Fellow cast member Leisha Hailey (who plays Alice Pieszecki) also disagreed and believed that Shane was more androgynous.

Moennig told Karman Kregloe from AfterEllen.com that Shane would return to her "wild ways" after producers decided that the storyline did not suit.

"[2] Ahead of the series debut in December 2003, a reporter from the PR Newswire wrote that Tammy Lynn Michaels had been cast as Shane's "jilted lover" Lacey, who proceeds to stalk her.

[3] Shane and Cherie's relationship was Moennig's favourite to work on and she attributed successful scenes to Arquette's acting techniques.

[2] Moennig said that during the second season Shane would attract a character with "a grounded sense of self, plus a lot of girlish insecurities".

Erin Daniels who plays Dana Fairbanks added that "you see Shane struggle with actually having feelings, which really scares her".

The show's producer and writer Angela Robinson was quoted by The Advocate she believed Moennig and Sarah Shahi had "amazing chemistry".

[4] They meet after Shane's brother, Shay, makes friends with her son, Jared Sobel (Jackson Allan).

Loken told The Advocate's Kort that Paige "hits" on Shane at a PTA meeting and "there it starts".

Her character has been emotionally hurt by men she sees Shane as "a little wounded as well, and I think she likes that sensitivity about her, that vulnerability."

Through Clive she meets Harry Samchuck (Colin Cunningham), who sends his Hollywood friend to have her hair cut by Shane.

Unfortunately, Shane is forced to throw Clive out of her home when he steals items and money in order to pay for drugs.

Steve begins to suspect that Shane is sleeping with his daughter, Clea Jaffe (Samantha McLeod).

Cherie visits Shane and tells her that she has divorced Steve, gaining a large portion of his fortune, and is still interested in her.

Shane grieves for her friend Dana Fairbanks (Erin Daniels) and asks Carmen to marry her, who later accepts.

Shane finds her father, Gabriel McCutcheon (Eric Roberts) and discovers that she has a half-brother, Shay.

Helena Peabody (Rachel Shelley) finances the wedding and they travel to Whistler, British Columbia, where same-sex marriage is legal.

When she notices Gabriel cheating on his wife Carla (Sarah-Jane Redmond), Shane realises that she may do the same to Carmen and jilts her.

Shane starts modelling underwear for Hugo Boss AG to pay medical bills for Shay's broken arm.

However, she ends up not being able to abstain for long, and has a threesome with Dawn Denbo (Elizabeth Keener) and her oppressed lover Cindi (Alicia Leigh Willis), the owners of the newest lesbian club Shebar.

As the tapes were initially intended for Alice to be wrongfully convicted of murder and serve as the basis for a cancelled women in prison-like series titled The Farm starring Alice and a new cast of characters, the canonicity of the tapes' content is now uncertain with the production of The L Word: Generation Q, leaving it unknown if it was Shane or Paige who burned Wax down.

Over ten years after Jenny's death, Shane moves to Los Angeles, where she is reunited with Bette and Alice.

It is revealed in dialogue that she previously opened but sold hair salons in Paris and New York, and has bought a house in Los Angeles.

Touched by the moment, Shane agrees to rekindle her relationship with Quiara, and kindly asks Finley to move out.

Perhaps the show's most daring character, Shane is butch and genially unambitious and sleeps with any woman she wants.

[6] Fergus Shiel from The Age said that Moennig showed star potential and grew "more assured and engaging with each episode".

[4] Kort had previously described her as a "rakish "fuck 'em and leave 'em" hairdresser, [who] proved to be the biggest dyke heartthrob of season 1.

"[1] Charlie McCollum of The Charleston Gazette said Moennig gave a "particularly compelling performance" as the "predatory Shane who loves sex but hates commitment".

[9] Gail Shister from The Seattle Times opined that Shane was modeled on "Warren Beatty's libidinous hairdresser" from the film Shampoo and added that "doesn't do relationships".

[10] Mary Foulk from About.com said that Shane and Cherie "sizzle"; adding that their intimate pool scene "almost makes you forgive the infidelity" against Carmen.