Wynonna Earp: Emily Andras Talks “Daddy Lessons” and “War Paint”
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*** This article contains major spoilers for the Wynonna Earp Season 3 finale episodes “Daddy Lessons” and “War Paint” ***
When finale time rolls around in Purgatory viewers can always count on a ton of action, emotion and questions to be left in its wake. Everything felt doubled this time around, as the Season 3 finale of Wynonna Earp aired as back to back episodes on SYFY and Space Channel. Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano) finally put an end to Bulshar (Jean Marchand), who was denied entrance into the Garden of Eden soon after breaking The Earp Curse. However, that victory was short-lived as the Garden took two people closest to Wynonna. Her sister Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkley) was taken against her will into the Garden and Doc (Tim Rozon) seemed ready to sacrifice himself, as he entered willingly to be her weapon and fight.
While the fight against Bulshar came to an end, Wynonna Earp showrunner Emily Andras and her team set up plenty of new mysteries and questions to answer moving forward into Season 4. Wynonna returned home to find Nicole (Katherine Barrell), Jeremy (Varun Saranga) and Robin (Justin Kelly) all missing and only the name Valdez present. Who is that? Where did her team go? Luckily, she was able to find Nedley (Greg Lawson) and the two headed off to save everyone else. These were two very jam-packed episodes with a lot of information and revelations. Good thing that Andras joined us one last time for Season 3 to break down the finale and look ahead to Season 4.
The TV Junkies: Wynonna has finally defeated Bulshar, but it’s come at quite the cost. Other than Alice, she’s now lost the two most important people in her life. What effect will Waverly and Doc being in the Garden have on her heading into next season?
Emily Andras: We’ve set up all year that the thing Wynonna fears the most is being alone and letting her team down, and that seems to be exactly what has happened. Unlike the episode where she kind of breaks down and gives Bulshar Peacemaker, she seems determined to get them back at any cost. We wanted to end on a bit of a positive note and that even with Nedley, they are going to do their best. I believe in her and that she’s got a fire in her belly, determination in eyes and I think they can make it work.
TTVJ: Speaking of Nedley, you were right and he ended up factoring pretty big into things from dropping F bombs to then making Mambo No. 5 references.
EA: Amazing! He’s so good. Greg Lawson for president!
TTVJ: Why was it important that he be the one left behind there in the bar?
EA: Those two have just come so far together. It’s awesome to think of those teaming up when you think back to their first encounter in the pilot, with how aggressive he was towards her and how much animosity there was between them. Now just to hear him say ‘I trust you,’ it brings a tear to the eye. He’s also not maybe the number one person you’d want as your backup, but Wynonna is going to need him. I just feel like it’s such a fun pairing, and I’m excited to see under what circumstances it ended up being those two versus everyone else. Where is everyone else?

TTVJ: Yea, where are they?
EA: I don’t know! Maybe they’re with Valdez.
TTVJ: Right because we saw Valdez’ name at the Homestead. Can we assume that’s the same character from Beau Smith’s Wynonna Earp comics?
EA: Again, I cannot tell you. Beau was delighted when he saw that decision though.
TTVJ: But will she be similar to the character in the comics?
EA: I’m not telling you anything. Nope, nothing. Not a thing. Literally nothing. I’ve already said too much.
TTVJ: You’ve already said too much given you said her name is Valdez?
EA: Pretty much.

TTVJ: There was a ton of things that happened in this finale that we’ll be digesting for the entire off season and things got very Biblical this season. Can you share a little about why you really wanted to delve so deep into theology this season?
EA: I always really liked the idea that the universe is one of balance and the idea of good and evil having to exist concurrently in the same space. That yin and yang is very interesting to me and it’s not just a Christian theory, it’s found in religions all around the world. I always knew that supposedly the Garden of Eden was going to be a part of the Ghost River Triangle. I’ve known that since I wrote the bible for Wynonna Earp. Juan Carlo even says that to Wynonna at the end of the first season, that it’s not just a prison but it’s also protecting something.
