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Tue
Apr 23 2013 11:26am

Dyson in Lost Girl Season 3 episode 13, Those Who WanderThe last episode of Lost Girl Season 3 is upon us (sob!), but there's still lots of Lost Girl and urban fantasy/paranormal romance goodness ahead at H&H. In the meantime, be sure to check out all of our Lost Girl recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to all the most recent happenings in Season 3.

Editor's Note: A shorter recap of Jackie Lester's thoughts on the episode was posted last week and can be found HERE with all its glorious discussion in the comments. And now, on to Kiersten's play-by-play of the Season 3 Lost Girl finale, 3.13, “Those Who Wander.”

I’d like to preface this recap by saying that I loved the season three finale of Lost Girl. LOVED it. It was fast-paced, featured everybody in the cast, focused on mythology (finally!), and had a sharp, sassy script. I want to get that out in front because I nit-picked the hell out of it as it was also filled with inconsistencies and fairly hemorrhaged plot holes…which is why we drink!

We open exactly where we left off with Bo beating the crap out of Blackwater Type #1. “Every kick from your boot,” he mumbles, “is bliss.” “Speaking of kinky,” Bo says breathlessly, “I’m gonna need your chi.” She blue chi sucks the shit out of him and lunges for where Tamsin lies on the ground unconscious and bleeding out. Blackwater Type #1 gets the typical goofy smile on his face and falls back onto the ground. Bo pours red chi into the Valkyrie, but instead of charging her up, the chi floats away from Tamsin’s mouth and back into Blackwater Type #1. Increasingly desperate, Bo sobs, “Why isn’t this working?” She hurries back over to Blackwater Type #1 who mutters that it’s probably his fault. With her bloody hands, Bo grabs him by the lapels. “You tell me where you’re keeping the wolf,” she demands, but even with the returned chi, the dude is done and passes out. Bo’s arms are still extended and she kind of gestures of course you did. If Tamsin’s situation weren’t so dire, this would be a little funny.

[You know it's a season finale when stakes are already this high...]

Wed
Apr 10 2013 10:53am

The Morrigan in Lost Girl 3.12, Hail, HaleThank fae—Lost Girl Season 3 is here! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel.

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Editor's Note: A shorter recap of Jackie Lester's thoughts on the episode was posted yesterday and can be found HERE. And now, on to Kiersten's play-by-play of Lost Girl 3.12, “Hail, Hale.”

Bo bursts into Doctor Lauren’s empty flat, Dyson behind her, and admits that she’s probably just overreacting. She flips on the switch Doctor Lauren so recently turned off and shouts up the stairs. “(Doctor) Lauren! If you’re here and you’re just ignoring me, I’m sorry for breaking in!” Dyson shoots her a look and saunters deeper into the flat only to pause at the end of Doctor Lauren’s desk. When she gets no answer, Bo seeks reassurance from Dyson. “See, it’s weird, right?” she says, crossing to him. “She hasn’t come by. She hasn’t answered any of my calls…” She just broke up with you and you expect her to come over for a visit or want to chat? Okey doke.

Bo’s voice tapers off as Dyson lifts up Doctor Lauren’s discarded mobile and silently holds it out to Bo. Processing, Bo steps closer as Dyson scrolls through the doc’s call history. “Why would anyone leave their phone behind?” Bo asks. “Ever?” Dyson gently suggests that maybe Doctor Lauren just forgot it. “Don’t do that, Dyson,” Bo immediately objects. “I am not crazy.” “Bo, I know you’re not crazy,” Dyson firmly states. After the kitsune debacle, he’s not about to make the mistake of doubting her again. That doesn’t mean he’s her pet sleuth either. “But I’m in the middle of the most important case of my life! Not to mention today is Hale’s inauguration—I don’t have time to play Relationship Detective.” HA! Oh, I would TOTALLY watch that show, at least for the one episode where he tried (and failed) to mitigate a relationship having already proven to be oh so successful as a high school guidance counselor.

[Detective Love's on the case...]

