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"Rise"
Lost Girl episode
Lauren, Dyson and Bo make a promise they intend to keep
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 16 Overall Episode 77
Directed by	Paolo Barzman
Written by	Michael Grassi
Produced by	Wendy Grean
Featured Music	See Section Below
Cinematography by	Craig Wright
Editing by	Dale Gagne
Production Code	516
Original Air Date	October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
Length	60 minutes (runtime)
Guest Actors
Ksenia Solo - Kenzi Rachel Skarsten - Tamsin Paul Amos - Vex Rob Archer - Bruce Eric Roberts - Hades Luke Bilyk - Mark Olivia Scriven - Dagny
Episode Chronology
← Previous "Let Them Burn" Next → "None (Series Finale)"
Short Summary List of Lost Girl Episodes Detailed List of Lost Girl episodes Bo fights against Hades' plans while Bo's Family suffers a tragic loss and a promise is made SuccuWiki Rating: (0.0)

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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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Rise was the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of the series, the seventy-seventh overall episode, and the series finale of the Canadian television series Lost Girl. It was first shown on the Showcase Television Channel in Canada on October 25, 2015 at 9 PM Eastern time.

Production Data

• Series: Lost Girl
• Season: 5
• Episode Number: 16 (77th Overall)
• Episode Title: Rise
• Directed by: Paolo Barzman
• Writing credits: Michael Grassi
• Production Company: Prodigy Pictures
• Running Time: 60 Minutes (Including Commercials)
• Country of Origin: Canada
• Originally Aired on: October 25, 2015 on the Showcase Television Channel in Canada
• Number of Canadian Viewers: Not Released
• Number of American Viewers: Not Released

Cast

A promotional Image of the Season Five cast of Lost Girl from the official website at showcase.ca/lostgirl From left to right: Anna Silk as Bo, Zoie Palmer as Lauren, Kristen Holden-Reid as Dyson and Rachel Skarsten as Tamsin

Actor / Actress	Role
Anna Silk	Bo
Kristen Holden-Ried	Dyson
Ksenia Solo	Kenzi
Zoie Palmer	Lauren
Rachel Skarsten	Tamsin
Paul Amos	Vex
Rob Archer	Bruce
Eric Roberts	Hades
Luke Bilyk	Mark
Olivia Scriven	Dagny
Sam Malkin	Dark Fae Elder #1
Shakura S'Aida	Dark Fae Elder #2
Jon De Leon	Dark Fae Elder #3
Anthony Sherwood	Light Fae Elder #1
Dalal Badr	Light Fae Elder #2
Brenda Kamino	Light Fae Elder #3
Jocelyn Hudon	Victoria
Nykeem Provo	Christian
Masa Lizdek	Girlfriend
Ishan Morris	Police Officer
Kelly Fletcher	Nurse

Music in this Episode

Song Title	Artist	Notes
I Wanna Show You		Courtesy of APM Music
London Boys		Courtesy of APM Music
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)		Written by Rudy Clark Courtesy of Alley Music Corp.
Dark Runs Out	Amy Stroup	Written by Amy Stroup and Troy Akers
Don't Pick Me Up		Courtesy of APM Music
I Hope This Isn't The End For You (Instrumental)	Sunparlour Players	Written by Andrew Penner and Michael Rosenthal

Plot

Short Summary

Bruce saves everyone from the fire, Hades believing that they are dead, travelling with Vex’s help in his motorhome. Bo tells Hades she wants to get rid of Tamsin and takes Tamsin’s Chi, seemingly killing her, but instead Bo saving her from Hades’ plan and allowing Tamsin to escape. Hades reveals he wants Bo to feed off all Chi in the world. Hades uses the Hellskor shoes to trap Bo and then forces her to do so, telling Bo that the bringer of death is what she is meant to be, using all of the things that have gone wrong for Bo in her life to break her and telling Bo that she cannot love, which then pushes Bo over the edge and she begins to feed on the city’s Chi, killing all those she has fed on, Hades turning them into the army that he desires.

