Lost Girl 3.10: Would the Real Delinquent Please Stand Up?
Posted By Jen Sylvia on March 27, 2013
Something is different about Bo – and everyone around her, with the sole exception of Kenzi, isn’t talking about her blue eyed, multi-succubusing, power-tinged speech from last week. Trick isn’t talking about what he found last episode. Stella is in Scotland. Dyson acts as if all is normal. (Perhaps it is for the fae?) Lauren knows the Dawning creates change and has seen Bo go all double voiced twice, now. It terrified her the first time, pretty sure time number two didn’t make it all rainbows and kittens. And Kenzi, Kenzi is all wide-eyed, double you, tee, eff is going on, man? While it’s hard to put our finger on what’s wrong with an incredibly chipper Bo, kids are being gruesomely murdered.
Why yes, it is good to see you!
“Delinquents” opens with Bo at home, blue-eyeing herself. She’s gaining control over her faeness. Lauren surprises Bo with a visit, “Taa daa,” in a wonderfully awkward moment. Watching Bo, Kenzi, and Lauren interact increases that sense of wrong with not just Bo, but between Bo and Lauren.
Later at the Dal, Dyson asks Kenzi and Bo to help a case of murdered campers that Tamsin, because of her fight at the Dark fae bar in “Fa-ege Against the Machine,” can’t help with. Bo, squealing in joy, jumps at the chance to be camp counselor again.
Someone who pushes on Tamsin is pretty tough to begin with.
Tamsin, off duty, gets jumped in an ally by her old mentor, Acacia (hello, Linda Hamilton!). Acacia and Tamsin have history and some trust bridges built, but it’s not enough for Tamsin when she’s handed another tarot card with The Wanderer and told by Acacia “He knows you found her. Time to finish the job.” But Acacia gets pretty pissed, and in no small part scared, at the hesitant Tamsin. Tamsin doesn’t want to do this, having all manner of feelings for Bo. Bo’s also become far stronger since her Dawning, but the Wanderer’s got that covered. Of course. Acacia hands Tamsin a druid bottle: One hair from someone Bo loves, two from someone she trusts, three from herself, and the druid will do the rest.
Tamsin, resolute, hits up Dyson’s place first; except, seeing a photo he’s kept of Bo gives Tamsin pause. She ditches the rune glass bottle and this terrifies Acacia so much that she threatens to go through Tamsin if she has to. Sadly, The Wanderer gets to Acacia first and sends Tamsin a handy, bloody message. Acacia isn’t a threat anymore. It’s Tamsin’s head on the line now.
As for the case, turns out the camp is not the place of nature and canoes Bo expected, it’s a rehabbed building for troubled kids. The young woman who was with the last kid murdered opens up to Bo. Bo has that ability, her earnestness winning over even the crankiest of transgressors. With Dyson is Jolene, the groundskeeper, who points out where they found the dead guy. Dyson immediately knows it’s fae. The curious thing is that the fae helping Dyson is one that’s tied to the land. Wouldn’t she have noticed something?
At camp play land, Kenzi gets her inner juvie on, joining the campers as one of the delinquents she used to be. Kenzi holds her own, breaking the kids out of lockdown while Bo and Lauren are video chatting. Lauren informs Bo the last kid who died was stuffed with leaves from a tree that doesn’t exist in the U.S. The… thing then attacks Bo. Bo fights the giant grassy suit off and it runs away. Whatever it is, though, its killed another camper.
Lauren’s still researching when Tamsin drops in for a visit. Tamsin’s pretty sure she knows that the murderer is a Tikblanag, a Philippine fae. However, Tamsin’s motives aren’t social. After getting Lauren’s hair, she bitchily tells Lauren about the kiss. The end result: a human doctor slapping a Valkyrie. Wholly satisfying. But it leaves Lauren even more emotionally wrecked. Lauren meets Bo and Kenzi at home; they’re holing the kids up there to go after the Tikblanag at the grounds. After their arrival Kenzi asks the delinquents, “So who here knows how to make pipe bombs?” She and two other kids raise their hands; behind her, Lauren does too. This is now in my top ten favorite Lauren moments.
Hi. I’m Doctor Lauren. I know how to make pipe bombs.
Bo and Dyson head over to the camp to smoke out the Tikbalang. Bo, in the strangest of timing, begins a conversation with Dyson about the Dawning. It’s a great heart to heart moment, but so out of place! Before they can talk further, it’s Tickbalang catching time, who turns out to be Jolene. (Anyone surprised?) Case over, right? Wrong. Lauren comes home to find her home invaded. She’s been marked. The Ticbalangs, when mated, hunt in pairs. When Bo cut down Jolene, Nelson, Jolene’s human mate, went after Lauren. Nelson, even completely mortal, is terrifying. And he’s going to murder Lauren. Bo, having learned about the pairing from Trick, arrives in time to save Lauren and would have killed Nelson if Dyson hadn’t arrived to stop her.
Post home invasion, Lauren’s in pretty bad shape. She needs more from Bo, and is feeling tired and lost. She’s done. Her time with the fae have worn her harder than she’s realized. Bo, confused, doesn’t know what to do, but gives Lauren the space she needs, stating she’ll still be there for Lauren when she’s ready. Bo, strong woman, stronger fae, needing reassurance that this is just a break, and Lauren’s face simply crumpling. Grab a kleenex! Lauren, having made the decision to get good and drunk goes to the Dal, where Dyson joins her. Lauren opens up to Dyson and the two share the intensity of feelings that is Bo and begin lining up the shots. These two, when paired together, could be dangerously awesome.
When a succubuses’ ex lovers get together, drinking happens.
At home, a saddened Bo is packing Lauren’s things when Tamsin comes visiting. After apologizing, which we know is because Tamsin wants nothing to do with this, and taking the hairs from Bo, she walks out. Leaving a blue-eyed Bo who quite possibly knows what she’s up to. Which doesn’t bode well for Tamsin. In the least. We might not find out what’s going on, however, as next week Bo and Kenzi take on a new case!
All in all, not the strongest of plots, but the emotional level was ratcheted up to a solid ten.
What the what
1. Bo isn’t going to devolve, that’s for sure. But what is up with her over-exuberance? It’s creepy.
2. Is Tamsin going to give the bottle to the Wanderer?
3. Does Bo know what Tamsin’s up to? Hmmmm. Scary possibilities.
4. Is it a break or a break up? If the latter, when’s Lauren going to break it to Bo?
5. What’s Bo going to do with her lusty loins in the meantime?!
Episodes of Lost Girl air Monday nights on Syfy and viewer discretion is highly advised. But watch it, it’s great supernatural, sexy TV.
Author’s Note: As always, please remember that SyFy’s airing of Lost Girl is approximately a minute and a half shorter than Showcase’s. I tend to watch Showcase’s because I like the extra swearing.
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