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14/01/2021 14/01/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Airbus, PDR, Skynet 6A, UK MoD
Stevenage, 14 January 2021 – Airbus has successfully completed the first key phase of the Skynet 6A project with the achievement of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The project now has permission to move into the next phase leading to the Critical Design Review (CDR).
Airbus was awarded the Skynet 6A contract in July 2020 and teams across its sites in Stevenage, Portsmouth and Hawthorn have been working on the programme to achieve this key milestone. Meetings with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) were held virtually enabling the review board to take place in October and the PDR being achieved in November.
Richard Franklin, Managing Director of Airbus Defence and Space UK said: "This is excellent news and demonstrates our joint commitment to work in partnership to achieve the programme schedule. The progress we are making in building the UK MOD's next generation military satellite and getting to this stage, despite current restrictions, really highlights the flexible and strong working relationship we have built with the Defence Digital team. Skynet 6A, to be built entirely in the UK, will significantly enhance the UK's milsatcoms capability, building on the heritage of the four Skynet 5 satellites which were also built by Airbus, and which are all still operating perfectly in orbit."
Teams from across the space and ground segments in Airbus worked closely with their MOD counterparts to keep the programme on track.
Skynet 6A will extend and enhance the Skynet fleet. The contract signed with the UK MOD in July 2020 involves the development, manufacture, cyber protection, assembly, integration, test and launch, of a military communications satellite, Skynet 6A, planned for launch in 2025. The contract also covers technology development programmes, new secure telemetry, tracking and command systems, launch, in-orbit testing and ground segment updates to the current Skynet 5 system. The value of the contract is more than £500 million.
The Skynet 5 programme, provided by Airbus as a full service outsource contract, has provided the UK MOD with a suite of highly robust, reliable and secure military communications services, supporting global operations since 2003. Airbus has been involved in all Skynet phases since 1974 and this phase builds on a strong UK commitment to space manufacturing in the UK. The programme commenced by using the legacy Skynet 4 satellites and then augmenting them with a fully refurbished ground network before launching the Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D satellites between 2007 and 2012.
The Skynet 5 programme has reduced or removed many of the technical and service risks for the MOD, whilst ensuring unrivalled secure satcoms and innovation to UK forces. Through the many years of delivering an exceptionally reliable Skynet service the Airbus teams have managed to significantly extend the lifespan of the Skynet satellites many years beyond their design life, offering significant additional value for money and capability to the UK.
The Skynet 6A satellite is based on Airbus' Eurostar Neo telecommunications satellite platform. It will utilise more of the radio frequency spectrum available for satellite communications and the latest digital processing to provide both more capacity and greater versatility than Skynet 5 satellites. The satellite will feature electric orbit raising propulsion as well as electric station keeping systems for maximum cost effectiveness. Complete satellite integration will take place at Airbus facilities in the UK followed by testing using RAL Space testing facilities at Harwell in Oxfordshire supporting the UK Space Agency initiative for sovereign UK end-to-end satellite production and support.
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This video shows how to play the minor pentatonic scale for the Native American Wood Flute. The first scale that any NAF Player should know and understand.
Learning how to play the Native American Wood Flute becomes easier when focusing on the "Initial Tone." This video is about what to look for when starting to play the Native American Flute.


Strada is a street light luminaire utilising energy saving T5 technology combined with a highly efficient optical system. For public roadlighting, footpaths, cycleway, carpark, industrial and public areas. It is suitable for remote sites where solar powered supply has a capital cost advantage.


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Jim Mowatt is the winner of the 2013 Trans Atlantic Fan Fund and will attend LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, in San Antonio TX. He received 91 votes in total, 47 from North America and 44 from Europe, out of a total 121 votes (58 from North America and 60 from Europe, with 3 votes from the rest of the world).
The Trans Atlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) was created in 1953 to facilitate science fiction fans traveling to conventions on both sides of the Atlantic.
For more information, see Taff.org.uk and Taffline #6.


