[Bizly: He brings you over to the window and just stands there. He doesn't look at you yet. You guys both kinda just look out at Deadwood, and he looks up.]
Mr. Wisp: If it It was a Satanic cult thing, you would tell me, right?
[laughter]
William: Dad, I promise it's not a Satanic cult thing this time.
Mr. Wisp: This time?
William: Well...Yeah. I mean...Okay, there was that thing a few weeks back with the lights in the woods, and that, and - that did end up being a Satanic cult.
Isaac: That was one of my favorite ones. I love that Satanic cult.
Mr. Wisp: I mean, and I love that you -
William: Isaac might have joined it. I though-
Isaac: I did join it.
William: I promise I haven't.
Mr. Wisp: And I love that you're getting involved in the community.
[Charlie: [laughs]]
Mr. Wisp: And I don't want to...And if you're making friends -
William: I am, I am. These are the first friends in a really, really long time that I've been able to be myself with, and it's...it's, um.
Mr. Wisp: You c -...you can be yourself with me- okay...
William: Well, I know, dad, but it's like, you know, like you're my dad, so it's -
Mr. Wisp: What do -
William: - kinda...like, I guess you're my friend, dad, but you're -
Mr. Wisp: Will, you're my buddy.
William: You're my dad. Okay, so. Hm. Well, I mean, yeah, but I...like, not in the same... like I'm a...kid, so I need to have like other kid friends. But yeah! Of course, you're my friend Dad.
Mr. Wisp: No, that makes sense. That makes sense. That makes sense. No, totally. Just be safe, okay?
William: I will.
Mr. Wisp: I'll keep an eye on your mother. Don't worry.
William: Okay.
Mr. Wisp: She'll be all right. She's stronger than all of us.
William: I know. I know. Stay with her, okay?
Mr. Wisp: Of course.
William: Okay.
[Bizly: He goes back over and just sits -]
William: Oh, also, uh, make sure the windows are locked.
Mr. Wisp: [silence]
William: Anyway, see you, dad.
[Bizly: He looks up at you. He looks at the window. He looks really scared.]
[laughter]
[Bizly: Like - You see him like looking at his wife and just keeps double-taking back up to the window.]
Mr. Wisp: Bats, do you think?
Today I’m thinking about the concept of William not telling his parents he died. They only ever refer to it as “the accident”, His parents never acknowledge he Died, William never even implies it when they’re around... When his parents come to take him back home after the Planetary Threat in PD s1, they might not even know they’re endangering themselves and the entirety of Deadwood, in the same way they never knew how often William risked his life when he was still a normal kid . William has to beg his dad not to take him home, to give PD a chance, to hear them out, to Not Take Him Back . Throws up
More Proof That Mr Wisp Is Definitely The Biological Father Of William Wisp. That Pathetic Bastard Energy Is Genetic Your Honor.
Mr. Wisp: Uh...You too, and...God bless you...?
William: What are you doing, dad? You don't need to say...
[Bizly: He's -]
Mr. Wisp: I don't know.
William: No matter what, no matter what, don't take those ice packs off her. And Dad, I know this is crazy. Don't go to church.
Mr. Wisp: Okay.
William: Okay.
[laughing]
William: Don't go to church!
Mr. Wisp: Is this one of those - is this a -?
William: Yeah -
Mr. Wisp: It's one of your special projects?
William: It's one of my special...projects - okay, when you say it like that, it makes it feel like you're just saying that to entertain people. Yes, Dad, it's one of my special projects. Look me in the eyes, okay? Do I look like someone that would ordinarily tell you not to go to church?
Mr. Wisp: Does this have something to do with your mother-? You shouldn't do special projects on your mother!
[Charlie: No, I'm not doing a special project on-]
Norah: Have you done a special project on your mother-?
William: I'm not doing a special project on my mom. You-
Mr. Wisp: William, it's going way too far.
William: Nobody else here is doing special projects on my-
Norah: We're not doing special projects. Well, I'm doing It's one special project where I ask people if they go to church.
Mr. Wisp: Oh! Oh.
William: Yeah, no, that's what we were talking about.
Isaac: Yeah, it's just like- Uh...Demographics
Mr. Wisp: Okay. Okay, okay. How long has she been like this?
William: Uh...less than a day?
Mr. Wisp: Less than a - okay...
Isaac: She came knocking downstairs at like, must have been 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr. Wisp: All right, come on, honey.
