Podcasts Where Fandom & Analysis Meet for a Drink
In this leftover bit of our conversation about how sexuality is portrayed on Lost Girl, we discuss the portrayal of Trick’s sexuality as well as the lack of references to birth control on the show.
In part two of our conversation about sexuality on Lost Girl, we discuss monogamy and the show’s portrayals of open relationships, objectification, and sexual orientation. Hear our thoughts on the lack of gay or bisexual male characters on the series, Bo calling Lauren “Lawrence,” and Bo and Lauren as star-crossed lovers.
Lost Girl has been applauded for its positive, inclusive portrayal of sexuality. Using show creator Michelle Lovretta’s rules about how sexuality should be portrayed as a guideline, we discuss how Lost Girl embraces a no slut-shaming attitude toward its characters. We talk about the strong no slut-shaming themes in “The Mourning After,” Bo participating in threesomes, both male and female characters being instigators, and more.
We review the Lost Girl: The Game app and discuss the cool features and the drawbacks to the game, and we offer some tips if you’ve been having technical difficulties or if you don’t own a supported mobile device. We also discuss the lack of official Lost Girl merchandise and what’s on people’s official merch wish lists.
Kris Holden-Ried and Zoie Palmer were guests at Comicpalooza 2013, where they held a question and answer panel as well as signed autographs and took pictures with fans. We discuss our interactions with Kris and Zoie at Comicpalooza as well as share clips from the panel and our thoughts about their answers.
Gateway episodes: what episodes got fans hooked on Lost Girl and what episodes are used to introduce the show to new viewers? We discuss both the episodes that got us hooked and the episode we think would make a good gateway episode to show to new viewers. Listeners contribute their gateway episodes as well.
