Wynonna Earp -- She ain’t anybody’s but her own.
Recently I picked up Wynonna Earp to watch on Netflix (Season 1 only at the moment). It's been on my list of things to watch for a while now, I've seen enough WayHaught gifs on my tumblr dash, to know there were good things waiting for me when I got into it. What I didn't know was how much I've craved an anti-hero like Wynonna. She's bad, she's crass and as Doc says, "She ain't nobody's but her own."
If you haven't watched Wynonna Earp, it's about a woman named, Wynonna Earp who is the heir of the Earp curse. When the heir reaches 27 years of age all the people Wyatt Earp killed return to Earth, possessed by demons which can only be put down for good by the heir. Or something like that. Also, Doc Holliday (Wyatt's best and closest friend) is still alive, having been granted a long life by a witch. He works at Wynonna's side to put down the demons.
What makes this show so great is how much Wynonna isn't the hero type. She comes back to her hometown of Purgatory after years of avoiding the place, hoping to stave off the curse. All the way back to high school, she's been a loose cannon. People didn't believe her about the demons (for obvious reasons) and she acted out. All the time. A whole lot. She left town with few friends (really just her younger sister, Waverly). The chosen one's refusal to take on a task is a common enough trope. As is the rebellious champion, someone who doesn't fit the mold we expect them to.
But you root for Wynonna because she tries.
She might hate the curse, but once it enacts in earnest while she's in Purgatory for a funeral, she stays. She's trying to do the thing she knows she needs to do. And she doesn't lose herself, or her personality and wit, in the process. Picture if Buffy was older, had a gun, and gave in most often to her baser instincts. Then put it all in the southwest where there's a lot of boots and guns and dirt. It's a good time.
Now, all I need is for Season 2 to arrive on Netflix so I can get caught up.
If you haven't watched Wynonna Earp, it's about a woman named, Wynonna Earp who is the heir of the Earp curse. When the heir reaches 27 years of age all the people Wyatt Earp killed return to Earth, possessed by demons which can only be put down for good by the heir. Or something like that. Also, Doc Holliday (Wyatt's best and closest friend) is still alive, having been granted a long life by a witch. He works at Wynonna's side to put down the demons.
What makes this show so great is how much Wynonna isn't the hero type. She comes back to her hometown of Purgatory after years of avoiding the place, hoping to stave off the curse. All the way back to high school, she's been a loose cannon. People didn't believe her about the demons (for obvious reasons) and she acted out. All the time. A whole lot. She left town with few friends (really just her younger sister, Waverly). The chosen one's refusal to take on a task is a common enough trope. As is the rebellious champion, someone who doesn't fit the mold we expect them to.
But you root for Wynonna because she tries.
She might hate the curse, but once it enacts in earnest while she's in Purgatory for a funeral, she stays. She's trying to do the thing she knows she needs to do. And she doesn't lose herself, or her personality and wit, in the process. Picture if Buffy was older, had a gun, and gave in most often to her baser instincts. Then put it all in the southwest where there's a lot of boots and guns and dirt. It's a good time.
Now, all I need is for Season 2 to arrive on Netflix so I can get caught up.
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