The L Word is driving me nuts

I don't want this to become an L Word only blog, but I must say that the writers and producers of the show are completely beating me down. Why are these hugely diappointing storylines necessary? Why can't they develop storylines that will make us love the show (Season 1!) rather than hate it?

Last night in the interview footage after the show Ilene Chaiken said she and the writers decided that Dana's breast cancer would be fatal "to have the greatest impact." If by impact she meant that it would frustrate viewers to the point that at least one of us would consider jumping off a bridge then she's absolutely right. It seems like Ilene is banking on the fact that the audience base will be there no matter what because it's the only lesbian-centered drama on TV, but if she continues to chip away at our emotional attachments to the show she might find that we're gone. I mean please. If you really want to include a breast cancer storyline, bring back Marina and tell the story through her. Don't mess with the nucleus of the show.

I just posted this on the message board at http://thelwordonline.com and it seemed to fall in line with the general sentiment of all the posts. I'm sure all the message boards will be going crazy today.

"I'm disappointed in the general direction of the show. I'm upset that Dana died, I'm upset that Bette and Tina are having such huge issues, and I love Helena now and don't like seeing her get screwed. Life isn't perfect, but it seems like the writers thrive on messing things up just for drama's sake. I like Shane and Carmen, but I'm not emotionally invested in their storyline. Angus and Kit seem happy, but does anyone give two hoots about them? I just want them to go away. Frustrated, disappointed, and running out of reasons to watch."

In the words of Steve Carrell, "Ahhhhh! Kelly Clarkson!"