So it seemed like the easiest, most basic, take we could do with the Garden of Eden because it can be a lot of different things to a lot of different people. The idea of a garden reoccurs in a lot of religions around the world — the Fountain of Youth, the Promised Land, the Hellmouth or whatever you want to call it — that beginning of humanity really appealed to me. The other thing I’d say is that in a weird way while it seems very biblical, it’s oddly godless. Right now it’s just good guys and bad guys running around — and angels, sure — but it’s not the heavy hand of God on Wynonna Earp. I’m not interested in that but rather the idea of a wild world or universe where there isn’t really anyone at the helm anymore.
I’m interested in those juxtapositions, but Wynonna Earp is always going to ultimately be a demon fighting show. I think it’s really important we get back to that in Season 4 and make it a little more grounded and personal for Wynonna. Now we kind of have both elements which is so exciting going into Season 4.
TTVJ: Prior to Bulshar dying he did break The Earp Curse. What’s this mean for Wynonna? Who is she without this curse?
EA: The thing I like about The Earp Curse getting broken is that it’s the thing she’s striven for for three years, but it happens under the most dire of circumstances, and actually causes her to lose everything and everyone she loves on some level. Wynonna has always been kind of a screw up and underdog but still gets up and fights every day. In the same way that she doesn’t need Peacemaker to do that, I don’t think she needs the curse to do that. On the other hand, there’s always more demons, always more villains, always more deals with devils that may need to be made in order to get the people she loves back. One could argue that she’s been recursed in a weird way and doesn’t even know what that looks like yet. Stay tuned. I’d say the premise of the show is going to change less than you think.
TTVJ: Does this mean that we’re done with the revenants and Peacemaker?
EA: You’re asking me all these future questions and I can’t talk about it. [laughs]

TTVJ: Doc went through quite a journey over the last two episodes, but in the end he was able to come and help Wynonna. What does it mean that he could ascend the stairs and how did he get free in the barn?
EA: I can’t tell you!
TTVJ: Dammit, Emily! [laughs] Does it mean he was mortal because he can go up the stairs?
EA: That seemed to be the implication, but this is supposed to be a mystery and leave you with new questions to answer next year, right? You’re not supposed to know how he got free from the barn and it’s a question to answer next year. I promise. And yes, he should not be able to climb the stairs, but the fact that he can? You should be as mystified and bamboozled as Wynonna feels. She’s like ‘how the hell did that happen?’ And he seemed so certain, right? I’m sorry!
TTVJ: Prior to things going down, we did see Waverly basically propose to Nicole on the front porch. Wynonna, naturally, interrupted and we didn’t get a real answer. Does this mean we may get yet another proposal and maybe with a different ring down the road?
EA: Anything is possible in Season 4/5/6… If I was Waverly I would just not be casually slipping that ring on people’s fingers because it tends to get a little bit stuck! I do think it was important for Waverly to say how much she truly felt about Nicole. I think that’s a huge deal for Waverly, as she’s used to people leaving all the time, and she’s such an open, perky little jelly bean but has trouble voicing her true emotions to the people she loves. So for her to say ‘I love you’ to Nicole and admit to both Nicole, and herself, that she wants to be with Nicole forever was a really big moment for them.

TTVJ: While we’re still discussing the ring, we saw Waverly wield its power to kill Bobo once and for all. Why was now the right time for it to be the end of the road for Bobo? Assuming he’s really dead…
EA: This is right? Bobo is the ultimate demon cockroach and always seems to find ways to keep crawling back. One thing I really love about Bobo’s journey, through Michael Eklund’s incredible portrayal, is just how we upended expectations about him constantly. When we met him in Season 1 he was the leader of the bad guys, seemed terrible and was a potential abuser to Willa. Then through Season 2 we saw he started out as a good man with good intentions who was corrupted by The Curse. One could argue on some level that he was as victimized by Bulshar and Co. as the Earps were. I think there was some mercy in letting Bobo stop being such a servant to evil. It seemed fitting that it be his angel that set him free.
TTVJ: It was fitting and sad too when Waverly told him “you could have been better than this.”
EA: He could have, right? That’s the difference between a Waverly and a Bobo. Bobo would argue that he never had a choice, but Waverly and Wynonna would argue that there’s always a choice, even if it’s hard.
TTVJ: I’m still going to hold out hope though for a spinoff of Bobo and Robin doing crosswords.
EA: Oh my god, I love it! Or just listening to jazz.
TTVJ: The jazz can be playing while they are doing the crossword puzzle on Sunday morning.
