COLLIDER: Anna Silk Interview LOST GIRL
by Christina Radish
January 16th, 2012
The drama series Lost Girl, premiering on Syfy January 16th, follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk), a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy of humans. Having grown up with human parents, Bo discovers that she is one of the Fae – creatures of legend and folklore – who pass as humans while secretly feeding off them. Embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin, Bo decides to help humans and Fae solve mysteries and right wrongs, with the help of her human sidekick Kenzi (Ksenia Solo), and Fae police detective Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried).
During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, show star Anna Silk talked about what attracted her to this story and character, that she’s hoping U.S. audiences embrace the show the way that audiences have around the world, the challenges of being the lead of a series, how much fun she has exploring the sexual side of her character, that she loves meeting the show’s loyal fans, and that she hopes to continue playing strong, complex women...
... Question: What was it that initially attracted you to this show and the character of Bo? Was there something that really sold you on the concept, as far as the direction it would be taking?
ANNA SILK: "Yes. When you first get an audition, you just get a description of the show and the character, and the scenes that you’ll be auditioning with. They’ll usually give you the script too, if you’re auditioning for a lead role. At first, I just got what the show was about and it said, “Bo is a bisexual Succubus who needs sex to heal.” I was like, “Oh, my god!,” and my husband was like, “Was this written by a fratboy? What is this?” And then, I got the script and I read it. It was created by Michelle Lovretta, who’s incredible, and now it’s been really pioneered by Jay Firestone, and they both have this great vision for the show.
In the original script, I loved that this character of Bo was not just this sexual creature that feeds on energy. She was really thrown into this world. She grew up thinking she was human, and now, suddenly, she’s part of this whole Fae underworld, and she’s a Succubus, and all of these questions have to be answered. I loved that she was really this fish-out-of-water, that she was so vulnerable, that she was so scared, and that her power was really her greatest source of shame. That, alone, had a lot of interest for me because I knew that there was room for growth in that. She wasn’t just this tough, kick-ass character. Her strength really came from the fact that she was so vulnerable. That really stood out, on the page, when I read the initial pilot.
Our initial pilot actually airs as Episode 8, in the first season. That’s kind of crazy! And when you see it, it’s not so different because it fits into the story, but we all look a little different. We all are very dark and very serious because that was the tone of the show. And then, we introduced some lighter elements to it, which I think makes it work. Over the season, we found a nice balance of finding levity in that darkness, but we like that darkness as well. It’s definitely evolved, over the first season and into the second season. I liked that Bo was not just this sci-fi sex creature, which is what it first appeared to be. Every time we got a new script, it would be like, “Wow, okay, that’s pretty cool.” And the guest star roles on our show are so great. People get to come on and they’re really excited to be on the show and get to play either a Fae creature or some bad-ass human. It’s cool. What’s special about Lost Girl is that it covers that folklore and mythology in such a rich way. Every minute of the episodes, we’re learning something new about the world that they’re living in..."
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