I admit to having little interest in this show before the pilot aired. Police procedurals inevitably put me to sleep, and since there is currently eleventy jillion of them on television right now, R&I was low on my list of things to watch. That was until the lesbian internet bloodhounds picked up on the obvious tension between characters and it became my duty to watch.
After I watched the pilot, I had to make sure I wasn’t actually watching a revival of Nikki & Nora or LadyCops. Then I realized that either the writers of R&I are the most naïve people on the planet outside of St. Olaf, or they are playing a hilarious game of “how lezzie can we make these two without people noticing they’re gay?”:
Is having them sleep in the same bed in the first episode too much?
Nah. We can just say…they’re conserving heat.
What about having them play softball together and then go out for a romantic dinner followed by a candle lit lounge session on the couch?
Either way, you have the makings of an epic drinking game, and an extremely entertaining reason to watch. I fully realize that subtext, as a lesbian viewer, can be annoying as hell. It’s the ultimate tease, and as a grizzled veteran of Otalia, Law & Order:
SVU, Xena, etc, I understand the need for payoff as well as anyone. The difference with this show is that R&I is already gay to anyone with functioning eyes and a frontal lobe. It’s funny because it’s obvious to everyone but the main characters (and arguably, the writers, depending on how much credit you want to give them). The crime maintext is humdrum crap at best, but the obvious lesbian subtext, which is dutifully ignored, inspires outright laughter. There’s only one way to enjoy it more, and that’s to add alcohol.
The Rules
The rules are fairly simple: one drink/shot of your choice every time one of the following criteria is met. In order to avoid inducing mass liver failure, you can limit the game to a 5 shot maximum. Knock one back every time:
1. Either Rizzoli or Isles tries to forcibly/awkwardly set the other up with a man, usually after spending the evening talk about each other – this also includes nudging each other to date someone of the male persuasion right at the end of a long, intimate scene between them.
2. Engaging in any stereotypical lesbian behavior – including softball, home repair, etc.
3. Friends/parents/relatives of Rizzoli and Isles trying to set them up with people other than each other.
4. Intimate dinners – including restaurant variety, home variety, and in any case where one cooks for the other and there are candles and wine present.
5. Sleeping in the same bed/couch/squad car – bonus, 2 shots.
6. Stares lasting longer than 3 seconds.
7. Adorable bickering which generally relates to sexual tension (use your best lesbian discretion).
8. One of them saying, “I’ll come along,” in a situation where she need not be present, and providing a dumb, unrelated reason for it. Example, “I’m going to interrogate a suspect.” “I’ll come along…I’ve always liked the peanut M&Ms in the break room.”
9. Going out for drinks together and rebuffing/eliminating any and all male interaction.
10. Any character telling Rizzoli & Isles they “make a great team” with a straight face.
11. Complaining to each other about their inability to find a compatible mate, all while being completely compatible mates.
12. Rescuing/saving/protecting one another above and beyond the call of duty, especially when it involves excessive hugging and touching.
13. Touching hands for any extended length.
Hmm...okey so basically you will end up drunk after each episode..heheh!!!
This interview is hilarious! Part 1: They discuss the Rizzles drinking game :)
Love that woman!!!
Bye!
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