“Some kids inherit money…..others get talent, me…..I got a demon killing gun!” -Wynonna Earp

The Wynonna Earp television series is based off a comic book by IDW publishing. It is the newest in a long line of comic book adaptations. I never read the comics and I honestly hadn’t heard a lot about this new show from the Syfy Channel. Luckily TMStash’s own John Gruccio had posted a great preview up on our site and I was compelled to check it out. Admittedly I still missed the premier episode, but caught it a few days later on demand. Let me just say it was totally worth it, and I am so glad I found Wynonna Earp! After watching the first episode, it was easy to fall in love with Wynonna. Melanie Scrofano plays our deadly damsel not at all in distress. She is a combination of Jessica Jones and Annie Oakley; a little country and a lot kick ass. She gives new meaning to “crazy chick with a gun.”

“I’m the girl with the big ass gun and one by one I’m going to blow you all to hell.”

*Fair warning, there be spoilers ahead*

Episode 1:Purgatory Ms. Wynonna Earp is the great granddaughter of the legendary wild west lawman Wyatt Warp. Her family is cursed by the legacy that he left behind. She left her hometown of Purgatory at a very young age after a tragedy that caused her to lose her father and one of her sisters. We know very little details surrounding this incident so far. There is a great mystery here, I can sense it. Wynonna has been drawn back to Purgatory on the eve of her 27th birthday after receiving a cryptic letter. At the stroke of midnight she is imbued with some supernatural gifts. She arrives back in town just to find out that the mysterious deaths have once again started. She must face her personal demons along with the real ones that infest Purgatory. She is not alone in this curse she has her plucky younger sister Waverly, played by Dominique Provost-Chalkley. Waverly is totally the Sam Winchester to Wynonna’s Dean. These two are adorable together, and have that Winchester feel to them. Another reason I instantly loved this show. Despite her many reservations about coming home, Wynonna finds herself compelled to stay and help out the town. It’s in her blood, as it was with her Daddy’s and his father before him. She must use Wyatt Earp’s famous colt revolver nicknamed “the Peacemaker,” to send the demons back from whence they came. A very exciting part for me was while Wynonna was drinking her problems away at the bar, she is approached by a myst erious stranger (cue fangirl squealing) who seems to know a few things about her family’s legacy and the revolver. I’m not going to give away who I suspect this could be, but it is very exciting!

Agent Dolls is from a secret branch of the government called the black badge division and he seeks out our girls help in fighting the demons; yes he knows about demons and the peacemaker. He deputizes her, and she is well on her way to following in her cursed families footsteps. Agent Xavier Dolls is played by hunky Shamier Anderson, and seems to push Wynonna’s buttons quite well. This should be an interesting pairing. So she has her danger prone sister, a bossy law man and a whole shit ton of revenants (demons) to send back to hell this season on Wynonna Earp. I hope they do this show justice and play on all the mysteries that they have laid out before us in just the very first episode. It’s enough to hook me, and keep me coming back!

“I’m very good at killing very bad people” -Agent Dolls

Episode 2: Keep The Home Fires Burning Agent Dolls sends Wynonna out on her first solo mission to hunt a revenant that is trolling in a club. Their witty banter and somewhat obscene dialogue is extremely entertaining. Dolls tells Wynonna not to blow this job and she looks back at him and says “I don’t usually blow jobs with out a please first,” You could cut the sexual tension between these two with a machete. Wynonna tries to convince him that the Peacemaker is the only gun that can put these bastards in the ground for good but he’s not buying it, and not buying dinner even when Wynonna wins the bet and the demon gets away. This episode really leaves us with more questions than answers, and has a good pace. It’s quick and smart and lays some real foundation work for where this show could go. We find out That John Henry (Doc) Holliday once betrayed his best friend Wyatt for some reason and holds a grudge against the whole Earp clan. Innocent, trusting Waverly truly believes that Doc is a good guy, meanwhile Wynonna’s entire body is screaming that he’s a bad guy. Unfortunately one of these sisters is going to be wrong, and I think it’s going to be a while before we find out which one. He’s going to play both sides for a while. They Earp sisters decide that they need a safe place to call home, and head back to the homestead where they lost half their family in a demon attack 15 years ago. They discover that their family home may not have indoor plumbing and running water, but is in fact protected by a natural mineral in the ground that the home was built upon. The revenants can not pass their fence line. They defeat another big bad named “Killer Miller,” who was summoned to take out Waverly by mistake. The boss of the revenants goes by the name Bobo , which is ridiculous and use to be young Waverly’s imaginary friend. How he managed to get past the homes defenses and her father to visit her at night is still a mystery too. He gives us a clue as to what they demons ultimate goal is; to escape the town of Purgatory for good. Also good to know is that any revenant dragged beyond the towns boarder will burn. While Doc still has a mysterious agenda, Bobo seems to have the key to what he wants the most. He wants to find the woman who changed him. But who is this mystery woman, and how did she change him? How is Doc back from hell but not a revenant at all? He seems to be a man who still has his special sharp shooting skill set. Doesn’t hurt that he is smoking hot and that fact has not gone unnoticed by Wynonna. Waverly sarcastically tells her sister “I think he’s a bit old for you,” little does she know how much older he in fact is. The second episode was even better than the first and that gives me incredible hope for this series. I am enthusiastically optimistic about the future of Wynonna Earp.

“Wynonna’s going all Wynonna again” -Waverly Earp

The Hollywood Reporter says “Wyatt Earp’s great, great granddaughter fights demons in a ‘Buffy’-esque Syfy drama. Not everyone in the world is in need of an off-brand, very Canadian version of the slightly unformed early run of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but chances are good that within 10 or 15 minutes of watching Syfy’s new series Wynonna Earp, you’ll know if you’re part of that specialized demographic.” Apparently I fit that demographic perfectly because Buffy was a game changer for me; it stands to reason this could be as well. Wynonna Earp airs 10pm Friday nights on the Syfy channel, so go check it out and I would love to hear what you think.