During the hiatus, we take a moment to review Season 4 thus far. We discuss some themes of the season, unanswered questions, and moments we missed in our initial discussions. We talk about the recurring theme of memory, where Trick's papyrus seed might have gone, what was in the oozy box in “In Memoriam,” and more.

Don't miss the outtake from this episode in which we discuss the messy state of Lauren's desk drawers and why she hasn't upgraded to Blu-ray technology yet.

Drink Special: Memory Loss

2 oz Gin
2 oz Jamaican dark rum
2 oz Peach vodka
2 oz Apple juice
1 slice Lemon

Pour the gin and vodka over ice into a highball glass. Add the rum. Add the apple juice and squeeze the lemon on the top. Do not stir.

Memory (Loss)

The season begins with everyone having forgotten Bo.
When everyone remembers Bo, she promptly forgets what she has been through with The Wanderer and struggles to remember her friends in “Lovers. Apart.”
People who have been on the Death Train seem to forget it once they leave.
Tamsin’s memories are slow to come back since she has been reborn.
Bo explores Dyson’s memories, which he had forgotten, in “La Fae Époque.”

Conversations about Memory

Dyson asks Kenzi if maybe they aren’t better off forgetting what they can’t remember in “In Memoriam.” Ksenia Solo's delivery of, “My heart hurts, Dyson, and I don't know why,” gets to all of us.
In “Lovers. Apart.,” Lauren wishes that she could forget all the “bad shit” that has happened to her/that she has done, but Crystal asks if they forget, what would they have left? Evidently, the answer is “makin' out.” Also, Stephanie thinks that's a weird pick-up line.
Bo says at the beginning of “Of All the Gin Joints”: “And I wonder…can you really know yourself without memory? I mean, can you really know what you want?”

Annie wonders if Bo even wants to remember what happened. Kris brings up Bo's line from “Groundhog Fae,” that she is, “running out of excuses to not get back on that train,” which seems to indicate that Bo had been avoiding the inevitable confrontation with her missing time.
Annie is taking this theme so seriously that she is having memory problems, apparently.

Captivity and Freedom

The majority of our main characters and many guest characters have experienced either literal or figurative captivity this season. This theme is explored very heavily in “Let the Dark Times Roll” and “Of All the Gin Joints.”

Kenzi had to rely on Massimo to remain disguised as Fae, and her debt to him also imprisoned her in a way.
Lauren has been running from her past as an ecoterrorist and then ran from being indentured servant to the Fae. She agrees to work with The Dark but not be owned by them.
Trick stole his papyrus seed and ran so as not to become one of The Una Mens.
Bo was held by The Wanderer, now she’s pledged to the Dark Fae against her will. Bo being bound to the system of rules can't possibly end well.
The poison The Una Mens used on Vex bound him to the area.
The Morrigan was imprisoned by Vex until she escaped.
Eddy (Endymion) was held captive by Selene in “Sleeping Beauty School” until Dyson rescued him.
Bruce was “mastered” by another Fae as punishment in “Let the Dark Times Roll.”
Ianka's entire storyline in “Of All the Gin Joints”
We also see Crystal being used by someone (presumably, but not definitively, the Dark Fae) to monitor and capture Lauren, then physically handcuffed to a pipe.
The Una Mens are holding everyone captive, in a way.

“I cut my string”

When Lauren wakes up after coming out of Dyson's memories in “La Fae Époque,” she says to Bo, “I cut my string.”
Obviously, she means she literally removed the red string of fate and emerged safely from Dyson's memories, but does that line have a double meaning?
Is Lauren talking about her relationship with Bo? Is she talking about making a change in her life?
We think it's representative of people's need to control their own destiny, which is a HUGE theme in Lost Girl.

Family

Bo talks about family (a lot) to Kenzi, Lauren, Vex, and Trick.
Kenzi and, to a lesser extent, Bo have kind of adopted Tamsin/Lil T.
Annie enjoyed seeing the gang back together at the end of “La Fae Époque.” Though in completely unsurprising news, she still thinks that Dyson should have thanked Lauren for helping rescue him from The Una Mens.
Bo: “Our family is such a mess.”
Trick: “Yet somehow, Isabeau, we muddle through.” (“Let the Dark Times Roll”)
It's a beautiful sentiment, but we're finally seeing some tension between Bo and Trick this season. About time!