Welcome to our ultimate guide to granite countertops! This guide will cover the different types of granite available to you, the approximate costs of purchasing and installing granite, and much more.
Granite is a fantastic material for countertops, whether they're in your bathroom, kitchen, or in a home bar area. It's incredibly durable: you can set hot pans and pots on it, spill wine on it without staining, and (if it's sealed properly) you can even skip the cutting board!
Of course, granite is much more than just durable. Its natural beauty and glossy shine are timeless. Granite is certainly not just a trend. It's always been popular and a sought-after material for counters. An investment in granite ensures that you won't need to update your countertops again.
Granite comes in hundreds of colors and patterns; the veins, swirls, and colors of each slab are utterly different, so your countertops will be utterly unique.
If you're looking to upgrade before selling your home, granite is a fantastic option because buyers are often more willing to pay a premium price to get access to granite countertops.
All Images and Content Used with Permission by Arch City Granite.
Typically, we think of granite slab countertops whenever someone mentions granite. That's the most popular option, but it doesn't mean that professionally installed granite is your only option.
Tiled Granite – granite tiles are placed edge to edge and secured with epoxy, creating the countertop. This type of granite counter is very affordable and DIY friendly. The tiles look high-quality, they are granite after all, they tend to be much more difficult to clean because of the many seams created during installation.
Of course, if your kitchen does not meet the standard sizes, you can still choose to fit pieces together, but you'll end up with large seams that may look unsightly. Modular granite is a good option for DIYers, since the miniature slabs are much lighter and easier to install than a slab of granite.
Slab Granite – this is the most expensive and elegant option; a solid piece of granite fabricated off site and customized to fit your kitchen's countertop dimensions. Slab granite is always installed by a professional, as it is immensely heavy and difficult to install properly. And with the price you'll be paying for slab granite, you'll definitely want to make sure your granite doesn't get cracked or broken while it's being installed!
Cost can vary pretty widely between the three different types of granite countertops.
Slab Granite – as the most expensive option, slab granite should cost you between $60-$100 per square foot. The pricing depends squarely on the rarity of the color or pattern you choose, the edge option you choose, the level of customization, and thickness. The price may also change depending on backsplash, custom cuts, sealing, finishing, or fitting for an undermount sink.
Completely installed, a 30 foot slab should cost around $1,800-$3,000, with larger kitchens, of course, costing more. Be wary of companies who advertise ultra-low prices, as those prices probably don't include sealing, backsplashes, or edging. You will always get exactly what you pay for with granite. (Source: Granite Countertops Cost Guide).
See our granite countertops cost calculator here.
While granite comes in a ton of different colors and designs, several colors really stick out as popular. These are colors that are easy to pair with preexisting cabinets or paint colors.
White – while you might want to shy away from white countertops because you assume that it will look plain and featureless, this really isn't the case with granite. White granite will always have other colors mixed in, which will add interest. White granite looks great with any wooden cabinetry, or with white or black cabinets.
Beige – although similar in color to white, beige granite tends to be a tad more welcoming to homeowners. Beige granite tends to have more spots of brown, black, and gray mixed in, which can give you more flexibility when decorating. Beige is a popular color used in traditional, country, and other classic design styles.
Brown – while darker than beige and much more limited in complimentary colors, brown is a super popular option, especially when paired with lighter wooden cabinets. Brown works great in country and rustic style kitchens since they tend to feel so warm and homey. Your granite won't contrast too strongly, instead highlighting the woodwork of the room.
Black – black is a dramatic choice, and the dark color tends not to show the veining the way lighter colors do, so black is a great choice for those who want more of a solid color. When the light hits any granite, you'll see sparkles, but this will be even more evident in black granite. If you do choose black granite, pair it with white cabinets for a striking contrast. Black and white is the winning combination for modern style kitchens.
Jewel-Toned – this is an exotic choice that looks best when used as a focal point in an otherwise toned-down kitchen. Red or green based granite looks great in Asian style kitchens, but you should be careful with which cabinetry you pair them with. If the cabinets are too bright, they will clash with your granite.
