Liz, Complications

Liz (Chelsea Hayes)

Liz was introduced in a limited number of episodes as main character Gretchen’s girlfriend. Liz was not involved in the main story arc, and the relationship seemed present only establish that Gretchen was a lesbian and give her a home life.

Liz, like main character John’s wife Sam, was shown to be unhappy with Gretchen’s new life as a vigilante, however, she did not appear in the season’s last 3 episodes and that storyline was never explored further.

With the central plot of the show focusing on John and Gretchen’s involvement in the gang war, John’s wife Samantha served a similar purpose to Liz. However, the character of Samantha was also part of the main cast and the heterosexual relationship was developed significantly more.

The show was cancelled after one season.

Appearances:

• 3 episodes. Guest, 1x3, 1x4, 1x7

Female love interests:

• Gretchen Polk (Jessica Szohr, lesbian, regular, 10 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[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.