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I Fought the Fae (And the Fae Won)
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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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I Fought the Fae (And the Fae Won) was the second episode of the second season of the series, and the fifteenth overall episode of the Canadian television series Lost Girl. It was first shown on the Showcase Television Channel in Canada on September 11th. 2011 at 9 PM Eastern time.
Production Data
- Series: Lost Girl
- Season: 2
- Episode Number: 2 (15th Overall)
- Episode Title: I Fought the Fae (And the Fae Won)
- Directed by: Steve DiMarco
- Writing credits: Michelle Lovretta
- Production Company: Prodigy Pictures
- Running Time: 60 Minutes (Including Commercials)
- Country of Origin: Canada
- Originally Aired on: September 11th. 2011 on the Showcase Television Channel in Canada
- Number of Canadian Viewers: TBR
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 |
| Chris Hoffman | Hamish |
| Jamillah Ross | Gladys |
| Natalie Brown | Sabine |
| Conrad Coates | Blackthorn |
| Vincent Walsh | The Ash |
| Joanna Bacalso | Female Contender |
| Rebecca Amare | Attendant |
| Edwin Macisaac | Large Hunk |
Plot
Short Summary
A representative of the ruling Fae council, Blackthorn, arrives and declares that a new Ash must be elected as punishment for the old Ash's actions and the loss of the Elders. This involves candidates competing in a vote by the old families and then the finalists must participate in a Stag Hunt. That hunt being of a Light Fae prisoner, Sabine, that had been jailed for attempting to marry a Dark Fae. Bo becomes involved when Sabine goes to her for help in finding her love Hamish and seeing him as her last wish. Bo attempts to do so, but he refuses to do so. Bo then turns her attention to the politics and rituals of the Stag Hunt. In doing so she finds that Hale's background is more than he seems to be, discovers the candidates that wish to be the new Ash, and one that her powers seem not to work on, Lachian. The hunt takes place, Sabine is shot by Lachian and he is crowned the new Ash, and warns Bo that her life will change. Bo attempts to talk to Dyson again to mend their relationship, but fails and resigns herself to him never loving her again. Trick is confronted by Blackthorn who seems to know that Trick is the Blood King, but Trick manages to extract a promise from him not to interfere with local affairs or try to find Aife.
Detailed Summary
The episode begins with Kenzi (Ksenia Solo) placing various items in front of Hale (K.C. Collins) in the kitchen in Bo's home. They are: a bottle of vodka, a tub of triple fudge swirl ice cream and an animal tranquillizer dart. Hale asks if she is over reacting a bit to which Kenzi replies that the last time Dyson dumped Bo a car got smashed, three furies died and a man's head was cut off referring to the episode Faetal Attraction in the previous season. They gather up the items and the go off in search of Bo (Anna Silk) who is elsewhere in the house. They find her on a swing listening to a iPod and she greets them with a smile and seems very happy for a succubus that has been dumped. Kenzi is uncovinced that she is as happy as she seems to be and begins to ask questions. Bo explains that she and Dyson (Kristen Holden-Ried) didn't break up but were broken up by the Norn and therefore she isn't upset but determined. After making Hale leave, Kenzi gets Bo to explain further and Bo tells her that even though she isn't okay with what happened, she knows that Dyson risked everything for her. That to Bo means that he loved her and not the sex or the succubus she is, but her as the person she is. Bo's plan is to remind Dyson just how good the two of them are together and that you should never underestimate the power of a woman in love.
The scene switches to a van in a alleyway which comes to a stop and a guard (Rebecca Amare) steps out of the van and then helps a prisoner get out of it. She tells the prisoner that she is hoping for her as another guard approaches. The handcuffs are taken off and then the prisoner makes a run for it. She gets a short distance away and then comes to a stop before turning around and firing what appear to be quills into the chests of the two guards chasing her. She apologies to them, saying that there is one last thing she needs to do, and then runs away as the opening credits appear.
We return to see Dyson and Hale walking down the alleyway to the scene of the prisoner escape. Hale asks where Dyson has been and the answer is that he was hunting in his wolf form. Hale is concerned that Dyson is "going feral", to which Dyson scoffs as he looks at a file that Hale brought along. They meet up with the guard that released the prisoner from the van and she indicates that she was stopped by poison in the quills that the prisoner had shot her with. She gives them a direction that the prisoner escaped in. It is also revealed that she had been in custody for over eighty years. Then the guard also reveals something that neither Dyson or Hale was aware of, but that isn't revealed to the viewer.
