| “ | And if you don’t take any risks, then you might as well be dead. | ” |
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–Carmen, «Late, Later, Latent» |
Carmen de la Pica Morales[7] is a main character in seasons two and three of The L Word, before returning as a guest character in season six. She is portrayed by Sarah Shahi and debuts in «Life, Loss, Leaving».
Background[]
Carmen comes from a large but tight-knit extended Mexican-American family in East Los Angeles, California.[4] Her family are of Maya heritage and they are familiar with Mayan culture.[3][6] Carmen’s mother, Mercedes Morales, is a very family-oriented matriarch,[4] while Carmen’s father died in a motorcycle accident before she was born.[3] Carmen’s father was a Mayan medicine man and Carmen has a tattoo on her hip in honor of him.[3] Carmen also has a sister named Anna.[4] Carmen and her extended family often converse in Spanish, and her abuela (Spanish for «grandmother») does not speak English.[4][6]
Carmen’s family are very traditional[2] and adhere to a Christian/Catholic denomination.[4][1] It is understood within Carmen’s extended family that certain topics are not to be openly talked about, including family members being gay.[4] Instead, Carmen’s mother prefers to live in denial about such things[6] and as such, Carmen has not come out to her family.[4] Carmen has numerous uncles, aunts and cousins, including an Uncle Poppy who borrowed his sister’s prom dress when he was younger, though the Morales family never talks about it.[4]
In her family’s eyes, Carmen was an «angel» growing up.[1] She was also the nuns’ favorite at her quinceañera church ceremony.[1] Carmen realized that she was gay at the age of 16 when she fell in love with Lucia Torres, who was the girlfriend of Pablo Fuentes at the time.[7] Pablo was a notorious individual no one dared to mess with, but that did not deter Carmen who slept with Lucia anyway.[7] Carmen also attended high school with Papi, then known by her real name Eva Torres. On their prom night, Carmen and Papi snuck off and went to a porn festival instead, where Papi proceeded to teach Carmen how to «69».[6] Carmen’s friend Luis has been in love with her since they were children, but he is unaware that she is gay.[1]
Upon her introduction in The L Word, Carmen has a day job as a production assistant in Hollywood and has worked on sets with Arianna Huffington and Fischerspooner.[3] However, Carmen’s true passion is DJing; she is a part-time club DJ who performs at Little Temple on Fridays and does «a night of old school, body wave and electro» at MRX every other Wednesday.[3]
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Season 2[]
While still pursuing her passion for music by moonlighting as a DJ, Carmen worked as a production assistant at a TV station. While tending to Arianna Huffington’s needs one day, she met Shane, who’d been hired as Huffington’s hairdresser at the time. The two began sleeping together, and while Shane claimed to not want a relationship, Carmen tried to pursue her.
When Carmen saw Shane kiss another woman, she was dejected and ended up sleeping with Jenny Schecter. This time, it was Carmen who tried to make it clear that she was not interested in a serious relationship with her and tried to keep it casual. Shane tried to hide how affected she was by Carmen and Jenny’s relationship, though when she became evidently self-destructive, Carmen confronted her about it. The two confessed their love for one another, and Jenny broke up with her.
