Lost Girl: Season One - Blu-ray Review

Details: By Loron Hays; 02 November 2012

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The supernatural world just got a bit sexier. From Canada, Lost Girl: Season One – complete and uncut - arrives on blu-ray to appease its rabid cult fan base here in the United States. Currently airing on Syfy, Lost Girl explores an alternate universe where Faeries – known as Fae in the series – coexist with humans and a whole slew of other unnatural creatures. It’s a dark and edgy world these creatures inhibit and Lost Girl – both in presentation and in content – never shies away from its beautifully crimson world.

Created by Michelle Lovretta, the supernatural police procedural focuses on Bo (Anna Silk), a succubus who steals people's life-force with a kiss, and her friend Kenzi (Ksenia Solo) who team up to provide a Fae/Human detective agency for supernatural beings. While the supernatural world wants Bo to choose a light or dark side to defend, Bo declares herself neutral as she works both sides of the fence.

The team of writers sometimes fail the supernatural possibilities in the thirteen episodes with fairly predictable and static storylines yet - to the credit of directors of John Fawcett and David Winning - the show never feels tired. And, certainly, once the season is halfway through, Lost Girl settles into its groove and starts to open itself up to a different set of rules.

The fantasy tone - mixed with edgy material and a wicked sense of humor – makes Lost Girl entirely worth watching. Packed with daring sex scenes – including a skin-packed threesome – and a mythology that moves just as quickly, Lost Girl builds momentum that is both involving and well-plotted. The romantic triangle that develops is nicely played as Bo finds herself drawn to the sexual “healing” time with a detective “wolf-shifter” named Dyson (Kristen Holden-Reid) while wrestling with her emerging feelings for Lauren (Zoie Palmer), a doctor and scientist for the “light” Fae, as the first season unfolds in its original 13-episode arc.

While Canada is a bit more lax with the sex, the healthy amount of skinsation doesn’t drive the narrative. The rich mythology does and it’s a wild, complicated arc that is as suave as it is wisecracking and whip smart. Shifting in tone from episode to episode, Lost Girl has a whole package of surprises as Bo - adopted at an early age - tracks down what she can find of her real family history.

Intense, funny, and wildly imaginative, Lost Girl - currently prepping its third season - should please fans of science fiction in the market for a television show that doesn’t hold back from the wild side of life.

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MPAA Rating: Rated TV-14.
Creator: M.A. Lovretta
Cast: Anna Silk; Kris Holden-Ried; Ksenia Solo; Richard Howland; Zoie Palmer
Genre: Crime | Horror | Fantasy
Tagline: Lost Girl
Memorable Movie Quote: "I just don't know what the hell I am, honestly. Just a freak, I guess."
Distributor: SyFy Channel
Official Site: www.lostgirlseries.com
Release Date: September 12, 2010
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: October 23, 2012

Synopsis: Lost Girl focuses on the gorgeous and charismatic Bo, a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan system and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.

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Lost Girl: Season One - Blu-ray Review

Component Grades
Movie		Blu-ray Disc


Blu-ray Experience

Blu-ray Details:

Available on Blu-ray - October 23, 2012
Screen Formats: 1.78:1
Subtitles: English
Audio: English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Discs: 50GB Blu-ray Disc; Three-disc set (3 BDs)
Region Encoding: A

The AVC encoded 1080p transfer is wonderfully detailed and a great bonus for the series as it looks better than it did in its original broadcast. Shot digitally, the series naturally looks flawless. The resolution is piercing and the solid colors serve the CGI effects smartly. Black levels are deep and hold their shape well. Close-ups are filled with good detail and, in the series’ softer moments, there’s a nice edge to the composition. The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 isn’t as overwhelming as the 1080p transfer but still satisfies with the occasional immersive quality as supernatural creatures flitter and scatter about. Dialogue, score and effects are all presented very cleanly and clearly in the front channels and the soundtrack does feature effective LFE work. For a weekly series, the dynamics of the audio and its fidelity presentation is excellent.

Supplements:

Commentary:

None

Special Features:

This isn’t an Entertainment One release which is a little strange considering this is a series that Syfy has embraced. That being acknowledged, there is a bit of a dip in its supplemental quality. No commentaries and no Making-Of featurettes renders this one a direct hit. There is a collection of (very brief) cast interviews with Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, Zoie Palmer, Rick Howland and K.C. Collins. Unfortunately, there isn’t a “play all” choice. You have to select each individually. The same holds for the Crew Interviews which features brief interviews with show creator Michelle Lovretta, Executive Producers Jay Firestone and Peter Monahan, Costume Designer Anne Dixon, Director of Photography David Greene and Production Designer Ian Brock. Finally, a very brief – and poorly recorded – behind the scenes gallery features 10 segments. Again, it is almost impossible to record the time on these special features as they are accessed one at a time and very, very brief.

Cast Interviews