EA: Amazing! I would totally watch that. In this environment I think we need that in 2019 now more than ever. It could be even sweeter than Great British Bake Off.

TTVJ: Another big reveal that was in the finale was the fact that Charlie was actually Julian, Waverly’s father. Will Wynonna and the others continue to feel any fallout from that revelation moving forward?
EA: I think it’s one more way that the universe is screwing with Wynonna. It seems like cruel fate that her maybe dim/cute/sweet firefighter boyfriend A) turns out to the love of her mom’s life. B) Is her half sister’s maybe daddy and C) is a friggin’ angel. Wynonna just cannot catch a break, which is why I think it’s so remarkable that she keeps on fighting, joking, quipping and trying.
There’s definitely going to be fallout because look, Mama Earp left to try and go find Julian. That’s a conversation I definitely want to have on screen is Mama coming back and finding out what happens. How do you have that conversation? Unfortunately, because of the way the episodes aired it all happened so quickly. Waverly barely had her dad back before she had to say goodbye. She hadn’t even processed who this person was, what that means for her going forward and I think Waverly never really got to know him at all. It’s going to be a lot.
TTVJ: It was nice to have characters like Kate (Chantel Riley) and Mercedes (Dani Kind) also along for the ride in this finale. I’m assuming they are still out there and there’s a possibility both could come back in later seasons?
EA: There’s a possibility. Everything is possible.
TTVJ: That’s another spinoff for you — Mercedes and Kate having to get along as roommates.
EA: I’d love it and that’d be amazing. I would definitely watch that series. It could be a home reno thing where they each decorate a room and then the owner has to decide which style they like: the vampire style or the bitchy, no face style. It’d be great.
TTVJ: I did really like seeing the pairing of Kate and Nicole in scenes. It was unexpected.
EA: They are really fun together, eh? I think it was really funny for them to talk about the nature of love. I think Nicole had a point that Doc, on some level, is a very bad boyfriend and she wasn’t having any of it. At the same time, Nicole forgives Waverly a lot — obviously nowhere near becoming a vampire and killing people. I like them though. That’s the gift of this show is that the cast is so strong. I love putting different characters together and thinking of what that relationship would look like. It’s almost like a workplace comedy sometimes and I really loved them together too.

TTVJ: I just thought of it, but the Earp Homestead is in sore need of redecorating after that huge shootout and then Valdez coming and carving her name into the wall. That is where Mercedes and Kate can have their decorating contest!
EA: Perfect! So good! Although it’s going to be bloody sheets and sex toys, like Mercedes says when she shows up back at home. Although really, I feel like that could be on brand for Wynonna too. She’d be fine. The Homestead is so cozy though, even though it’s riddled with bullets.
TTVJ: You mentioned earlier this season when we heard the slowed down version of the theme song that you weren’t going to release it just yet. Might that now be available for fans since you used it again here at the end of the finale?
EA: I think it will be available on iTunes by Jill Andrews. I need to double check but hopefully we’ll have that.
TTVJ: Since this was covering two episodes and all, is there anything I missed that you wanted to touch on?
EA: Season 3 was a lot and a blistering ride, but it made my heart so happy to see the Earper community continue to expand and make room for everybody including the writers, the new cast members, composers and directors. The love that gets spread, not only amongst each other, but for the cast and crew that so lovingly try to make this for you is so joyful and gratifying. I feel so thankful that we get to do this for another season. I also look forward to having theories yelled at me for another year.
Well, we’ve come to the end of another season. Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below!
Wynonna Earp will return for Season 4 in 2019 on SYFY and Space Channel.
While it is special that Emily has included so many LGBTQ characters in the story of Wynonna Earp, it is starting to feel like she is just adding WayHaught scenes to appease the many fans of the show who are fans of WayHaught and/or Nicole. The so-called “proposal” is an example of such a scene. The truth is that Nicole has become little more than a peripheral character to the story and had very little impact on the outcome of this season. Even Jeremy affected the outcome of tonight’s finale more than Nicole. I am disappointed that, as it stands now, Nicole as a character would not pass the Russo test. You could remove her scenes and the story would still be pretty much the same. I am starting to believe that people were right when they were voicing their opinion that Nicole is a love interest and not much more. After all, the only scene they had together after the first few minutes of 3×11 was the “proposal.” I wish we could have the Nicole from the season 2 finale back because the one I saw tonight did not have much to do with any significant part of the story.
