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Wishful lesbian thinking: TV and movie daydreams

You know when you’re having one of those WLT days? No, not a craving for a wombat, lettuce and tomato sandwich — ’cause, ewww. No, I mean a Wishful Lesbian Thinking day. Well, I had one of those the other day when I read the plot description for the new film The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Robin Wright Penn, Winona Ryder and Julianne Moore have signed on to star in the new drama which, according to Variety, is about Pippa, “a dutiful wife whose husband falls for a younger woman, freeing her to explore her buried sensuality and leading to a very quiet nervous breakdown.” Robin plays Pippa, Winona plays the younger woman, and Julianne plays a place Pippa explores her buried sexuality … hopefully. See, ain’t WLT delicious?

Now, I’m not sure if this case of WLT will pan out. My gay Spidey sense says yes, especially after reading this plot description. But even without a payoff, this is the kind of thinking that has launched a million shippers sites. There are the gold standards (Xena and Gabrielle), the wishful turned wish fulfilled (Willow and Tara) and the just plain awesome (Daria and Jane).

So with that, I thought I’d share a few more of my most recent WLT daydreams, culled from current TV and film.

Bionic Woman: Duh. The show has been barely watchable without Katee Sackhoff bringing her cool chemistry to the party. Time out is over: Bring back Sarah Corvus now.

Bones: Forget Brennan and Booth. How about Temperance and Angela? All those late nights spent hunched over skeletal remains can get romantic. Look, I said it was wishful.

Ugly Betty: Wilhelmina and Amanda? That is absolutely the bitchiest, cattiest, possibly unholiest union I can think of. Simply delicious.

Harry Potter: Don’t get me started on the crazy slash fan fic out there. But from a purely odd-couple contrarian point of view, don’t you think Bellatrix Lestrange and Sybil Trelawney would make a fantastic sitcom couple? She is crazy, she is kooky! Tune in to see how they make it work! It’s also possible I still have some unresolved WLT issues from Howards End.

So, what are your favorite WLT moments? Which couples fill your WLT daydreams? And hands off Buffy and Faith — they’re mine.

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