I have given in to Wynonna Earp

[chelseagirl]

OK, y'all have convinced me -- well, y'all along with someone in my book group who talks about it a lot -- to check it out. I'm only on s. 1 e. 6, so I am going to say naive things, but . . .

Wow, is this show cheesetastic. I can see why my partner gave up after episode 1, when it first aired. But then, I watched Lost Girl, so clearly kickass women, a sense of humor, and sex positivity go pretty far with me, especially if the cheese is that special Canadian brand. I'm definitely caught up in it.

It doesn't hurt that I am going through a Western phase at the moment -- someone watch Strange Empire on Netflix so I have someone to talk about it with, please? Of course I am most fascinated by Doc, since he's actually *from* the Old West and since I'm always fascinated by out-of-time characters. Especially since he has a little bit of a Timothy Olyphant in Deadwood combined with Timothy Olyphant in Justified thing going. (Hell, I watched Santa Clarita Diet for Timothy Olyphant.) I'm sure I can't trust him as far as I can throw him, though, and I mean me, not Wynonna, and I can throw way less far than she can.

Wynnona clearly gets her clothes in the same place that Jessica Jones gets hers. In fact, my first reaction was that this was kinda ilke a Western JJ, if Jessica hung out with Willow Rosenberg instead of Trish Walker. I mean, Wynonna has a different personality, but a lot of traits in common with Jess.

I am spoiled enough to know about later ships. But I would like to know why any character who is a) attractive and b) not directly or ancestrally connected to the OK Corral incident has a ridiculous name like Dolls or Haught-pronounced-Hot? I know this has its origins in a graphic novel (mostly because I read it in the credits), but it's distracting.

Also, Canada should make all the Westerns, modern or past, because Scenery.

Comments

[lunabee34]

I need a new show like I need a hole in the head. And yet....

[chelseagirl]

fandom hypnosis -- it's a real thing.

[lilysea]

I would love to see Wynnona romantically involved with Jessica Jones. ^_^ I think that would be hilarious and moving.

[chelseagirl]

Hmm, I would think they would be too much alike to be attracted to each other? At least with Jessica's level of self-loathing; I don't feel like I know enough about Wynonna yet to judge hers. But . . . write it, and I'll read it. ;-)

I mostly have sad Jessica/Luke feelings, though I've written Jessica/Claire and I think made it work . . .

[selenak]

In fact, my first reaction was that this was kinda ilke a Western JJ, if Jessica hung out with Willow Rosenberg instead of Trish Walker. I mean, Wynonna has a different personality, but a lot of traits in common with Jess.

Yes indeed, and I had that impression as well. Though Waverly gets (imo) less Willow-like as the show progresses, basic shared traits aside.

You say Canada, I say New Zealand. As in: the cheese to me was of the 1990s fantasy shows variety. Then again, Canadian Sanctuary has that quality as well.

[chelseagirl]

I'll look forward to seeing how the character evolves . . .

I was never a big Hercules and Xena person, but I totally get that. Our SyFy channel carries so much Canadian programming, and Netflix seems to import it in bulk, so every time I turn around I seem to be finding some new Canadian show. And there is definitely a unique flavor of cheese . . . and fries? Perhaps it is poutine-ness. ;-) (I have never actually had poutine, but I understand it is yummy and horrible all at once.)

[scripsi]

I don't like Westerns (with the exception of Deadwood), so I have only registred that this is a show. But it's good?

[chelseagirl]

I'm not sure I'd call it good; I'd say that I'm enjoying it enough to want to know what happens next. It's not a real Western, it's set in the present day (Doc Holliday is immortal, for Faustian reasons), but it's extremely Western-adjacent, with the whole Earp heritage thing. Also demons.

I'm not interested in the kinds of Westerns I grew up with, except for the one that caught my fancy and generated lots of fic years ago; Deadwood is by far the best, and one or two more recent things I've liked, that have focused more on women characters and diversity.

[badfalcon]

I've watched the first scene of it and I kind of adore it. Just waiting for Netflix UK to get season 2. I utterly adore Waverley and Doc... I generally want to smack Doc!

(And now my brain is going... ohh jessica jones/willow rosenberg would be very pretty so thank you! :D)

[chelseagirl]

I'm clearly a bad fangirl. I say "wouldn't it be cool if these two hung out" and other fans ship them. ;-) But in the early eps, at least, Waverly is kind of Willow-like . . .

However, any pleasure I inadvertently share is all to the good!

[silme13]

So how did I miss this? Apparently, we got the first season on Spike a year ago. I never watch anything on Spike, so maybe that's why I didn't notice it. Will have to see if there's a way to get it.

[chelseagirl]

Because you work like 70 hours a week and then have an active schedule of SCA and concert-going in your spare time?

I don't know how you manage to sleep, much less keep up with tv!

Here, Spike had a bunch of the good sf shows for awhile. TV for men? Hah! I don't think I've watched anything on there for a long while, though.

[silme13]

It's on Netflix here. We've watched the first episode. Hey, we can watch Netflix on our HD flatscreen TV and not just on my laptop!!!

Yes, I agree that Jessica and Wynonna dress alike. Even their hair is similar.

Spike isn't advertised as TV for men here. I'm not sure how it's advertised. It only started here maybe a handful of years ago and advertised how they were airing all of Breaking Bad from the start. I've never seen any Breaking Bad...

[chelseagirl]

Jessica's hair is much better!

It's on SyFy and then Netflix here, but the first half of season 2 was just pulled from SyFy On Demand and isn't on Netflix yet. Bleargh.

Breaking Bad is very good, though I don't think I could ever rewatch it. Too wrenching.

[gothwalk]

I am also just getting started on Wynnona Earp, and am likely to mainline it over the next week. I don't know whether it's more or less confusing when you're not aware of the background - I had no idea that Wyatt Earp was a real person, for instance.

[chelseagirl]

*cough* My notion of American cultural hegemony has been rocked to the core. *wink*

There are two films from the 90s, if you need to be filled in -- Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. Or the old Hollywood classic, Gunfight at the OK Corral.

Just so annoyed -- SyFy had *all* of it up when I started s. 1 on Netflix and took the first half down before I got to it. I watched the second half because I am stubborn, but will have to rewatch when Netflix gets all of it. (Or when SyFy puts it back up before s. 3 airs.)