Season 2 In Review: Part I
With the long hiatus upon us, what better way to pass the time than to review the Doccubus relationship in Season 2. It certainly was an emotionally draining roller-coaster ride for Doccubus fans this past season. It felt as though we were stuck in a continuous loop of crying tears of joy over all the Doccubus goodness one episode only to come crashing down the next, especially all those times when Lauren was MIA.
In Part I, we’re going to discuss the various aspects of the Bo and Lauren relationship that made Season 2 enjoyable for Doccubus fans. Next time, we’ll go over what we had wanted to see this season and things that could’ve been handled better with respect to the pair.
This season continued to tease us by giving us small tastes of a Bo/Lauren relationship yet upped the angst with Lauren’s secret, which led to the introduction of her girlfriend Nadia. The angst fest continued after Bo saved Nadia, with the Garuda putting his plans in motion. Although we didn’t get as much Bo and Lauren scenes as we had hoped, the ones we did get were usually well written and superbly performed. Below are a few things that we really enjoyed this season (click on read more for the full article):
Angst and More Angst
No matter how nice it would be to see Bo and Lauren in a happy, stable relationship, it wouldn’t really make good viewing. Here at Doccubus HQ, angst ranks at the top of what keeps us interested and invested in a ‘ship. A lot of this year’s tension came from the knowledge that Lauren was keeping something from Bo. Thankfully, we only had to sit through a couple of episodes of Lauren not telling Bo her secret. Although we like angst, there is a point where it just becomes torture. So we were happy when The Morrigan came to our rescue and told Bo that Lauren had a girlfriend. What we liked was that this sparked the start of Bo and Lauren being a little more open with each other and we found out about Lauren’s history with Nadia. Of course this wasn’t the end of the angst, and now we had to watch Bo selflessly work towards giving Lauren what she’d worked for – a cure for Nadia and then living with the consequences.
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Quote of the Week
Lauren: “It’s just we have no guarantees about how any of this is going to turn out…” (2.06)
Our Open Letter to Showcase and Syfy
Dear Showcase and U.S. Syfy,
As we know, episode 2.03 (“Scream a Little Dream”) aired on U.S. Syfy on Monday night. Many fans in the U.S. who have seen the original Canadian version of the episode noticed that certain scenes were edited out, two of which happened to be moments involving Doccubus that were key to the development of their relationship. We understand that the bit with Lauren’s hand sliding down Bo’s arm, pleading with her to not make it worse and to stay out of it was edited out, as was part of the conversation between Bo and Trick at the Dal regarding the Ash’s treatment of Lauren at the compound.
We are aware that other scenes not involving Doccubus were cut as well. Syfy has stated that the episodes were shortened to increase commercial airtime and we understand that the cuts were made by Showcase/Prodigy Pictures. Although the specific edits made to the Doccubus dialogue and scenes may have been unintentional, the scarcity of LGBT relationships on television means that even the smallest and seemingly meaningless touch is terribly important. These nuanced moments are crucial to portraying the depth of Bo and Lauren’s relationship. Further, edits made to the precious little Doccubus screen time put the relationship at risk of being perceived as “less than” compared to Bo’s relationships with other characters.
We are aware that our reaction could be considered by some to be over-the-top hysterics from irrational fangirls. It’s not. It’s a response brought about by watching what few healthy LGBT relationships on our TV screens be continually marginalized, sanitized, and cut because they may affect some poor sensitive viewers. All we ask is that you consider the above when doing future edits.
Sincerely,
Admin Meg & Darth Scooby
Edited to add:
Below are Showcase and Syfy’s response to the fans regarding the editing:
Top Chef Canada on the Lost Girl Set
On this week’s Top Chef Canada, the elimination challenge involved catering a lunch for the Lost Girl cast and crew on set. Anna, Rick, and K.C. were at the judges table for the tasting:
Featured Fanvid: “Ships”
Our featured vid this time is a short but incredibly sweet one titled “Ships” by laight02. Enjoy!