This lovely beige granite is filled with brown veining and spots of gray. It looks beautiful with the rich dark cabinetry.
The veining and circular patterns of this dark brown granite draw the eye to the large kitchen island. A red glass tile backsplash pulls warmer colors out of the darker granite, while the white cabinetry keeps the kitchen bright and airy.
Another look at beige granite. This island is two-tiered with a small granite backsplash between the two tiers.
This white granite has a heavy pattern of light beige and gray veining and swirls. The color is light enough to be stunning against simple dark cabinets.
This black granite looks smooth and pure, and goes well with the black appliances. The rich red wooden cabinets add stunning contrast.
A closer look at this beige granite shows the copper, grey, and light beige veining throughout.
This darker granite relies on lighter streaks to bring in warmer tones from the oak cabinets and the paint color.
This black granite has small white speckles in it that make it look like the starry night sky.
The jewel tones of this granite draw the eye. Peacock blue and brown stand out against the lightly textured white tile backsplash.
The circular spots and rich veining of this gray granite looks incredible in this cream kitchen.
If you're really looking for dramatic, black granite with rich gold veining might be exactly what you need. Pair something this showy with simple cabinets and let it shine.
The pattern on this brown granite has a very symmetrical pattern to it, which makes it great against the oak cabinetry in this traditional kitchen.
A beautiful white granite with gray veining and a custom stacked edge. This is just one of several incredible edge designs.
Another rich cream granite with light brown and black veining. A stacked edge and a gentle curve on one edge are incredibly elegant. A simple glass vase with white roses is the perfect accompaniment.
Another look at the above granite. Note the intricate details on the island, which is a different color than the main set of cabinetry.
Granite with a copper undertone go well with any cabinets with a slight reddish tone. In yellow lights, these light oak cabinets take on a warm red glow.
Another possible option, although it will increase the cost, is to extend your granite over the edge of one side of your cabinets and down to the floor.
Granite with brighter colors and more variation are fantastic as focal points, even in home bar areas.
White granite with several long veins is another classic look. When paired with a much more showy gray and white mosaic tile backsplash, it really stands out.
If you need a large amount of granite for a large kitchen, consider choosing a more muted granite so that the pattern doesn't get overwhelming.
While you should have professionals do the final measuring to ensure complete accuracy, we want to make it easy for you to estimate the cost of your new countertops. Do not use these measurements to buy or fabricate granite.
Divide this by 144, which will equal 19.12 square feet. Use this estimate to set a budget for your new granite countertops. Below you'll find several examples of common kitchen layouts that may help you estimate the size of your own kitchen.
While you don't have these options with tile granite or modular granite, slab granite gives you the opportunity to further customize your new granite countertops by changing the shape of the visible edge of your counters. There are tons of different options to choose from, but remember that they may change the cost of your countertops.
Eased Edge – a straight edge with a 5mm radius on the top and slightly eased on the bottom. This is the most commonly used edge, and what you'll typically see with modular granite.
Top and Bottom Rounded Edge – this edge is contemporary, with two rounded corners at the end.
Bevel Edge – typically done in 1/4″ or 1/2″ bevels, this is another popular contemporary edge with a modern, slanting edge.
Roman Round Edge – although this is called Roman Round, it has a very subtle arch at one end that can make the stone appear thicker. This looks great in contemporary kitchens.
Chiseled or Rock Edge – this involves a natural edge that was carefully chipped away. The projections are smooth, not sharp, but the result is beautiful and natural. Perfect for outdoor, contemporary, or even rustic kitchens.
Half Round Transitional Edge – this edge has a soft curve on the top and a slightly eased edge on the bottom. It's a popular look for both contemporary and traditional kitchens.
Full Bullnose Transitional Edge – This fully rounded edge goes well with any style kitchen, but is used most often for countertops with upper bar areas.
Ogee Traditional Edge – as the second most popular edge, the Ogee edge is beautiful and elegant. Kitchen designers tend to use Ogee edges on kitchen islands and a half round on the perimeter countertops.
