Any fans out there? I love this show and its cast. Yeahhhhh girl power!
And of course Doc đ I am so bummed this is the last season
This show broke barriers and enpowered people in the fandom with out being preachy and its entertaining as hell.
I LOVED this show...or what I got to
see of it, anyway (ie. only the first two seasons, as they never bothered releasing any on DVD/Blu-ray after that here).
After watching Season 1, I started typing up reviews as I watched the episodes (beginning with the first episode of Season 2) and posted them in a thread I started for the show on the forum I joined before this one.
Because I'm lazy, I've simply copied my reviews (from the forum I originally posted them on) and pasted them here. So if/when you decide to read them, they're my thoughts back when I originally watched the episodes (which I think was a couple years ago). My thoughts from back then may have changed a bit
now, I don't know.Â
{Spoiler}I really enjoyed Season 1. Iâd first seen Melanie Scrofano, who plays Wynonna, in that
Damien series and â for me â she was the most interesting thing about it. Sadly, her character didnât last and I was disappointed, but seeing that she got to be the lead in her own show more than made up for it. Melanieâs perfect as the character of Wynonna. She can deliver the snarky one-liners, but I also completely believe her in the more emotional scenes when weâre allowed to see Wynonnaâs vulnerabilities. Itâs a fine line between playing a âtoughâ character and coming off as trying too hard, but she always remains likeable for me.
The same goes for delivering the snarky one-liners. If done wrong, it can make a character come across as just plain unlikeable. However, I think she manages to make her character endearing, even when sheâs making mistakes/wrong choices, and I hate seeing her get hurt (be it physically or emotionally). One such scene I saw recently showed her breaking down, releasing all these emotions from everything she'd had to endure (and things she was forced to do).
Not many show leads have made me feel for them like she did in that^ scene. Though itâs not all sadness and depression, there are light-hearted/funny moments too. I like that her character is allowed to not always be/look 'cool' and has a comedic side too (which Melanie Scrofano plays so well). One of my favourite moments was when Wynonna completely lost it over the sight of a motorbike she obviously adored in Season 1.
And then there was an exchange in the first episode of Season 2 which I found quite amusing:
Nedley: âEarp, you may be the hero that Purgatory deserves. You're just not the one it needs right now.â
Wynonna: âBig Batman fan, huh?â
Nedley: âHell, no. When that franchise lost Uma Thurman they lost Randy Nedley for good.â
Wynonna: âYou truly are a monster.â
Another amusing moment in the episode was Doc losing his hat to a demon.
RIP Docâs hat. As Wynonna commented...
Speaking of Doc, I really enjoy his characterâs interaction with not only Wynonna, but everybody else. That goes for the rest of characters too. Iâm happy the âregularâ cast of this show is so small â itâs only four â as I like them all, but the recurring characters are quite good too. I think Melanie Scrofano and Dominique Provost-Chalkley (who plays her sister Waverly) have great sibling chemistry. I totally buy them as sisters, and I enjoy whenever theyâre together.
When the show started, I thought Waverly was just the sweetest character ever, she was cute, funny and endeared herself to me almost immediately, but sheâs shown she can contribute so much than you might first expect to not only the group, but the show itself. Her character is smart, resourceful, courageous and not some pushover. Thereâs a lot more to her than may have first appeared.
I wasnât expecting to see Rachel Skarsten in the first episode (who I mainly know as Tamsin from
Lost Girl, but more recently Queen Elizabeth I in
Reign). It's a shame she ended up being rather wasted on just one episode. I like the fact Dolls is showing more personality as the show goes on â as I felt he was rather lacking in that department in the first few episodes of Season 1. However, as I've watched more episodes heâs gotten way more interesting/likeable and I really like the partnership (and friendship) thatâs developed between him and Wynonna. I like
all of the main cast here (which doesn't always happen) - it helps that the cast is relatively small in number - and that goes a long way towards my enjoyment of a show.
After Buffy the
Vampire Slayer and
Angel both finished, I thought I'd never find another show to fill the void left by them. Other shows came along that I thought might've...but they didn't end up being quite the same. The only show I felt had the same 'feel' as BtVS/AtS was
Lost Girl, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Then it finished and I was in the same situation, wishing to find another show like it. Thankfully
Wynonna Earp has the same 'feel' as those other three shows did and has done a nice job filling the void left by them. It has quickly become a new favourite of mine.
{Spoiler}Episodes 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 of Season 2. If my thoughts on them are all over the place/not in chronological order...itâs simply because theyâve all blurred together in my (admittedly shoddy) memory.
I thought Melanie Scrofano was amazing as Wynonna-possessed-by-tentacle-goo (or âGoononnaâ as I saw her named elsewhere). She was equal parts freaky/scary and morbidly amusing. I liked how sheâd go from smiling fiendishly to seemingly ânormalâ (for the benefit of keeping up her facade with others) and then drop the act again in a split second.
Adding to the overall creepiness of her performance was when Wynonna would manage to gain control for a brief moment. I liked that she was willing to let Dolls cut off a finger because she knew it had to be done. I'd previously been shocked at Waverly losing a hand (but thankfully it grew back whilst she was possessed) and I was also surprised that the tentacle didnât immediately regret jumping into Wynonna after it was subjected to her diet of booze, doughnuts, pancakes, etc.