Sun
Apr 7 2013 11:30am

Midnight Sacrifice by Melinda LeighMelinda Leigh
Midnight Sacrifice
Montlake / April 16, 2013 / $12.95 print, $9.99 digital (retail)

Four months ago Huntsville, Maine, was rocked by the evil deeds of a serial killer…who got away. Mandy Brown barely survived the killer’s attack…and only that thanks to a timely rescue by Danny Sullivan, brother to one of the victims who escaped. Unable to move on, Mandy now runs her family’s inn and hides the anonymous threats that arrive in her mailbox. Until Danny returns to town, determined to hunt down the killer and stirring up old unanswered questions…and unaddressed feelings for Mandy.

Mandy doesn’t want Danny to hunt for anything too afraid his doggedness will uncover her secrets…secrets that could get her family killed. But the longer he stays, the closer he gets both to answers and to Mandy’s wounded heart. And when people once again begin to mysteriously disappear in the wilds of Maine, it’s slowly becomes clear the killer is far from finished with his ritualistic murderous plans…plans that feature Mandy center stage.

Melinda Leigh's Midnight Sacrifice starts with Mandy’s attack opening this competent romantic thriller on a high note to which it takes a while to return. Emotionally scarred from the trauma and subsequent family setbacks, Mandy is barely managing to hold it together, caring for her ailing mother, developmentally challenged brother, and the inn all with a .38 in her pocket and shadows outside her door. For his part, Danny comes back to town driven by a need to give his sister and Mandy some peace and closure, but he’s also looking to prove himself after an IED explosion in Iraq left him with severe nerve damage in his hand...and significant identity issues complicated by PTSD.

[Complicated indeed...]

Wed
Apr 3 2013 12:17pm

Bo and Kenzi in Lost Girl 3.11Thank fae—Lost Girl Season 3 is here! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel.

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Editor's Note: A shorter recap of Jackie Lester's thoughts on the episode was posted yesterday and can be found HERE. And now, on to Kiersten's play-by-play of Lost Girl 3.11, “Adventures in Fae-bysitting.”

At Hilton Hovel (drink!), Bo and Kenzi sit on the couch watching a slasher movie and bitching about the TSTL heroine. “Aaaannnddd cue the blonde in the baby doll dress walking into the woods…ah-lone!” Kenzi mocks. She settles back against Bo’s shoulder. “Human sashimi anyone?” Bo notes that she could rescue said blonde so easily. “Yes, yes, you can chi-suck yourself to victory,” Kenzi deadpans as she chomps down on popcorn. “You are a superstar. You really can do anything.” Anything except fix her relationship, Bo snarks and Kenzi agrees. “You suck at coupledom.” Truer words may never have been spoken on this show. Bo, however, takes mild affront. “I think what you meant was, ‘no worries, BoBo, you’re just on a break’?” Kenzi is right there with additional mockery as she replies, “Totes what I meant. Love conquers all. Soul mates for life. Carpe Lauren.” Let’s not go too far there, Kenz.

Bo fights back with more than a little sneer as she asks when the last time was that Kenzi had a date. “Dating’s so not a thing anymore,” Kenzi pffts. “It’s all about group hangs.” Actually, that would probably work better for Bo.

[Isn't that the truth...]

Wed
Mar 27 2013 10:38am

That's right, Bo, you ARE the Big Girl Weapon!Thank fae—Lost Girl Season 3 is here! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel.

Spoiler Policy: Please remember that there is a strong NO SPOILERS policy for any and all comments. We are ONLY DISCUSSING episodes of Lost Girl that have already aired in both Canada and the U.S. (the U.S. is currently a day behind Canada's schedule). Be kind and respectful by not ruining it for those who have yet to watch the newest Season 3 episode. Thanks!

Editor's Note: A shorter recap of Jackie Lester's thoughts on the episode was posted yesterday and can be found HERE. And now, on to Kiersten's play-by-play of Lost Girl 3.10, “Delinquents.”