Elite Traditional Edge – this 3 stepped edge is beautiful and typically used on islands or as part of a laminated edge.
Roman Elite Traditional Edge – this is similar to the elite edge, but the curves are slightly different. Like the elite, it is typically used on an island or as part of a laminated edge.
Laminated or Stacked Edge – this thick edge is composed of two slabs attached together. Two different edge styles can be combined here for a truly unique look. This edge is the most expensive, so discuss it with your supplier before deciding on it.
Since granite is such a large investment, it's important that you know how to take care of it once you have it installed. Granite is very durable, but to keep it looking as good as it did when it was first installed, you'll need to make sure it's cleaned regularly.
You can clean your granite countertops with just mild hand soap and warm water. After cleaning, wipe the counter dry with a clean, soft cloth. If you'd prefer to buy a cleaning agent, you can try Revitalizer by DuPont. You can use Revitalizer on a regular basis.
Why Revitalizer? It has a small amount of stone sealer in it, which will bring out the shine and protect the surface by replacing traces of sealant lost during use. It's not incredibly expensive either. A gallon, which will last you around 2-3 years, costs around $39.
Simply cleaning with soap and water or Revitalizer is all you need. Although granite is resistant to stains, you may choose to use coasters for glasses; particularly when drinking alcohol, wine, or citrus juices.
Choosing the right granite for your kitchen design is a challenge for most homeowners, and that's not surprising, seeing as how many different colors and patterns are available on the market.
Many different granite slabs might look fantastic in your kitchen, but you need to decide which granite is "your granite." You'll be coordinating the granite with your cabinets, floor color, appliance color, and even paint color to achieve the look you're going for.
When going to look at granite, bring a picture of your kitchen to look at. If you're not concerned with repainting, bring a swatch of your new color and a cabinet door to compare with the granite. It never hurts to be prepared!
Check out this video on selecting the perfect granite.
Although your countertops come sealed, every now and then you should seal them again to ensure they stay looking great. The best part is, you can do it easily in about 20 minutes.
First, remove all objects from your counters and clean them with a soft cloth. Make sure that all debris are removed from the countertop. You can use your hand to feel the top.
After the counters are clean, put on kitchen gloves and spray the stone sealer on the granite. Be generous with the spray and make sure there's a good layer of the liquid on your counters, as it will need to penetrate the pores of your granite.
After about 15 minutes, wipe off the excess with a clean, dry cloth. Should you get any hazy spots after wiping, pour a small amount of sealant on the spot and wipe off the haze.
After 24 hours the sealer will be in full effect. You may repeat the process once more after 2 to 3 days to get the maximum stain repellent effect.
Check out this video to see instructions on how to seal your granite!
No matter how stain resistant granite is, from time to time you will end up with a stain. So if you spill wine, citrus juice, or food on your counter, don't wipe it up.
Instead, blot the area with a paper towel before cleaning with mild soap and water. If you still end up with a stain after cleaning, there are several ways to remove the stain.
Organic Stains – stains caused by coffee, tea, wine, fruit juice, or food that can cause brown stains. To remove this stain, clean the area with 12% hydrogen peroxide after wiping down the stain with a clean cloth.
Oil-based Stains – these stains are caused by nail polish, cosmetics, milk, or cooking oil, and can make the stone darker. These stains are harder to remove, and require a special poultice compound. DuPont sells this compound for around $8 per tin.
Watch this video to see more on how to remove stains from granite!
If you're going so far as to replace your countertops, why not get a brand new sink to go with it? There are some guidelines to picking the perfect sink to go along with granite. Consider if the sink will contribute to the visual appeal of the kitchen, how functional it's going to be, how durable, and of course, does it fit your budget?
Stainless Steel Sinks – these are by far the most popular pick for granite and quartz countertops. They are durable, match most faucets, and do not rust, chip, or stain. When shopping for stainless steel, remember that the lower the sink's gage, the thicker it is. 16 gage is thicker than 18 gage, the industry standard.
