TV Show review
April 1, 2016 · 44 min · TV-14
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp’s great-granddaughter as she returns to her cursed hometown of Purgatory and uses a magic gun to send revenants and other monsters back to hell alongside her sister Waverly, immortal Doc Holliday, and a team of allies. The core story mixes supernatural action, family legacy, humor, and personal growth in a western-fantasy setting across four seasons. A prominent, long-running lesbian romance between Waverly and Officer Nicole Haught receives major screen time, creator emphasis, and fandom focus as an identity element visible to viewers.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Wynonna Earp.
Woke representation / casting
Prominent intentional focus on a central lesbian romance with positive, affectionate portrayal; creator statements highlight diversity priorities; no forced race or gender mismatches with the western-supernatural premise or source comic.
Woke political dialogue
Occasional light themes of female strength and chosen family appear in banter, but explicit political or activist speeches are rare and not central to episodes.
Identity-driven story themes
The queer romance forms a significant recurring arc for a lead character and receives heavy fandom and marketing attention, though the main plot remains demon-hunting and family curse.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Minor small-town and family tension moments exist, but no strong modern activist framing of patriarchy, toxic masculinity, colonialism, or Western institutions; supernatural conflict drives the narrative.
Woke character or canon changes
Adaptation keeps core Earp mythos intact; the show gives more screen time and romantic focus to Waverly’s queer identity than the original comic emphasized, without major race/gender swaps.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Minimal backlash; praised by progressive outlets for representation with only scattered fan comments about later seasons; no broad anti-woke campaigns or mainstream debate.
Creator track record context
Emily Andras has a clear pattern from Lost Girl onward of prioritizing queer storylines and public statements on representation; other credited crew show no such pattern.
Production