We cut to Bo and Kenzi arriving at The Dal Riata and meeting Trick (Richard Howland) there. He offers them a drink and Bo is about to ask him about the Norn that Dyson visited when the room hushes and the Light Fae present begin to bow to a tall Fae that enters the bar with an entourage. He approaches the bar and announces himself to Trick there as the Blackthorn (Conrad Coates), an emissary from the Old Country. After doing this, he also announces to the assembled Fae a proclamation that in two days a successor to the Ash will be named and then announces that the Selection Games can begin. The crowd cheers as Bo looks on with concern. She then calls Lauren (Zoie Palmer) and tells her what has happened. Lauren is confused throughout the call and after Bo hangs up sits at a counter in her lab fingering the necklace around her neck that marks her as being owned by the Ash, a worried look on her face as she does.
Hale and Kenzi are sitting at a table at the Dal Riata as Bo joins them to hear Hale explain about what is going on at the moment. He explains there are a lot of rituals, a feast and something called a Stag Hunt which he does not elaborate on. He also explains that The Blackthorn is a title and not a name. He also explains that the Dark Fae leadership take their titles from dead warriors while the Light Fae leadership take their titles from the sacred trees of their beliefs. Hale then explains that they will not know who is in the running to be The Ash until the time of the Gala approaches and the candidates make themselves known. After that, the top three contenders undertake the Stag Hunt and at the end of that event the new Ash is known. Kenzi is interested in attending but as Hale invites both of them to come to the Gala, Bo refuses and the two leave Hale in the bar alone.
They return to their home and Bo explains that she wants nothing to do with the choosing of a new Ash as it will, she believes, cost her and Kenzi something like it did when Aife involved herself in the affairs of the ruling Fae. Kenzi tries very hard to get Bo to give in and go, but in the end Kenzi gives up and Bo seems pleased with herself. As they leave the kitchen there is a noise behind them and the prisoner that had escaped earlier in the episode appears there. She explains to them that she is the Stag that the candidates for being Ash will be hunting.
Returning from commercial, we find Dyson at the bar and Trick joins him after finally getting all of the other Fae out of the bar for the night. Dyson reports that Blackthorn is aware that an attack happened, that the Ash was injured and that the Edlers were killed. As a result he wants the Ash replaced as punishment. Dyson also reports that Blackthorn does not know that Aife was the cause of the attack or was involved in anyway. Trick is troubled by this and believes that Blackthorn is after something or knows something but has not revealed it as yet.
Bo and Kenzi in the meantime, are asking questions of the prisoner. She is being hunted as it is a tradition she explains. The contenders for the Ash are to battle a worthy opponent and they use prisoners in that role. When Kenzi asks what she did to be in jail. she explains that she attempted to marry a Dark Fae named Hamish (Chris Hoffman), was captured by Light Far enforcers before they could escape. This was treason accruing to the Light Fae and she was put in jail as a result. A flashback is then shown with the events of the last night that she had seen Hamish, including her capture but as well his escape from her. But before Hamish leaves her, he does declare his love for her and that he would never leave her, but use never saw him again. She doesn't know whether it was Light or Dark Fae that betrayed them however. Loud hammering at the door stops the explanations as Kenzi and Bo rush off to defend their home. The prisoner tells Bo her one wish is to see Hamish one more time before she is killed. Bo agrees to this as a group of Light Fae break through the door and approach the woman, demanding the prisoner be given to them. Before the group comes to blows, Dyson arrives and defuses the situation. He then explains to Bo that she must release the prisoner to him. Before Bo can argue with Dyson, the prisoner gives herself up to Dyson telling Bo that it is for the best. As she leaves, she finally reveals that her name is Sabine (Natalie Brown). Dyson tells Bo that Sabine will be taken to the Ash's compound until the hunt begins. Bo stops him before he can leave and tells him that she is thankful for him looking out for her. She also tells him that she is still trying to deal with all that he has told her and that she wants one chance to really talk to him and understand what has happened. Dyson leaves but not without agreeing to see her and talk to her in the future.
Questions in this Episode
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Answers in this Episode
- When a new Ash must be chosen, an emissary of the Old Country arrives and declares that an event called the Selection Games will be used to determine who that Fae will be.
- It begins with the Gala where the candidates make themselves known and see out support from the Fae that attend the Gala.
- After the Gala, the top three contenders undertake the Stag Hunt and at the end of that event the new Ash is known.
- The emissary from the Old Country is called the Blackthorn.
- Dark Fae leadership take their titles from dead warriors.
- Light Fae leadership take their titles from the sacred trees of their beliefs.
- Light Fae that marry Dark Fae are seen by the Light Fae laws to be committing treason.
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: TBA
Episode 5: TBA
Episode 6: It's Better to Burn Out Than Fade Away
Episode 7: Fae Gone Wild
Episode 8: TBA
Episode 9: TBA
Episode 10: TBA
Episode 11: TBA
Episode 12: TBA
Episode 13: TBA
Episode 14: TBA
Episode 15: TBA
Episode 16: TBA
Episode 17: TBA
Episode 18: TBA
Episode 19: TBA
Episode 20: TBA
Episode 21: TBA
Episode 22: TBA
References
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, September 16th, 2011. You can find that review here. She gave it ???? pitchforks out of 5.