Composite Granite Sinks – these sinks are getting more and more popular because of their beauty and durability. Like the countertops, they come in a wide variety of colors to compliment your counters. These were much more expensive when they were first introduced, but the price has dropped to a more affordable point of between $350 and $395.
Enamel-Coated Cast Iron Sinks – cast iron is elegant and durable, but used to be expensive. As lighter, more cost effective options came into the market, their price has dropped. They are arguably still the most attractive sinks available, and are popularly used in the farmhouse style.
However, over time the enamel coating can wear off, exposing the black iron beneath. They also are extremely heavy and require extra bracing.
Copper Sinks – this beautiful metal is popular for ornamental sinks. Beware of purchasing a cheap sink though, copper sinks can be contaminated with mercury or lead. If you choose a copper sink, purchase it from a reputable manufacturer.
Under Mount Sinks – the most popular choice is to install the sink below the granite for a smooth and finished look. Around 98% of homeowners choose this seamless option.
Top Mount Sinks – also called "drop in" sinks, these are an unpopular choice for granite, but are the only choice for laminate countertops due to water exposure. While most people choose under mount sinks, if you really love your top mount sink, you can certainly keep it.
While is is mostly a matter of personal preference, you should consider the size of your kitchen and your cabinetry. If you have existing cabinets, try to pick a sink about the same size as your current sink.
If you're designing a new kitchen, consult your cabinet maker to ensure the sink you want will fit, or if it doesn't, that the cabinets can be modified accordingly.
For example, if your sink's depth doesn't allow for a faucet, you may need to bump your sink out a little.
The depth of an under mount sink ranges from 7 inches to 10 inches, but the ideal depth for more comfortable use is between 8.5 inches and 9 inches.
Keep in mind that the effective depth of your sink will be around 1.25 inches deeper than planner because it's under the granite. A sink that is too deep may strain your back or neck while you wash dishes.
If you choose a double-bowl sink, you can choose to install a garbage disposal on either side you like. Think about how you wash your dishes, and place the disposal on whichever side you tend to wash your dishes in. If one side is larger than another, install the disposal on the larger side.


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A colourful, modern lampshade to brighten a room and imbue it with a warm sunny glow. This pattern does not repeat as the shapes are applied at random, creating an element of surprise and a lively effect that is full of movement and energy, with no two lampshades alike. A statement piece which can be used as either a table/floor lamp or hanging pendant lamp.


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Wynonna Earp 2×03, AKA the One with Cheerleader Waverly and Also a Shit Ton of Other Stuff, Including Nicole Being a Kickass Cop
June 24, 2017 lesbiyinzer	1 Comment
The formatting of the pictures this week is a little cocked up. I apologize. I was working on four different electronic devices and was having trouble getting everything where it needed to go. And technology is difficult!
Previously on Wynonna Earp, Wynonna missed Dolls and Doc said it was okay, Nicole is concerned that Waverly is still "her" Waverly, and then they have sexy times, after which Waverly is so famished after that she needs to refuel with a spider snack, which I feel is definitely not on brand with what is normal Nicole's Waves. But it does tell us that Officer Haught's skills aren't just in cuffing perps, if you know what I'm saying. (I'm saying she's good at the sex.)
Hold on to your taints, E-trains, because this is the episode we have all been waiting for. Evelyn Andrews and company finally gave us the cheerleading scene she's been teasing for months, and then, quite frankly, it ends up being one of the least-fascinating parts of the story. I mean, as long as you're here at least a little bit for plot and not just gratuitous cheerleader undercarriage.
The episode opens on Waverly doing a special cheer for her gal pal, Nicole. It's sexy. It's sweet. It's technically impressive because apparently there's nothing Dominique Provost-Chalkley can't do. How can a scene be so sweet and so motherEarping Haught hot? I don't know, but it is. (Also, I'm rewatching this in a salon/spa in West Virginia as I write this part and have to carefully angle the screen so no one grabs pitchforks and attacks the lesbian for watching "porn.") And only this show can have a cheerleading scene and it still feels feminist and empowering.
