Review: Lost Girl, S2 Ep 5 — “BrotherFae of the Wolves”
Air date: May 14, 2012, 10/9c on Syfy
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I’m still getting used to Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried) and Bo (Anna Silk) being just friends. More than anything, I’d like them to be together, but many TV viewers like their angst and tension so I’ll bide my time. But the unexpected appearance of another woman in Dyson’s life will put a bigger wrench in their fragile relationship.
Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried) running with his wolf pack centuries ago
“BrotherFae of the Wolves” gives us new insight into Dyson’s centuries old past. It’s hard to imagine Dyson running with a pack of wolves, and serving a King no less, but he did. After abruptly departing the pack, his old friend Cayden (Graham Abbey) shows up, asking Dyson for help. Cayden has ulterior motives but it doesn’t seem obvious at first. The unique weapon Cayden seeks is the Mongolian Death Worm and it’s worth a lot of money. Unfortunately, the weapon is on Dark Fae territory and since both men are Light Fae, there’s only one solution – call Bo. I think Dyson might be uncomfortable with the idea of relying on Bo so much, but I think he knows he can depend on her in any situation.
The Mongolian Death Worm is an elderly Light Fae named Velma (Jayne Eastwood), whose unnatural attachment to her TV can become deadly. Take away her TV and you have complete control of her. This seems to be an indictment of TV viewers; our society has become overly attached to electronic devices, practically rendering us technology-addicted zombies. Would we act as Velma does if these things were taken away from us? I know how I get when I forget to take my phone with me when I go out. It’s like losing a major line of communication. And there are certain TV shows I must watch, like this one.
Speaking of people turning up out of the blue, take Lauren (Zoie Palmer). She, too, makes a sudden appearance at Bo’s place, pleading for help to escape the new Ash (Vincent Walsh), who has instituted a new policy of locking up humans working for him during their off hours. Isn’t this a bit cruel, treating employees like chattel? I miss the old Ash (Cle Bennett); we still don’t know what happened to him (I don’t think he died), but hopefully this will be clarified in future episodes. This new Ash is too smug and abusive of his authority whereas the old Ash had a profound respect for his position and carried himself with a certain air of regality.
The gang checks out the Mongolian Death Worm
What I found so interesting was how Dyson met The Norn (Kate Trotter) for the first time centuries ago. When Dyson pled for her help, she demanded his wolf nature as payment. Why is she so interested in his wolf form? This may be why she tricked him the second time he asked for her help, stealing his love for Bo. As much as I hate her for screwing with their relationship, I have to admire her cunning. She knew where to really hurt Dyson.
Is it any surprise that Cayden heals Bo after she’s wounded by Cumberbatch (Dan Lett)? She’s afraid of killing him but he tells her, “I’m a big bad wolf, I can round all my bases.” The “big bad wolf” is such a cheeseball but after their marathon session, it’s Lauren who I feel bad for, not Dyson. Lauren’s been cooking up a storm, trying to make herself useful. When she sees Bo and Cayden emerge from the bedroom, she covers up her nervousness by going into a monologue about the science of cooking, which is cute, but it’s obvious she’s pining for Bo. It seems likely she and Bo will end up together now that all is lost with Dyson. How she could be happy being anyone’s sloppy seconds is beyond me; I don’t care how hot the object of desire is. Ultimately, it’ll be Lauren having the broken heart. You can’t help but feel for her.
Cayden uses Dyson and Bo to find Velma, but things don’t go according to plan. After Cayden disappears, Dyson discovers Ciara (Lina Roessler), the widow of an old friend who was thought to have perished long ago. There’s joy and happiness upon their reunion, which Bo senses, but she is kind with Ciara and tries to make her feel welcome. This demonstrates great maturity on her part; I liked seeing this because there is too much jealousy and bitchiness among women and it pleased me to watch them being genuinely supportive of each other. I hope Bo and Ciara become friends, but I’m not sure that can happen with Dyson in the way.
Ciara (Lina Roessler) and Dyson
With Cayden’s disappearance and the uncertain future of Velma, will these characters appear again? I think so. You have no choice but to stay tuned!
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