Lost Girl Review

Are you a Sci-fi/ Fantasy fan? Are you are fan of moments of comedic genius? Are you a fan of heart felt emotion? Are you a fan of strong female performances? Are you a fan of mythology? Are you a fan of love triangles? Are you a fan of character driven shows? Are you looking for a new show to binge watch? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions then look no further than the Canadian Fantasy show Lost Girl. And if you’re already a Faenatic we want to know your theories and general thoughts on the show.

Lost Girl was created by Michelle Lovretta (Instant Star, Sorority Wars). It first graced our screens in 2010 and can be found on Showcase in Canada and SYFY in America and the UK. It has won various online polls such as favourite couple and is one of the few shows with a female as its central character.

So what’s it about?

Lost Girl follows the charismatic Bo (Anna Silk- Being Erica, Assassins Tale) who with a touch of the hand can make people do what she wants, like not paying for a bill at a diner. However her skills aren’t all that they’re cracked up to be, as she has a habit of waking up next to dead lovers. (If you know your mythology then you can probably guess what she is.) Together with her wise cracking, trusty sidekick, Kenzi (Ksenia Solo- Life Unexpected, Black Swan), Bo embarks on a journey to figure out how and what she is.

Along this journey Bo meets two parts of a love triangle, a wolf, Dyson (Kris Holden Reid- The Tudors, Underworld Awakening) and a brilliant human Doctor, Lauren (Zoie Palmer- Instant Star, Sex After Kids) who tells her that she is part of a secret biology called the Fae. However the Fae are divided into the Light and the Dark and so Bo must decide what side she wants to choose and even if she wants to be on a side at all.  Will Bo pick a side? Will Bo find out who she is and where she belongs? Will Bo ever pick a lover? Watch and find out.

Why should you watch it?

Basically there really is nothing out there at the moment that it’s similar to although if you’re a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, you should definitely watch it as it is the show that Lost Girl is compared to. 

Lost Girl takes mythology, some well-known and some not so much, but instead of just going here’s a vampire or here’s a wolf, it puts its own unique spin on it e.g. the bad guy in mythology is not necessarily the bad guy in Lost Girl.

It has lots of layers, going from very dramatic to comedic.

It has heart and you are sure to fall in love with the characters.

It has gripping storylines that make you want to carry on watching so it’s perfect for binge watching.

It treats its audience like adults.

The sets and clothes are amazing.

The actors are believable and have incredible range.

So what’s wrong with it?

There are a few continuity errors here and there so you have to be prepared to put up with them. However, in the first season for instance, the original pilot was episode 8 and so, season one was shot out of order, which can explain some of the errors.

It does not have a huge budget so some of the special effects are not the best.

Due to the nature of love triangles, at points you will just want Bo to choose already but that comes with the territory.

But if you are willing to look past these then you are sure to enjoy Lost Girl.

Overall Lost Girl is one of the best Science Fiction/ Fantasy shows on television at the moment, if not the best (this is proclamation of personal taste) and is sure to make you laugh, cry and even cray cray at some points.

Lost Girl has four seasons out to buy and on Netflix so you have plenty of time to catch up before season 5 starts.

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Jordan