At Hilton Hovel (drink!) and dressed in a red negligee, Bo contemplates her reflection in the full-length mirror. Presumably, this is the morning or soon enough after The Dawning. “I feel different,” she murmurs.  She shimmies in place and smiles. “I feel good.” Her eyes go succubus blue as they did at the end of the season 2 finale and she gets that same, evilicious look on her face as she did then too. “Oh, this is gonna be fun,” she chortles.

[Yeah, it is!...]

Wed
Mar 20 2013 10:49am

Bo in Lost Girl Season 3, episode 9Thank fae—Lost Girl Season 3 is here! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel.

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Editor's Note: A mini recap of Megan Frampton's first thoughts on the episode was posted yesterday and can be found HERE. And now, on to Kiersten's full recap of Lost Girl 3.09, “Ceremony.”

We open on a lovely bedroom bathed in blue light so right away we know we’re in a dream world. The camera pans across the photos, an alarm clock that reads 3:01 AM, to the wood sleigh bed where Dyson sleeps…alone. His arm reaches out and he wakes when he only finds an empty pillow. Mildly alarmed, he sits up and looks toward what must be the bathroom. “Babe, are you okay?” he calls with concern. Bo pulls open the double doors and stands in the doorway. She’s wearing a stunning, white satin, foot-long nightgown. She tells him she couldn’t sleep. “Another bad dream?” he asks. Bo says she’s knows she hasn’t been herself lately.  Dyson shakes his head and says it’s okay as he stands. “And you have been so patient,” Bo continues. (Yes we have! Okay, maybe not so much patient as biding our time with clenched teeth.)

Dyson smiles softly. “I’m a husband,” he says with a shrug (OH IF ONLY). “It’s my job.” Bo says she just wanted to be sure before she told him. He frowns. “Okay, now you’re starting to freak me out a little,” he says in THAT VOICE and steps closer. Bo takes his hand in hers. “For the last few days, I feel like I’ve been going crazy.” With concern, Dyson asks her what’s wrong. Bo continues, “The things that I have been thinking and seeing…” He kind of braces himself a little for whatever is next. Bo drops the act and gets a smug, satisfied, happy smile on her face as she holds up the stick. “I’m pregnant,” she chimes. Dyson looks at the stick, looks at Bo, smiles and starts to laugh. Bo laughs too and they embrace with Dyson lifting her off her feet. Filled with love and joy, they can’t hold one another tight enough.

The End.

[You can't leave it there!...]

Tue
Mar 12 2013 10:42am

Bo and Tamsin in Lost Girl 3.08 Fae-ge Against the MachineThank fae—Lost Girl Season 3 is here! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode 3.08, “Fae-ge Against the Machine.

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Blindfolded, Bo wanders around The Dal (drink!), Stella at her heels, searching for a cricket. Yup, a cricket. As in Jiminy. “Here Crickety McCrickerson,” Bo calls softly. The insect’s chirps echo through the bar as behind Bo, a strained Stella asks if she wants to find the Zambian Cricket of Good Fortune or not. Before she can answer, Bo bumps into a table, which is a testament to Stella’s mad skillz as a guide dog. “Ow! I think my shins passed ‘good fortune’ two hours ago!” Grunting, she turns around and as Jiminy rubs his legs even more frantically, Bo makes her tentative way back toward Stella, who ‘helpfully’ gives her warm…warm…cold clues. “The stupid chirping is bouncing off every wall,” Bo complains as she eases past her coach. Stella, who is holding a small, engraved wooden box, tells Bo she needs to be able to distinguish the original sound from its echo. I feel like there should be an anvil alert there, but I’m not sure why.

[Patience, grasshopp—I mean, cricket...]

Tue
Mar 5 2013 3:30pm

Bo and Kenzi in Lost Girl Season 3Thank fae—Lost Girl Season 3 is here! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode 3.07, "There's Bo Place Like Home.”