No salty comments. No pop-culture references. This scene was amazing, and the talent of both Dominique to perform it and Katherine to react to it is unmeasurable. A tip of the nonexistent hat to you, ladies.
Nicole says the gross people at Homecoming will love her cheer routine, and Waverly explains this was a special show only for her girlfriend, before she has to [pouting] go on patrol. Well, Waverly, that's what happens when you exclude your woman from signing blood oaths with ancient government agencies. She has to do boring things like patrol and do crowd control instead of joining you in the decontamination shower. Waverly doesn't care much for this, because instead of all hands being on deck, she wants Nicole's hands to stay right where they are.
Guess she likes the haircut. Also, this look is just pure love like.
Waves continues her preview for her GIRLFRIEND, but unfortunately Wynonna once again clam-jams her sister — almost literally — and walks in on what apparently was a somewhat naked cheer. Whoops!
Seriously, is part of your heir power to walk in at literally the worst time? Because that's all you do.
Nicole decides to leave, the awkwardness just too much for her. Waverly agrees to "meet" her later, meaning hang out at the high school while Nicole is on duty. Wynonna takes advantage of her absence to tease Waverly about her new relationship, asking if she needs to leave a pair underwear on the door to signal she's with her girlfriend, since they're not being used for anything else. Waverly sees through Wynonna's deflecting, though, and Wynonna admits she can't get the image of Earl's body in the open Hellmouth out of her head. Sure, nothing else has happened, but Wynonna's not stupid. Something is coming.
THE DANGER IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
Wynonna continues polishing the shaft of Peacemaker and threatens to leave Waverly to deal with the demons alone. One really great usage joke (lam/lamb) later, Waverly grabs the gun, makes the requisite "polishing the shaft" joke, gives the gun barrel some pretty seductive non-goo eyes, giving credence to my theory that she's trying to make shiny things and herself her new OTP. Wynonna talks about high school in basically the same tone that I do, since she hated every single one of those motherfuckers. Waves insists it wasn't that bad, and Wy says some were "champs," leading this viewer to expect Champ Hardy and his Champ Stamp to show up. So. Freaking. Confusing.
"They were champs," she says, which is definitely not foreshadowing! Are we about to meet a tiny army of gluten-free boy-men?
We enter the high school and find a young man (Bryce) staring at a trophy, muttering about how much of an idiot he was. I don't know Bryce, but basing my judgment off of my high-school experience, he was an idiot. Ominous music plays, alerting us to TROUBLE! And trouble in this case means a demon with some worms for a face.
Ew.
The demon compels Bryce to pull out his…liver? (Listen, I type for a living. I don't know much about basic human biology, other than a little bit of chemistry, if you know what I'm saying. wink) Bryce kneels down, liver in his hand, because those are apparently really easy to pull out when a demon is helping you with surgery.
I wish I had some fava beans and a nice chianti.
Nicole and Nedley are investigating the murder. Nicole wants to check his ID, but Nedley knows who he is, because Nedley has been around for 30 years and Nicole is a rookie flatfoot but looks way better in khakis and is also hella smart even if she didn't go to high school with these jags. Bryce was a member of the last high school team that won a hockey championship, proving Purgatory is basically an alternative version of Pittsburgh because who else would be so obsessed with hockey, really? Oh, right. Canada.
Nedley wants to pass this off to Black Badge, but Nicole doesn't understand, because it's a "straight-up homicide — it's ours."
Don't think you're the best judge of straight anything, HaughtPants.
Nedley says there are other things going on in town with homecoming, so they need to pass it off, which sounds like a load of Revenant poop to me. Obviously, he knows something is going on. He tells her to make it like it never happened, and Nicole's good-cop hackles are rising. Wynonna, who was apparently watching the whole exchange, doughnut in hand, takes a handful of photos on her cellphone, feeling that she has done her part. Nicole's frustration is evident, to say the least.
You are getting powdered sugar everywhere, and I have to clean that up. Also, you couldn't even bring me a doughnut? I thought we had a connection.
