played By:''' Creator/JenniferBeals
47
48	* TheAce: Beautiful, smart, [[SelfMadeMAn self-made]] wealthy, sophisticated, charismatic, athletic... [[BrokenAce Then her relationship with Tina ends]] and she loses it completely.
49	* AllGaysArePromiscuous: She cheated in almost every relationship she had. She cheated on Alice with Tina, on Tina with Candace and on Jodi with Tina.
50	* AllLesbiansWantKids : Part of her EstablishingCharacterMoment in the pilot.
51	* AmicableExes:
52	** She eventually gets there with Tina, after things get really really ugly.
53	** She and Alice also count, as they had a fling before Bette met Tina.
54	* BerserkButton: How dare you bring up my stillborn baby, YouMonster.
55	* BrainyBrunette: Very intellectual, well-read and sophisticated brunette.
56	* DeadpanSnarker: So much so.
57	* TheDeterminator: It doesn't always work out, but she always puts up a fight. Her reaction to the controversy over [[MeaningfulName Provocations]] in the first season establishes her pretty well.
58	* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale: After Tina catches her cheating with Candace, she initiates intercourse with Tina, who protests several times at first. This is never brought up again and never called out for being rape.
59	* TheFashionista: An interesting take on the trope. She isn't exactly girly, but she has a thing for expensive snappy power suits and sharp heels.
60	-->'''Jodi:''' You're always so clean. I can't imagine you ever getting dirty.
61	* GranolaGirl: In her Buddhist phase.
62	* HippieParents: She and Tina are this to Angelica.
63	* HotTeacher: While teaching at the university, to Indiana Jones levels.
64	* ModestyBedsheet: Alone of [[MsFanservice the main cast]], Bette covers her breasts with a sheet post coitus, as a result of Creator/JenniferBeals' apparent refusal to show hers (Bette's never seen topless in the show or ''Generation Q'', the SequelSeries).
65	%%* NewOldFlame: With Tina.
66	* ParentalAbandonment: Bette's mother left while she was a girl, and her father dies from cancer in Season 2 (even prior they were estranged over her sexual orientation).
67	* SoapboxSadie: She flirts with this trope every now and then, especially when it comes to freedom of speech. [[BerserkButton Do NOT challenge her convictions about art.]]
68	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
69	%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
70	* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Her father's opinions are ''very'' important to her. [[HeteronormativeCrusader However, her being lesbian gets in the way a bit.]] Kit tries to help her understand that he's a bigot in his own right and striving for his perfect approval is a hopeless quest, but she never entirely stops.
71	* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: InUniverse. Tina lampshades it herself - why would she ''ever'' get together with Bette? But she does.
72	[[/folder]]
73
74	[[folder:Tina Kennard]]
75	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tina.jpg]]
76	'''Played By:''' Creator/LaurelHolloman
77
78	* AllLesbiansWantKids: Part of her EstablishingCharacterMoment in the pilot. However, it's a bigger part of her character, especially in early seasons than Bette's.
79	* AmicableExes: She eventually gets there with Bette, after things get really really ugly.
80	%%* BourgeoisBohemian: Downplayed, mostly.
81	* EthicalSlut: For a short while after ending things with Bette. Must have gotten it from Helena...
82	* HasAType: [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, dark,]] [[TallDarkAndHandsome bossy, snarky]] ''and'' [[StatuesqueStunner handsome]].
83	* HippieParents: She and Bette are this to Angelica.
84	* HolierThanThou: She gives everyone shit about cheating, then she hooks up with Bette in all sorts of inappropriate occasions, including when Bette is with Jodi.
85	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Helps Bette get Jodi back, when she still has feelings for Bette herself.
86	%%* NewOldFlame: With Bette.
87	* NoBisexuals: Tina had only ever been with men before she hooked up with Bette. Several years later, she found herself craving male companionship again, but less than a year after that she drifted back to women. At one point, she clarifies her self-identification as a lesbian is mostly political.
88	* SoapboxSadie: More so than Bette-but although she goes there often, she doesn't really play it straight either.
89	[[/folder]]
90
91	[[folder:Alice Pieszecki]]
92	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alice_2.jpg]]
93	'''Played By:''' Creator/LeishaHailey
94
95	%%* AmicableExes: With Bette.
96	* BewareTheNiceOnes: She gets personal ''fast'' in a fight.
97	%%* BlitheSpirit: While working on the TV show.
