New characters in this season include Moira Sweeney (a working class butch portrayed by Daniel Sea who is Jenny's girlfriend for most of the season) and Angus Partridge (portrayed by Dallas Roberts), Angelica's male nanny who later becomes Kit's lover.
Erin Daniels' character, Dana Fairbanks, starts in a multi-episode storyline dealing with a breast cancer battle and culminating with her death.
[2] Notable of this season is that each episode begins with a short pre-credits vignette of two individuals meeting romantically or sexually.
Sarah Shahi's character, Carmen de la Pica Morales, ends her appearance in the show in the finale when Shane leaves her at the altar.
The producers of the series set up a contest at the website FanLib.com where fans could submit a femme slash fanfic.