We also have some season 3 casting news for you: Kate Kelton and Dorian Missick are joining the cast. Kelton will play Jordan McKee, a waitress who is “an influential member of a mysterious organization of ‘troubled’ people whose identity is known by the distinctive tattoo marking its members.” A tattoo like Nathan’s, I wonder? Meanwhile, Missick will play Tommy Bowen, a Boston detective investigating a serial killer case, who is a “shrewd, calculating policeman” but “a fish out of water” in Haven. Intriguing!

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Creator: Sam Ernst, @havensam

Leads: Emily Rose, @EmilyroseLA, and Eric Balfour, @ERICBALFOUR. (As of this writing, Lucas Bryant does not tweet – beware imposters!)

Other Actors:
Kate Kelton, @katekelton
Bree Williamson, @breewilliamson

Writers, Producers, etc.:
Jonathan Abrahams, @jsneaky8
Jim Dunn, @HavenJim
Brian Millikin, @bmillikin
Jose Molina, @JoseMolinaTV
Lilla Zuckerman, @lillazuck
Nora Zuckerman, @NoraZuckerman

And a side note: If you’re looking for Haven goodies on Tumblr, try the tag #havensyfy. The fandom has started using that instead of just “Haven” to better filter out posts related to other meanings of the word.

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In “Partial Eclipse of the Heart”, Josh reunites with his maker, who is more than happy to see him and gives Josh advice that really hit the core. A monster he may be, but he is truthful. If only he used his genuine qualities for good rather than turning people like Josh. So this new piece of advice left Josh in a difficult position, wondering whether or not he should tell Julia the truth … just as Julia was encouraging the idea of announcing the two being an item again to her best friend, Chelsea. What is so disheartening is knowing that Josh was ready to tell Julia at dinner, especially after Chelsea’s warning.

Josh was warned that a second chance is all he would get, as it should be. Trust can only be abused so much. There are only so many times grace can be extended before one more extension kills the other person. Josh’s secret literally killed Julia. Who else was also wondering why Julia was sitting on the side of the street all alone when Josh walked up to her after his werewolf turn? This reveal was done so beautifully and brought upon more tears than we have ever shed all season long. What a heartbreaking lead in to the season finale. This does makes us wonder now just how soon Josh will deliver the truth to his next love, if that indeed is not Nora. I was a fan of Nora until she went into the wild and now it’s hard to decide what to think about her, especially knowing that Josh will never have the opportunity to be with Julia.

“Freedom on her terms is not freedom at all.” – Aidan

Finally, there’s Aidan who makes it out of yet another life or death moment. But now he’s willingly heading into another, a suicide mission in his attempt at a better life with Suren. We get to see how that plays out in the season finale, so there wasn’t much to gather here in this episode. His story line was set up in the episode prior to this one, so this was kind of just a waiting game … and it worked because Josh and Sally’s worlds were turned upside down for an evening and has completely shifted how they see the world. Aidan had already gotten to that point when he was exiled from the vampire community, but Aidan has found out that being free is actually very limiting.

While Aidan’s journey comes to its boiling point tonight, when looking back, Josh’s and Sally’s journeys were way more intriguing this season. While there is much to anticipate from Aidan, especially if he does kill Mother – or Suren accidentally – Sally and especially Josh are going to be the characters that many viewers worry about going into the finale. The love of Josh’s life has died. Where do you go from there? What brilliant writing and delivery there was in “Partial Eclipse of the Heart”. The wait until the season finale is killer!

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In this one, the cast and EP Jay Firestone tease a bit about what’s in store for Season 3!

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We’ll have more from the cast for you before the Season 2 finale and Pre-Show air on Sunday starting at 8pm on Showcase!

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At the Season 2 Finale Pre-Show taping this past Sunday, I asked Executive Producer Jay Firestone if there was any word on a DVD release date yet, and he was happy to announce that it was being released at long last! He had thought it was coming out the week of April 16th, but according to major Canadian retailers, mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 24th.

