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Into the Dark
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Lost Girl is a Canadian developed and produced television series which premiered in the 2010 season on the television channel Showcase.
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Into the Dark was the twenty-first episode of the second season of the series, and the thirty-fourth overall episode of the Canadian television series Lost Girl. It was first shown on the Showcase Television Channel in Canada on March 25th, 2012 at 9 PM Eastern time.
Production Data
- Series: Lost Girl
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 21 (34th Overall)
- Episode Title: Into the Dark
- Directed by: John Fawcett
- Writing credits: Emily Andras
- Production Company: Prodigy Pictures
- Running Time: 60 Minutes (Including Commercials)
- Country of Origin: Canada
- Originally Aired on: March 25th, 2012 on the Showcase Television Channel in Canada
- Number of Canadian Viewers: TBA
Cast
| Actor / Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Anna Silk | Bo |
| Kristen Holden-Ried | Dyson |
| Ksenia Solo | Kenzi |
| Richard Howland | Trick |
| K.C. Collins | Detective Hale |
| Zoie Palmer | Lauren |
| Paul Amos | Vex |
| Emmanuelle Vaugier | The Morrigan |
| Hayley Nault | Nain Rouge |
| Kate Trotter | The Norn |
| Lina Roessler | Ciara [1] |
| Billy MacLellan | Duncan |
| Deborah Odell | Awhero |
| Jon Cor | Paulo |
| Brock Johnson | Drunk Reveler |
| Ashley MacIsaac | Fiddler #1 |
| Stephanie Cadman | Fiddler #2 |
| Sonja Vanbesien | Chanting Woman #1 |
| Carla Giuliani | Chanting Woman #2 |
Plot
Short Summary
A wake is held for Ciara at the Dal Riata, Bo and her friends trying to cope with what's happened, Dyson devastated and on the verge of giving up. Bo confronts Trick with the knowledge she believes that he is her father, however Trick tells Bo that he isn't her father, but rather her grandfather and that Aoife was his daughter. He also tells her he doesn't know who Bo's father is. Trick explains that Bo's blood has the power to enslave others, like her mother did, and that using that power may turn her to the dark side. Bo asks that Trick call the Nain Rouge to get some answers, but he cannot. Bo cries out in anger and the Nain Rouge appears. The Nain Rouge tells Bo that Dyson misunderstood what the Wolf Spirit told him and the way to defeat the Garuda is to join the Light and Dark Fae into a single force. Bo and Lauren attend the funeral of Lachlan, and find The Morrigan there. Bo asks for Vex's help, but is told that Vex will remain in the dungeons forever because he took control of The Morrigan's body and humiliated her. Bo is told in order to have what she wants, she has to steal an item from The Ash for her. Kenzi confronts Dyson and makes him understand that he cannot give up for everyone's sake, and Bo's in particular. Dyson sees The Norn with Kenzi at his side, demanding his love to be returned, but is rejected. Kenzi takes things into her own hands and attacks The Norn's sacred tree and begins to cut it down, which forces The Norn to agree to Kenzi's demands. Kenzi is tricked and Dyson's love is seemingly destroyed. Kenzi then brings something to Dyson, which he consumes, which she claims is Dyson's love. Bo locates the item and brings it to The Morrigan, when Vex is brought to her, he explains he humiliated The Morrigan to be safe from a group of Red Caps, who then attack Bo and take Vex away with them. Bo confronts the Red Caps, and they demand the item that Bo stole for The Morrigan to release Vex. Bo finds The Morrigan and uses her powers to control her long enough to steal the item back. Bo gives the item to the Red Caps, but The Morrigan stops the transaction and moves to kill everyone there. Vex helps Bo to overcome her, and Vex agrees to help Bo in the coming battle. Bo gathers her friends and tells them she has a plan, and asks her friends to stand with her and they all agree to do so. At the end of the episode, a dark force is seen watching Trick in his lair, but takes no action against him.
Detailed Summary
The episode begins in the Dal Riata, a wake remembering Ciara underway, a pair of fiddlers performing on stage. Standing next to her casket, which has a picture of Ciara upon it, are Bo (Anna Silk), Kenzi (Ksenia Solo), Lauren (Zoie Palmer), Hale (K.C. Collins), and Trick (Richard Howland). Bo talks about her past with Ciara, and that Ciara stepped in front of The Garuda's sword and took a killing blow meant for her in the previous episode Lachlan's Gambit. Trick calls it a "nobel sacrifice" and that Ciara would be proud to know it made a difference. Kenzi comments that the photo of Ciara is wonderful and Trick replies that Fairies are very photogenic, that it is hard to pick just one, and that Dyson sent over a box of images of Ciara. Trick comments that he thinks that Dyson couldn't bear to look through them himself and Hale chastises himself for not bringing Dyson to the wake. Kenzi tells Hale that Dyson is still recovering from the battle and she doesn't expect him to appear. Trick comments that "it is hard losing someone you love, someone you care about" and everyone looks at Lauren who says nothing, but is obviously still in shock over the loss of Nadia. Bo asks Lauren when she slept last and Lauren tells Bo that she will rest when she figures out how to stabilize Lachlan's venom that was extracted in the previous episode. As Kenzi tells Lauren that she will figure out how to do that, there is a growl and shout from behind the group and they turn around to face what they think is a threat to them all, but it turns out to be only a drunk Fae entering the bar. Kenzi's comment is: "So not the thing that is trying to kill us." Trick and Bo both say that they must remain on guard for attacks as The Garuda is becoming stronger. Hale tells Trick: "He was plenty strong last time he whooped us." The fiddlers then come to the end of their performance and Trick stands by Ciara's casket and begins to speak: "To Caira O'Breen. A toast. In the words of her Scáthach kin." Trick follows this with a long loud howl which the rest of the bar joins in to. After this, Bo takes Trick aside and tells him that the truth is that Ciara died because she made a mistake. Bo proclaims that they need to avenge her death somehow, and she tells Trick that they need to talk.