None of Bo’s friends are effected because of the horseshoe which Bo left in their care when she set the clubhouse on fire which protects them all from harm. Hades sends Bo to retrieve the horseshoe, to end their threat and complete his plan. Bo confronts her friends, Kenzi attempting to bring Bo back, telling Bo that she isn’t alone, that she is needed, and Kenzi needs her. This does not succeed, Bo destroying the horseshoe and taking the Chi from them. Bo then relives her life through the memories of them through their Chi and breaks Hades’ control over her. Bo confronts Hades, the two coming to blows while Tamsin has her baby with Kenzi and Lauren’s help. Hades intending to take Tamsin’s child with him and continue his plans without Bo. Bo overcomes Hades with the love of her family, banishing him and then returns the Chi that she took from the city, ending Hades’ threat.

Tamsin has a baby girl, named Dagny, then asks Bo to look after her daughter. Bo promises to do so before Tamsin passes away, Tamsin turning into white light and vanishing into the sky. Bo gives Tamsin’s baby to Kenzi who then leaves, promising to look after her and be there for Bo always. Vex and Mark comes to terms with their relationship, Mark telling Vex he will not choose Light or Dark, and chooses to be with Vex. Bo and Lauren kiss and renew their relationship for as long as Lauren lives. Dyson inherits the Dal Riata and decides to wait to continue his relationship with Bo.

Time passes and Dagny is brought to the Dal Riata, she meeting her Family and it is revealed that Kenzi has told her all about the Fae and who she is. It is also revealed that in the colony, no one is made to choose a side and they are trying to bring that change to the Fae as a whole. When Dagny reveals a hint of the evil inside of her, Bo promises that they will be ready for the day it comes.

Detailed Summary

When the episode was originally shown on Showcase, there was a short additional program which ran before the actual episode began. Anna Silk was shown watching a series of thank you video letters which Lost Girl fans sent to her from the September 3rd, 2015 Fan Expo Canada convention held in Toronto. Following the videos, Anna spoke to the viewers of Lost Girl and expressed her thanks to the fans, for them reminding her, always, that the series mattered, and ending with: "We did it for you, so thank you very much."

The episode opened with a recap of the previous episode including: "Bo and Kenzi arriving at the Fae horse ranch, Bo saying that she needed to find the Pyrippus, explaining that it had been depicted as a stallion that breathes fire, Kenzi adding that they believe they can control it with the horseshoe that Bo possesses. After an image of the fire breathing stallion that Bo encountered is shown, Bo reveals that she is the Pyrippus. Hades then asking Tamsin how she is, Tamsin resisting him, then being seen crying out to Bo for help when Bo arrived at Hades' condominium. Bo is then seen telling Hades he has no need for Tamsin, Hades' then telling Bo that when Tamsin's baby is born, Tamsin will die. Bo is then shown pouring gasoline over the clubhouse, to prove herself to Hades, then calling Kenzi to draw her Family into the trap Bo has set. Lauren, Dyson, Kenzi and Mark are then seen trapped in the clubhouse as it burns, Hades asking Bo if she wants to save them, but Bo replying: "Let them burn."

The episode begins with Dyson (Kristen Holden-Ried) still holding up the ceiling crossmember that had collapsed to keep it from falling onto the others, shouting: "If I let this go, the whole building comes down!" Lauren (Zoie Palmer) sees something in the smoke and draws it to Kenzi's (Ksenia Solo) attention. The pair then notice that the horseshoe is holding the flames back from coming closer, akin to a forcefield around them. There is the sound of wood breaking from another direction and Bruce (Rob Archer) smashes his way inside, pausing and calling out: "Hey guys." The scene then moves to outside of the clubhouse where Mark (Luke Bilyk), Lauren, Dyson, Kenzi and Bruce are shown to have escaped the fire and gather around a nearby fence. As Bruce looks at the clubhouse he comments: "It's the end of an era." Kenzi asks: "Why are you here? I mean, Bruce, how did you know?" Bruce explains: "Bo called. Told me to meet her here." Mark asks: "Bo did this?" Kenzi refuses to believe this, replying: "Don't think that for a second she called Bruce." Mark tells Kenzi: "She trapped us!" Showing Mark the horseshoe, Kenzi insists: "She also planted this! She took it from my bag and she put it there to help us! I've seen this thing shield Bo from fire!" Lauren nods: "She knew it would protect us." Mark asks: "What's the point of trying to murder us anyway?" Dyson calmly replies: "To prove allegiance. This must be part of her plan to take down Hades." Kenzi nods: "She wants him to think we're dead, so we have to play along." Dyson agrees and adds: "We need to move. We need to get to the Elders." Lauren asks how they can travel and remain invisible, Mark answering: "I've got an idea. It's a good one I swear." Kenzi then turns back to look at the burning clubhouse and whispers: "Goodbye crack shack. Bo, this better be the greatest plan ever." Kenzi then turns away, the rest following her as the clubhouse continues to burn.