I can’t see how you’d not have a WayHaught scene at all in the finale? Like, they’re partners, they’re not going to talk to each other in the chaos at all? You’re not going to say that you love someone when you think that you’re possibly all going to die? Or you realise how much you need them when you hear they almost did die?
Nicole was a little bit of a McGuffin in that Julian drains himself to heal her, so he gets killed pretty quickly in the confrontation with Bulshar and Bobo. But I also think the proposal scene was important in that Waverly truly reveals her heart … and she leaves the ring with Nicole. And I think leaving the ring with Nicole is deliberate, Wynonna Interruptus and all.
You should have asked Emily why Nicole had the least screentime during these last two episodes and why do Wayhaught barely touch or kiss each other now.
Good points about Nicole guys. Let’s face it, she was at death’s door, was healed, Waverly’s dad died and when Waves finally comes to talk to her they don’t hug at all, just some forehead touching (hello Otalia!) and don’t even get a kiss or a chance for Nic to say yes. And in theory they’ll be separated for at least a chunk of Season 4 with Waves being in the Garden. Damn I love #WayHaught but for two people so in love they spend a loooot of time at arms length from one another!
Agree with every word! Waverly spends more time with that idiot Jeremy than the supposed love of her life! And we get a toxic af WynDoc kissing and making our scenes all season but just a chaste peck or two from Wayhaught!! Is this show dumb and completely tone deaf?? Also what was the point of making Nicole the lone survivor of the cult of Bulshar if it didn’t have any impact on anything in the end??? And even that ring! And that half baked proposal at the end with Wynonna interrupting felt like a mockery once again for wayhaught this year. If it wasn’t for Kat, I wouldn’t be watching this dumb fake feminist shit where douchebag Doc always turns out to be the hero saving all the three female leads in the end.
I think this is really harsh. Doc didn’t kill Bulshar, if you recall. OK, he saves Wynonna from the venom, because hello, you don’t want to kill off your lead, but the women do most of the “real” saving.
And in terms of how the show deals with all its characters, there are lot of people who want Doc and Wynonna to get their sh*t together – I’m queer, and yet I do – and I also think it was important for Doc to get some kind of redemptive arc when he’s been so off the rails for most of the season.
I’ve been out for 30 years now, and I’m personally glad that they are portraying WayHaught as a well-rounded *adult* couple. Nicole is the SHERIFF – she has an important job in the town, and she’s still young. She and Waverly have been growing in their relationship, so there isn’t so much need for being constantly joined at the hip and big speeches and big makeout scenes. Although, yeah, I would like some more of that. I really think they should at least have a date night once in a while. We haven’t really seen much of Drunk Nicole with Waverly yet!
I loved that observation that Emily makes that Waverly keeps up her chirpy facade so much, and yet it’s hard for her to truly reveal her heart. And yet she’s grown so much, and her trust that Nicole will stick around has grown, that there she is now, wanting to commit her life to this gorgeous woman. I do think the ring has another purpose, but I also think that Waverly’s proposal is real. I also like it that it was the perhaps more “femme-presenting” bi character that does the proposal. We all expected Nicole to get down on one knee at some point! And I’m sure Nicole had it all planned out mentally as well, thus her slightly confused response in the moment.
But if you notice, other than when Nicole introduces herself in Shorty’s, it’s Waverly who initiates things – their first kiss, their first time in bed, does the dancing and so on (which is a really vulnerable thing to do). I love this representation of her emotional bravery when her childhood was full of betrayal from all of her loved ones (except Gus and Curtis). I love this very “true” emotion that gets represented in this episode.
You are not having big romance scenes when you’re not sure if you’re going to survive another day – you tell each other you love them and then you try and get sh*t done so you get to BE with each other.