98	%%* BlueOniRedOni: The red to Shane's blue.
99	%%* BrutalHonesty: It's her thing.
100	* CannotKeepASecret: Comes with being a [[GossipyHens Gossipy Hen]].
101	%%* {{Chatterbox}}: Often lampshaded.
102	%%* ClosetKey: To Phyllis. In a way, to Tasha as well.
103	* TheCutie: She is very sweet and quirky.
104	* DeadpanSnarker: Bordering on SnarkKnight at times.
105	* IntrepidReporter: She's something of a politically minded gay [[Series/SexAndTheCity Carrie Bradshaw.]]
106	%%* ManicPixieDreamGirl: To Tasha. Part of her role as ClosetKey for her.
107	%%* OddFriendship: With Helena.
108	* PluckyGirl: She ''eventually'' takes all things in a stride.
109	%%* RelationshipUpgrade: With Dana.
110	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: An inverted trope, since it involves two women in a relationship. Alice is the energetic girl to Tasha's savvy girl.
111	%%* StepfordSmiler: For a short while after Dana died.
112	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With Tasha the ShellShockedVeteran.
113	* TokenMinority: For most of the series, Alice is the sole bisexual, which gets her some flack from lesbians.
114	[[/folder]]
115
116	[[folder:Shane [=McCutcheon=]]]
117	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shane.jpg]]
118	'''Played By:''' Creator/KatherineMoennig
119
120	%%* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Even more than everyone else on the show.
121	%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Of the RavenHairIvorySkin variation.
122	* {{Bifauxnen}}: Shane has very short, loose hair, wearing boyish clothes with a masculine attitude and husky tone of voice. When she worked as a prostitute, her clients were gay men (Shane didn't engage in anal sex or undress, so they wouldn't notice). Even in the present she's [[LadyLooksLikeADude mistaken for male]] and seen as a [[TheTwink hot young man]] by some gay guys while visiting a gay bar along with a friend (she has to correct them because they can't tell).
123	%%* ByronicHero: She is a rare female example.
124	* TheCasanova: Shane goes through ''many'' women during the series and only briefly is with a woman longer than casual sex.
125	%%* ChildrenRaiseYou: While taking in Shay.
126	%%* TheComicallySerious: Downplayed, mostly.
127	%%* CommitmentIssues: Understatement of the century.
128	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Shane's dark past is not focused on as much, but is still mentioned. In Seasons 1-2, we learn that she was once forced to [[spoiler:work as a (pretending-to-be-male) prostitute, that she was essentially abandoned by her parents, has various drug addictions, etc.]] These events are strongly implied to be the reason she is such a loyal friend, but terrible with relationships/commitment - she feels the need to please others, is satisfied with very little for herself, but is afraid to commit to anyone or anything. The later seasons continue to add heartbreaking details - Shane is thrilled to simply have her own, tiny little room because she's apparently never had her own before. (In Season 6, Jenny, of course, promptly converts Shane's room into a study one day when Shane is out, assuming that since they're now sleeping together, she'll just move into Jenny's room with her!)
129	%%* EthicalSlut
130	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Shane has some sort of power to make all straight women [[https://38.media.tumblr.com/7f0d47c606b46fa988b8af1c41c33d35/tumblr_msgycuTnq11rmbp86o1_500.gif Spaghetti Girls.]]
131	%%* AFriendInNeed: ''Very'' loyal to her friends.
132	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Alice. Despite her proclivity for fucking up relationships, she is an unswerving friend. Though obviously, the "heterosexual" part doesn't apply here.
133	* IndifferentBeauty: She knows how she affects women, but she is hardly vain. However, she ''does'' have nipple confidence!
134	* InTheBlood: Her father is a serial womanizer, though he ''uses'' women and lies to them, and Shane mostly just ReallyGetsAround.
135	* IntimateMarks: Shane's got a tattoo at the base of her spine, as shown when she's topless a couple times.
136	%%* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: With Sherry Jaffey.
137	* MessyHair: Somewhat subverted, as it is a stylistic choice - a desirable one at that too. However, it does reflect her general IDGAF attitude.
138	%%* MustHaveCaffeine: It's a running gag.
139	* ParentalSubstitute: Shane is thrust into parenthood as her little brother Shay, whom she's just met, gets dumped in her care by his mother. However, she ends up loving this and says it's the best thing she's ever had in her life.