Season 3[]
Relationships[]
Notable relationships[]
- Carmen and Jenny
- Carmen and Shane
Episode appearances[]
| The L Word, season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| «Life, Loss, Leaving» | Appears |
| «Lap Dance» | Appears |
| «Loneliest Number» | Appears |
| «Lynch Pin» | Appears |
| «Labyrinth» | Appears |
| «Lagrimas de Oro» | Appears |
| «Luminous» | Appears |
| «Loyal» | Appears |
| «Late, Later, Latent» | Appears |
| «Land Ahoy» | Appears |
| «Loud & Proud» | Appears |
| «L’Chaim» | Appears |
| «Lacuna» | Appears |
| The L Word, season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| «Labia Majora» | Appears |
| «Lost Weekend» | Appears |
| «Lobsters» | Appears |
| «Light My Fire» | Appears |
| «Lifeline» | Appears |
| «Lifesize» | Appears |
| «Lone Star» | Appears |
| «Latecomer» | Appears |
| «Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way» | Appears |
| «Losing the Light» | Appears |
| «Last Dance» | Appears |
| «Left Hand of the Goddess» | Appears |
| The L Word, season 4 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| «Legend in the Making» | Mentioned |
| «Livin’ La Vida Loca» | Mentioned |
| «Lassoed» | Absent |
| «Layup» | Absent |
| «Lez Girls» | Absent |
| «Luck Be a Lady» | Absent |
| «Lesson Number One» | Absent |
| «Lexington and Concord» | Absent |
| «Lacy Lilting Lyrics» | Absent |
| «Little Boy Blue» | Absent |
| «Literary License to Kill» | Absent |
| «Long Time Coming» | Absent |
| The L Word, season 5 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| «LGB Tease» | Absent |
| «Look Out, Here They Come!» | Absent |
| «Lady of the Lake» | Absent |
| «Let’s Get This Party Started» | Absent |
| «Lookin’ at You, Kid» | Absent |
| «Lights! Camera! Action!» | Absent |
| «Lesbians Gone Wild» | Absent |
| «Lay Down the Law» | Absent |
| «Liquid Heat» | Absent |
| «Lifecycle» | Absent |
| «Lunar Cycle» | Absent |
| «Loyal and True» | Mentioned |
| The L Word, season 6 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| «Long Night’s Journey Into Day» | Mentioned |
| «Least Likely» | Absent |
| «LMFAO» | Absent |
| «Leaving Los Angeles» | Mentioned |
| «Litmus Test» | Absent |
| «Lactose Intolerant» | Absent |
| «Last Couple Standing» | Absent |
| «Last Word» | Appears |
| Generation Q, season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| «Late to the Party» | Absent |
| «Lean on Me» | Absent |
| «Luck Be a Lady» | Absent |
| «Lake House» | Mentioned |
| «Lobsters, Too» | Absent |
| «Love Shack» | Absent |
| «Light» | Absent |
| «Launch Party» | Absent |
| «Last Dance» | Absent |
| «Last Call» | Absent |
Quotes[]
Quotes by or about Carmen from The L Word.
- Carmen: «Is Jenny always so weird?»
- Shane: «She’s not weird. She’s great.»
- Carmen: «Well, maybe she’s one of those people that’s, you know, she’s constantly in her head.»
- Shane: «Carmen, she’s a writer. She’s supposed to be like that.»
- — in «Labyrinth«
- Carmen: «I know how hard you work to keep yourself at a distance from everyone else on the planet, but it’s not working for you anymore.»
- Shane: «It’s working fine.»
- Carmen: «No, it’s not. It’s not, because of this. Okay? Do you feel this? Most people don’t have this. This is rare.»
- Shane: «So what?»
- Carmen: «That’s right. So what? So what, if nothing ever comes out of this? So what, if you’ll never act on it? You are so convinced that having a relationship near you is going to kill you.»
- Shane: «Because it will.»
- — in «Late, Later, Latent«
- Carmen: «Jenny wouldn’t know what the real deal was if it bit her in the ass. She is so lost in her own darkness. I think she likes it in there.»
- — in «Late, Later, Latent«
- Carmen: «You’re not living your life, Shane. And if you don’t take any risks, then you might as well be dead.»
- — in «Late, Later, Latent«
Gallery[]
Images[]
Promotional images
Season 2 promo
Season 3 promo
Season 2
Season 3
Gifs[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The L Word, 3×02: «Lost Weekend».
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The L Word, 3×12: «Left Hand of the Goddess».
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 The L Word, 2×01: «Life, Loss, Leaving».
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 The L Word, 3×01: «Labia Majora».
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The L Word, 4×01: «Legend in the Making».