No word yet on whether there will be any extras included the Season 1 set.

But we do know that there won’t be any blooper reels on this one, according to Lost Girl‘s production team. Here’s to keeping our fingers crossed for some bloopers on future DVD releases!

A US release should happen within a couple of weeks following the Canadian release … I’ll keep you posted as soon as I get word on it!

What a visually stunning way to start off Being Human this week! We were able to see Sally with her hair straight and the apartment as colorful (while in a black, white, and grey setting) and beautiful as ever. The change in tone was so refreshing, the balance between two worlds so perfect. After where things left off last week, I was worried about how this Sally story line would reel us in, but there’s no need to worry anymore. Going back and forth between reality and Sally’s head space – what an exhilarating journey! Viewers were in for a real treat last week with one of the best, if not the best episode of the season.

“You can’t save yourself if you don’t know the danger you’re in.” – Sally

In “Dream Reaper”, Josh and Aidan go to Zoe for help in getting Sally back to normal, reaper free, but Zoe’s knowledge is not at all reassuring. Could you imagine being Zoe at this point in time? She was already fed up with Sally so of course the idea of shredding her would be easy to suggest. Just the thought of it makes us sick since we have grown so close to Sally and know where her intentions and heart lie. We know that is enough; however, in her shoes, we cannot blame Zoe for giving the suggestion to shred. But Zoe had more than Sally to worry about it, unbeknown to her with the full moon up in four hours. More on that in a minute …

The trio sending Sally messages with the reaper and Scott attempting to intervene made for the best deception of the season. Scott was trying to fool Sally for “her well being” but was fooled himself, believing that he was the only one there for Sally these past few months. Sure, Josh and Aidan haven’t been as present in Sally’s life as before but everyone needs space to live their own lives, dead or alive. Sometimes in life, you’ll only have yourself to lean on, and at that time, we often believe that no one cares when in reality, the people around us know that we can stand on our own two feet even before we do. So, this fantasy world all has to do with Sally feeling helpless. Ah, feelings are a fickle thing.

People take out their pain in so many different ways and to see that in this world, that it still happens even in the afterlife, it’s very moving. Sally created a world where she is the center and has not only dozens of friends and family to lean on but a fiancé who truly loves her and treats her like the well-respected woman she is. Wow. Sally needs to see a ghost therapist to work out these issues. No? And to come out of her head space realizing that Scott is a part of Sally … where do we go from here? We are nearing the end of the season and I do not want Scott to be a part of the next one. So how will this all end?

Now who else was counting down the moment until Aidan and Josh revealed themselves to Zoe? There’s nothing like a little life or death motivation! Many viewers have been yearning to see Zoe at work with her special gift so to finally be able to see how it all works was a treat. Zoe may have been able to help herself by helping Sally but it is the only way we’ll get help from her again. Do you think that was the last of Zoe? How often will we see her around the hospital now?

Watching Zoe warn Sally only to be bit in the process also brought upon one of the most vulnerable moments between Aidan and Josh that we have ever seen. The two were at wit’s end, or at least Aidan was. As Josh said, “I feel like I’m the only one trying anymore … like I’m dangling off a cliff by my fingertips and you’re up there stomping on them!” Josh went so far as to make Aidan bite him if only to keep Zoe free from more harm. Aidan should take some notes from Josh on how to be the hero. Josh doesn’t exactly have it all figured out but he has self-control. Too bad Aidan couldn’t suck that out of him. Taking from Josh was a bad idea and no one but these two needed a trial and error to get to this point. There’s a reason vampires don’t bite werewolves. We’ve seen Aidan recover from this and everyone else come out in one piece, but the season isn’t over yet. There’s still plenty of damage to be done. No matter what comes next, it’s clear that “Dream Reaper” is the standout of the season. Magnificent writing, fantastic acting, brilliant episode! Stay tuned for more Being Human goodness!

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In the last episode, a battle was lost, but the war is just beginning.

