This Canadian series was suggested to me by the service
I rent DVDs from. It sounded interesting and had a high approval rating –
particularly for the humour – so I thought I'd try it.
Lost Girl is a
contemporary urban fantasy featuring Bo Dennis (Anna Silk) a bisexual young
woman who is rather different from human. By touching other people she can make
them do whatever she wishes; by having sex with them she feeds on their life
force and kills them – usually unintentionally, but she can't help herself. She
lives a nomadic life, forever moving on and leaving a trail of victims behind.
At the beginning of the series she rescues Kenzi Malikov (Ksenia Solo), a
streetwise young thief, from a rapist. The two become friends and partners. But
Bo has come to the attention of other non-humans and discovers that she is a
succubus – a member of a population of Fae with varied supernatural powers
living as normal people.
If you are interested in watching this series it's probably
better not to read any further. I'll just say that it is fun, sexy and amusing
(with Kenzi stealing the show with the best one-liners) and I am looking
forward to catching up with the series. There are four seasons available, with
the fifth and last season currently being made.
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Bo learns that the Fae are divided into light and dark
factions and, after passing a test, she is expected to join one of them. She
refuses to choose and sets up as a private investigator in partnership with
Kenzi. She forms a liaison with werewolf Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried) who works as
a police detective; she discovers that she can have sex with him without
killing him, and that by doing so she can rapidly recover from any injuries.
Her principal aim – and a plot thread running through the first season – is to
discover her origin, as she was abandoned as a baby and given to human parents
to bring up.
As the first season of 13 episodes progresses, we see Bo
learning how to control and extend her powers while walking an uncomfortable
line between the light and dark factions and experiencing a turbulent
relationship with Dyson. In the final episode she discovers the identity of her
mother, which leads to an outbreak of violence among the Fae and high costs for
some of her friends.
I'll take a short break before plunging into the much longer
second season – there are some films that need watching!
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