This is not the finger I'm giving you in my head.
Shorty's has reopened under new management, and it's going so much better than the last new management, because probably way less murder and torture. Rosita is restocking while Doc is basically just standing around, looking pretty. Wonder if he ever fixed those taps? He asks Rosita about their "latest cocktail," which I'm assuming is the Bubba Basement Special. She needs better ingredients, something pure. And also more tequila.
I am…unfamiliar with pure things as of late. Tequila? No problem.
Wynonna shows up looking for Doc, and Rosita asks if she wants a spritzer, which is somehow the most insulting thing she could have said. Mercedes is there and invites Wynonna over to commiserate over some tequila. No wonder they just ran out.
Wynonna asks about Mercedes' siblings, Beth and Tucker, who are apparently douche canoes and worthy of a Grey Gardens reference. Mercedes tries to fix up Wynnona with former classmate Perry, who is…incredibly good looking.
I do like pretty boys.
Wynonna says Perry doesn't have much of a personality, because if there's one running theme with Wynonna's men, it's they have a shit ton of personality. Mercedes picks up on her broken heart immediately, though.
What heart? I'm the goddamn Earp heir! A lone wolf! Just today I…walked in on my underwear-less sister. I'm…so…sad.
Then Wynonna remembers Perry was friends with Bryce and wants to interrogate him, so Mercedes invites him over, which was not exactly what she had in mind, but she's going to roll with it. Perry remembers her as the girl everyone who was scared of, talks about her dead sister and father, and mentions her breakdown, which leads me to believe he needs to take a class in the Nicole Haught Art of Seduction and Wooing Earp Women ™. She leaves, and apparently whatever her deal is now gets Perry going, because he asks Mercedes for her number.
Wynonna finally finds Doc (who seems to have found that extra tequila) and shows him a picture of Bryce, but Doc has no idea what the '07 team, champs, or even hockey are. Wynonna wonders if the liver-removal has something to do with her Hellmouth seal under the library in the chapel, and Doc reminds her that they have both that and the extra demon beasties to round up for Black Badge. It's a pretty busy week. Rosita invades Doc's personal space, and Wynonna gets instantly jealous and insults Rosita's intelligence. Doc defends her mixology skills, and Wynonna is annoyed that Doc isn't putting in 100% to Black Badge. She declines a drink, he makes a brothel joke, and she takes off. Doc offers to go with her, and she declines.
At Black Badge, Jeremy is doing his best to piece together the mystery of Earl's goodbye and the Hellmouth, and Wynonna isn't impressed.
All of these pictures are just you and Doc's faces photoshopped over memes of President Obama and Vice President Biden.
Wynonna asks if Nicole has passed along the evidence from Bryce's murder, and Jeremy asks if she's always so…quietly hostile. (The answer is no, not always, but sometimes.) But Wynonna won't answer, because Nicole is her BroTP. Jeremy doesn't see a connection to the Hellmouth killer, but he agrees it's no simple murder. He either let his liver be pulled out or pulled it out himself. He asks about Dolls, but Wynonna deflects because she doesn't even trust the new person banging her sister, much less this toddler. Jeremy backs off, but asks that next time, Nicole closes the victim's eyes, because the way he was staring at the trophy is creepy. Nice catch, Jeremy.
Perry calls Wynonna for a date, but when she says "Perry," my mind immediately goes to Lola Perry, which is a different kind of date. Perry's hanging around in his hotel shirtless (because this show is an equal-opportunity eye-candy exploiter), like you do, and they make a date. Wynonna does some equally awkward flirting, and they agree that he'll pick her up at the homestead. Then, abandoning the idea of chocolate and flowers, he drains the blood out of a skinned rabbit.
🎤Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies 🎤
We see a book with some ancient symbols that Waverly could probably definitely translate, but thanks to Lucado and the goo-infusion, her brain is a bit underused so far this season. Also, if Gooverly reads it, it's possible the entire town will collapse into a sinkhole.
