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Stray thoughts
1) Buffy and Veronica would be so proud of her punning abilities…
2) Well, this guy blew up his own cover rather stupidly…
3) Her quick-tempered nature is going to get her in trouble, isn’t it?
She did exactly the opposite of what Dolls asked her to do. But if this town is anything like Sunnydale – which considering how adamant they were about saying that Wynonna’s uncle died of a heart attack or something even though he’d been FUCKING BEHEADED – they will probably ascribe these shenanigans to a PCP gang, right?
4) Is this like the Revenant Boss? The Master? Big Bad?
I’m sure I’ll find out soon enough.
5) I’m guessing there will be some sort of connection between this guy (I can’t remember if they mentioned his name already?) and Wynonna, given their conversation at the bar, the fact that he protected her and Waverly, and the fact that they’re both pariahs in their respective communities. Can we talk about the revenant community? Is that PC?
6) Yep, the revenants mentioned “the boss”.
7) “We know who you are and who you rode alongside of.” Is this because he crawled out of the well after Wynonna? Or did he hitch a ride with someone or something else we haven’t seen yet?
8) More backstory, thank you, show, I need it.
DOLLS: The Black Badge was a top-secret branch of the Marshalls founded in the 1900s by Roosevelt…
WYNONNA: Eleanor?
DOLLS: Teddy – to eradicate the paranormal forces suddenly blossoming on North American soil…
WYNONNA: Do you have a flamethrower? 'Cause a flamethrower is at least fun.
DOLLS: …working with your grandfather actually, Edwin Earp, to handle things up here.
WYNONNA: Hmm yeah. A one-year wonder. Family legend has it Eddie was only the heir for like 11 months, but came real close to sending all 77 of Wyatt's kills back to Hell.
So, if I got this right, when each heir turns 27, all the revenants killed by the prior heir come back to Earth, so that means they have to kill all of those plus the ones who hadn’t been killed by the previous heir, right? A ton of revenants, basically.
9) Yep. That’s Sunnydale.
10) This Boss Man doesn’t look like the one before…
So…
At least I now know that the cool revenant’s name is Hank.
11) Okay…
BOSS: And the Earps?
HANK: It is just a matter of time before they figure out who I really am and what I did to their great-great-granddaddy.
A few things about their convo. Hank is clearly an outcast. He’s not respected among the revenants because of his connection to the Earps and because he’s not a revenant - he seems to be something else, and he won’t be accepted by the Earps if they learn what he did to their family. I always find this type of characters incredibly interesting, the ones who walk the grey moral line and who will typically do whatever is more beneficial for themselves in order to survive. It’s always interesting to see their inner struggles with morality and good/evil, and I wonder if Hank will be one of these characters. And who does he want revenge against?
12) This doesn’t feel random…
So, Waverly used to have an “imaginary friend” when she was a kid. Could this mean that her friend wasn’t really imaginary and she has some sort of psychic or supernatural powers?
13) I like Gus 100% more, bless you.
14) Now, this was totally unexpected but super cool!
So, Revenants can’t touch the gun without getting demon epilepsy or something. And I really, really like the way the show gets rid of the bodies – they literally burn down to hell.
15) This lady was totally flirting with Waverly, but what are her intentions?
In the words of Anya Jenkins…
16) I can’t disagree with him, though…
Raise your hand if you love him since Instant Star...
17) I hope she is right, in the long term…
WAVERLY: I got a good feeling about you. And I'm an excellent judge of character.
HANK: Sweetheart you really aren't.
18) She’s also a dork. I’m liking her more and more.
WYNONNA: Regular guns can slow the revheads down, but they will always come back for more until they meet Peacemaker, which only I can handle…
19) Bossman is not playing around…
BOSS: Malcolm kills her uncle, lures the heir back home, and now this? How many times do I got to tell you idiots? Peacemaker can't be touched by revenant hand.
LEVI: But-but we-we just thought…
BOSS: Don't! Ever! Think! I do the thinking for all of us.
20) So they want to hire a “professional” to create a distraction, but the problem is, the payment needs to be human blood… Is the shadowy guy from the beginning of the episode the “professional”? Will this show only ever give me more questions?