Agree to everything Julie says here and the others as well, Wayhaught and Nicole have been sidelined so Doc can save the day and WynDoc with all its toxicity (this season anyway) can be the romantic pairing of the show. He’s been saving them since 2×04, though, remember? Wynonna fought off all those guys at BBD but couldn’t fight off one big baddie to save Waverly’s hand. Doc had to save the day. There is a definite double standard now with how straight couples are portrayed in sexual scenarios while the lesbian couple gets moaning behind closed doors (I think their kisses were sweet this year but domesticity does not mean an end to passion.) Nicole’s storyline was great but sort of fizzled out and she wasn’t given a whole lot to do at times. I think they thought, we have the lesbians now let’s get down to the real story, which should be Wynonna focused on Wynonna since it’s supposed to be feminist, remember? But no, it’s pairing her up with a man. At least when Dolls was there, she couldn’t choose but now the writers have chosen for her. Just so long as she gets herself a man! Male-identified writers have taken the main f/f romance and side-lined it, not a good idea when you have committed yourself to represent the disenfranchised, and pretty much stripped it of its feminist leanings. If I’m going to be side-lined along with my fave couple, I’ll just pass on Season 4.
The level of double standards of this show regarding Wyndoc make out scenes compared to Wayhaught (now nonexistent) make out scenes Ais unbelievable!!! Wayhaught who?
I agree with the previous comments. I love Wynonna Earp, don’t get me wrong, but I touch, kiss, hold my wife more after being apart all day then Wayhaught does in more extreme situations. Nicole was brought back from deaths door and Waverly is the “One”. The passion DEFINATELY doesn’t match the circumstance. Positive representation is what we want and need, but it should also be truthful and real.
I’m concerned about the Earp curse being broken so soon, yes they still have that BBD contract to deal with but BBD being involved isn’t the same to me without Dolls there and even if they went that route is S4 going more the way of the comics with Wynonna hunting everything not just Revenants like the show started with? I could get that but I feel that would mean S4 is the end of the show and I was hoping it’d make it at least to the Canadian 5, ideally on after that but at least it. It’s hard to see the forest for the garden in this moment as it were; I’m sure Emily has something in mind so we’ll see what she does…I just can’t even begin to guess right now where this might be going post rescue.
“and Doc (Tim Rozon) seemed ready to sacrifice himself, as he entered willingly to be her weapon and fight.” – Doc entering the garden is a STEP towards redemption for him I feel but I also feel this one move should erase what he’s done completely so Nicole as sheriff has every right not to trust or like him when they reunite; Doc killed at least 4 people and bit one that’s not ok, yeah Julian came back but that doesn’t erase or at least shouldn’t erase the fact he killed Charlie. Sadly I’m not holding out hope for this plot, I’ll believe it when I see it, but I hope Doc isn’t instantly forgiven by all characters when they reunite for this one move he made. Yes he also didn’t kill Nicole on the way to the Homestead which is another step but again if you’re trying to say you’re a good guy the least you could do is not kill someone; I give him partial credit for the venom suck out because it was a bit selfish connected with the person being Wynonna and him wanting her to take him back but he still did it so this is where I’d need to see his reaction to another character in place to give him full credit or not.
“While the fight against Bulshar came to an end, Wynonna Earp showrunner Emily Andras and her team set up plenty of new mysteries and questions to answer moving forward into Season 4.” – I’d like see them answer a lingering one from this season first – how did a six year old human beat Bulshar to a canoe?! I fully expected that reveal to be in the finale and even possibly be a throw away line response to it but I didn’t expect it to still be a cliffhanger for the season, that’s disappointing.
“Other than Alice, she’s now lost the two most important people in her life.” – who are still alive anyways; #Dolls!
The Nedly pop culture references were GREAT!
“EA: Again, I cannot tell you. Beau was delighted when he saw that decision though.” – that means yes; she might not be an exact pull from the comics but it will be a reference to them.
Still not sold on the Garden of Eden plot personally and thus at least half the season felt almost like work to watch versus enjoying the season development like I did with the previous two years.
I assume Doc broke the ladder and used it to push the rope until the circle broke and that’s how he got out because if someone let him out why weren’t they at the stairs with him?
“And yes, he should not be able to climb the stairs, but the fact that he can? You should be as mystified and bamboozled as Wynonna feels.” – I just feel it’s another plot push to get Wynonna/Doc in the end; he’s at least a vampire now so that should create issues…I’m sure Emily will come up with an organic reason for why he can do this but honestly it probably won’t grab me like it will others because I find Doc’s handling to be the worse element of the series. I just don’t understand why it’s so hard to write him as the anti hero he clearly is, they do so well with Wynonna at times and Bobo all the time that when Doc gets passes on things it makes it feel jarring to me. Embrace his anti-heroness! I can’t help but ask – we saw the ring go back to Nicole, she’s purely human, she’s good, and she’s an amazing shot why is she not the one going up the steps instead especially as it would kind of pay off her Bulshar connection in a way finally? Right now it feels like the story connecting Bulshar and Nicole was just filler versus a real plot we’ll see mean something because currently it doesn’t, it’s just a story and that’s sad.