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We begin with a close up of Bo’s beautiful eyes and, for a moment, I wonder if the LivEvil split scene marketing image is about to come to life before our eyes. But no, Bo is merely down in Tolkien’s Lair (drink!) preparing for her first step to conquer the Tests of the Dawning.  She slowly blinks and Trick asks if she’s ready and Bo nods in a jerky motion. “Take a deep breath,” Trick encourages. “Try again.” Bo opens her eyes, breathes audibly, and slowly steps toward The Mirror of Erisod. Okay, fine, it’s an archway of entwined branches that frames an invisible threshold—one which proceeds to knock Bo back on her shapely ass. Trick makes a disappointed face but calmly asks what Bo did that time, as though she offended The Threshold somehow. Sprawled on the ground, Bo gives him A Look. “Begged the invisible threshold to knock me on my ass, obviously,” she snarks. “Was I not supposed to?”

Trick reminds her that most Fae have years to prepare for their Rites of Passage. “You have days before you devolve into something I have to keep in a cage!” Bo is not cowed. “Haven’t you always wanted a pet?” Trick sighs. “I see impending doom hasn’t affected your sense of humor,” he returns. Bo stalks across the room and frantically flips through a book on his desk. “This has to say how to get through the stupid door!” she insists. Trick patronizes that much is left to interpretation, “like I told you to—” But Bo has heard this litany too many times already. “Yes,” she interrupts, irritated, “to focus on the now. Shift consciousness and achieve an effortless merging of action and awareness,” she snits as she stalks back to The Threshold, clearly mimicking something Trick has said numerous times. “To allow yourself,” Trick reminds her laboriously, “to cross through The Threshold!”

[Trick knows best...]

Wed
Feb 20 2013 2:00pm

Shades of Gray by Maya BanksAt the end of 2012, we did a poll here at Heroes and Heartbreakers asking what you, our loyal readers, were most looking forward to reading in 2013. Romantic suspense was one of the top answers.

Readers, you are playing my hot, sexy, action-filled song.

It’s all right there in the name, isn’t it? Romance and suspense. Action mixed with sexy times, the occasional foreign locale, SEALs, bikers, and covert ops, oh my!

It's two of my favorite genres in one. Nothing beats smexy times mixed in with edge-of-your-seat suspense. —Romance Novel Reviewer The Book Vixen

Officially, the Romance Writers of America define the romantic suspense sub-genre as “romance novels in which suspense, mystery, or thriller elements constitute an integral part of the plot.”

There’s a mouthful.

I believe there is an element of romantic suspense (RS) in every subgenre of romantic fiction. Whether it’s historical or paranormal or sweet contemporary or sexy contemporary or erotic romance, by its very nature, all romance novels seek to solve that most suspenseful of quandaries: will they or won’t they? We know they will—it is romance after all, which (in general) automatically guarantees an HEA or HFN depending on your particular poison. But it’s the suspenseful journey of how they do it that keeps us turning pages. Throw in some adrenaline fueled action to spike it up and now it’s really a party, and your basic romantic suspense novel.

[Sounds like a good time...]

Tue
Feb 19 2013 1:06pm

Ksenia Solo as Kenzi in Lost GirlThank fae—Lost Girl is back! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode 3.06, "The Kenzi Scale.”

