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Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Ling..

Strictly speaking, this particular episode about Ling and Ally probably does not qualify as a lesbian scene as neither of them is gay and this fact is reiterated more than enough times thru'out the whole episode. But I cannot resist covering this episode 'cos I did enjoy the chemistry between Ling and Ally. Ling is a favorite for me in this episode. Whilst her outspoken and domineering personality seemed bitchy and irritating in other episodes, her very same personality traits shine like gems in this one.




My favorite shots of Ling in this episode.


Ally McBeal - Buried Pleasures


During the firm's breakfast meeting,
Ling repeatedly looks at Ally
from across the table unabashedly.
Ally is distracted and feels uncomfortable.





After the meeting, Ling invites herself into Ally's office,
shuts the door and asks Ally if she has ever kissed a woman.
Ally is taken aback and refuses to discuss this
on the grounds that they're not exactly friends.
Ling then invites Ally to dinner so they could work on being friends.
Ally accepts, albeit somewhat reluctantly.





At dinner, Ally and Ling are both nervous
and Ally attempts to make small talk about the food.
Ally's fingers start to tap uncontrollably on the table when Ling confesses that
Ally was the woman she had dreamt about kissing.
Ling then puts one hand on Ally's to calm her down.
Ally only becomes relieved and relaxes when Ling reveals that
she has reconfirmed with herself that
what she really wants out of a relationship at the end of the day is a penis.


Noticing a group of guys lookin' them over,
Ling and Ally decide to have a lil' fun
by pretending to be into each other
by dancing intimately and titillating the guys.

Ally And Ling..


I enjoyed Ally McBeal pretty much when it was still airing. But I didn't watch every episode faithfully, only as and when I was able to catch it. And this episode that had Ling (played by Lucy Liu) dreaming about kissing Ally (Calista Flockhart) was definitely one of the more memorable episodes for me.

Well, actually I don't exactly love everything about the episode. I dislike the parts where Richard dished out his homophobic view on two men kissing and what-nots.. and I don't exactly enjoy the bits where Ling and Ally reiterated about the importance of having a penis in the kind of relationship they were looking for and that a relationship with a woman certainly would not give them that. Granted they were both trying to convince themselves and each other that they weren't gay, but at times I feel they were both trying too hard.. to the point that it gets a little offensive.