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 The L Word, 3×09: «Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way».
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The L Word, 2×09: «Late, Later, Latent».
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Когда было объявлено о перезагрузке The L Word , фанаты задавались вопросом, какие персонажи вернутся . Оригинальное шоу транслировалось с 2004 по 2009 год и сопровождалось кругом друзей, отождествляющих себя с ЛГБТК, когда они путешествовали по любви и жизни в Лос-Анджелесе. К счастью, большинство персонажей вернулись, но не все.
Среди пропавших без вести — Кармен де ла Пика Моралес. Кармен, которую играла Сара Шахи , была диджеем, наиболее известным своими отношениями с Шейном Маккатчеоном. Ее личность сделала ее любимым персонажем сериала. Но Кармен не в The L Word: Поколение Q . Почему?
Что случилось с Кармен в ‘Слово на L’
Кармен начала встречаться с Шейном во втором сезоне The L Word , после встречи с ней на телеканале. Поклонники наслаждались их химией и ухаживаниями, но в их отношениях было много взлетов и падений. В конце концов, они расстались в конце 3-го сезона The L Word , когда Шейн бросил Кармен в день их свадьбы.
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Вернется ли Кармен в «Слово на L: поколение Q»?
Несмотря на их раскол, многие фанаты всегда хотели, чтобы Кармен и Шейн снова были вместе. Этого никогда не происходило в оригинальном показе шоу, но когда было объявлено о перезагрузке, это снова стало казаться возможным.
К сожалению, шоураннер и режиссер Марья-Льюис Райан закрыла возможность возвращения Кармен. Поскольку сериал нацелен на большее представительство и разнообразие, они не хотят, чтобы ирано-американский актер продолжал играть латиноамериканку.
Райан сказал The Hollywood Reporter : «Я люблю Сару Шахи. Я любил Кармен в оригинальном шоу. Мы очень заинтересованы в том, как изменился кастинг со временем, и нам сложно представить себе мир, в котором персидская актриса играет американку мексиканского происхождения. Я не пытаюсь разрушить чьи-то мечты; мои мечты тоже разбиты. Я со всеми вами, но мы продвигаемся вперед с точки зрения представительства ».
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Но изначально были разговоры о возвращении Кармен, по словам Сары Шахи.
Шахи ранее сказала The Hollywood Reporter, что верит, что вернется. «Обсуждалось, [что] мое участие [будет] очень сильно [что] я буду в нем. Я намерена сохранить это, как и Showtime », — объяснила она.
Шахи не уточнила предполагаемый план для своего персонажа, но она сказала, что верит, что Кармен «определенно» все еще будет любить Шейна. «Что бы она ни делала, я чувствую, что она все еще тоскует по Шейну», — объяснила она. «По мнению Шейна, Кармен могла бы ускользнуть. Но я думаю, что для нее это изменило правила игры. Я не уверен, продолжает ли она заниматься диджеингом или нет, но определенно что-то в мире музыкального искусства ».
Хотя фанаты хотели бы видеть больше от Кармен и Шейн, имеет смысл, почему ее в конечном итоге не добавили в шоу. По крайней мере, болельщики могут наблюдать многие из других своих фаворитов на The L Word: Поколение Q . Найдите его сейчас на Showtime.
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Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just the Fact That Carmen Is Returning to ‘The L Word’?
Is Carmen coming back to ‘The L Word’? Plus, is Sarah Shahi gay? We can’t help but ask these questions about the series’ stars. Let’s investigate.
Dec. 13 2019, Updated 5:33 p.m. ET
Now that our prayers for an L Word reboot have officially been answered in the form of Generation Q, we are brimming with other questions about our favorite girls with tight dresses who drag with mustaches.
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We’ve already gotten to welcome back art-powerhouse-turned-mayoral-candidate Bette, seen her baby daughter Angie grow up into a vaping tween, and caught up with Alice, whose radio show gig has now turned into a full-blown daytime TV talkshow with a staff that includes the new generation of queers.