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At The Dal (drink!), Bo violently hustles NotKenzi (NK) inside and with her hand wrapped in NK’s hair to pin her neck, Bo throws her against the bar and in front of Trick. I kind of want to know how she managed to drive the succmobile and wrangle NK at the same time but whatever. (I miss the succmobile.) Behind them, Dyson looks up from playing pool with Tamsin. “I don’t know who this is, but it’s not Kenzi!” Bo spits at Trick. “You’re hurting me, Bo-Bo!” NK shrieks. “Don’t call me that! Kenzi calls me that! Where is she?!” Bo demands of NK. Dyson half steps toward the women, confused by what he seeing as it’s so totally not like Bo and Kenzi—but in a good character way not in a this-show-has-totally-redone-her-core-characters-to-suit-its-fan-biased-agenda way. Trick wants to know what Bo is doing and immediately calls for Dyson, who’s been slowly edging closer. “Let go!” NK yells. “Give me back my friend, we’ve got a deal, bitch,” Bo snarls just as Dyson takes the last few steps and grabs Bo from behind to hoist her off NK. “Bar’s closed!” he shouts as Bo struggles with all her might. NK plaintively insists, “I am your friend, Bo-Bo!” and Bo erupts again in Dyson’s hold, lunging for NK. “Don’t call me that!” Fighting to restrain Bo, Dyson yells for everyone to get out of The Dal (drink!). He releases Bo and turns her to him and she settles to a resting fume. “Bo, what’s going on?” he asks quietly. “I know it looks like Kenzi, but it is not her.” NK talks over her that they were having dinner and Bo just grabbed her. In a great seamless move, Bo segues right back over to NK “no I didn’t just GRAB you! She’s lying, Trick, she’s lying!” NK shouts “she’s gone total nuts!” as Trick comes out from behind the bar to stand between them and yells at them both to be silent. “One at a time!”

[Tell 'em, Trick...]

Wed
Feb 13 2013 1:30pm

Tamsin, Dyson, Bo, and Kenzi in Lost Girl Season 3, episode 5Thank fae—Lost Girl is back! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode 3.05, "Faes Wide Shut.”

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We open in The Dal (drink!) where Bo and Doctor Lauren are scoping out doctor-approved Fae victims partners for Bo to bang feed from. Bo wonders “which one of these jokers” is “going down.” Doctor Lauren: “Poor things. They have no idea what they’re getting into.” Ah, I just got a knot in my belly. What the hell? Despite her words, the doc clearly is less entertained than Bo at the prospect of choosing a lover for her girlfriend, but she’s made this bed; she’s not lying in it.

As they tick through the crowd, Doctor Lauren and her super power of identifying genus and species of random Fae in their human forms just by looking at them discard one after another of Bo’s suggestions. “How 'bout I break that stallion’s back?” Bo asks nodding toward a hottie playing pool. Wait, what? Doctor Lauren identifies him as a hydra. “Nine heads,” she explains. “I see only one,” Bo counters, disappointed. Doctor Lauren nods smugly:  “Not those kinds of heads.” Oh, ewww. They have an amused non-verbal exchange. Bo is a little taken aback and then more than a little interested in trying out all nine as they turn back to the bar.

[All righty then...]

Tue
Feb 5 2013 11:41am

Lost Girl Season 3 episode 4 Dyson and BoThank fae—Lost Girl is back! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s Season 3 premiere, episode 3.04, "Fae-de to Black.”

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We open up in Bo’s bedroom at Hilton Hovel (drink! heavily!) where Bo is loosely tied by the drapes to the bed post awash in sexual bliss as Doctor Lauren goes down on her. The next two or three minutes are, again, all about the lady love, making this the second episode of the first four in the new season to begin with an extensive doccubus sex scene. It’s official. Lost Girl to all extents and purposes has finished its total reinvention into The Supernatural L Word.

The scene is beautifully shot. It’s hard to be anything else when AS and ZP are so naturally beautiful. Heavy sighs and slow music backdrop lots of long shots of a sweaty back here, a toned belly there, the doc on top of Bo in a clinch, Bo bites her lip, the doc smiles, even full on groin to groin money shot—covered from the waist down by Bo’s sheets. And yet for all is technical beauty and actor full-on commitment the absence of any genuine chemistry not dependent on naked flesh is making me…yawwnnnnn. I said that out loud again, didn’t I? Drat.

[I think you may have, yeah...]

Tue
Jan 29 2013 12:05pm

Tamsin, Bo, and Dyson in Lost Girl Season 3 episode 3

Thank fae—Lost Girl is back! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s Season 3 premiere, episode 3.02, "Subterrfaenean.”