Bo (Anna Silk) and Hades (Eric Roberts) are then shown at Hades' condominium, Hades gloating: "Father and daughter finally side by side. It's time to fulfill your destiny. There's nothing left to hold you back." Bo replies: "There is one thing. Your backup plan. I don't want her around." Hades chuckles: "Sibling rivalry. You're reminding me more and more of myself." Bo responds: "You only have one daughter. I'm it." Hades nods: "Consider it taken care of." Bo stops Hades and tells him: "I want to do it. I want to kill Tamsin."

Tamsin is then seen, still imprisoned as Bo approaches her. Tamsin approaches the bars, whispering Bo's name, but Bo does not reply. Tamsin sees Hades standing nearby and tells Bo: "Whatever he's done to you, you need to snap out of it. Do you hear me? Listen, I know what it's like. Jack took control of me in Valhalla, do you remember? And you helped me out of it. You have the power to fight him." Bo does not reply to any of this and Tamsin begs Bo to say something. Bo still does not, but kneels down on the other side of the bars from Tamsin, touches one of Tamsin's hands and then the two kiss. When the kiss ends, Bo begins to take Tamsin's Chi from her until Tamsin collapses on the floor. Bo then stands, her eyes glowing blue and tells Hades: "Time to get my destiny on... Daddy."

Following the opening credits we return to a black motorhome making its way through the city. Inside, Vex (Paul Amos) is shown at the wheel, Dyson standing next to him. Mark is in the passenger front seat while Lauren and Kenzi are in the back. Dyson tells Vex: "First things first, we get word back to the Elders, get them mobilized." Mark nods: "A proper defence is only as good as its counter-offence." As they continue to discuss matters, Kenzi is seen in the back of the motorhome looking around her, picking up a string of unused condoms before dropping them to the floor. Dyson continues: "Whatever Bo's plan is, we'll give one helluva fight." Kenzi then calls out: "Who needs weapons when you've got mascara and heels?" Vex calls out: "Hey! Those Louboutin's could take an eye out!" Lauren then asks: "Vex, where do you keep your tweezers and duct tape, your pharmaceuticals... Watch out!" As Lauren yells, a truck cuts them off and Vex is forced to swerve to miss them, he then calling out: "Hey! Let's get something straight. As long as we're in my motorized caravan there will be no backseat driving, alright?" Vex then looks into the back of the motorhome and yells: "Hey! Put those back!" Kenzi then walks towards the front, carrying a small tea cup and comments: "You know, of all the creepy fetishes how is this your weirdest, hmm?" Vex continues to drive as he explains: "I'll have you know that's German Weimar porcelain. I've got a life outside of you people." Dyson smiles and taps Vex on his shoulder as he urges him: "Get us there fast. Get us there safe. We're in your hands." Vex then gestures from left to right in front of him which makes the truck move out of their way and Vex passes it commenting: "Excuse me."

