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Learning about the footage, and knowing that her previous straying will only convince Tina of Bette's supposed infidelity, Bette finally approaches Jenny with a clear, furious warning to back off. Bette becomes a Buddhist and goes on a silent retreat, but leaves it. Matters are further complicated when it is revealed that Bette's father Melvin is dying from advanced prostate cancer, and is refusing treatment. In January 2020, Showtime renewed the series for a second season.

By this time, Jodi has resigned from California University after one of her students held a realistic-looking gun made of soapstone to his head in front of the class. She retrieves her personal items from Bette's place and leaves Bette an early birthday present. After seeing Angelica being raised in Tina's "white, privileged, heterosexual world", she hires the same lawyer who tried to seduce Tina last season in a custody fight. Bette is more than happy to do this, partially to escape from the claustrophobic bubble of Los Angeles lesbian intrigue and partially to escape Jenny.

Bette becomes a Buddhist and goes on a silent retreat, but leaves it.

Tina moves into her own place. Pre-show, Bette also mentioned a boyfriend she had in college, who turned out was gay as well, and she dated Alice though they were only friends during the show. That time she threw herself a pity party after crashing Shane’s actual party. Jennifer Beals talks about The L Word: Generation Q, Bette Porter’s evolution, and how she defines her own sexuality. During rolling blackouts, Bette and Tina are trapped in an elevator on the way to their couples therapy session. Bette fears Tina will take Angelica away from her by starting a family with Henry. In the second season, Bette is desperate to make amends for her betrayal, and finds that her break-up with Tina is disrupting all other elements of her life. But first, she does a deep dive into the intricacies of the original L Word. So Tina begins a flirtation with Sam, a woman who works on the set of Lez Girls.

Bette is also shown to be very bossy and domineering with Tina and everyone else. Due to her own jealousy, Bette becomes angry with Jodi when Jodi decides to have a dinner party and invites Tina and Sam. In addition, Bette at first has a difficult relationship with her sister Tina's miscarriage takes a toll on Bette, and when her partner decides to become involved in a charitable organization, Bette finds that their careers make it almost impossible for them to spend any time together. Due to her own jealousy, Bette becomes angry with Jodi when Jodi decides to have a dinner party and invites Tina and Sam. She helps Kit to take over Six months later, Bette and Tina are feeling the stress of raising Angelica, Bette's unemployment and Tina going back to work for Helena at her film studio. Bette and Tina's relationship appears to their friends as very strong. After Tina begins to see Helena, however, the group appear to rally around Bette, who is now aware that Tina is pregnant again and has a great desire to raise their child together. Her job becomes an increasing pressure, especially when Tina's new lover, At first, Bette feels isolated from Alice (who accuses Bette of being a "sex-addict") and the others, who she feels have mainly taken Tina's side in their argument. After graduation, Bette would move on and lose touch with Kelly. With her real admiration for Jodi, Bette introduces Jodi at the public exhibition of a new Jodi Lerner piece, entitled "Core." However, she eventually gives in to desire, and cheats on Tina (implying that she might not love Tina as much as she believes). When Jodi insists on bringing Bette on her yearly vacation with her close friends, Bette finds herself annoyed and upset with Jodi and her friend's activities. Bette and Tina soon begin an affair, though they both claim to be unsure if they want anything more than their sexual reconnection. The relationship ends yet again due to Tina's renewed interest in men. Tina met Bette when her then-boy… Bette fears Tina will take Angelica away from her by starting a family with Henry. By this time, Jodi has resigned from California University after one of her students held a realistic-looking gun made of After the truth is revealed, Jodi returns to Bette and completely brushes off Tina. At Bette and Tina's going away party in their home, Kit threatens Jenny to back off and is in turn shown the incriminating cellphone footage.