Bo and Kenzi both have things to deal with in this week's episode. Bo has to go to Africa on a dangerous mission to release the curse that Nadia has been held under. And Kenzi has to plan a surprise party.
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All right, let's get to this week's episode, "Masks", a huge episode with major plot implications for the show going forward. The episode begins with Kenzi planning a surprise birthday for party for Bo. There's not much to be said about it except that through a major party-planning coincidence Kenzi reunites with a former friend of hers, who she clearly has a crush on. Looks like someone has a new love interest...
Meanwhile, Bo learns some disturbing information from the Ash - it turns out that it was the former Ash who ordered the cursing of Nadia, with the goal of gaining Lauren's service in the fight against some sort of Fae-ravaging plague. The good news is that the Ash was willing to tell Bo where the Dark Fae Shaman who set the curse, whose name is Tshombe, lives in Africa. Luckily, Bo's also set up with a Fae travel agent, so she's conveniently able to transport back and forth to Africa instantly. Bo heads to Africa and easily finds Tshombe and his magical piece of wood, which contains hundreds and hundreds of cursing nails. Tshombe tells Bo which nail is Nadia's...but you didn't think it was going to be that easy did you? And that's when things get interesting.
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Tshombe tells Bo that he'll only remove Nadia's nail if she brings him a healing mask that will save his life (this guy isn't young, you know). Unfortunately, the mask is held by a Fae called the Preta, who isn't the easiest person in the world to deal with. Bo and Dyson borrow a bracelet from Trick that used to belong to his wife in order to trade with the Preta for the mask, but again it doesn't turn out to be easy, with Bo and Dyson forced go through an Indiana Jones-esque set of challenges to retrieve the mask.
The mask acquired, Bo and Dyson head back to the Shaman just barely in time to save his life. Bo removes Nadia's nail, saving her life, and also destroys Tshombe's ability to set any more curses. All in all, a job well done.
Later, Bo returns to Lauren but sees her with Nadia. It's pretty obvious that Bo has mixed emotions: clearly, Nadia's reawakening is going to cause changes in the Lost Girl universe. One thing's for sure, though - Lauren's not going anywhere as once Nadia was cured she reaffirmed her loyalty to the Ash.
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