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Bo is in a derelict, very, very muddy boat yard fighting a giant. As you do. The bald, tattooed Dark Fae (I presume) gets Bo in a strangle hold and grunts that The Morrigan wants that photo. Guess I presumed right for a change. “Can’t blame her. Have you seen it?” Bo asks, laughing. “Awkward!” A berserker cry sounds just as Kenzi barrels into the fray, a chunk of stone? broken cement? held aloft as a weapon. Despite, or perhaps because of, her fervor, Kenzi epically wipes out in a trough of mud and slams flat onto her back. Not to be undone, she helpfully coasts down the mudslide to a stop right between Giant’s spread legs and slams her rock into Giant’s—erm—stones. Bo promptly breaks his hold and knocks him out with half a cinder block to the head. Those things are incredibly heavy, by the way. Kenzi stumbles to her feet and chortles. “Kenzi for the assist! YES!”

[And the crowd goes wild...]

Tue
Jan 15 2013 11:55am

Bo in Lost Girl 3.01 Caged FaeThank fae—Lost Girl is back! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 and Season 2 to the most recent episode of Season 3 aired in the U.S. on the SyFy Channel. All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s Season 3 premiere, episode 3.01, “ Caged Fae.”

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[Read on for Fae-nanigans!]

Wed
Jan 2 2013 5:30pm

Lost Girl Season 3 castWe’re less than two weeks away from the January 14th (January 6th in Canada) debut of Lost Girl Season 3. Finally! It’s been months since we left the adventures of the succubus Bo and her not-so-Merry Band of Fae (even longer for you Canadian viewers). Here in the U.S., we had nearly a straight year of episodes as seasons 1 and 2 ran back to back starting in January. Now, trailers and episode titles are slowly making their way onto the Internet with each new one ratcheting up the levels of expectation. What better time for a series refresher to bring us all back to the angsty sometimes happy days of Hilton Hovel (drink!) and all our favorites (or favourites) in Faedom.

The Premise (also known as Episode 1):

Lost Girl follows the adventures of Bo who is a supernatural creature known as a succubus. Bo gains power by draining the sexual chi, or energy, of other people. A nifty side effect is her ability to heal (almost) any injury with a feed. She can also influence others into doing her bidding with one touch. Raised by humans, Bo has been ignorant of both her true heritage and the means by which to control her power for most of her life. At 18, she accidentally killed her high-school boyfriend while making love. Afraid and confused, Bo ran away and has lived alone ever since, surviving by her wits and bartending gigs. For ten years, she has bounced from city to city fleeing the occasional human kill when her succubus hunger gets too overwhelming to be denied.

[Hey, it happens, y'know?...]

Sat
Sep 15 2012 12:37pm

Anna Silk as Bo in Lost Girl 2.22, Flesh and BloodOur Lost Girl obsession is still going strong! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 up to the most recent Season 2 episode aired on SyFy (episode 10episode 11episode 12episode 13episode 14episode 15episode 16episode 17episode 18episode 19episode 20, and episode 21). All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s season finale, episode 2.22, “ Flesh and Blood.”

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At Hilton Hovel (drink!), Bo and Kenzi stand before a weapon-strewn table. Bo looks depressed while Kenzi takes inventory. She starts with a kiss for her stuffed bear, Ziggy, for good luck, moves on to a battle ax in good condition, one dagger “broken tip”, some brass knuckles, “keeping it real, ya know. A bull whip! No comment. And one crazy curvy thing with…ew, what is this?” she asks, fingering the throwing stars. “Troll blood,” Bo snaps. She snatches the shuriken from Kenzi’s hand and tosses it back onto the table while she grouses how none of these weapons will help them against The Garuda. Honey, you said you had a plan. How 'bout we just go back to that? Kenzi tries to reassure her but Bo is in full freak out mode. “I’m serious! You’ve seen how powerful he is! Even if (Doctor) Lauren can save Lachlan’s venom, I don’t know if I can get close enough to deliver it!” Ah – there’s the plan!

[The plan, the plan!...]

