Ilana Wexler, Broad City

Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer)

On irreverent sitcom Broad City, series lead Ilana Wexler was implied bi- or pansexual, based on the fact that she was attracted to both men and women on the show. She had an ongoing sexual relationship with Lincoln, and although Ilana regarded the relationship as “purely physical,” much to Lincoln’s dismay, she often exhibited genuine caring for him.

In Season 2, Illana hooked up with her doppelgänger Adele, but the storyline was treated as a one episode joke. Ilana decided to end the relationship when she found out that her counterpart didn’t smoke weed.

Her character described her sexual orientation as such: “I have sex with people different from me. Different colors, different shapes, different sizes. People who are hotter; people who are uglier. More smart; not more smart. Innies; outies. I don’t know, a Catholic person.”

Broad City was renewed for a 4th and 5th season, with season four premiering in august 2017.

Appearances:

• 30 episodes. Series regular since S1

Female love interests:

• Adele (Alia Shawkat, guest, 1 episode)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

Male love interests:

• Lincoln (Hannibal Buress, recurring 20 episodes) - Current LI
• Blake Griffin (himself, guest 1 episode S3 - one night stand)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No. 2x9 aired in March

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.