“Does this mean we may get yet another proposal and maybe with a different ring down the road?” – here’s hoping; I hope it’s still Waverly who asks though because that was nice and broke from the consensus that it would be Nicole because Nicole takes the lead usually in most relationship things it seems. If Nicole proposed this time I would get it but ideally I’d like to see Waverly do it again or at least a half and half where Nicole asks but Waverly produces a new ring to use. 🙂 “So for her to say ‘I love you’ to Nicole and admit to both Nicole, and herself, that she wants to be with Nicole forever was a really big moment for them.” – agreed!
I’m definitely going to miss Bobo; as much as I’m going to miss him I hope he doesn’t come back because I don’t know how you could really do his exit better so I’m sad but okay with his run ending with the end of the curse. Michael definitely killed the performances!
I get the budget savings of having Charlie be Julian but with the plot Charlie was given I don’t like the reveal; I rather they been two separate people or he never slept with Wynonna at all he just helped her at times because it’s his thing. The whole dying then coming back then dying again aspect felt like a repeat also so either don’t have him die because Doc didn’t bite him (which would help push that good guy agenda he loves to promote so much) or don’t kill him in the finale. It was just another aspect that had me not as into the back half of the season as I was enjoying the first half, as much as I could anyways with Dolls not around.
“TTVJ: It was nice to have characters like Kate (Chantel Riley) and Mercedes (Dani Kind) also along for the ride in this finale.” – agreed! I’d watch a Kate-Mercedes spin off. I feel Mercedes needs to at least leave cash if she’s not coming back because the Revenants stole all of the cops guns and ammo and they were pretty broke to start with so unless Nicole’s parents are rich and the sisters try and break her down to ask for money (maybe she has a trust fun they can tap into for a bit) the town is going to be in a hard spot for more battles in the next season and season 5 if we get that!
The Kate-Nicole scenes were good; I kept hoping Kate would have Nicole touch the cards and read her fortune and that’s when luck would change or we’d get another Nicole plot set up for S4 but they didn’t. The one thing I’m upset about with Kate and Mercedes is they’re essentially fine, well Kate was more fine than Nicole, but they let the wounded one go off on her own – come on ladies! I get it gives Doc a chance to be heroic and get redemption points but it also felt unrealistic.
“I think Nicole had a point that Doc, on some level, is a very bad boyfriend and she wasn’t having any of it.” – agreed Nicole; if Wynonna wants Doc ok, she could do better in my opinion (Dolls was an option), but that’s her choice I just personally don’t buy his good guy completely routine myself because he’s a total anti hero more than anything and that’s okay as those are rare characters much less well don’t anti heroes so this aversion to doing him as that I just don’t get. I’ll never be a Wynonna/Doc fan but I do feel I would enjoy his scenes more if they stopped with the golden boy vibes he often puts off and instead just write him as the gray person he is, if she swings more good then ok SHOW IT DON’T TELL IT but if he’s more in the middle ok too as that’s something that makes him interesting to watch versus saying he’s good yet totally not doing good things for various reasons. They can say up and down he became a vampire for Wynonna for example but I will never buy it as the scene to me showed a more pissy Wynonna told him no Doc so he became a vampire to spite her not support her character. I REALLY hope Nicole doesn’t give Doc a pass when they reunite as again just being a sheriff she shouldn’t because he killed 3 innocent people in one episode and he killed Charlie (him coming back as Julian shouldn’t erase that) and he bit Robin so she had a reason not to trust him but again sadly because it’s Doc I’ll believe it when I see her watching him and warning him off and holding him accountable for those actions!
“That’s the gift of this show is that the cast is so strong.” – true!
