It’s been a long, lonely nine months since that gorgeous, troubled group of gay gals on The L Word graced living rooms across the nation, but as of Sunday, the drought was over.

Those jonesing for a little L in their lives got a fix of season 4’s season premiere. While countless house parties where crowds of lustful lesbians huddled together to catch the trajectory of Bette, Alice and Shane’s lives, no doubt sprouted up on every city block, the Human Rights Campaign hosted official premiere parties in several cities, replete with sexy cast members on hand to warm up the crowd.