But I think it really came to a head, again, with Doc’s confrontation and her seeing no way out. Can you talk about Wynonna’s relationship with alcohol and how it’s changed this season? Waverly and Nicole stage an intervention for Wynonna at the beginning of this episode. She just didn’t see any other way out other than to self-sabotage. So it was like she felt trapped by circumstance and who she is. I think she felt sort of a hatred for who she’s become and what she’s stooped to, but also no other way out. I think what really drove it home was Doc’s reaction and the way that somebody she cares so deeply about saw her, and made her reflect on her own actions and see things a little bit differently. What about this event was so triggering for Wynonna? This interview has been edited for clarity and length.Īfter Wynonna killed Hoyt, her ongoing struggles with drinking and her mental health became greatly amplified. Scrofano hopped on the phone with Vulture to talk about Wynonna’s mental-health journey and destructive coping mechanisms, the harsh toll of being a hero, and how she feels about having to say goodbye to Wynonna after four seasons.
And when Waverly’s demonic other half Jolene (Zoie Palmer) returns, she successfully twists the painful burden Wynonna has borne as Purgatory’s hero into a means of forcing Waverly to finally claim her own power and birthright. Wynonna’s increasing isolation and dependence on alcohol comes to a head in a poorly received intervention, in which the new cracks in Wynonna and Waverly’s seemingly infallible relationship widen. While Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkley) and Nicole (Katherine Barrell) are getting married, Doc’s setting out to become a better man, and Jeremy’s (Varun Saranga) focused on Black Badge, Wynonna has remained firmly stuck in place, with Peacemaker and a bottle of whiskey as her closest company. (Spoilers ahead for Wynonna Earp season 4 episode 10, “Life Turned Her That Way.”) The back half of the cult drama’s fourth (and most likely final) season has followed Wynonna’s (Melanie Scrofano) downward spiral in the wake of her less-than-honorable execution of Hoyt Clayborn (Ty Olsson) - an event which alienated her love Doc (Tim Rozon) and has since led to Wynonna alienating herself from everyone else. The latest episode of Wynonna Earp was a long time coming.