Alice is devastated when Tasha is deployed to Iraq but overcomes her fear of losing another loved one to attend Tasha's going away party.
Alice then hits it off with Tasha and the two start dating, even as Alice struggles to reconcile her contempt for the Iraq War with Tasha's pride in being a soldier. Her attempts to broaden her horizons leads to her having an affair with the married and much older Phyllis, but Alice quickly ends the affair after meeting Phyllis' husband. Dana ultimately passes away and in their grief, Alice and Lara seek sexual comfort in each other.īy season 4, Alice is ready to let go of her grief. Alice is devastated when Dana is diagnosed with breast cancer and although a bitter Dana tries to push everyone away, Alice refuses to leave her best friend's side. With Helena's help, Alice begins to move on and repair her friendship with Dana. Alice has been abusing prescription medication to cope and has taken to stalking Dana. Season 3 begins after a six-month time skip with Dana and Lara back together and Alice handling her breakup with Dana very badly. Meanwhile, Alice lands a new job as the host of her own radio show centered on the concept of The Chart. No longer having to hide, Alice and Dana bask in their new-found love, until Alice's insecurities flare up with the return of Dana's ex-girlfriend Lara. Alice eventually gives Dana an ultimatum and Dana ends her engagement to Tonya. Eventually, Alice's constant disdain for Dana's fiancée Tonya culminates with the revelation that she is in love with Dana.ĭespite their initial efforts to remain platonic, Alice and Dana begin an affair in season 2. Alice later ends things with Gabby at her friends' encouragement, and then fumbles through a short-lived romance with the "lesbian-identified man" Lisa as she tries to figure out what she wants in a relationship. She also falls back into a relationship with her ex-girlfriend Gabby, despite Gabby's manipulative behavior and infidelity. In The L Word season 1, Alice is stuck writing fluff pieces while her more ambitious ideas such as The Chart are dismissed at work. Alice eventually realized how insular the lesbian community in Los Angeles is and developed The Chart, a compilation of sexual encounters that link her and her friends. Through the nature of her work and her love for gossip, Alice would later befriend Shane and Dana and bring them into her social group. Alice and Bette dated until Bette cheated on and dumped Alice, but they remained best friends after.
After college, Alice became a writer for LA Magazine and, through her work, came to know Bette. She came out as bisexual in college and has dated both men and women since, but has a self-described strong preference for women. Alice also looks for love throughout the series, most notably with Dana Fairbanks, Tasha Williams, and Nat Bailey, but has trouble standing up for herself and letting go of bad relationships.Īlice was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, by her mother Lenore, a fame-hungry struggling Hollywood actress. However, she has a notoriously big mouth, and her chatty, inquisitive nature often gets her caught in the middle of everyone's drama.īeyond her fun and quirky sense of humor, Alice is brimming with ideas and aspires to make a real difference in the world, but struggles to be taken more seriously in her work. Alice loves meeting new people and has no shortage of friends thanks to her vibrant and gregarious disposition. She has had various careers in the media and entertainment industry, ranging from freelance journalist, radio personality and podcaster, to eventually the host of her own talk show.
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She is portrayed by Leisha Hailey and debuts in the series premiere.Īlice always has her finger on the pulse of the latest trends and gossip in Los Angeles. I think it's a really profound statement about the nature of human existence.Īlice Pieszecki is a main character in The L Word and its sequel The L Word: Generation Q. All of us, in our isolation, we reach out from the darkness, from the alienation of modern life, to form these connections. So? So the point is we're all connected, see? Through love, through loneliness, through one tiny, lamentable lapse in judgment.