This division works because it is led by their characterization, not by an arbitrary plot mechanic. To see them head in different directions again, ones that will presumably keep them from being together in any honest, healthy way for the near future, is both heartbreaking and excellent storytelling. These are two characters who obviously love one another, but who can never quite get the timing right. He’s coming to the realization that it was not, just as Wynonna is coming to the assumption that shooting first and asking questions later is the only way to ensure the safety of her family. Actually, he’s not really wondering at this point. While I’m still worry that turning Doc into a creature of the night was one twist too many for a character who already has a history of delicious knots to untie, his arc in Season 4 has been a good one, especially in the last few episodes as he begins to seriously question if his loyalty to Wyatt Earp, most often proven through killing at Wyatt’s side and in his stead, was worth the pain that it has caused himself and others.
It wasn’t always clear what his motivations were and the TV show never really justified the decision to turn him vamp. Let’s talk about this bittersweet, amazing, accidental midseason finale…ĭoc’s storyline last season was one of the weakest part of an otherwise pretty great Season 3. It implies a kind of ambition in this series’ Season 4 storytelling that is all-too-rare in genre TV, and I hope this show finds the narrative time to devote to it. But, as a fan and reviewer of this show, I love this choice that the Wynonna Earp writing team made.
If I knew Wynonna Earp in real life, I, like Doc Holliday, would be seriously afraid for her following her choice to shoot Sheriff Holt in the back, after he agreed to try to work towards ending the long-running feud between the Earps and the Clantons. You can love a narrative choice that a show makes without loving what it means for a specific character. This Wynonna Earp review contains spoilers.