ancaz thoughts

I’m no Sci-fi geek but I started watching Lost Girl a couple of weeks ago, when I found out about it thanks to Afterellen’s Dorothy Snarker’s witty Twitter feed. The second season's 22 episodes are now airing on Showcase. It’s the first ever Canadian show I’m into, so I had to delve into it.

Lost Girl is the story of Bo (played by Anna Silk, whose resemblance with Mary Louise Parker is striking!), a lovable succubus who feeds off mortals’ sexual energy. In the first season she had to learn who she was, where she came from and why does she have the habit of leaving a trail of dead lovers behind. On her quest for answers, she takes the path between humans and the Fae (legendary creatures) and meets Dyson, a millennia year-old shapeshifter who falls in love with her. The next important character she gets to know is Dr. Lauren Lewis (Zoie Palmer, the revelation of the show) who helps control her hunger. Further on, questioning her own morals and beliefs, Bo has to deal with relationships and passions that will be put to the test.

Besides the humor which makes this show so much brighter, for which Kenzi (outstandingly portrayed by Ksenia Solo) gets the full credit, the relationships are the second reason I watch Lost Girl. And although Bo is a polyamorous bisexual, I appreciate the show’s lack of labels and sexuality judgements. Plus, Lost Girl appeals to a large and diverse community of fans.

Last week’s episode may have been entertaining for the actors in playing the comedic parts of swapping bodies - how amazing were Dyson as the frenzy Kenzi and Palmer’s reserved Dr. Lewis playing cuckoo! But writing wise it left a lot to be desired.

I am not one of those who can’t live without a tender moment of Bo and Lauren, even though I admit I am 100% Team Lauren, but the inconsistency displayed by both characters confused me. As their relationship was gaining momentum until that fierce kiss at the end of episode 2.08, Lauren gives Bo the cold shoulder at Bo’s attempt to discuss their situation.

Yes, Lauren has been conflicted – not easy to cope with the secret of having a girlfriend who’s been comatose for five years while caring about Bo, but she was always considerate towards Bo’s feelings. Anna Silk and Zoie Palmer are the first two female actors since The L Word’s Jennifer Beals and Laurel Holloman who incorporate that great deal of chemistry, talent and sensibility into their stellar work. Why wouldn’t the writers build upon that?

I sure hope for a graceful Lauren storyline as of now, or Bo/Lauren for that matter. Sending Lauren into limbo, and making Bo pine over Dyson without any reasonable depth is not appealing at all. Treating both Bo/Dyson and Bo/Lauren relationships with the same degree of respect is.