[Bizly: He starts to get her up off the couch and take her to the car, and he does pull the ice off just because he has to, to get her up and moving.]
Isaac: Hey, William, do you think I can chug this shit?
William: Isaac, shut the fuck up. Dad, I'm… Listen. I know it might sound crazy. I know that I sneak off sometimes. I know I say things that are really, really nuts, okay? But I also know that there's things both of us don't tell each other. What I need to tell you right now is that -
Mr. Wisp: What do you know?
[laughing]
Mr. Wisp: It was one time in college, William.
William: What was?
Mr. Wisp: What?
[laughing]
[Bizly: What is - ?]
Mr. Wisp: Your mother's very ill, William. We have to get going.
[Milo: I'm trying not to fujosh out.]
[Charlie: What I'm -]
[laughter]
[Condi: Good Lord-]
William: Dad, you said that was your hiking friend.
[Condi: It just means like...]
[Milo: I'm going to throw up.]
[Charlie: Okay, okay, okay. What I want to convey to him is we both have secrets, whatever, no matter what. Please keep those ice packs on her.]
Mr. Wisp: Okay?
Norah: And don't go to church.
Isaac: Never go to church.
Mr. Wisp: Are you in a - ? Is - are you in a satanic cult?
Isaac: Ye -
William: No.
Isaac: Okay.
Mr. Wisp: Son.
William: I know I - look, Dad - I would tell-
Mr. Wisp: You can tell me that.
Isaac: Are you interested?
Norah: Look, I've really got to go back to my parents' house, so they're going to walk me over there. So we've got to go now.
Isaac: Yeah.
Norah: Have a good night, Mr. Wisp.
Mr. Wisp: Okay.
Isaac: Yeah, get her to the hospital -
Mr. Wisp: Ice packs.
William: Ice packs.
Isaac: Ice packs.
William: Nothing to do with the devil.
Isaac: No devils.
Mr. Wisp: It's when you say that it has nothing to do with the devil, that it-
Isaac: It's just a bug -
Mr. Wisp: - It sounds like it has something to do with the devil.
Mr. Wisp: I know it sounds like -
[Bizly: - he says that as he walks out the door.]
William: Okay, just trust me, dad. We got to go. Peace. I mean, uh, peace. Uh, peace.
[Bizly: You hear him whispering into her ear,]
Mr. Wisp: Power of Christ compels you. Power of Christ compels you.
William: He's trying to exorcise my mom.
[Bizly: He's like worried she's a little possessed.]
Norah: I mean, she is...?
William: She is, but -
Isaac: I mean like a little bit.
I'm Going Through The Prime Defenders Rolled Episodes And Like, What The Fuck? What Does Bizly And Charlie Mean When They Said There's More To William's Pathetic Ass Father???? What Crazy Ass Dad Lore Does This Man Have???? I Swear To Whatever Gods Remain Elaborate Damn You! Is This About The Hiking Friend? I Doubt It! Was Mr Wisp A Gods Damned Vigilante???? Why Was Mr Wisp Dad Lore Brought Up Then Shelved For Later!?? WHAT DID THIS MAN DO!?
[JRWI UPP Spoilers] Father Son Wisp Duo 4 / Mr Wisp You Are The Father + Or Else We're Gonna Be Next. I'm Worried About That...
[Zach: Okay. Regular success. You make some regular food. You guys are sitting on the couch next to William's dad, who is calming down a little bit. He just looks over at you guys and says,]
Mr. Wisp: Lui, a-are your parents not...
Lui: I was actually gonna ask. Um. What time is it at the moment? Cause they were gone at a game.
Mr. Wisp: Oh, I- uh- here, let me check.
[Zach: He goes to, like. He goes to look for the clock in the kitchen. And he stands next to you, William, and it reads about 6:30. And William, as your dad goes into the kitchen, he just kinda puts a hand on your shoulder.]
William: [sighs] Sorry, Dad, I um...
Mr. Wisp: It's okay. It was a little bit of a... well, a little bit of a bummer over there. Weren't missing much.
William: Sorry. I-
[Charlie: I hold in every joke because I'm not in a good position to make them. So I just hit like a [Hisses]]
William: [sighs again] Yeah, I-I'm still sorry. I um... I-I won't make excuses. I'll just do right by mom or else- um.. or else we're gonna be next.