Yes, now everything gets really juicy.

This season has been more physically demanding on you, wouldn’t you say?

I agree, but you know, I love all that stuff. I love getting fight choreography and being able to do my own stunts so I’m always actually acting them to give me more. That stuff makes me happy.

That actually leads into a fun little question I had for you. What is more physically demanding – some of Kenzi’s footwear, or some of they Fey fighting you’ve been doing this year?

Well, I would have to say fighting Fey in Kenzi’s footwear.

I don’t know how you do it.

It’s not easy, the things I’ve had to do on 5 inch stilettos has been pretty crazy. I would probably say that for sure at least two people a day on set go, ‘Ksenia, how are you running through the woods, how are you running through the mud, how are you doing any of what you’re doing. How are you jumping and this and that in those crazy heels.” For me, I’m just used to it and I feel comfortable in stilettos for some bizarre reason.

I think that is so cool – you can be pretty and tough at the same time. So, in Season 2, we’ve seen something come through a lot more, that Kenzi has become Bo’s little sister, and a couple of episodes ago, we saw Kenzi choose Bo over love. Do you think it’ll be possible for Kenzi at all, at some point, to have a significant other in her life without completely walking away from the world of the Fae?

Yes, I believe it’s possible. In the last two seasons, is hasn’t been possible because when Kenzi loves someone, she really needs to be honest with them, just like she always has been with Bo from the very beginning, because she loves her unconditionally. She couldn’t be honest with Nate because she would have jeopardized the entire Fae world, so it was a really difficult decision for her to make at this time to pick Bo and the Fae world over Nate. But I think in the future, if she’s able to share her secrets with someone, if her significant other can be a part of the Fae fighting team, then I think it would be possible and I hope that it will be.

I know last summer that we touched on this a bit at FanExpo, the Bo/Kenzi relationship and how it’s really special. Now that Lost Girl has started in the US and I’ve seen some of their reactions, a lot of people would argue it’s one the best female relationships on television, hands down, at the moment. How important is it for you to be a part of a positive relationship that’s portrayed on TV?

I think it’s a huge honour. I’ve always loved the “Girl Power” that Anna and I get to experience. We get to kick ass together, and I think it’s something that any girl can dream about, to be so empowered in the way that we are on the show. We enjoy acting together, we enjoy, wholeheartedly, these characters, and the fact that people are responding the way they are and the fact that fans understand this relationship and love it as much as we do, it makes it all the sweeter.

I’ve noticed that fans, including myself, seem to get a real kick out of the Kenzi/Hale pairing. Would you like to see the two of them team up more often because it always seems to be so magical when you work on something together.

Yeah, we have a lot of fun and I think Kenzi and Hale, they’re perfect partners in crime. Hale always has Kenzi’s back and I would love to see them go undercover together more, I would love to see them solve cases. It’s always fun for us to play so it’s cool again that people enjoy it as much as we do.

We still don’t know much about Kenzi’s background. Would you like to see her family explored more in future seasons?

I do, very much. Just as much as the fans don’t know about Kenzi’s past or who her family is, neither do I, so I would love for Lost Girl to explore that more and. So far, we’ve only met one of Kenzi’s crazy aunts, and of course, there’s the ever mysterious Dima that Kenzi’s always on the phone with, and he’s a very connected young man and Kenzi manages to boss him around quite a bit. Those are really the only two people we’ve had access to, but I would love to learn more about Kenzi’s mother and father, her ties to the Russian mob. I think those should really be explored and maybe it could be like The Godfather, only the Russian version.

That sounds like fun. I know one thing that I’d like to see is if perhaps Kenzi isn’t the first person in her family to have connections to the Fae.

Hmmm … I like that. I like that a lot.

Let’s step back in time a bit, to the first season, or perhaps between Seasons 1 and 2. When did it first become clear to you that Lost Girl had become a hit?