140	* ThePornomancer: Shane rarely has to do anything with seducing women. Just being around tends to attract them, even when the women were [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer seemingly straight]].
141	%%* RedOniBlueOni: The chill blue to Alice's perky red.
142	* RunawayBride: Ditches Carmen at the altar, which she comes to regret.
143	* SheCleansUpNicely: Shane actually looks very nice wearing a dress and with her hair down, though it was only for going to Carmen's cousin's quinceañera as this is ''really'' different from [[{{Bifauxnen}} her normal style]] (she puts it on reluctantly to attend).
144	* TheStoic: Mostly. In her more [[ByronicHero Byronic]] moments you can see she is NotSoStoic.
145	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The {{tomboy}} to Jenny and Alice's GirlyGirl.
146	* TomboyishName: She has this as the resident {{bifauxnen}} lesbian tomboy of the cast.
147	* TomboyishVoice: Shane, the most masculine of the main lesbians, has a low and husky voice.
148	[[/folder]]
149
150	[[folder:Kit Porter]]
151	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kit_5.jpg]]
152	'''Played By:''' Creator/PamGrier
153
154	* TheAlcoholic: She gets on and off the wagon throughout the series.
155	* TheAtoner: She really want to make amends for her days before rehab, particularly to her family.
156	* BigBeautifulWoman: Of the SassyBlackWoman orientation. Papi approves.
157	* ButICantBePregnant: Kit, who's going through menopause, got pregnant by acccident anyway. She's incredulous and used multiple tests to be sure.
158	%%* CoolBigSis: To Bette.
159	* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The foolish to Bette's responsible one.
160	* HairTriggerTemper: You don't mess with Kit Porter. Ever.
161	* IncompatibleOrientation: With Papi. To her credit, she does ''try'', but Kit just wasn't made in that mold.
162	* KilledOffscreen: In ''[[SequelSeries Generation Q]]'' it turns out that [[spoiler:she died from a heroin overdose at some point after the end of the original show]].
163	%%* MrsRobinson: With Angus.
164	%%* TheNicknamer: Mangus comes to mind.
165	%%* RecoveredAddict: Mostly.
166	%%* SassyBlackWoman: [[{{Flanderization}} She's flanderized to this.]]
167	[[/folder]]
168
169	[[folder:Helena Peabody]]
170	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/helena.jpg]]
171	'''Played By:''' Creator/RachelShelley
172
173	%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Eventually subverted after she undergoes {{Flanderization}}.
174	* BrainyBrunette: A smart, posh brunette.
175	* CulturalRebel: First when she moves to LA, later when she goes to jail, and from there to Haiti.
176	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Part of her general British-ness.
177	%%* EthicalSlut: Downplayed, seeing how EveryoneHasLotsOfSex.
178	* TheFashionista: She ''loves'' designer footwear.
179	%%* HeelFaceTurn: Somewhere between Season 2 and Season 3.
180	* IAmVeryBritish: Helena is English and speaks with an upper class accent.
181	* LipstickLesbian: She's glamorous with long hair, stylish clothing (often pantsuits) and has impeccable manners most of the time.
182	* MoneyFetish: For a while after her mother cuts her off.
183	* MsFanservice: While pretty much all females fit this trope, no one does cleavage better then Helena.
184	* NewOldFlame: With Dylan. Also a serious case of WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack, seeing how terribly Dylan treated her.
185	%%* OddFriendship: With Alice.
186	* OldMoney: Discussed, though it used more to characterize her relationship with her mother.
187	%%* RavenHairIvorySkin
188	* RichBitch: Originally introduced as one, though it is subverted pretty early on.
189	* TallDarkAndHandsome: A StatuesqueStunner with long, dark hair.
190	* TreadmillTrauma: Falls off one when she gets a text from Alice about Shane and Jenny dating.
191	%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder:Moira/Max Sweeney]]
195	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/max_0.jpg]]
196	'''Played By:''' Creator/DanielSea
197
198	* TheBusCameBack: Returned in Season 3 of ''Generation Q'' and was revealed to be happily married with a big family.
199	* ButICantBePregnant: He gets pregnant with Tom the interpreter's baby, and didn't think this could be possible after taking so many male hormones.
200	* ComingOutStory: Originally identifying as a female Lesbian, he eventually identifies as a bisexual man.
201	* DoggedNiceGuy: To Brooke, who had a fit when she found out he was trans.
202	* FishOutOfWater: In glitzy West Hollywood, as he's from a small town in the Midwest. He never entirely gets over the contrast.
