Slate: Women in Love
- Review by Dennis Cass. "I think this show finds its place as a dramatic substitute for Sex and the City."
- http://slate.com/id/2094017/

The Seattle Times: 'L Word' is Flawed, but Fills a Niche
- Review by Kay McFadden, "Plotting and scripting in 'The L Word' aren't up to the level of emotional and social complexity that the producers are trying to present."
- http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2001837747_kay16.html

Windy City Media Group: L is the Word Interview with Ilene Chaiken
- Ilene Chaiken interview.
- http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=5162

Orange County Weekly: Lesbians!
- Review by Stacy Davies. "The show’s writers—who are mostly lesbos—seem to be tossing hetero crackers out to entice straight viewers."
- http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/04/19/remote-davies.php

MSNBC.com: 'L Word' Has Promise
- Review by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper. "I'm hoping that after the first few episodes, the writers will help the characters find their true, and original, selves."
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3939709&p1=0

CBS 48 Hours Investigates: The 'L-Words': Love And Liberation
- Article discussing the show. "The stories being told are intimate, complicated and very human."
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/19/48hours/main594100.shtml

PlanetOut.com: Gaywatch: "The L Word"
- Review by Christine Champagne, "Actually, the show is quite entertaining -- not to mention sexy."
- http://www.planetout.com/pno/entertainment/news/splash.html?sernum=625

SeattlePi.com
- Review by Melanie McFarland."Style points alone make the show a guilty pleasure at the very least, even if it needs a little tinkering to develop into appointment viewing."
- http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/156967_lword.html

New York Metro.com: Not Your Mother's Lesbians
- Review by Kera Bolonik, "a powerful, wildly sexy new television series."
- http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/features/n_9708/

Houston Voice: ‘L Word’ Misses Mark
- Review of premier episode by Binnie Fisher, "illegitimately middling, compared to what it could be."
- http://www.houstonvoice.com/2004/1-9/arts/television/lword.cfm

The Village Voice: Sapphic Lights
- Review by Joy Press, "The show's hazy, sensuous pace sets it apart from the breakneck rapidity of so many current series."
- http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0401,tv,50047,8.html

The Observer: Let's Hear it for the Girls
- Article discussing show concept with quotes from the creator, by Veronica Lee.
- http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1115523,00.html