I think it hit me the most when I started to receive fan mail from all over the world. It was really kind of an eye opener to get letters from Italy and Germany and England and Australia which seems like 50 million light years away from where we are, and now from the US, it’s been such a wonderful outpouring from so many different places. I think that also when we were at FanExpo, just seeing all of those amazing fans and that they stood in line for so many hours just to talk to us or get an autograph, and for me especially, when I saw girls dressed up as Kenzi, that was a sign of “Wow, people really love these characters,” and it was cool to be able to talk to all of these girls that were dressed up like Kenzi.

I’d have to say that Kenzi is just a little bit of a pop culture phenomenon …

(Laughs)

It seems like every day, I hear about another Tumblr blog or something online that’s dedicated to “Kenzi-isms”. You even have a word – “Kenzi-ism”.

Cool! I don’t really realize these things until people say them, like how you just said it. That is very cool, and it’s very humbling. I love her so much and I love playing her so the fact that people love her, too is really great.

I think it’s always a sign that you’re doing something good when you get those kinds of acknowledgements, which brings me to something that I found kind of surprising, and that I’m sure you were surprised by – getting nominated for a Gemini Award when typically, roles on shows like this go ignored. And not only did you get nominated, you won it. What was that whole experience like for you?

I agree with you that sci-fi shows don’t get recognized as much as they should, so it was definitely a shocking experience. You know, this is my third Gemini win, and I can honestly say that from the very first one, it has been completely unexpected every time. Every time, I’m just like a deer in headlights because to get nominated is such an honour, but then to actually hear your name, every time I’ve had to go up on stage I’m at a loss for words because it’s so completely unexpected, and especially for Lost Girl because like I said, these shows don’t get as much recognition as they should sometimes, so it was great. I don’t have enough words to describe how special it was. It was a huge honour, and the fact that Kenzi is considered the comedic relief of the show, I guess I didn’t expect it.

I know that I cheered a lot, and that fans of sci-fi and fantasy series really put that down as a mark in our favour, that people should get past the genre and see that there are some really fantastic performances out there.

I agree with you. And I am such a fan of all the actors on our show, so I’m just glad that we’re getting recognized more and more for the acting versus just being a sci-fi show, because it really is all about the relationships and the core of every sci-fi show, and really every show, is great acting.

We’ve come across some really strange and fascinating characters over the course of two seasons. Is there a particular Fae creature that we’ve met so far that you find the most fascinating, or the most frightening?

I’d have to say my bestie, the Succubus. I think it’s pretty radical that a woman who has broken bones can completely be healed during sex. She doesn’t need any antibiotics, no body cast, nothing that the general public would need, she just makes out, has sex, and is good to go, like brand new. I really love Trick’s power. I think it’s really fascinating that he can change the course of destiny with his blood. I think that makes him more powerful than a lot of other Fae. And my favourite is always Vex, because the fact that he can control anyone, including our almighty Succubs, and including myself, a human, he can really control anyone into doing whatever he wants so you really never want to mess with him. I think there are so many cool creatures, and I think Kenzi is definitely fascinated by them all and I think she’s their biggest fan no matter how scared she is of these creatures that she has to face. She’s always in absolute awe of them.

Now, I was wondering, if in a very vague sense, if you could kind of tease what’s in store for the last couple of episodes this season. I’ve heard they are going to be beyond epic.

Beyond epic (laughs). What can I say without giving anything away. I would say that we all have to come together to fight the Garruda, but coming together may not be as easy as people would think. I would say there are a lot of surprises in store with Bo’s power, and there are a lot of surprises in store with Kenzi, who gets into a very dangerous situation and something very unexpected happens.

So, Season Three gets underway for you shortly?

We do, I believe it’s April 11th we head back to set and start Season 3.

That is so exciting. I can’t wait to see where things go next season. And I’m really excited for the Pre-Show taping.

Me too. That’ll be really great to meet our fans. Also, Anna and I are doing the Global Morning Show on April 30th, so we’ll have some fun girl time there, too. so I’m excited for that as well.

I’ll have to make sure that the fans all wake up early and tune in for that one.