Back at Hades' condominium, Bo walks with Hades towards an altar positioned by the balcony where, drawn into the stone, in an image of the Pyrippus. Bo comments: "There I am. Fire-breathing mass destruction. Should I pick up some Tums?" Hades replies: "Oh these are not flames, these are steams of life force. Chi. Consumed by my daughter. My Pyrippus. Bo and Hades then approach the altar from opposite sides, Bo whispering: "I'm gonna feed off the entire city." Hades replies: "First the colony. Then the continent. And once we're strong enough." Bo whispers in surprise: "The world." Hades continues: "Every single human and Fae." Then Hades reveals: "I know you didn't kill Tamsin my sweet daughter. It's time to cut your long game short." Bo asks: "If you didn't think this was real, why did you play along?" Hades chuckles: "Because I have you right where I want you." Bo's boots are then shown transforming, as the Hellskor appear and lock Bo's feet where she stands, Bo not being able to move. When Bo asks what is happening, Hades explains: "The hell shoes that took you to Valhalla serve me. I made them to keep you where I want you until you feed." After struggling a moment, Bo tells Hades: "I will never." Hades laughs: "It's in your nature Succubus. You can't avoid what you were made for." Bo resists, telling Hades: "You can't make me do this. I emancipated myself from you. I have nothing to do with you!" Hades disagrees, pointing out: "Nothing to do with me? Our connection runs much deeper than a handprint. Deeper than hell shoes. It runs deeper than blood. I created you! For me." Bo answers: "Push notification: 'You didn't raise me.' I was raised by a good mother, Mary Dennis. You had nothing to do with me! You don't have a say!" Hades smirks: "I don't have a say? I don't have a say. Hmph, you're right." Hades then steps away from Bo, then continues: "But even if I didn't raise you. Even if I wasn't in your life, you found death all on your own. Remember? Your first?" Bo whispers: "Kyle was a long time ago. It was a mistake. I've learned since then." Hades questions: "Have you? Cause it seems to me that death just keeps following you. Hale. Rainer. Trick. Aife." Bo shakes her head: "No. You killed Aife. You killed Trick." Hades grabs Bo from behind and growls: "I did it for you. To lead you to this very moment. Death is your birthright. It is your path!" Bo resists, telling Hades: "It's a path you cannot force me to follow." Hades smiles: "Bo, it's time for you to embrace your true self. Enjoy it." Bo whispers: "No." as Hades continues: "Once you start, you won't be able to stop. You will love it. I know you can feel it. The hunger. The darkness. The power. You've tried to run from it for years, but it's not a choice." Bo answers: "I stopped running a long time ago. I found my family." Hades tells Bo in disgust: "Family? You mean Kenzi? Did she stay?" Bo cries: "Don't you dare." Hades continues: "And Tamsin. Poor Tamsin. After she falls in love with you and you break her heart. Did she stay?" Bo cries out: "Stop!" But Hades does not stop, telling Bo: "And then the thing you wanted most. Imagine. A Succubus wanting a Friday night date at the movies kind of relationship. How'd that go for ya? Dyson? That didn't last, no! And Lauren. Lauren dumped you not once but twice! And even if it had worked out with Lauren eventually you would have to watch her wither and die with age because death is part of who you are!" Bo shrieks out loudly: "NO!" Then Hades tells Bo: "You and I. We're not capable of love." Bo gasps, her head falling forwards as Hades steps back and commands: "Now feed." When Bo raises her head, her eyes are bright blue, her mouth is hanging slightly open and then she whispers: "Only I will choose who lives." Hades smiles: "That's my girl." Bo then outstretches her hands and opens her mouth to feed, moments later many streams of Chi begin to waft up from the city below and flood into her. As Bo does so, the carving in the stone of the altar beings to glow, the Chi moving through Bo, then into the stone, making the carving glow with the Chi that Bo has consumed from the city. The streets below are then shown, people looking upwards for a moment, then the Chi leaving their bodies and travelling towards Bo, more and more individuals being seen collapsed to the ground and unmoving.

Vex's motorhome is then seen travelling the city streets, a closeup of the rear license plate showing it reads: PPTMSTER before Lauren is shown working on something. She comments: "Improvised sedative gun. Thank you Karen Beattie." Dyson smiles: "Woman of wisdom and eco-terrorist weaponry. Glad we're on the same team." Lauren tells Dyson: "Well, I'm glad you are the one leading us. We're gonna go get our girls." Dyson is silent a moment, looking away, then tells Lauren: "I used to worry about her all the time." Lauren smiles: "It's the nature of the Succubus. But then she found her family." Dyson shakes his head: "No, she found you. When you were together I didn't worry so much." Lauren sighs: "Yeah. Then I pushed her away." Dyson tells Lauren: "I know you think you can't be with Bo. But you're wrong. It's messy yes. It's complicated. And it's worth it." Lauren admits: "You know I used to worry about her. What would happen to her when I die and I realized I don't have to. She'll have you." Neither says anything for a moment, then they touch each others hands and nod slightly. Kenzi then calls them both to the front of the motorhome where Vex comments: Either this is Aurora Borealis or that Jerry Garcia weekend is coming back to haunt me." Mark asks: "Who is Jerry Garcia?" Dyson answers: "It's Bo. She's feeding." Kenzi admits: "I just peed." and when Vex looks at her, Kenzi continues: "Only a little." Lauren explains: "Her group suck. We're seen this before, but now it's the entire city. She's gone full Dark Queen." Kenzi sighs: "Or full-on Pyrippus." Lauren is confused asking: "It doesn't make any sense. How come we're not affected?" Mark comments: "Lucky charm" as Kenzi rushes into the back of the motorhome and then returns with the horseshoe, adding: "It's magically delicious." Lauren nods: "Of course. First the fire, now this. This horseshoe is protecting us from all things Pyrippus." Dyson whispers: "Not the Elders." The motorhome is then seen turning a corner, the Chi of the city floating above the streets and rushing upwards to where Bo continues to feed. Hades watches and gloats: "That's it Bo. Beautiful. Amazing. Oh, yes, yes." As Bo continues, the carving continues to fill with Chi, the light growing brighter and covering more of the image as time passes.

