It started on Canada’s Showcase channel, where everybody could appreciate the jokes about gotch, and the occasional references to First Nations government policies. But then Lost Girl, the soapy, sexy, swashbuckling story of a succubus detective in a Toronto-esque city, took America by storm. OK, well, maybe airing on the Syfy channel doesn’t exactly constitute a storm, but the fact is that the succubus Bo and her Scooby gang are the new paranormal hotness on TV. People in the U.S. have been gobbling up the first two seasons on Hulu and Netflix.
And the third season starts again on Monday. Here are ten good reasons to tune in.
There will be some light spoilers ahead!
1. It’s like Warehouse 13 with lots of sex; or maybe it’s like True Blood without the WTF.
Lost Girl will remind you of shows you enjoy, but is truly its own thing. Bo is a fae, a member of an ancient underground group of magical creatures, but she was raised by humans. So she has no idea why she kills every person she has sex with — until she comes to the city, and starts meeting other magical creatues like herself. Like Warehouse 13, the show focuses a lot on light humor and zany hijinks, without ever losing sight of the dark mysteries at the core of its story. (Bonus: Aaron Ashmore is in both shows.)
As Bo learns more about fae society, she discovers some pretty ugly True Blood-ish things about the power structure that divides fae into “light” and “dark” as well as royal clans. The fae all view humans as inferior beings — slaves at best, food at worst. The difference between light and dark? As one fae puts it to Bo, the light fae treat humans the way First Nations groups treat whales under hunting rights agreements. That is, they will hunt and kill humans, but only in limited numbers. Dark fae will just kill them without limit.
Knowing this, Bo decides to be an “unaligned” fae — she does detective work for both light and dark, though it’s pretty obvious she prefers the light.
2. Bo is a nice girl slut — and how often do you see that on TV? (Hint: never).
Our succubus hero Bo is a plucky slut — kind of like Mary Tyler Moore, if having sex was part of her job. Basically she’s a nice girl who loves helping people — and also, sex is what she does! Once she gains control of her power and learns how to have sex without killing anybody, that is. When she’s injured, she has sex to heal. She uses her sexytime touch to make people want to tell her things or do what she says — or just lie there helpless on the floor, having orgasms while she goes all detective on their stuff. Bo’s got to have sex to live, and she does it with everybody — male, female, human and fae. It’s hot and sweet, and the show often gives us little PSAs about how slut-shaming is bad and all sex is good as long as it’s consensual. Canada, I <3 you. 3. there is a perfect excuse for sex in every episode. unlike some tv series — let's not name names the lost girl integral to plot. it's part of bo's superpower, fercrissakes. so there's good reason well, pretty why she has keep having with tormented wolf guy (and police detective) dyson, and then geeky human doctor lauren, that gadget-making dark fae whose i can never remember, chick at store, person elevator . plus, who doesn't love hero gives her enemies orgasms instead slaying them? ok, slays them sometimes too. but mostly orgasms! 4. friendship between bo kenzi adorable. roommate, as well best friend business partner. half-goth, half-russian mafia runaway, fan favorite reason. she's loyal, funny, looks really great those giant platform boots covered spikes. despite all screaming just lowly human, manages outwit most powerful out faces deepest fear, russian witch baba yaga, survive. whenever are jam, always call up one cousins get weapons "that fell off truck." 5. trick hottest "mysterious elder wizard guy" ever. ultra-sexy dwarf runs dal, bar where hang out. supposedly both light come intermingle, heavy hitter scene he's helping dyson his partner, siren hale, their cases. over time he becomes mentor, figure place among fae. only unbelievably snacky rolled-up sleeves leather vests, seriously intriguing past holy crap, awesome we begin find what was during many centuries lived. problem, running dal nice glass scotch peek inside leather-bound books trick's basement library. 6. cute when they try pretend they're canada. lot canadian shows do this make stuff marketable across border. producers want picked states syndication, mask fact blindingly obvious co. live toronto. actually an episode everybody tries talk about fourth july like thing. or, occasionally, people will have handguns. yeah, very same underwear "gitch," writers assume audience knows first nations hunting policies obsessed kids' shows. 7. lots "you such sexy geek" lauren doctor. loves lusts slave thrall indentured servant ash, or leader toronto (erm mean city united states). you see, trying heroically cure diseases somewhere africa, accidentally stumbled on epidemic. process no doubt freaking discovery exist girlfriend nadia got infected now been coma five years, magical suspended animation granted by ash exchange lauren's services. "diagnose" acute case being succubus, also any need say something chromosomes. slutty, perky, asskicking totally sucker geek talk. starts nerding it computer, immediately wants jump lauren. course, complicated especially lurking background. thing that's show's devotion idea smarts sexy. [embed]https:>