Yeah, maybe we’ll get everyone up at 7 in the morning. It might be a little difficult. I know me and Anna are prepping ourselves to be looking good and charming that early in the morning. It might be a little challenging.

I’m also doing something really exciting – the cover of this pop culture magazine called Ouch and I’ll be in NY on the 27th doing that.

We’ll have to keep an eye out for that!

Only 2 episodes remain this season, Faenatics! Be sure to check back this week for more treats as we count down to the Season 2 Finale!

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The first amusing anecdote we learned is that the hot scene at the beginning of “Vexed” was the very first scene filmed and the episode was the original pilot. “It was exhausting and I remember it was my birthday,” says Silk. “And I spent it nude covered in blood on top of [Holden-Ried]. It was a great way to spend my birthday. So that was [a] good memory.” And you thought your first day at work was awkward.

The first scene Solo, Silk, and Holden-Ried shot together was walking and talking outside in Toronto in the dead of winter, where they froze “their tushes off,” according to Solo. Holden-Ried says kicking off the show was a brave new world for all of them. “We all sort of met [and] had no idea what we were doing but we were creating this world for the first time [and] it was very exciting.” Silk says they were trying to play it cool but were plagued by runny noses.

When the cast began production on Season Two, it was like going home. “[The] first few episodes back … the whole cast was in a scene together and everything just felt like a family, like everyone sort of naturally knew when to come in,” she says. “[Obviously] it’s written … but we naturally sort of have each other’s rhythm and energy as actors but also as these characters. [We’ve] just sort of bonded as the episodes went on.” As for guest stars, it’s an embarrassment of riches, according to Holden-Ried. “Put it this way, we’ve never had a bad guest star that we wouldn’t work with again,” he says.

The expanded audience for Season Two (after the Syfy pickup) meant different things to each of them. “[The characters] are sort of in a different place than where we started, so I’ve actually had to kind of review some of the Season One episodes in order to be able to do press,” admits Silk. “[It’s] challenging [but also] really exciting to bring it to a new audience and it’s really cool to see a [the] response to people that are experiencing it for the first time.”

Solo has enjoyed the evolution in the characters. “I think [in] Season One, we were really finding our footing … discovering who we are as our characters … as a show, what our voice really is and I think we all knew [Lost Girl was] very unique and of course, we didn’t know what the fans’ response was going to be,” she says. “[The] fact that it’s been what it is has been incredibly humbling and incredibly exciting. [When] I saw other girls dressed up as Kenzi, for me that was like a sign of like, ‘wow, people really enjoy these characters and they really love the show.’ And just we couldn’t be happier.”

Silk looks forward to the US audiences starting Season Two next month. “The show continues to grow [and] the first season really laid a good foundation,” she says. “[We] took off from there and took it in new directions, which I can’t wait for everyone to see.”

They spent a few minutes during our call reminiscing about the first season episode, “Food for Thought”. “We are just so lucky on this show that all of us gel together,” says Holden-Ried. “So when we get a chance to work with each other, whether it’s with Ksenia and Anna, Ksenia and KC [Collins] or myself, we just all sort of have our own little nice little niches. [Luckily] that episode really got to show what Ksenia and I can do with each other [and] I’m really glad we did.”

Solo says it was an emotional outing for her. “We’re so lucky to have Kris on the show, I really—I’m not trying to kiss his ass, but he knows, I tell him this every day that I think he’s so incredibly intuitive and talented and working with him, it just makes your job so much easier,” she says. “Because you really are as good as your acting partner, so he really lifts us all up and I really think that he truly is one of the best Canada has to offer.”

She went on to tease him about his wardrobe on the show. “We’re also lucky that he’s so sexy and he takes his shirt off a lot,” she says. “I wish he had his shirt off [in] all those scenes, when I was dying, I’m sure it would have made me get better sooner.” Holden-Ried could only muster an “Oh My God” at the gushing but took it all in good stride.

