Time for another whacky leap to Purgatory – and this time
Doc Holiday is on side and everyone knows his secret. Yes, even Dolls – after Dos
is briefly imprisoned because Dolls knows a whole lot
We also get a bit more about Dolls’s past and a nice
confirmation that there are demons and the supernatural out there beyond Purgatory
and the revenants. It also means that his organisation has been going around the
world to fight demons and monsters – which has left Dolls with some difficult
memories and a lot more knowledge an access to some shiny artefacts. I like
this because it confirms that it isn’t just this town that is special but also
that Dolls is an expert. So far Dolls has been the professional but he hasn’t
been necessarily a expert – he’s done a lot of things like take Wynonna’s gun
and rely on Waverly’s research which has implied that, despite his position, he
really doesn’t have a whole lot of an idea of what’s going on. But this episode
establishes that he doesn’t have a whole lot of local knowledge, but his
general knowledge and history of the supernatural is greater than any of their’s.
Which is where we also come to Waverley, whose local knowledge is excellent, her research unsurpassed and that she has worked really hard all her life to become an expert in this. She has learned a lot, mastered ancient languages and generally become a font of knowledge and hard work.
Which is why, despite her general sunny attitude, she
resents the hell out of Wynonna: after all Wynonna left, Wynonna rejected her
heritage, Wynonna did nothing while Waverley has worked so hard but, in the
end, Wynonna is the chosen one. It bugs her a lot.
I really like this line of reasoning and wish more shows
would pursue this. How many works of fiction have a “chosen one”, an every day
person who rises up and becomes super special because they are “chosen” while
surrounded by people who have been working/fighting longer, trying harder,
truly preparing themselves, sacrificing and end up becoming the side kicks and
supporting staff to the “chosen one.” More shows need to look at this.
Anyway, the actual plot is another member of the seven,
the Revenants who killed Wynonna’s dad. He’s a barber who was indirectly killed
by Wyatt (everyone confessed to him and Wyatt forced him to testify which got
him murdered – magically murdered. By Doc Holiday no less who had some serious
woo-woo). He’s now back hunting down the guilty – especially those who feel
guilty – unless they get forgiven by all the people they hurt. He emerges from
mirrors and isn’t easily killed
This leads to a lot of death and a lot of unpleasantness
from Wynonna’s past when she had a pretty terrible childhood, made some severe
mistakes and gone through some generally bad things. This means, when she is targeted,
she has some pretty desperate flailing to try and get people to forgive her. It
doesn’t go well.
It takes the help of Doc Holiday, Dolls’s extensive
mystical knowledge and Waverley’s local insight to track him down before he
kills Wynonna. Extra bonus points: Dolls refuses to judge Wynonna for her past
and Wynonna and Waverley continue to have their excellent, complex sister
moments
We also poke some more of Doc’s past – seeing more of his
involvement in the supernatural and the fact he was dying before he made his
immortality bargain. A bargain Wyatt disapproved of. I still wonder exactly
what Doc’s motives are, even if he’s working with the Earps out of any
preference of his own or because Bobo is forcing him. He’s certainly not giving
up a lot of information to Wynonna – though they now know about the Trailer
park full of Revenants.