203	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Of the just-not-that-close variety. Except for Shane and Jenny (who is rarely nice to him), no one seems to really like him. Not even Alice, who works with him.
204	* HairTriggerTemper: Max develops one after he starts taking testosterone, having outbursts over minor things and dismaying Jenny, his girlfriend, who says she doesn't recognize him. It turns out this is due to his dose being much too high. This changes back to how he was once it's adjusted.
205	* IncompatibleOrientation: With Jenny. An interesting example, as in the beginning of the relationship they were two compatible female lesbians. After Max comes out of the closet as male and undergoes changes, Jenny is no longer interested, and they become JustFriends.
206	-->'''Max:''' I know I've been kind of a jerk since I've been on the testosterone, but I'm getting better. I don't see what the problem is.\
207	'''Jenny:''' The problem is, Max, you identify as a straight man, and you want me to be your straight girlfriend, and I identify as [[ShapedLikeItself a lesbian who likes to fuck girls.]]
208	* MisterSeahorse: Max gets pregnant while transitioning to male (and looks quite masculine due to the hormones he's been taking).
209	* NiceGuy: Too nice for his own good, probably. Aside from briefly [[TookALevelInJerkass turning into a jerk]] due to his testosterone dose being too high, Max is extremely nice to everybody, even transphobic family and colleagues, reacting at most with quiet sadness.
210	* OnlySaneMan: He has his fair share of drama, but compared to the soapy, wild lives of the rest, he's pretty down-to-earth.
211	* TheQuietOne: Especially when compared with his very talkative surroundings.
212	* TookALevelInJerkass: Briefly in season 3, due to the hormones he'd been taking. He gets better after finding out that the dose he was on was way too much.
213	* TransTribulations: Max faces pushback even from friends over transitioning, difficulty paying for top surgery, getting testosterone too high which severely affects his mood, and worst of all frequent transphobia even from his family (who don't want him to even attend his mom's funeral).
214	[[/folder]]
215
216	[[folder:Tasha Williams]]
217	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tasha_2.jpg]]
218	'''Played By:''' Creator/RoseRollins
219
220	* ButchLesbian: Tasha is a soft butch, and definitely a tomboy. She starts out as a tough, tacturn soldier suffering from PTSD who wears tanktops often or sleeveless shirts in civilian garb, with long hair but having it pulled back in a bun mostly.
221	* ClosetGay: Tasha is partly closeted due to being in the military, when Don't Ask Don't Tell was still in place. She's cautious about PDA with her girlfriend, and when found out gets warned by her CO not to let it ever happen again or he'll report her. Later she's prosecuted by the Army for homosexual conduct (which she's guilty of), but the prosecutor is herself a closeted lesbian afraid Tasha's lover Alice will out her so she allows Tasha a way off to stay in the Army. Tasha though refuses to take it and admits she does love Alice on the stand, coming out in the courtroom.
222	* GayConservative: Tasha's an Iraq War veteran who clashes with Alice while they're dating, since the latter opposes the war. She expresses support of the war effort and the US rebuilding Iraqi society. Both agree to disagree though, and their relationship overcomes this (they later break up, but not over politics).
223	* HasAType: Tasha says she's into {{girly girl}}s, thus why Popi didn't work out with her (who's a tomboy).
224	* HiddenDepths: At first Tasha just seems largely taciturn and doesn't emote much. She then consoles Leonard, Phyllis's husband, in a very sensitive way, surprising her friends.
225	* MilitaryBrat: She used to be one. Her father was in the military too.
226	* OddFriendship: With Papi. Papi is a SpicyLatina who ReallyGetsAround, whereas Tasha is a quiet, stern TokenWholesome.
227	* OnlySaneWoman: In a sea of melodramatic self-righteous straw liberals, Tasha just makes her point.
228	* OppositesAttract: She's quiet, conservative and reserved. Her girlfriend Alice is loud, liberal and outgoing.
229	* RedOniBlueOni: Tasha is blue (quiet, reserved, cool) in contrast to Papi's red (who's a passionate SpicyLatina and ReallyGetsAround).
230	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: An unusual take on the trope, as it revolves around two women. Tasha is the savvy to Alice's energetic girl.
231	* ShellShockedVeteran: A former military officer who was stationed in Iraq, and still sometimes gets bad flashbacks from battle.