Mr. Wisp: I'm worried about that...
William: Yeah...
[Zach: He just kind of, like, looks down for a while.]
William: This looks okay, right?
Mr. Wisp: Yeah, looks great. I don't know how to cook.
[laughter]
Mr. Wisp: Looks, I would eat it, though.
[Nate: You get the wet noodle part of the DNA from your dad.]
[Charlie: I think I might. I think I might.]
William: Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm glad I'm doing this right then, or we both probably starve to death, so...yeah.
Mr. Wisp: And for the record, I'd have stuck with him, too.
William: Thanks, dad.
Mr. Wisp: Maybe. I don't know. She's [pauses] a wonderful woman. Fear of god sometimes, son.
Had a thought but I need everyone to walk with me here . I think it’s supppper interesting that William is the only one in PD who can be considered a “copy paste” version of other people. At least two, actually!!!!!
We don’t get much insight into Dakota’s parents personalities, but it’s obvious he’s very different from his aunt Alaska. Vyncent is Alike to his parents, but Far from identical. He’s much more of a follower than they are (considering his dad used to be the Leader of the Greats and his mom became the Leader of what was left during the Fauna arc). Ashe Might Be like his mom — but it’s never blatantly stated, and Ashe is also Alike to Mark (in their shared dry sense of humor) but, again, very much different!!!!
William is considered a mini version of Two characters in canon: his dad and Clarence. While I SADLY haven’t been able to find the rolled where they mention William’s dad having some sort of weird past, I think it’s very interesting to note that with That Additional Conext, William is a miniature version of two (?) morally gray men. We don’t know much of Clarence’s Deal, but the fact remains that the consequences of his actions was the state that the Spirit World is currently in. Mal even said Clarence Created The Chaos Zone, and that place is Definitely not a sanctuary for Any Soul!!!
Other characters (and their players lmao) always mention how alike William is to his dad. Without even that additional sprinkle of context, we’re constantly shown they’re both slightly pathetic oddballs, described as “wet noodles”. And while we the Audience don’t know much about Clarence, there sure is One Guy who knows a Shit Ton about him .
This whole post was born from the small exchange Will and him have in ep34, where Mallard says that he’s Suspected William was, in a past life, Clarence, for quite some time. That’s interesting to me for a lot of reason, but the main thing is that this isn’t Mal pulling some crazy spirit world power stuff out of his ass, it’s him just Noticing similarities that kept piling on top of one another until it stopped being a coincidence and became a theory that Mal Genuinely Considered.
I just think William being So Often Remarked as being similar to other characters (his dad And the guy he’s a reincarnation of (and actually maybe David a little, but not enough for this post specifically LOL)) and how it ties into his whole theme about self acceptance and identity.…
Your Name Is William Wisp And You Were Born In Deadwood
JRWI: Prime Defenders Season 1 Episode 16 [52:57] {Transcript ↓}
Mr. Wisp: Who the hell is Mark?
Ashe: Thats my dad...
William: [Gasps] Listen-
[Laughing]
William: Dad I can't go back to Deadwood, and if I don't train with Tide and these guys... I'm never going to be ready.
[Grizzly: [Laughing] It's called Deadwood! Holy shit- hahahahaha- your life is so perfect- you were born William Wisp in Deadwood Haha- dude it's awesome-]
[JRWI UPP Spoilers] It's So Over For The Problem Side Of The Table + Father Son Wisp Duo 3 / Mr Wisp You Are The Father
Lui: Well, we know what to do if she comes for you. So that problem at least should be fine.
William: Thanks. I feel a lot better about your unkillable four legged Therian grandma running at me in the street faster than the human can react.
Lui: It's better than not knowing what to do if she came for you.
[Zach: At this point, you guys hear the door open upstairs.]
Norah: [screams]
William: It's over- I- yeah.
[Zach: You hear them up there. You hear keys hit a counter. And you hear feet moving with purpose.]
[Charlie: Oh, no.]
[Nate: They're mad.]
William: Oh, we're gonna be-
[Zach: The basement door flies open.]
Lui: Should I hide?
William: No, it's fine.
Mrs. Wisp: William, Wisp, get your behind up here now.
William: I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Guys, I wish that grandma killed me.
Mrs. Wisp: Now!
William: Yes, mom.
Lui: That's- Thats what you're thinking about?
William: I'm gonna be a bit.
[Charlie: And I'll walk up.]