21) Hank looks so awkward wearing a hoody. And I’m gonna go ahead and say it. He kind of reminds me of Spike.
22) So, I think “shadow assassins” are like a special type of revenant? Levi mentions that they can only be activated by a blood sacrifice. I’m guessing this Killer Miller is the shadow guy we saw at the beginning of the episode.
23) Ooh, more scoop on Hank!
LEVI: You were Wyatt Earp's right hand; what would he say if he knew you were joining forces with every man he ever put down?
So, this revenant is disgusted by Hank helping… the revenants? Huh?
24) Okay, so the girls’ mom is not dead but just a deadbeat mom. I’m sure we’ll see her again. And I’m sure there was a reason for her leaving.
25) I didn’t really think he was going to do the blood sacrifice thing. And I didn’t believe he was human either? But I guess I was wrong…
And yeah, his reaction? Don’t tell me you don’t see the similarities…!
26) I kind of thought that the Shadow would end up going after all the revenants listed on Waverly’s notebook instead of going after Waverly… And btw, I guess she really wasn’t a good judge of character after all? Like, Hank didn’t even hesitate to throw that notebook into the hole in order to save himself, he didn’t care that he was going to send the shadow after the wrong target.
27) I knew it.
BOBO: Perfect time to make a hole - for our friend Waverly.
YOUNG WAVERLY: Will this really - make them happy?
BOBO:This will guarantee you all get what you deserve.
WAVERLY: Bobo. The name of my imaginary friend when I was growing up: Bobo! And I'm starting to think that he wasn't so imaginary.
Do you think Bobo could be Boss? Same initial letters… And I guess she didn’t have supernatural powers, after all, she was just tricked by a revenant.
28) I really love Waverly’s attitude. She doesn’t have any powers so far, but that doesn’t stop her from getting ready to fight back…
29) Well, that was easy… Cool. But disappointingly easy.
I mean, he was kind of scary, but in the end, he wasn’t really a threat? Unless he can’t be really killed off and he’ll come back every time someone does a blood sacrifice?
30) You really need to be a badass in order to be threatening while wearing plaid flannel PJ bottoms and furry sleepers…
Remind you of anyone?
31) “You’re just a girl” I mean, the references must be intentional, right?
32) That was cool, Waverly!
33) What is he doing, though? And what is he?
WAVERLY: Yeah, well, most of my stolen stuff was returned, OK? And he's just one of those crazy Wyatt fans. No, he's definitely one of the good guys.
WYNONNA: Everything in my body tells me he's one of the bad boys. My entire body.
34) Yep, Hank will do whatever he has to in order to survive…
At least for now, anyway.
35) Why is his back burning like embers?
36) And what exactly is their plan? What is “the dig”?
BOSS: I swear to you, our salvation lies not in thieving Peacemaker, or defeating the heir, - but in the dig! We stick to the plan! We stay on course. We let the Seven deal with the heir while the rest of us work, as we've been working for 15 years, towards one common goal: freedom!
He got a little William Wallace there, didn’t he?
37) So, this is what Henry’s revenge is all about…
BOSS: I'm a man of my word, Henry. I can give her to you. The woman that changed you.
HANK: Well then, Bobo, we are officially in business.
And yes, Bobo was Boss. Manipulating a little girl? That’s really low, even for a revenant.
38) I’m getting very invested in this story, really. I have to thank you for suggesting I should watch this show! I really love the pacing in the episodes I’ve seen so far. It’s really hard not to comment on every scene because it seems all of them are relevant to the plot, there are no filler scenes, you know? And I really hope the episodes continue to be arc-driven instead of the “monster-of-the-week” type. I can’t wait to see the rest!
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Best intro ever! How can you not ship them? Nicole: I'm Nicole... When I see something I like, I don't want to wait. Waverley: I'm wet and I need to take my clothes off. Could you turn around...Oops! Could you take them off for me? Nicole: Let me help you Waverly: I owe you Nicole: How about coffee? Waverly: Oh, I would, but I'm going through gay panic right now. Maybe in a few episodes? Nicole: *smiles* Sure, I'll wait.
