Lost Girl (TV Series) Caged Fae (2013) User Reviews

Slow, solid start

[Vestacha · 7/10 · 21 January 2013]

I am a long time fan of Lost Girl. The start of Season 3 was solid, if a little slow.

The start of Season 3 touches on most of the teasers from Season 2's finale. It opens with Bo purposefully getting put in prison in order to determine what happened to the prison doctor, Lauren's mentor. As Dyson and Kenzi research on the outside, with a little help from an irreverent Vex, they learn that not only has the doctor been taken out, but that prisoners don't ever seem to be released. Bo and Lauren discover this firsthand when they come face- to-face with the Amazon guards and warden in a less than flashy ending.

Hale's has assumed the role of the Ash. It will be interesting to see why Trick continues to reinforce the fact that Hale is only the acting Ash.

Kenzi and Dyson's interaction reaffirms the depth of their friendship as well as how important Bo is to them both. The hints that all is not well with Kenzi promises to be a great arc. The possibilities are endless and I for one can't wait to see what happens.

The episode lacks the sexual tension and succubus scenes I have come to expect. However, the character development is good with just enough emotion, humor, witty dialog, and unknowns to keep audiences engaged.

Trans Panic Violence and Defamation of Transgender People

[diana-obrien-ftl · 1/10 · 16 January 2013]

The third season premiere of "Lost Girl" just demonstrated the well-worn path for advancing gay/lesbian/bisexual themes in the media: walking over the crushed public image of transgender people.

"Lost Girl" has received a lot of attention for its sexually charged plot lines and positive portrayal of lesbian and bisexual female characters. Even GLAAD has taken notice of the show, promoting it in "The GLAAD Wrap" and "What to Watch."

Season 3, Episode 1, titled "Caged Fae," brings transphobia and trans panic back into the mix. It depicts this week's villain as a man impersonating a female prison warden so he can impregnate the all-female inmate population and sell their babies. After "outing" the corset-clad warden with a telling kiss, the show's heroine Bo leaves justice in the hands (and riot sticks) of the female prison guards. The men-hating prison guards do a hands-on package check, and haul the warden away for some off-screen punishment. This whole scenario sets up the moment when Bo and her female love interest decide to make their lesbian relationship status official.

So here we have it: The whole reason our opponents say trans people - specifically trans women - should not have rights. We are just a bunch of men that want into women-only facilities so we can "trap" them and violate them. We deserve whatever severe punishment our discoverers decide to mete out. We are the villains. Again.

It is particularly offensive that SyFy Channel takes a page out of the defense playbook of Angie Zapata's murderer. Trans panic was the supposed justification for beating Angie to death in 2008, after her date "found out" she was trans. A jury saw through this defense and found her murderer guilty of first-degree murder and a bias-based hate crime. This episode shamefully exploits trans panic violence as justified.

This kind of defamation has to stop. The media needs to take responsibility for its continued promotion of transphobic stereotypes and justification of trans panic violence. NBC Universal and the SyFy Channel need to be held accountable and take corrective action. We need GLAAD to take direct action on this now, and stop promoting "Lost Girl" until its content is friendly toward the whole LGBT community!

Lost Girl episode reinforcing negative stereotypes of persecuted minority

[dharmashanti · 1/10 · 15 January 2013]

I've been a fan of this show for the past two seasons. But this episode is pathetic, not in terms of story structure but in how in reinforces negative stereotypes of a persecuted (i.e. frequently assaulted and murdered) minority.

****SPOILER ***** The villain in this episode is a transgender woman who is the sadistic warden of a prison run by Amazons. In the episode she is portrayed as not really being a woman, but a man in disguise who gets off on brutalizing women.

This portrayal comes at a time when assaults and murders of trans and gender variant people is at its highest. It reinforces the idea that trans women are not really women, but men in disguise who want to hurt women. Nothing could be further from the truth. But apparently the writers of this show have no problem playing on that hurtful myth.

This type of bad writing only serves to increase attacks on people who already face violent persecution. So to the writers I say, our blood is on your hands.