Lost Girl "Blood Lines" Review

"Bloodlines" is the season 1 finale, though SyFy opted against acknowledging such a fact. Lost Girl will continue on without a break as the US catches up to its neighbors in the north. This episode certainly had a finale feel. The beats were more immediate, more urgent. Bo met her mother and prevented her from starting a war between the light and dark fae. Trick became a Blood Sage again. Dyson sacrificed a huge part of himself for Bo. Things Happened.

Season 1 of Lost Girl began and ended with questions surrounding Bo's identity. Bo's identity is the most important part of the season. The 'Pilot' showed a Bo coming to grips with her true nature followed by her slow descent into the world of fae. Bo needed to figure out who she is, and she mostly found the answers she needed through Lauren, Dyson and Trick, and Kenzi helped ground her in the human world when all-things-fae became surreal and extraordinary. But as much love and support she received, a piece of her was missing. The non-existence of her biological parents is a significant part of Bo. Trick and Dyson kept the identity of Bo's mother a secret for fear of something terrible happening. Bo's mother is Saskia, the sexy succubus from several episodes ago, and she has a history of starting wars. Trick last saw her when he handed her over to the proper fae for punishment. Her punishment was solitary confinement. Unfortunately, the confinement made her a little batty.

Saskia, whose actual name is Aoife, wants vengeance on those who wronged her. She tries to incite war by killing elders of the light fae. In between these murders, she reconnects with her daughter. Bo is stand-offish yet curious because she's been in search of a mother for years. Neither woman gets what they want. Bo wants her mother to be her mother, but she only gets a crazed lunatic. Aofie wants Bo to help her incite war by killing elder light faes, but Bo is too good to indulge in such actions. The interactions between mother and daughter were atrocious. I enjoyed the silly Lost Girl-isms in the dialogue in the past, the quirky dialogue and such, but I cringed anytime Inga Cadranel delivered lines about being a mother or punishing her child as any mother would. It was too campy, too kitsch. Bo reluctantly left her mom for dead. Before Aofie fell to the floor, she imparted kind and loving words to her daughter, which gave Bo hope that her and her mother could have a healthy relationship some time in the future. Aofie doesn't die. She is last seen being carried off by a shadowy male figure.

The other characters actions confirmed their love for Bo. Trick returned to the blood book to save her life. Dyson sacrificed his essence for Bo. Lauren kissed her and exposed her soul to her (i.e. love for her). Kenzi willingly risked her life until Bo hand-cuffed her in a room. Besides Kenzi, each act by those three characters signifies a rather interesting second season. Dyson also lost his memory of his love for Bo (which is lame and tired but oh well). Trick constantly talked about the effects of the blood book. The last image of Trick was of him sitting nearly unconscious with blood all over his arm. The moment between Lauren and Bo should lead to a more significant relationship, especially after Dyson comes home a changed man.

Overall, "Bloodlines" is a decent season finale to a decent season. I praised Lost Girl for several weeks in the beginning but the series has worn on me somewhat. I still love the character interactions. They're fantastic and realistic. Hale and Kenzi, in particular, were a joy to watch together. The larger story about Bo, her origins, the Light/Dark fae, Trick and blood magic, et al, isn't as interesting. I'm going to continue watching the series but my weekly reviews of the episodes end today. I'll check in on the series every now and again. There just isn't enough to write about on a weekly basis.

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