Sat
Sep 8 2012 2:26pm

Bo in Lost Girl 2.21Our Lost Girl obsession is still going strong! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 up to the most recent Season 2 episode aired on SyFy (episode 10episode 11episode 12episode 13episode 14episode 15episode 16episode 17episode 18, episode 19, episode 20). All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode, 2.21, “ Into the Dark.”

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At The Dal (drink!), a pair of fiddlers, one of whom is Ashley MacIssac, get their Celtic on with a jaunty reel.  It’s a full Irish wake for PerfectCiara whose daguerreotype glamour shot is displayed in state on top of her coffin. Bo, Hale, Doctor Lauren, Kenzi and Trick all stand together and contemplate it. “She saved my life, Trick,” Bo updates him with no small amount of awe. “Jumped in front of The Garuda’s sword like it was nothing.” Trick calls it a noble sacrifice. “She’d be proud to know it made a difference." I’m wondering if they filmed this scene as part of last week’s episode because Bo is wearing the same cutesy ribbon in her hair with the same spiral curls.

[And those do stand out...]

Sat
Sep 1 2012 2:00pm

Time for confrontation!Our Lost Girl obsession is still going strong! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 up to the most recent Season 2 episode aired on SyFy (episode 10episode 11episode 12episode 13episode 14episode 15episode 16, episode 17, episode 18, and episode 19). All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode, 2.20, “Lachlan's Gambit.”

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Bo strides into Tolkien’s Lair (drink!). Trick thanks her for coming on such short notice and Bo says it sounded urgent. So basically, we’re going start this ep off running. ‘Bout damn time. “There’s a growing number of reports of…bizarre animal behavior,” Trick informs her. “Like, just before an earthquake?” Bo asks, but Trick says not quite. “During an earthquake, horses get restless; burst out of their corrals. They don’t do this.”

[Trick, the horse whisperer?]

Sat
Aug 25 2012 4:00pm

Yeah, it’s just gonna be one of those weeks...Our Lost Girl obsession is still going strong! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 up to the most recent Season 2 episode aired on SyFy (episode 10episode 11episode 12episode 13episode 14episode 15episode 16, episode 17, and episode 18). All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode, 2.19, “Truth and Consequences.”

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At Hilton Hovel (drink!), Kenzi sits blindfolded on the couch. “Are you still here?” she whines without looking. While she prattles on complaining that she’ll be “uber pissed” if he’s gone, Nate comes into frame, leans over and kisses her without removing the blindfold. “OK, that was nice,” Kenzi admits. “But you don’t have to blindfold me to get a little sugar.” Smiling but without comment, Nate slips a chain around her neck. “You got me a necklace,” Kenzi croons and finally tugs off the blindfold herself to find a key dangling from her neck. “With the key to your heart?” she finishes more tentative. “You already got that,” Nate says sweetly.  He explains it’s the key to his apartment. “A fashion écroûtement accroutrement that is both thoughtful and practical,” she praises. “What more could a girl want?” Nate: “Access to her boyfriend’s place night or day?”

[Yeah, that would help!]

Sat
Aug 18 2012 3:01pm

Ryan and Bo in Lost Girl Season 2 episode 18Our Lost Girl obsession is still going strong! Be sure to check out all of our recaps, from Season 1 up to the most recent Season 2 episode aired on SyFy (episode 10episode 11episode 12episode 13episode 14episode 15episode 16, and episode 17). All caught up? Good. And now, on to the recap for last night’s episode, 2.18, “Fae-nted Love.”

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At Hilton Hovel (drink!), a sword stabs into the coffee table. Bo leans on the sword, panting and bloody as she struggles to pull up the contact list on her mobile. ANDERSON BROCK DYSON ELLIS. I wanna know who those guys are. Her instinct is for Dyson and her thumb hovers over the wolf man’s name. “No, no, no, no, no, no,” she moans. Grimacing, she considers a different choice but her wounds are too bad to be picky and she makes the call. “Hey,” she says, breathing heavily. “It’s Bo.”

[And who shows up at the door?...]