Unanswered Questions about The Wanderer Storyline

EVERYTHING
Of course, what happened on the train?
What led to Bo pledging herself to the Dark?
Tamsin tells Bo that The Wanderer wanted her for his ideal mate. The dress Bo is wearing when she jumps off the train looks like it might be a wedding dress. Did she marry him?
What is the black smoke? Is it The Portable Wanderer(TM)? Is it a transportation method?

Unanswered Questions about Lauren’s Storyline

When will Bo and Lauren talk about her going with Taft, running away, her past as Karen? Annie wants it. So do Stephanie and Kris, but Annie REALLY wants it.
What’s going on with Lauren and the fake lip? Is Lauren working with someone in her fake lip scheme? Like perhaps the person she was going to call when she was at Taft’s?
Where’s Crystal? Does Lauren still have contact with her? What kind of contact? WIIIIINK.
It seems like there's a lot of stuff that happened between “Turn to Stone” and “Let the Dark Times Roll,” and we want some resolution on it.
Where’s Lauren’s brother? Kris suggests the possibility of the old coma/pod/green eye shadow predicament.

Unanswered Questions about Trick’s Storyline

What the hel-shoe?
What happened to the papyrus seed? Annie thinks the seed might be sentient and mobile. (It could be related to the One Ring.)
How much does Trick know that he isn’t saying? This is a question we always have about Trick.

Elements Considered Anew

What is the black ooze-in-the-box? Was it The Una Mens, as Stephanie thinks Kenzi was trying to tell us? Kris (jokingly!) suggests that it's the plasma form of the black smoke (which, obviously, is the gaseous form).
When Aife attacks Trick she says, “This is for her.” We assumed she means Bo, but could she perhaps mean her mother instead or also?
When little Lil T asks Kenzi about love, Kenzi says, “You think love is going to be the ultimate, and then you realize it means giving up more than you knew, and you make this decision and it kicks you in the frickin’ box and leaves you wondering if it’s ever worth loving again.” Is she talking about Bo, Nate, or a combination of the two?
There's going to be repercussions to Bo and Dyson's handfasting, right?
What if Massimo had the Twig of Zamora on his person when he went into the lava pit?
The Fae Elder that Lauren diagnosed: who could it be? The Wanderer? Trick? Somebody we haven't met (or might not meet)?
What is The Una Mens’ end game? They have the death masks when we first see them, and while we know why Bo is no longer of interest to them (she chose a side), why were they so willing to let Kenzi and Lauren go in “La Fae Époque”? The Una Mens seem to be more talk than action.
Stephanie likes the creative “swearing” that's happening this season!

Anna Silk at FanExpo 2013

Stephanie Talked to Anna Silk and Ksenia Solo and the Rest of Us Are Jealous

Kevin Bachelder of Tuning In to SciFi TV was nice enough to offer Stephanie the opportunity to sit in on a Syfy PR call with Anna and Ksenia. Kevin will include clips of the call in an upcoming Tuning In to SciFi TV episode, but Stephanie gives a verbal account of some of the topics discussed.

Anna enjoys playing Dark/possessed Bo and finds it important to highlight that aspect of who Bo is at this moment.
Stephanie asked them if there was a relationship between their character and another character that they were excited to explore this season. Anna and Ksenia erred on the side of caution and gave a vague answer about the writers pairing characters together in different ways this season.
Ksenia thinks the events at the end of season three (Kenzi being declared a human terrorist, for example) really changed how Kenzi felt toward Lauren, and she recognized that they have more in common than she thought.
Stephanie asked if they prepare for scenes together or more privately. Anna said that TV is very fast-paced, so they don't necessarily get much time to prepare together. Ksenia commented that the actors run lines together every opportunity they get, for example if they are driven home together.
Possible New Year's resolutions for Bo and Kenzi: Ksenia says they'd stock the liquor cabinet, and Anna says they'd vow to have more girls' nights in.
Anna cannot answer the question about the fate of Doccubus. Sorry, Annie.
Ksenia's very proud of K.C. and Kris for all the hard work they put into the dance number in “In Memoriam.” Ksenia even cracked a rib during the ordeal!
Anna's excited that Linda Hamilton is returning for season four, and Ksenia would like Aaron Ashmore to come back. They had nice things to say about George Takei too.

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Mid-Season 4 Review — Episode 36

Drink Special: Memory Loss