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But every original L Word viewer’s crush, lez or otherwise, has always been the elusive Shane McCutcheon, who we recently learned is married to one Quiara, a lead singer who is often away on tour. There seems to be some trouble in that matrimony, which is leading many fans to question whether her former fiancée, the hot, hot Carmen is coming back to The L Word.
Keep scrolling while we investigate!
So far, we know that Shane has recently moved back to LA and is living large, in a massive mansion with incredible views of LA. Actually, it’s such a big house, the heartbreaker extends an invite to Sarah Finley, one of the new additions to the reboot, to crash for as long as she wants in one of her extra bedrooms.
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We’re also getting the sense that all is not peachy between Shane and her wife Quiara, which isn’t surprising at all considering Shane has never seemed like the type to settle down in a monogamous relationship. The bigger surprise here was that she even got married in the first place.
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While we’re sure to learn more about the ins and outs of her marriage, the drama brewing has many fans pining for Shane’s ex-fiancée, Carmen de la Pica Morales, who viewers will remember, Shane left at the altar in the Season 3 finale.
And while we absolutely have no idea how one gets over being left at the altar, it sounds like there might be hope for Sharmen in this Generation Q reboot. We know, we can’t believe it either.
«It was discussed [that] my involvement [would be] very heavily [that] I would be in it,» Sarah Shahi, the actress behind Carmen, told The Hollywood Reporter. «I intend to keep it that way, and so does Showtime.»
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«It’s coming back. We’re coming back,» Sarah posted to Instagram with a photo of the original L Word cast. In a press tour at the winter Television Critics Association, the Iranian-American actress (who played a Mexican DJ, but 2004 was a less woke time, so we digress) gushed about her time on the show.
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«[The L Word] was my first big gig. I didn’t really know what I was stepping into until after, and I started speaking with women and getting letters … about how impactful it was,» she said. «It kind of put me on this path of, now everything I do, I want it to have meaning and to touch people [like that].»
Is Sarah Shahi gay?
Asked about where she thinks her character is now, Sarah said, «Whatever she’s doing, I feel like she’s definitely still pining away for Shane. For Shane, Carmen would be the one that got away.» «I think that was a big game-changer for her,» she added, per THR. «I’m not sure if she’s still DJing or not but definitely something in the music-art world.»
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While there’s no saying who Carmen ended up with (if anyone!) after Shane, actress Sarah Shahi is happily married to Shameless‘s Steve Howey, with whom she shares three kids, two of whom are twins. «I married an incredibly loving husband and father,» she told People, «who wants to be there for his children.»
We still don’t know when Carmen will be back on our screens, but we will be glued to each episode to make sure we don’t miss her return.
New episodes of The L Word: Generation Q air Sundays at 10 p.m. on Showtime.
Before ‘Sex/Life’s Billie, There Was ‘The L Word’s Carmen: Sarah Shahi Excels in Complex Loving (And Lusting)
Shahi excels at a specific kind of moving image feminism that mixes vulnerability with assuredness over one’s sexuality and sexualness.
Actress, director, and producer Sarah Shahi excels at a specific kind of moving image feminism, one that mixes vulnerability with assuredness over one’s sexuality and sexualness. Her talent is evidenced in her portrayal of Carmen de la Pica Morales (The L Word, Showtime) and currently as Billie Connelly (Sex/Life, Netflix). As an in-body actor, Shahi’s tell is emboldened by her show. Becoming Carmen and Billie also requires a sexual embodiment of the physical; sex, sexuality, and sexualness are critical parts of how these characters relate to themselves and infuse their erotica with others. In Sex/Life, a lost Billie tells her college professor, Dr. Sumner (Dean Marshall), that sex to her means, “Desire…feeling desired…Freedom.” Shahi is excellent at this close-up, each syllable felt.