232	* TokenWholesome: In a show that has at least two sex scenes per episode, Tasha is surprisingly tame. She's in a committed relationship with Alice when they date, and has only one sex scene, which is the lowest of all the lesbians.
233	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tasha is a tomboy soldier who dated Alice, who's a more girly civilian.
234	* TraumaButton: Tasha has a lot of PTSD triggers, even really simple things setting them off. Initially as well she won't talk about them, leaving Alice confused.
235	* WhenSheSmiles: Her demeanor is usually very calm and even strict, but when she laughs...
236	[[/folder]]
237
238	!! Former Main Characters
239
240	[[folder:Dana Fairbanks]]
241	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dana.jpg]]
242	'''Played By:''' Creator/ErinDaniels
243
244	----
245	* AllGaysArePromiscuous: She cheats on Tonya with Alice.
246	* AuthorAvatar: Loosely based on one of the show's creators.
247	* ComingOutStory: Complete with TheBeard, conservative parents and some {{Gayngst}}.
248	* CovertPervert: Alice and Tonya seem to bring it out in her.
249	* DoggedNiceGirl: To Lara.
250	* EndearinglyDorky: She lacks confidence, being quirky and downright dorky at times, especially when it's time to hit on someone. People seem to find it attractive.
251	* JustFriends: With Jenny. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments They lacked all kinds of chemistry]].
252	* LesbianJock: Dana is a professional tennis player who publicly comes out as a lesbian.
253	* LethalDiagnosis: [[spoiler:Breast cancer.]]
254	* PassionateSportsGirl: She is a professional tennis player and very into her sport.
255	%%* RelationshipUpgrade: With Alice.
256	[[/folder]]
257
258	[[folder:Tim Haspel]]
259	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tim_haspel.jpg]]
260	'''Played By:''' Creator/EricMabius
261
262	Main character in season 1. Tim is Jenny's boyfriend at the start of the series.
263	----
264	* AmicableExes: He attempts to be this to Jenny during his short reappearance in season 3, but when they're unable to reconcile their differences when they meet again.
265	* BettyAndVeronica: He is the Betty to Marina's Veronica, being seen as the "safe and stable" option.
266	* DisposableFiance: He and Jenny did get married, but it barely lasted a week.
267	* EmasculatedCuckold: Jenny keeps sleeping with Marina behind his back for most of season 1 and he's portrayed as being very humiliated by it when he finds out, especially since it was an OpenSecret to everyone else and refuses to take Jenny back.
268	* GoodLuckCharm: Tim is very superstitious, and brings a stopwatch with him to work every day.
269	* NiceGuy: Eventually subverted, though he did have a right to be mad. He took it a bit far.
270	* PutOnABus: After his divorce from Jenny, he leaves for Ohio in the first episode of season 2 and only has [[TheBusCameBack a few guest appearances]] in later seasons.
271	* TookALevelInJerkass: At first he's portrayed as a fairly [[TheGenericGuy generic]] if NiceGuy who was understandably upset about Jenny cheating on him, but later appearances have him show up to express some homophobic and transphobic views.
272	[[/folder]]
273
274	[[folder:Marina Ferrer]]
275	'''Played By:''' Creator/KarinaLombard
276	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marina_ferrer.jpg]]
277
278	Main character in season 1. Owner of the Planet and Jenny's LoveInterest.
279	----
280	* TheBartender: Of her own lesbian bar, The Planet.
281	* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Tim's Betty and Jenny's Archie, being the "dangerous seductress" who disrupts Jenny's stable life.
282	* ClosetKey: Marina seducing Jenny is what gets the latter to find out she's into women.
283	* DrivenToSuicide: After she has a nervous breakdown, she attempts to commit suicide via pills. She survives, but is PutOnABus by going back to her family in Italy due to it.
284	* FemmeFatale: She's portrayed as a sexually aggressive woman who seduces Jenny even though she knows Jenny is with Tim. Her promo even labels her as "The Hunter".
285	* LoveAtFirstSight: She and Jenny have an instant connection while talking about literature, complete with sensual HeldGaze.
286	-->'''Alice:''' Well, I'm just gonna leave you two alone to get married.
287	* PutOnABus: At the beginning of season 2, she is sent to her family in Italy after a failed attempt at suicide.
288	* SexGoddess: Jenny claims Marina was the best sex she ever had in her life.
289	-->'''Jenny:''' No, no, no, you guys, you guys, I'm serious. This is probably the best sex that anybody can have on the fucking planet Earth.
