LOST GIRL: Step Into the World of the Fae

The popular Canadian series, Lost Girl, which is now in its second season for our neighbors to the North (and a third season that was announced not that long ago), will debut tonight on Syfy at 10 PM. Viewers in the good ole USA will finally get a chance to see what all of the buzz has been about surrounding this unique sci-fi series.

Lost Girl follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk) a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy (sometimes called “Chi”) of humans. Growing up with human parents, Bo has no reason to believe she’s anything other than the girl next door – until she drains her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter. Once she hits the road, Bo discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them secretly, as they have for millennia. Relieved yet horrified to find out that she is not alone, Bo is faced with choosing an allegiance between the Dark and Light Fae clans. Bo decides to take the middle path between the humans and the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin. With the help of her human sidekick, Kenzi (Ksenia Solo), Bo takes on a challenge every week helping a Fae or human client who comes to her to solve a mystery or to right a wrong. Already in a love triangle with Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried), a sexy Fae working as a human police detective, and the beautiful human scientist, Lauren (Zoie Palmer) who works for the Fae, Bo’s love life is about to get even more complicated.

In preparation for their American debut cast members Anna Silk, Zoie Palmer and Kris Holden-Ried sat down for a conference call with press from across the globe to share what they could about the first season of Lost Girl.

Bo, Dyson and Lauren

The following are excerpts from that call:

Question: What can (viewers) expect from (the) first season?

Anna: The first season introduces the audience to Bo and her journey…going into this whole Fae world that she’s recently discovered (for which she’s) part. And the different people she meets along the way…become sort of (her) makeshift family in this world. Lauren, played by Zoie, and Dyson, played by Kris, are two of the very interesting characters that she meets.

Kris: From Dyson’s perspective, what we see is Bo (appearing) on the scene, a Fae who’s been born into a human family (who doesn’t) know she (is) Fae. Dyson is one of the ones that find her because in his job in the world that’s kind of his thing. He finds not only criminals but people who have done things that (they) shouldn’t have done; in other words, Fae who are exposing themselves to humans.

Zoie: I play Dr. Lauren Lewis. I’m (the) doctor to the Light Fae. There are two types of Fae: there’s the light and the dark. Bo comes to me for some help on how to control some of the things that are happening for her, as she sort of realizes what she is, starts to learn what she is, which is a Fae. And she comes to me to see if I can help her.

Anna: And just to expand further, Bo did grow up thinking she was human (and then she) discovers she’s Fae. But not only is she Fae, she’s actually a succubus…it’s a pretty rude awakening. It answers a lot of questions for her, but it opens the door to many more questions. And that’s sort of what we explore in the first season; how she fits into this world and the relationships she develops along the way.

Question: Can you each talk about the appeal of Bo and what you love about the triangle (between Bo, Lauren and Dyson) as the season evolves?

Anna: I think that the appeal of Bo for me, when I read the initial pilot, was just how – even though she’s a succubus and she’s not human and she’s going to be thrown into this crazy world – she’s really relatable. She’s intensely vulnerable and also (she) has (had) to sort of grow and find her way, and there’s a lot of growth for her in the series. And I think that’s sort of what I related to in her and that’s what I found appealing, that she’s strong and sexy. But she’s scared a lot of the times and vulnerable and has to figure out things as she goes. And then the love triangle that unfolds; (it’s) pretty interesting.

Zoie: The love triangle is just that, isn’t it? I think that everyone who meets Bo, including Dyson and Lauren, are sort of taken with her. She’s obviously beautiful, but there’s something about her (that) draws people (to) her. I think that’s what Lauren finds right away. I think it’s a surprise that she feels that way. She works for the Light Fae and she does her job and she’s a scientist and then along comes this sort of creature, this woman who does something to her.

Kris: I think for Dyson (who is a shape shifting wolf), with the mythology behind Dyson’s character, (that) has a lot to do with (it). He’s a protector. The wolf – its entire job was protecting (his) liege or its king – and in Bo he sees an innocent but beautiful and vulnerable woman that he finds beautiful and fascinating, but also those instincts (come) out in him. I think it’s really kind of a deep sort of seated instinct in Dyson (that he wants) to protect Bo, and in doing so, he (develops) feelings for her.

The Cast of Lost Girl

Question: What kind of a journey would you say your characters are on during this first season?

Zoie: For Lauren – we kind of discover that she’s indebted to the Light Fae, and specifically the leader of the Light Fae, the Ash, for some reason that we don’t know. And…we’ve gone that journey and it’s a bit of (guessing) why she…is working for the Fae at all, it’s a bit unusual; and of course, the development of the relationship with Bo and the rest of the characters on the show.

Kris: I think for Dyson it’s the discovery and the journey of Bo; for him he’s been in the Fae world for a millennia and the only thing that’s really new for him is this young woman who’s come from nowhere and that’s pretty much the center of his journey.

Anna: For Bo…the journey is just so huge. She’s coming from a world where she grew up thinking she was human and has urges beyond normal sort of teenage sexual urges that resulted in a body count. So she’s been on the run for a while; and the beginning is when she learns that she’s not human, that she’s Fae. So that journey is just so big, and it continues to be every day every episode. She, particularly in the first season, but even in the second season, she’s constantly learning. So her journey is always ongoing, very much so.

Question: Dyson is a very restrained character. There’s always something about him that is just simmering underneath it all. Do you find this a challenge as an actor, because it has to come through with your body language rather than the line that you’re given to say.

Kris: I think it’s become something that’s really inherent in Dyson. Part of it came out of a necessity of the way we shot (the) first season, which was completely out of chronological sequence, so a lot of times we didn’t know what we were going to have to do. We didn’t know what we were going to have to react to so sometimes have to play this ambiguous sort of line. But also in my style of acting, I tend to internalize things more than externalize them.

Question: How much are you involved in the story writing process of the show? Do you like to give input regarding your cast part, or do you leave that part completely the writers?

Anna: Yeah, we definitely have input. Michelle Lovretta, who created the show and the staff of writers we’ve had over the first and second season, they’ve developed such rich characters. Bu what’s really great is that we’ve developed a relationship with them and they write to our strengths as actors. They’re very open to our input, which is really crucial, because it creates a really nice dialog. It creates a better show ultimately. So we’re really lucky that it’s a pretty open door.

Zoie: They’re really great about hearing our thoughts.

Kris: (On) some of the bigger budget shows you have so many different cooks in the kitchen. You have so many different network checks, that the actors don’t get a chance. But we actually can sit in the writers’ room; and every time we bring our scripts in before the read-throughs, they’re very attentive to our ideas about our characters. It’s a real collaborative treat, and I think we’re all really enjoying it.

With all of that in mind, make sure to tune into the debut of Lost Girl tonight on Syfy at 10 PM.