'Wynonna Earp': What makes this Syfy gem the most diverse, positive, feminist show of all time
Diversity is the need of the hour and female leads are all the rave, but three years ago on April 1, 2016, a little Syfy show that could, proved all of this is possible without caving into tokenism or internet backlash. When ‘Wynonna Earp’ premiered, it did so without massive advertising or any huge stars. What it did have was a lot of heart and the evident will to create stories their fans could relate to. With season 4 of the show just around the corner, we can definitely say it has achieved this.
The titular protagonist Wynonna Earp, played by Melanie Scrofano, is one of the best heroes to be portrayed on TV – male or female. She is tasked with a heroic job she did not ask for, and is pretty great at, but the demons of her past, present and what is to come in the future haunts her, leading her to take respite in alcohol and casual sex. She is loyal to a fault and will stop at nothing to protect her babydoll aka younger sister Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkley).
