Domino Day: Lone Witch is a British series written by women, directed by women, and mostly starring women. Just my cup of tea. The series advertises itself as being similar to Buffy, but actually it was ripped right from the pages of Lost Girl.
Domino Day: Lone Witch stars Siena Kelly as Domino Day, so named because the only item with her when she was abandoned as an infant was a domino.
Domino is all alone in the world. She doesn’t know what or who she is. She has tremendous powers but doesn’t know how to control them. She spends her nights hooking up with men on dating apps only to suck their life force from them and then make them forget they ever met her.
Domino learns she is a Lamia. She’s run from London and her mesmer boyfriend Silas (Sam Howard-Sneyd) to start over in Manchester. She hopes she won’t be so dangerous there. She meets some important people who may help her.
Sammie (Babirye Bukilwa) notices her. Sammie is a witch, too. She offers to help Domino and bring her into her coven. Being a lone witch is unheard of. The coven includes Kat (Alisha Bailey), a leader in touch with her ancestors. Jules (Molly Harris) and Geri (Poppy Lee Friar) are also in the coven. They find ways to help her, but there is resistance everywhere.
Domino meets Leon (Percelle Ascott). He’s human and she really likes him. She doesn’t want to hurt him. She doesn’t like hurting humans but can’t help herself. She’s motivated to control her powers.
The ex-boyfriend Silas comes looking for her. He wants to steal her powers. His mother Esme (Lucy Cohu) is head witch in the Manchester area. She wants Domino for her own reasons, too. It’s a big issue that Domino is the very last living Lamia.
There’s plenty of excitement and drama in this series. The magic and special effects are well done. The sex scenes are shot with the female gaze. I thought the series got off to a slow start. I wasn’t really engaged in the characters or drama until well into the second episode. The drama increased as the episodes played and I stayed with it. It is a limited series, so I don’t expect to see more seasons after this one. Look at the trailer for evidence of the Lost Girl connection.
The series was a BBC production, showing in the U.S. on Sundance Now and AMC+. It was directed by Nadira Amrani and Eva Sigurdardottir, with all women writers.
What do you other fantasy series fans think of this one?
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