While The L Word premiered in 2004, Shahi joined the cast in 2005, and as Carmen, she was central to an emotional and erotic arc with audiences, thanks to her character’s connection with the series’ central heartthrob, commitment-phobe Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig). After Carmen and Shane meet — in what starts as a super hot one-afternoon stand on top of Carmen’s DJ table — their relationship progresses from messy inbetweens to couplehood and eventually, engagement. In the end, Shane leaves Carmen at the altar because she is still scared to commit, ending their lust-into-love story and also Shahi’s recurring role. Carmen appears one more time in a video compilation in the series finale, where past characters record a bon voyage message to two of the ensemble characters. Today, some Carmen fans, as seen on The L Word: Generation Q‘s Instagram account, are still hoping Shahi will appear in the reboot.
In Sex/Life, Billie’s sexual journey also begins with an (also super hot) one-night stand, this time in a pool with record producer Brad Simon (Adam Demos). They enter a blow-out sexual relationship, having sex everywhere, with plenty of emotionality (from both ends) and undealt-with father issues (Brad) in the mix, causing break-ups that break Billie’s heart a little more each time. There is a pregnancy that ends in a miscarriage and a final break-up, after which Billie marries stable Cooper Connelly (Mike Vogel).
Eight years later, Billie runs into Brad because her best friend, Sasha Snow (Margaret Odette) is sleeping with him. (Besides Shahi’s electric vulnerability, The L Word and Sex/Life also share a high wattage for interpersonal d-r-a-m-a.) Billie’s obsessive love for Brad fires up, creating a complex rabbithole of emotion and circumstances. In its season finale, Sex/Life is open-ended about Billie’s next step with Brad, unlike The L Word’s definitive, heartbreaking end for Carmen.
What unites these roles is how they study what it means to be attracted to the “forever bachelor.” Ultimately, Shahi forgives her characters and their paramours for falling because of lust, falling before they are ready — and trusting too much when they know better. When Shane cheats on Carmen, Carmen is devastated but doesn’t break up their relationship because of it. Shahi makes Carmen turning a fire extinguisher on Shane (presumably to “cleanse” her of her cheating) into something both silly and heartbreaking. Shahi’s Billie shows us her heart for Brad time and again — the way her face opens after he buys every magazine downtown with her article in it, and, finding him kissing someone at her cousin’s party, tells him that, even though, look at your behavior, she sees his potential and who he is trying to be.
When Carmen hurls pizza at Shane through tears when she confronts Shane about her cheating, it is because she is bereft at not knowing what Shane wants. Sausage? Fucking pepperoni? Monogamy? Shahi animates Carmen with confusion and desperation, an almost child-like tantrum, and that feels right. Earlier, when Carmen finally puts her hand on Shane’s heart, bending into her, telling her what they feel is real, you feel Shahi from your head to your toes. The first time Shane tells Carmen that she loves her, while they are having sex, it feels like Carmen’s soul jackpot. Shahi sunlights that orgasm.
In Sex/Life, when Brad tells Billie that he never loved her, throwing her suitcases into his elevator, Billie’s devastation — not this, again — is Shahi’s body folding, tears rushing, pain. When Brad calls her on the phone, Billie flattens herself against the wall outside her bedroom, her husband in their bathroom, her face crumpling, thinking about never again. When Brad gets a tattoo of two bees, telling Billie they are him and her, she climbs on top of him, linking the body to the heart’s forever hoping.
So then, despite the relationship problems that exist, Carmen and Billie experience real pleasure with Shane and Brad. When they do, Shahi fulfills Carmen and Billie’s sexual liberation with a believable lust, sweet and raw. By empathizing with Carmen and Billie — understanding that they believe, respectively, that Shane and Brad are endgame for them — Shahi triumphs in a display of self-security. These women know what they want, who they want. Shane and Brad may be a disaster, but they are her disasters. There is an objective foolishness here, but the foolishness is their own.
Sex/Life Season 1 is streaming now on Netflix. The L Word is available on Showtime and Showtime Anytime.
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