Mrs. Wisp: William, I swear to god. Get your ass up here.
William: I'm really sorry, Mom. I promise it's not my fault. Oh, my gosh. She's swearing. Guys, I'm gonna, it's over, it's over. Genuinely, thank you. Thank you for everything. Thank you for everything you do.
Issac: You're my best friend- You're my best friend.
William: I'm sorry, Mom. I'm coming, I'm coming.
[Charlie: I'll run upstairs.]
[Zach: You run upstairs. Your dad is pacing. He looks more nervous than you.]
[Charlie: Oh, no.]
[Zach: She is-]
[Charlie: Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no.]
[Zach: She is sitting in a chair.]
William: Mom, I-
Mrs. Wisp: Have you lost your goddamn mind?
William: I-I know how it looks and I'm really-
Mrs. Wisp: Explanation right now.
William: Yep.
Mrs. Wisp: Are they down there?
William: Yeah, mom, but I promise it's not what you think. We didn't flake. We didn't flake. Something, something happened and-
Mrs. Wisp: Oh, something happened?
William: Mm.
Mrs. Wisp: Oh, darling, something happened. I didn't realize.
Lui: Ms. Wisp. I got sick. Bad.
[Condi: Dude. Are you sure? Are you sure you want to lie?]
[Nate: I did get sick. It's not a lie, I threw up.]
[Condi:Okay, yeah. True.]
Norah: Lui threw up all over the place.
Lui: I had to come clean myself up and your house was closest.
William: It was really gross. And we dropped the casserole and I couldn't tell what was Lui and what was casserole and [takes a breath] mom, I'm really sorry. I'm really, really sorry. We went there, but by the time we got there, the curtains were all closed and I'm sorry for letting you down.
Lui: You know me, I'm tripping over my hair and shit. It's my fault.
William: Norah can corroborate.
[Milo: Yep. [beat] I um...]
William: Norah- Norah, corroborate.
[Milo: Yeah.]
[Charlie: Norah, Norah, please. Norah, please.]
Norah: Look, I-
[Milo: And you see, I come upstairs still with the vegetables in my hand, and I was just like,]
Norah: I, we all tried to make it there and, but Lui got sick and I didn't have the meds that were necessary. I usually carry around dramamine because I get nauseous as well.
Mrs. Wisp: Honey, honey, please.
Norah: Because I have anxiety and it's kind of making me anxious right now even talking about this, but he threw up. And I tried to, but he had to come and I'm so sorry.
[Zach: All of you, roll Persuasion. She's gonna see individually if she buys each,]
[Charlie: I'm so fucked, I'm so fucked.]
[Zach:Of your shit.]
[Charlie: Dude. I look at my dad and genuinely, the biggest bead of sweat that's ever formed on a human being like...]
[Zach: He won't make eye contact with you right now.]
[Charlie: Oh, fuck.]
[Zach: He won't do it. He won't do it. He won't do it.]
[Charlie: Oh, no, it's fine, it's fine. It's...]
[Nate: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.]
[Milo: I'm debating pushing.]
[Nate: I-I passed. I rolled under a 10. I got a nine.]
[Condi: I failed.]
[Zach: Pass. Fail.]
[Nate: That's cause I'm not lying. I really did get sick.]
[Charlie: I almost fumbled. Oh, wait, no, actually, wait, this was persuasion, right?]
[Zach: Yes.]
[Nate: Push it, push it, push it.]
[Charlie: Oh, it's ten.]
[Condi: No, that's a bad idea.]
[Charlie: I got a 39. I fail. I fail. I fail.]
[Zach: Fail. Pass.]
[Nate: I'm gonna push it. I can't get caught lying, bro.]
[Zach: Okay.]
[Condi: Your image.]
[Milo: Norah's like, heart rate starts, like, beating out of her chest. She's genuinely getting so nauseous and so anxious right now. And she...]
Norah: Ms. Wisp, you have to believe me. You have to believe me, please. You have to believe me. Would you like a carrot? Would you like celery, please?
[Milo: And I'm gonna push it.]
William: Come on, Mom. They're good carrots.
[Milo: [claps and fist bumps air]][Nate: Ooh, good push.]
[Charlie: What are we looking at? What are we looking at?]
William: Thank you, Mom. I knew you'd understand. I knew you'd see it. I knew you'd get it. Oh, I thought we were really in trouble, Mom. I thought it was gonna be really bad.
