The emotional climax of the episode, when Wynonna gets on her motorcycle and literally chases Doc out to the Purgatory town sign, is a full-circle moment for this couple that has always just stopped shy of saying what they mean to each other. When Waverly and Nicole get married, it isn't simply about two of Wynonna's loved ones committing to each other it's also the two of them cementing their promise to keep watch over the Ghost River Triangle, and lovingly giving Wynonna permission to seize a future that isn't defined by her past. However, "Old Souls" serves as the moment when Wynonna starts to let herself believe that she deserves a real chance at happiness - and not while she's already buckling under the weight of expectation, or at least what she believes is expected of her. It's an arc that was abbreviated all too soon, especially once greater, potentially world-ending threats took center stage in the back half of the season, but it was also an indication of how different Wynonna always has been from the Buffys of the world - an unrepentantly complicated woman who brings refreshing complexity to the definition of heroism. She might have been able to cast off the heavy shackles of her family's inheritance, but she couldn't shake off some of her own worst tendencies, maybe not realizing the path she was headed down until her family made an effort to call her out on it. Even once the demon Bulshar was defeated and the Earp curse was officially broken, Wynonna still persisted through her own personal demons and skewed sense of justice, resorting to measures that often put her at odds with the people she loves most.
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That's not to say she's been without her struggles or her mistakes - in fact, one of Wynonna Earp's biggest strengths as a show is how it demonstrates that anyone can be a hero, regardless of whatever mess they might bring to the table to start out with.Īnd although Wynonna herself has taken occasionally drastic steps to not only protect the family she has within reach but her own more distant legacy of a daughter who's had to grow up without her, she has also weathered the consequences that arose from those hard choices. It's hard to believe that there was a time when Wynonna Earp did not want to come back to Purgatory at all, and yet watching this finale serves as a stark reminder of just how far she's come.
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RELATED: 'Wynonna Earp' Season 4 Trailer Reveals Return Date for Syfy's Wildest Series But where did that leave our heroine, Wynonna?
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Jeremy ( Varun Saranga) chose to put off Black Badge Division responsibilities for another day in order to go on a first date, and Nedley ( Greg Lawson) prepped to head off on a relaxing fishing trip with both Rachel ( Martina Ortiz-Luis) and Billy ( Billy Bryk) in tow. Some (like Tim Rozon's Doc Holliday) decided it was finally time to saddle up and ride out past town limits, while others (Nicole and Waverly) promised to keep the homestead fires burning, especially now that Sheriff Haught has literally been given the divinely appointed role of the Angel Shield.
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Even while the B-plot of Waverly's cursed wedding dress added a light, low-stakes element throughout (with a surprise cameo appearance by Charlotte Sullivan, another gentle wink to Earpers and fans of Canadian TV), most of the story was simply about everyone stepping back and taking a breath before making big next-step life decisions. As Team Earp made the final preparations for the wedding between newly-reinstated Purgatory Sheriff Nicole Haught ( Kat Barrell) and Waverly Earp ( Dominique Provost-Chalkley), it wasn't just the anticipation of a significant next step for two beloved characters who lit up the screen at first busted beer tap it was the crux of a tender, quietly beautiful conclusion that the show has been working towards for its entire run.Įach of these characters has had their own evolutions, though, and nowhere is that rendered more clearly than in this episode, which felt like the perfect coda to the season. And yet last night's season finale, "Old Souls," also served as a reminder of how much this motley group has changed - not merely in their own respective journeys but in how they can lean on one another, too.