Lost Girl - 2x09 - Original Skin

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Original Skin is another top-notch episode of Lost Girl. 

I liked this one even better than last week’s (I love that it’s becoming a habit getting to say that!)

Original Skin was super fun.  Body swappiness at it’s best!  The cast also seemed like they were having a blast with it (especially Zoie and Kris).  It was great getting to see everyone do something that we haven’t seen from them before.

1.  Loved the opening scene with Bo and Kenzi.  Their relationship (though inexplicable in the beginning) continues to be the most consistently enjoyable aspect of the show, and they had some great riffing going on in the opening scene.  Also, Ksenio Solo, you are delightful (and the show should let you dance more, even if it's in a very graceful joke-y way)

Kenzi: “You did not just use TLC in a sentence.”
Bo (response to Kenzi saying she’d been working hard all day): “You got up at 12 and took a 2 o’clock nap!”

2. 
Bo: ”I can’t believe you’re here.”
Lauren: ”I can’t believe how good you look.” 

Oh dear God, that first scene between Bo and Lauren was so brutally awkward.  Lauren is so cute (and horny for Bo) but it BURNS!  IT BURNS!

Lauren's attitude when talking with Trick was really interesting as well.  I definitely sensed some resentment from her about the whole Nadia/Curse/Slavery situation.  Obviously her life was tough and lonely before Bo, but she was suffering for a cause she believed in and trying to right a wrong she felt she caused.  Now, she's in love with Bo and she's stuck trying to solve a problem she didn't cause while enslaved to a man she loathes (unlike the last Ash who she seemed to have some respect for). 

God, I can  already imagine how brutally uncomfortable it is going to be watching the Nadia/Lauren awkwardness when they try to make it work, but really Lauren has changed so much over the past five years for it to work - not to mention the fact that Lauren is madly in love with Bo - but Lauren feels obligated to keep the train-wreck going because it wasn't Nadia's fault she got cursed (or was it) and she did sell five years of her life away for this relationship, so how could she just walk away without trying?

3. FINALLY THAT CREEPY LITTLE GIRL IS BACK! And she's all snarky like the Red Queen.  Creepy Little Girl (to Bo): “I’m sorry, do I need to use smaller words.”

4.  Everything that occurred after the body-swapping started was amazing!  Such a fun episode!

Dyson in Lauren’s body fucked with me so bad, because Zoie is SO SEXY when she growls.  Way to mess with my head writers! 

DYSON AS KENZI IS THE FUNNIEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN!  Kris Holden Reid was obviously loving it, and I was loving his performance!  OMG he was hilarious and awesome as Kenzi.  He's this big hairy man and yet it totally channeled Ksenio.

Zoie Palmer as Raynard (the psycho killer) also cracked me up.  Her over-the-top Renfield impersonation was golden.  Like make no mistake, she was chewing the scenery left, right and center, but oh what delightful scenery chewing it was!

Raynard in Lauren's Body:  *picks up phone*  “Yes, hello.  This is Dr. Lauren … the doctor.  I’d like to request a special audience with the Ash.” LOL.

5. WHAT THE FUCK?!?!  WHY IS LOCHLYN’S HEAD IN A BOX?!?!?!?  WHY!?!?!?!