Trick leads Bo into his lair and tells Bo that he is willing to listen to her. Bo tells Trick: "It's in our blood isn't it?" Trick does not look at Bo and says: "Our blood?" Bo then continues: "Your blood and mine. It's the key." He turns around and looks at Bo saying: "To what?" Bo answers: "Victory." Trick says nothing to this, then Bo continues: "I know Trick. I finally figured it out. You're my father."
After the opening credits, we return to see Bo and Trick still confronting each other. Trick questions Bo about calling him her father and Bo tells Trick that from the moment she met him, she knew that she could trust him, ask for advice from him as well as comfort, but now with all that is happening, she must look at him in a different way. Trick tells her that it isn't the right time, but Bo asks when is it ever the right time and begs him to tell her the truth as she needs her father. Trick tells Bo that he is sorry but he is not her father, but rather her Grandfather, which shocks and yet pleases Bo as it allows her to have one piece of her past's puzzle revealed at last. Bo then realizes a truth and Trick confirms that Aife, Bo's mother, is Trick's daughter. He tells Bo that what happened to Aife is the biggest regret in his life. Bo then asks about her father, but Trick explains that he does not have the answer to that question and it terrifies him. Bo asks what all of this makes her, and Trick tells Bo that it makes her: "Strong, smart, and more beautiful than I dared hope." Bo smiles and blushes at Trick's words, and he continues: "After so much pain, what a gift." Bo laughs in joy and Trick continues: "And to know you now, I could just burst with pride." Bo takes his hands and tells Trick that she has so many questions to ask of him, and Trick agrees that there is much to learn and understand. Bo however understands that she must, for now, only be concerned with defeating The Garuda.
Questions in this Episode
- Who is Bo's father? Assuming that Trick isn't lying to her, and he is her Grandfather, then who is?
- Assuming that Bo is a Blood Princess, is there a means to succeed Trick's role as the Blood King and for Bo to become the Blood Queen?
- What does it mean exactly that Bo is a Blood Princess? Are all of her Succubus powers then not "normal" for a Succubus?
- If true, then what are the actual powers of a "true" Succubus in the Lost Girl universe?
- Does Bo being a Blood Princess mean that she could, in theory, write with her blood in a book and change reality? What would that do to her? Would she suffer the same curse as Trick?
- Why, if that it possible, didn't Aife use her powers to "bend" reality to her wishes? Or did she and all of the events that she believes to be true are part of her punishment for using her powers?
Answers in this Episode
- Ciara's kin are called Scáthach. There is a story in Irish mythology that tells of Scáthach being a figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is a legendary Scottish warrior woman and martial arts teacher who trains the legendary Ulster hero Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat. Texts describe her homeland as Scotland (Alpae); she is especially associated with the Isle of Skye, where her residence Dún Scáith (Fort of Shadows) stands. You can find out more about this myth here. This myth ties very well into Ciara's role in the mythos of the Lost Girl universe as the one that taught the art of war to Dyson and his pack mates in the past.
- Trick claims not to be Bo's father, but her Grandfather.
- This would make [[Aife}}, who was Bo's mother, Trick's daughter.
- This would also make Bo, as Trick is the Blood King, a Blood Princess.
- Trick claims that what happened to Aife is the biggest regret in his life.
- Trick also claims that who Bo's father is terrifies him.
Episodes
For a more detailed list see: List of Lost Girl episodes, or click on the individual episode titles for more in depth articles.
Season One Episodes
Episode 1: It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World
Episode 2: Where There's a Will, There's a Fae
Episode 3: Oh Kappa, My Kappa
Episode 4: Faetal Attraction
Episode 5: Dead Lucky
Episode 6: Food for Thought
Episode 7: ArachnoFaebia
Episode 8: Vexed
Episode 9: Fae Day
Episode 10: The Mourning After
Episode 11: Faetal Justice
Episode 12: (Dis)Members Only
Episode 13: Blood Lines
Season Two Episodes
Episode 1: Something Wicked This Fae Comes
Episode 2: I Fought the Fae (And the Fae Won)
Episode 3: Scream a Little Dream
Episode 4: Mirror, Mirror
Episode 5: BrotherFae of the Wolves
Episode 6: It's Better to Burn Out Than Fae Away
Episode 7: Fae Gone Wild
Episode 8: Death Didn't Become Him
Episode 9: Original Skin
Episode 10: Raging Fae
Episode 11: Can't See the Fae-Rest
Episode 12: Masks
Episode 13: Barometz. Trick. Pressure.
Episode 14: Midnight Lamp
Episode 15: Table for Fae
Episode 16: School's Out
Episode 17: The Girl Who Fae'd With Fire
Episode 18: Fae-nted Love
Episode 19: Truth and Consequences
Episode 20: Lachlan's Gambit
Episode 21: Into the Dark
Episode 22: Flesh and Blood
References
- ↑ Only appeared in this episode in a photograph.
Episode Review on Succubus.Net
Tera, the owner of this website, posted a review of this episode on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on Friday, March 30th, 2012. You can find that review here. She gave it ? pitchforks out of 5.