Dyson, Lauren, Kenzi, Vex and Mark are then seen entering the Dal Riata where they find all of the Fae Elders laying on the floor, Bo having taken the Chi from them all. Kenzi touches one the Elders and tells Lauren: "Doc! No pulse!" Lauren cries out: "Oh no, no there's nothing... I can't do anything! They're gone!" As Mark checks another of the Elders he answers: "And so goes our manpower." Vex asks: "From what we saw outside, does rhatr mean everyone but us is..." Dyson sighs: "Dead." Lauren whispers: "Jack has completely taken her over. She's lost." Kenzi walks through the Dal Riata and whispers to herself: "Bobo... What have you done?"

Returning to Bo and Hades, Bo completes feeding on the Chi of the city and then, in her other voice, eyes glowing brightly, she proclaims: "I can be more powerful than all other Fae. Everyone will kneel at my feet. There will be no more Dark and no more Light. There will be only me. My true army cometh. Humans. Fae. All will bow before me. I am your Queen!" As Bo finishes speaking, Hades is seen standing nearby and smiling in approval of Bo's actions.

Following the first commercial break,

Questions in this Episode

• Where has Bruce been all this time?
• How did Dyson, Lauren, Kenzi, Bruce and Mark actually get out from the burning clubhouse? As Dyson was holding up that crossmember, he would have needed to remain in position at least long enough for the others to get to a safe distance. The horseshoe was never seen to have a very large range. So how did that work exactly?
• How long has Vex had the motorhome? When he travelled to places unknown early in the series after losing his powers, was that how he left?
• When exactly did Bo get her hands on the key for Tamsin's cell? More importantly, how did she get the key without Hades' knowledge? Wouldn't have Hades been with her all of the time as he didn't exactly trust Bo anyway?
• If Vex could heal his vocal cords in, seemingly, a day or so, then how is it that he couldn't heal his hand's injuries or cause the pain he suffered at one point not to be so evident?
• How did Mark contact Vex and where did they meet him? Was Vex still in the clinic when everything else happened?
• Besides his collecting German Weimar porcelain, what other hobbies does Vex have anyway?

Answers in this Episode

• Bruce rescued Kenzi, Dyson, Lauren and Mark from the burning clubhouse.
• Bruce appeared in both the first and last episodes in the series.
• Kenzi, Lauren, Dyson and Mark were protected by Bo's horseshoe which set up an apparent forcefield between them and the fire as it did when Bo had confronted the fire breathing stallion.
• Bruce came to the clubhouse because Bo called him there.
• After escaping the clubhouse fire, Vex used his motorhome to help Dyson, Lauren, Kenzi, Mark and himself move without being noticed.
• Vex was able to speak again in this episode, likely from the ability of Fae to heal from wounds quickly.
• Vex collects German Weimar porcelain, which Kenzi thinks might be Vex's weirdest fetish.
• Vex's motorhome contains many things, notably heels and mascara, according to Kenzi, but it does not seem to have any weapons.
• Vex at one point told everyone in the motorhome: "I've got a life outside of you people."

Episodes

For a more detailed list see: List of Lost Girl episodes, or click on the individual episode titles for more in depth articles.

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 October 30, 2015. You can find that review here. She gave it ??? pitchforks out of 5.

External Links

• The Official site of the series Lost Girl
• Official Season Five website at Showcase.ca
• Rise at the IMDb