290	* StatuesqueStunner: She is ''way'' taller than Jenny.
291	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
292	[[/folder]]
293
294	[[folder:Carmen de la Pica Morales]]
295	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carmen_de_la_pica_morales.jpg]]
296	'''Played By:''' Creator/SarahShahi
297
298	Main character in season 2 and 3. LoveInterest for both Jenny and Shane.
299	----
300	* ClubKid: She works as a DJ.
301	* IntimateMarks: Carmen has tattoos around her waist just over her buttocks and groin, as shown in many intimate scenes.
302	%%* LatinLover: To Jenny, later to Shane.
303	* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: What are you doing marrying ''Shane??''
304	* PutOnABus: After being left at the altar by Shane. Ouch.
305	%%* SpicyLatina: A tomboy version.
306	* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: She performs a brief but memorable striptease for Shane in season 2.
307	[[/folder]]
308
309	[[folder:Eva "Papi" Torres]]
310	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eva_papi_torres.jpg]]
311	'''Played By:''' Creator/JaninaGavankar
312
313	Main character in season 4. A legendary womanizer who befriends the group.
314	----
315	* AllGaysArePromiscuous: She's an amped-up Shane. She's been with over a ''thousand'' women.
316	* TheCasanova: Papi is renowned as a legendary lesbian seducer, and [[InstantSeduction seduces Alice within minutes after meeting her]].
317	* DashingHispanic: Interestingly inverted. She is a charming womanizer with a Spanish accent but she's a woman.
318	* EthicalSlut: She might be [[ReallyGetsAround extremely promiscuous]], but she's open about it and doesn't want to hurt the women she hooks up with. She even has a "rule of conduct" when it comes to dating, such as not sleeping with the roommates of her lovers. Despite her sassy attitude, she's ultimately a kind person and loyal friend.
319	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: ''Straight girls''. More of an InformedAttribute. Unfortunately for her, this did not include Kit.
320	* AFriendInNeed: Tasha lampshades this often. Papi is a very loyal friend.
321	* GratuitousSpanish: Constantly speaks in Spanish, to illustrate her being a SpicyLatina.
322	* IncompatibleOrientation: With Kit. Papi is really into her, but Kit is just too straight.
323	* LatinLover: She's a SpicyLatina legendary womanizer.
324	* LesbianJock: Papi is very athletic and her favorite place to meet girls is at the basketball games she's playing in.
325	* TheNicknamer: She sometimes calls people the Spanish variant of their name. Alice becomes Alisia and so forth.
326	* NotStayingForBreakfast: Papi is a Love 'Em And Leave 'Em type. It's even part of her "rules".
327	-->'''Papi:''' Rule #1 - Papi doesn't do breakfast.
328	* OddFriendship: With Tasha. Papi is a SpicyLatina who ReallyGetsAround, whereas Tasha is a quiet, stern TokenWholesome.
329	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's only known as "Papi" for the majority of her screentime, with her real name being revealed as Eva Torres much later.
330	* ReallyGetsAround: A thousand hookups. That's just a lot of work...
331	-->'''Papi:''' I just do my thing. I live my life and my life has girls in it.
332	%%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Tasha's blue. See OddFriendship.
333	* SexGoddess: She's legendary for her sexual prowess. She claims to be really good at "making [women] feel good" and that she can make a woman orgasm with just a kiss. She proves it when she sleeps with Alice, bringing her to multiple [[TheImmodestOrgasm loud orgasms]] throughout the night.
334	-->'''Alice:''' ''[[[PostCoitalCollapse collapsing on her back breathless and exhausted]]]'' Oh wow! How do you say 'I'm done' in Spanish?\
335	'''Papi:''' ''[smugly]'' You're not done.\
336	''[cut to morning as [[AutoErotica Papi's limo is still shaking]] and Alice moans can be faintly heard]''
337	* ShroudedInMyth: Initially. Alice finds her on The Chart, a social networking site for lesbians that maps sexual relationships. Papi has over ''1000'' hits. It takes Alice a couple episodes to find her, given that she goes to Latin clubs asking for "papi"-not a name, just "daddy" in Spanish.
338	* SpicyLatina: Even more so than Carmen. Papi is a sexy Latina with a hot temper and a sassy attitude.
339	* UnknownRival: She tries to get a friendly rivalry with Shane, but Shane's just too disinterested to care.
340	[[/folder]]

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