With the Season Two US pickup and early third season renewal, the cast were relieved and happy that they had some road to run now. Solo jokes that they all became really big divas. And Silk kiddingly adds that they got bigger trailers. The net, net though, is that they were all grateful that they’ll get to do the show and play these characters for a good while so they can pace themselves with the storytelling and not be preoccupied with the actor’s dilemma of the “next job”.

“I think that Lost Girl has a long way to go. I think that because it’s such a vast world to explore, there [are] a lot of possibilities,” says Silk. “And we still haven’t tapped into many of them … I guess it makes you kind of think about some [of the] subtleties you can bring into the character that you’re playing.”

Holden-Ried offers “I don’t think it really changes our day-to-day performance. We have a certain job to do [that] requires a lot of presence in the moment and that’s what we focus on.” Solo adds that it helps build the anticipatory nature of the show’s universe. “I think just as much as the fans are excited to see where the show goes and what’s going to happen to the characters and what new guest stars and creatures are going to come in, [we] all feel the exact same because we obviously don’t know what’s going to happen,” she says. “And it’s cool that our story lines can really at this point go anywhere, so it will be fun for us to explore different avenues.”

All of them appreciate the fantasy genre. Holden-Ried likes working in it because it allows them to have so many different creative story lines and characters. “[Having] super powers or [being] really old, these are things that an artist [doesn’t] get to often explore or learn to express,” he offers. “It’s a lot of fun, it’s very imaginative, and it’s a great playing field to work with.”

Solo says the only downside is the green screen work. “That’s always an interesting experience. And you always feel a little bit stupid, I have to admit, but the challenge is just making it as real as possible,” she says. “But I completely agree with Kris that you get to kind of go outside of reality and it’s always a lot of fun. You get to go wild.”

Silks adds, “You get to just play this scenario on the show and the circumstances and all the stuff that’s going on [with] these characters. And we take it seriously but we don’t necessarily take the world that seriously because it’s crazy Fae world, so we get to laugh at it a lot too. And have fun with it.” She agrees the CGI takes a little getting used to. “[It’s] a little weird but you just have to trust that [that] it’s going to look good in the end, and it usually does.”

The cast appreciates the collaborative aspects of the show. “We kind of have as much input as we want. There’s a chain of sort of command [of course] but I think we’re very fortunate, because it’s … still an independent production where we actually can converse with the writers and executive producers one-on-one when we need to,” says Holden-Ried. “And they’re always open to our story ideas.” Silk adds that as the writers have gotten to know the cast, they write more to their strengths. “I might speak up about something and it’s generally been welcome input. So it does feel very collaborative.”

Silk and Solo are very proud that the show is so sexually diverse. “It’s definitely refreshing. [One] of the things that we’re most proud of on the show is the fact that there’s this love triangle [between] Bo and Dyson and Bo and Lauren. And both of those relationship kind of rival each other, they’re really strong. They’re sexual and they’re real,” Silk says. She was shocked in running back through season one to realize how many people she kissed. “It’s funny [and] an interesting part of my job, but it’s an important part of the show [and] the character.”

“I think sexuality is such an important part of life and I think the fact that our show is so open to it [that] it doesn’t matter if you’re gay or straight or you’re blue or black or green,” says Solo. “It’s open to the entire human race, it’s open to everybody.”

Holden-Ried says the friendships off-camera have helped with getting naked on camera. “We’re really blessed with [the] great chemistry we all have with each other. [Taking] a leap from a true caring friendship with the actor you’re working with and [spinning it toward] sexiness isn’t a difficult step,” he says. “[The] real trust and chemistry we [have] transcends through the screen.” Silk says it helps tremendously that they all really like each other, too.

We’re definitely buying what they’re selling.

Season one of Lost Girl is airing now on Syfy in the US. The Season One finale airs at 10 pm ET on Monday, April 9th and Season Two begins immediately the following week. The Season Two finale airs at 10 pm ET on Sunday, April 1st, on Showcase in Canada.

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