- SEAN'S WORKSHOP - DAY
[Sean, Bette and Tina's friend who is going to donate sperm to them, guides them up the stairs to his loft workshop where he does all his paintings. - THE PLANET (COFFEE HOUSE) - DAY
[Marina carries a couple of cups and walks to the counter. - TIM'S (and now JENNY'S) HOUSE - DAY
[Tim is helping Jenny with her bags out of the trunk. Alice: So deal with it. Dan: Not up for discussion? Dana knits her brow at her.] Harrison is sitting on a table next to her, sipping on a Cosmo. I'd like a new career. It's Kit, Bette's older half-sister.] Jenny: (to Tim) Uh, Tina told me that she and Bette are thinking about having a baby. Marina: (to Jenny) Have you read anything by Anne Carson? Only a few of the sperm are barely moving.] She has the earbud in her ear, a drink in one hand and the steering wheel in the other. They see Tim and wave as they get in to their own car.] Tim: Dana Fairbanks. Tina meets them.] Tina: And Alice Pieszecki, and Shane McCutcheon. Tina: Who has hair on their butt? Years ago. [Dana marches over to Bette and Tina, who are in the middle of a pitch to a potential sperm donor, Simon.] [Jenny smiles at her.] [Jenny throws her arms around his neck and they kiss for a moment.]
Plan: A: Jenny Schecter; Q: Who is the young writer who graduates from college in Iowa? A: Jenny; Q: Who betrays Tim Haspel by sleeping with Marina Ferrer? A: Mia Kirshner; Q: Who plays Jenny Schecter? A: Tim Haspel; Q: Who is Jenny Schecter's boyfriend? A: Eric Mabius; Q: Who plays Tim Haspel? A: a university women's swim team coach; Q: What is Tim Haspel's job? A: Los Angeles; Q: Where does Jenny move to after college? A: Her new neighbors; Q: Who are Bette Porter and Tina Kennard? A: Jennifer Beals; Q: Who plays Bette Porter? A: Tina; Q: Who introduces Jenny to her circle of friends? A: Laurel Holloman; Q: Who plays Tina Kennard? A: seven years; Q: How long have Bette Porter and Tina Kennard been together? A: his sperm; Q: What do Bette Porter and Tina Kennard need to have a child? A: Erin Daniels; Q: Who plays Dana Fairbanks? A: a prim, proper and closeted tennis player; Q: What is Dana Fairbanks's profession? A: the witty and ambitious bisexual journalist Alice Pieszecki; Q: Who is Leisha Hailey? A: the androgynous, sexually aggressive hairstylist Shane McCutcheon; Q: Who is Katherine Moennig? A: Karina Lombard; Q: Who plays Marina Ferrer? A: European owner; Q: What is Marina Ferrer's nationality? A: The Planet coffeehouse; Q: Where does Marina Ferrer work? A: problems; Q: What do Bette and Tina have with their own child? A: African American; Q: What race is the donor for Bette and Tina's child? A: her alcoholic older half-sister Kit; Q: Who is the only straight female character in the main cast? A: ( Pam Grier; Q: Who plays Kit? A: her singing career; Q: What is Kit's problem? A: a ring; Q: What does Jenny find on her breakfast table the morning after she betrays Tim? Summary: Jenny Schecter ( Mia Kirshner ) is a young writer who graduates from college in Iowa and moves in with her boyfriend, Tim Haspel ( Eric Mabius ), a university women's swim team coach, in Los Angeles. Her new neighbors, Bette Porter ( Jennifer Beals ) and Tina Kennard ( Laurel Holloman ), a couple for seven years now, have a hard time finding a male willing to donate his sperm to fulfill their wish for a child. Tina introduces Jenny to her circle of friends: Dana Fairbanks ( Erin Daniels ), a prim, proper and closeted tennis player, the witty and ambitious bisexual journalist Alice Pieszecki ( Leisha Hailey ) and the androgynous, sexually aggressive hairstylist Shane McCutcheon ( Katherine Moennig ). Jenny also meets Marina Ferrer ( Karina Lombard ), European owner of The Planet coffeehouse, who is immediately drawn to Jenny and eventually kisses her in the toilet. Bette and Tina have their own problems and discuss using an African American as a donor for their child, which Tina will carry. Bette also deals with her alcoholic older half-sister Kit ( Pam Grier ), who has problems with her singing career, the only straight female character of the main cast. Jenny soon betrays Tim by sleeping with Marina. The next morning, Jenny finds a ring from Tim on her breakfast table.