Possessed Waverly (or âGooverlyâ) was also interesting (and I donât just mean her eating things one shouldnât eat, such as spiders and lipstick). Iâm sure Nicole Haught appreciated her cheerleading routine (as shouldâve just about
everyone watching). Kudos to Dominique Provost-Chalkley for that routine, which Iâm sure she worked her butt off practicing.
Good on Nicole for knowing Waverly would never ask her to shoot Wynonna, and thereby realizing sheâd been re-possessed. I do like the Wynonna/Nicole dynamic. Theyâre not exactly âfriendsâ, but Wynonna gets that her sister and Nicole love each other and has come to accept them together. Nicole also seems to not always be very fond of Wynonna, but will listen to her (most of the time) when it counts.
The widows and their face-ripping nastiness was rather unpleasant to see (you just *know* when someone tells someone else that a personâs âputting on her faceâ that it doesnât mean what you
think it would...especially when they say it in a creepy way. Even if it hadnât been said in that way...does anyone even use that phrase in real life anymore?). The creeper brother is super annoying and he canât die soon enough. Heâs got an exceptionally punchable face (which goes hand-in-hand with his irritating way of speaking).
I was surprised by Lucadoâs head exploding...though I canât say Iâm overly broken up about it. Iâm also not usually fond of pregnancy storylines in shows. However, given that Melanie Scrofano was apparently pregnant for real, it was inevitable that theyâd write it in. Iâm not going to hate on the storyline when I havenât seen how itâs played out as yet. Given the âwackinessâ of this show, things could go a lot of different ways with this development.
The scene between Wynonna and Waverly, with her sister comforting her as she was dealing with this big news and what it meant for her was really well-done, I thought. Very emotionally impactful.
Dolls turns out to be...a dragon? That's interesting. Though him being a jerk to both Wynonna and the guy he had her finish off was annoying. Jealousy isnât a good look on him when it comes to her and Doc (same goes for Doc regarding Wynonna and Dolls). Speaking of...Doc finally got another hat! It was about time. Also, I thought it was amusing that he was so proud of his new car having a cassette player.
I was surprised to see Brendan Fehr (Michael from
Roswell) in the show as aâŚdemon-hunting fireman? I wasnât sure it was him to begin with, but he looked familiar almost instantly. It was a bit more trickier working out whether I was seeing Jack Bartlett from
Heartland or not, given that Shaun Johnston didnât have his signature mustache (though his voice was the same â which made it super confusing, as I kept thinking âIs that Jack or isnât it?â).
These last few episodes have been really good. I'm looking forward to watching more.
{Spoiler}Finished Season 2 of
Wynonna Earp last night. Iâd watched the last umpteen episodes together, one straight after the other, but watched the final on its own. Anyway, my thoughts on the episodes will probably be a bit of a mishmash.
I thought Wynonna was still her amusing/snarky self, even while pregnant. I liked how she used her bump to 'bump' others, she even high-fived with it, I think. Being pregnant did not dimnish her awesomeness.
I felt sorry for human Bobo when he was talking about being a good man...though he kind of undid that by leaving Doc trapped in the well. Speaking of, I also felt sorry for Doc once he was stuck in the well again.
Those two widow sisters were getting annoying, and the one who was rotting or whatever looked quite gross. Wynonna and Doc teaming up to take them both out was great (and Doc showed off just how amazing his shooting skills actually are - nice accuracy).
Nedley proved himself a pretty stand-up guy when he was being tortured, but wouldnât betray Wynonna (he got some amusing snarky lines too). Iâm glad Wynonna herself acknowledged it.
The alternate reality stuff was interesting...though I seriously missed Wynonna, as sheâs easily my favourite character in the show.
Melanie Scrofano was awesome in the scene with Waverly and Rosita (who was going to steal her child as soon as it was born), telling Waverly she *was* an Earp, and calling to Peacemaker as Waverly made the shot.
Kudos to her for managing all these^ sorts of heavily emotional scenes whilst preggers in real life. She also did really well in the scene near the end when she was sitting by herself. It was nice of her to name hers and Docâs daughter after both their mothers. I felt sorry for both of them that they only got to spend a brief moment with their kid (though sending the child off was not only the best thing for it, but also the best thing for the show, as babies ruin TV shows most of the time, I find).
Both seasons of
Wynonna Earp have been very enjoyable, and this quickly turned into one of my new favourite shows (I only have a handful of shows I currently watch on TV/DVD/Blu-ray which Iâd deem âfavouritesâ). Itâs going to be a LONG wait for me before I ever get to see Season 3. I hope the show continues on for quite a few seasons, as I think it totally deserves to. I love the main cast (and some of the guest stars as well). Most of all Iâm going to miss seeing Melanie Scrofano on a regular basis.
I will certainly miss all the creative ways Wynonna swears/curses (kudos to her/MS for finally getting to use the 'F word' in a sentence near the end of the episode).Â
This show is right up there alongside BtVS, AtS and Lost Girl for me. They all have a similar âfeelâ to them, I think. They donât take themselves too seriously, but theyâre not so silly that itâs embarrassing. They all have a healthy dose of action, comedy, drama, horror/violence and a bit of romance. I'm going to miss watching this show...but hey, I can always rewatch the first two seasons (I might be able to catch some of the dialogue I missed first time around. If I had one minor 'nitpick' with the show, it's that sometimes I missed some of the dialogue - which was a shame, as I think I was missing out on some really good/funny one-liners).Goodbye for now, show.