Thursday, August 21, 2014

"Lost Girl" Review

This show was suggested to me by one of my friends.  I wanted to like.  I was unsuccessful.

The first thing that I noticed was that the acting/writing/directing was sorta...  low grade.  It's sorta like a TBS show.

I could probably get over that, but I can't really get over the main character.

See, she's a succubus.  That means that her superpower is literally lust.  She controls people by making them horny but satisfied.  She even kills people by draining their life through kissing them.  It's ridiculous.

I just can't get in to a show in which the woman is powerful because of her sexuality.  And it's sad, because I think that the acting could get better, and the character's fighting and interactions are good.  The sidekick is pretty amusing, too.  They present a relatively open view of same-gender sexuality, as well.

I can see how studios and marketers would think this would be sexy and titillating.  It's just too sensationalist for me.