[Zach: She stares at you so hard. And your dad says,]
Mr. Wisp: I'm gonna go stand outside.
[laughter]
[Zach: He walks out. You hear the sliding glass, like, door, it's getting jammed. He's just, like, jangling it over there while she stares at you.]
[Charlie: Oh, she stares at me. And I'm smiling at Isaac, and I turn to her,]
William: Oh, fucked up double.
[Nate: You see?]
Mrs. Wisp: So he got sick,
William: Right.
Mrs. Wisp: And you couldn't go.
William: Well I had to-
Mrs. Wisp: Your friend had a bellyache. So sorry about that. And that meant you didn't have to go, that's so interesting.
Issac: Well, friends stick together.
William: Friends stick together, Mom.
Issac: When-
Mrs. Wisp: Do they?
Lui: He had to let me inside the house.
Issac: Yeah. Do they not. Do friends not stick together? I thought it was like, they teach that in, like, PBS kids on, like, the Sesame Street.
[Zach: Isaac, as soon as you start talking, she looks at you for a second, walks over to the wall.]
[Charlie: Oh, no.]
[ Zach: See, she pulls off a phone.]
Issac: No, no, don't do that. No, come on, seriously. They already know I wasn't there.
Mrs. Wisp: You stop talking.
Norah: [gasps]
Mrs. Wisp: Hello? Yeah, I found them. They were over here in the basement. Mm, mmh, mm. Big time.
[Charlie: Oh my god, fuck.]
Mrs. Wisp: Well, no cause they were talking about Lui got sick. Poor boy.
[Condi: Oh, poor boy.]
[Charlie: Poor boy, poor boy.]
Mrs. Wisp: Yeah, and you know Norah?
[Charlie: You know Norah.]
Mrs. Wisp: Mmmh, shortly. All right. All right. Okay. Okay. Yup, bye. Bye.
[Nate: I'm just staring. I'm, like, looking down-]
[Charlie: I'm staring straight ahead.]
[Nate: I'm also looking like, you're looking up. I'm looking down. Sipping on the ginger ale.]
[Charlie: I'm not meeting anyone's eyeline.]
Mrs. Wisp: Thanks to you, the Abrahams will be going hungry tonight. Now, how do you feel about that?
Issac: Do they not have any other food?
[laughter]
Issac: I'm sorry.
Mrs. Wisp: Get out.
Issac: Okay.
Mrs. Wisp: Get out of my house.
Issac: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Ms. Wisp.
Mrs. Wisp: I don't know who your mother is such a wonderful woman. Where you got those manners from, I will never understand.
Issac: We went there and nobody was there, though. Like, we were at the Abrahams.
Mrs. Wisp: What in the world are you talking about? Just go, just go.
Issac: Okay.
Mrs. Wisp: Your mother will be along soon.
Issac: How are they?
Mrs. Wisp: And you...
Issac: Fuck.
William: Yeah, mom?
Mrs. Wisp: Now, you are gonna find something for them to eat tonight and make sure that they do.
William: Okay.
Mrs. Wisp: You understand me?
William: Yes, mom. I'm sorry.
Mrs. Wisp: Good Lord in heaven. William, I just...hmpf.
Lui: Did the memorial go okay?
Mrs. Wisp: Yeah, it went fine.
Lui: Their kid is...sss-
[laughter]
Lui: -being remembered well?
Mrs. Wisp: Yes, it was a terrible-
Lui: I know.
Mrs. Wisp: It was a hard room to be in, and-
Lui: It seems like there's been a lot of...
William: How did it happen again? Oh, that. Shit shit shit- Sorry. I'll get...
[laughter]
William: I'm going to make. I'll make food for them.
Mrs. Wisp: Give me strength.
Norah: [stuttering] Ms. Wisp.
Mrs. Wisp: Just one second.
[Zach: She opens the sliding glass door.]
Mrs. Wisp: Get in here and sit down, you're scaring the neighbors.
[Charlie: Was that to my dad?]
[Zach: Yeah.]
[Nate: Yeah.]
[Milo
[laughing] You're scaring the neighbors?]
[Zach: He's out doing laps around the house. Just, like, randomly pass by a window.]
[Charlie: Oh, god. Oh, god dude.]
[Zach: He's, like, walking real fast. He comes in, sits down, his foot's tapping.]