“The truth is that Nicole has become little more than a peripheral character to the story and had very little impact on the outcome of this season.” – sadly fair to say Patricia; it’s doubly frustrating when she started the first half off so well and seeming like she had this big thing that was going to be revealed then nothing because it got taken by Waverly and we still don’t know how she escaped and possibly never will since Bulshar is gone. 🙁 It was more Nicole on screen arguably but still arguably nothing changed from what we know/saw of her in S2, yes we got the Bulshar cult thing but we’re still missing pieces to that puzzle too.
“Also what was the point of making Nicole the lone survivor of the cult of Bulshar if it didn’t have any impact on anything in the end???” – so much this Julie; true Emily could still reveal it in S4 but will it have the same impact as if they’d revealed it when Bulshar was there? Possibly not for a lot of fans.
“Doc entering the garden is a STEP towards redemption for him I feel but I also feel this one move should erase what he’s done completely” – BOO, NO Autocorrect I meant SHOULDN’T definitely not should here. Just wanted to add this because that’s a mistake that needs to be edited in my opinion. 🙂 I don’t want any confusion over where I stand in that regard – he made progress yes but not enough to say he’s equal with what he did during the episodes.
I agree with nearly all of this, but I think that Nicole has had a huge season (for someone who started out as a secondary character), and we still haven’t got to the Cult of Bulshar stuff yet. Maybe it’s not relevant any more without Bulshar, but I doubt it.
As I said above, I also think Waverly gives Nicole the ring for a reason which is not just about the proposal. Although I too loved the fact that she DID the proposing (and I hope does it again). Poor Nicole! I’m sure she had that whole scene planned out with her going down on her knee properly next time. 🙂
But yes, I totally agree that Charlie being Julian was a bit urk. I think I get that the idea of having him get *involved* with Wynonna was to try and make us care about him to some degree quickly – not that I personally ever did, because I found the actor really uncharismatic (you can do “clueless/amnesia” and yet have an actor that you want to watch).
But I also thought they could have come up with a better plot device of involving Charlie somehow with the gang but not spending too much time with Waverly without the sex with Wynonna thing. Maybe even something that looks like what Wynonna might think is a crush on her, where he keeps turning up to help her kill Bee Keepers, fix the lawnmower etc, but there’s no sex. And he’s inadvertently getting closer to Waverly. I’m *extremely* laid back about all kinds of sex in real life, but I don’t think it’s a beneficial twist to the story.
Kat Barrell deserves better. Nicole Haught deserves better. Wayhaught deserves better.
Monica, you said it. All the female characters do, but Nicole/Kat has been underutilized for awhile now. And those of us who started supporting this show because of what we assumed to be positive representation in the form of an f/f couple with such unbelievable chemistry deserve better, too.
Nicole doesn’t mean much to Emily and co. Neither does Wayhaught. The makers know that the show is practically dead without Nicole and Wayhaught so they definitely have to write them in. But they try their best to give them as little importance as possible without taking them out of the show totally. It actually feels like they resent Nicole for being the most loved character on the show as they didnt intend that to happen. And now that they have season 4, they could act out on this by totally sidelining Nicole in the finale eps and ignoring Wayhaught throughout the season. I also am not willing to believe that they had absolutely no clue about a season 4 renewal otherwise they wouldnt have gone for such an open-end depressing finale. So once they knew they are getting s4, they stopped giving shit about Nicole and Wayhaught altogether. Their purpose had been served. The show is so damn obsessed with Doc that it just can’t bear to give Nicole the importance she deserves. They also never intended Wayhaught to become the most loved aspect of the show and their resentment was more than obvious this season because every single wayhaught scene apart from the last one in 305, felt like a filler and an afterthought, specially that stupid proposal scene! I have never seen a show hate the best parts about it so much!
This was the worst season finale ever! They totally sidelined Nicole to give Jeremy and Doc more importance! I thought they would learn from the past seasons but of course they didn’t.
“I can’t help but ask – we saw the ring go back to Nicole, she’s purely human, she’s good, and she’s an amazing shot why is she not the one going up the steps instead especially as it would kind of pay off her Bulshar connection in a way finally? Right now it feels like the story connecting Bulshar and Nicole was just filler versus a real plot we’ll see mean something because currently it doesn’t, it’s just a story and that’s sad.”
THIS! Beautifully articulated and on point.
Welcome to the Doc and Jeremy show. Nicole Haught/Wayhaught who?