Apparently, good old Perry knows Sam and Dean Winchester because he's researching the very popular Crossroads Demon. (Shout-out to my wife for helping me figure that one out! Chris, you'll never read this, but you're the best!)
Exterior — the serene Earp homestead.
Well, that's a beautiful shot and definitely not done to lull us into a false sense of security and something bad is about to happen.
Waverly and Wynonna are discussing lipstick shades for Wynonna's big date. Apparently, her only choices are shades that definitely aren't sexist at all (Scarlet Tart or Pink Tease?). Well, actually, in my limited makeup experience, this seems on point. Waves teases Wynonna a bit about her upcoming date with Lola Perry, but Wynonna insists she's all business. Perry and Bryce were teammates. Waves is just happy Wynonna is putting herself out there and if the Master does open the Hellmouth, she wants Wynonna at her best — whiskey soaked and reckless.
Baby girl, this is a horrible idea.
Perry has arrived at the Homestead, and Wynonna tosses the silver tube back to Waverly and leaves. Waves is entranced by the shiny metal, her black possessed eyes taking over temporarily and she EATS THE GODDAMN LIPSTICK.
So is this what a Lipstick Bisexual does?
At the high school, Mercedes is working the Homecoming crowd, whipping up the alumni into a frenzy about the hockey champs! While Mercedes works the crowd, Wynonna…pretends to work something else.
Technically, I have no frame of reference for this gesture. She's miming staking a vampire, right?
Random dude mutters to Perry about where Bryce is. Oh, right, no one knows because Nicole is great at all cop things, including removing evidence. Yay, Nicole! Mercedes announces a new community center — funded by her parents' money, of course — and the crowd seems super excited! More excited than Mercedes, because she probably would have rather had that cash with no strings attached so she would not be forced to live in Purgatory. Wynonna silently gives her support, and Mercedes wraps it up.
They've all got so much Blue Devil pride! Except that rando in the blue mask. That is the most horrifying thing in this episode.
Perry leaves; Wynonna follows.
Honestly, probably not the worst date Wynonna has had.
They lament the town's inability to let one championship team go even after 10 years. Even Perry thinks they're celebrating something pointless, and he even helped bring the pointless in the first place. Wynonna's questioning of Perry is interrupted by Skip (seriously, who fucking named these douche bros?), sobbing to Perry that they're too late — their beloved B-Train (Bryce, for those of you who don't speak douche bro) is dead. Perry tells Skip that he's drunk and making no sense and leaves to take him home. Meanwhile, Wynonna is stuck on the most important takeaway here. B-Train? Really? Also, the shadier Perry gets, the more intrigued Wynonna gets.
But you'll never be "120 years in a well" mysterious, Perry. Not even if you're possessed by an ultimate evil but still trying to be Betty Crocker.
While Perry and Skip go wherever it is douche bros go, Waverly shows up at the high school. After some sisterly ribbing, Wynonna asks her sister to help her follow up on the Skip lead, and Waverly declines because she's waiting for Nicole to get off…work. Wynonna tells her it's like when Waverly skipped her valedictory address to watch Champ play video games. Point, Wynonna, even if he was about to defeat a really difficult level. Waverly insists this is different, and Wynonna isn't buying it. She doesn't want Waverly to forget she's an Earp…which was definitely the wrong thing to say.
The Earpiest Earp gives the glariest glare and best hide your shiny junk, Wynonna. Like those lock-picking dental tools.
Waverly is done with judgy Wynonna, telling her that when her taste in men improves, maybe she will listen to a lecture. Wynonna realizes she pushed too far. Waverly enters the gym where Nicole is working the most boring job ever — keeping mild-mannered Purgatory citizens from…drinking poisoned champagne and hurling homophobic insults? Maybe I'm mixing up parties.
Waverly finds her girl and immediately gets all playful and cute…which is fine and great and awesome when they're alone, but not when Nicole is working, especially when Nicole already feels like her job isn't as important as the rest of the kids'. Nicole tries to get Waverly to amuse herself for a few hours until she's done, because she also doesn't see the point of her just hanging out while she's patrolling. Waverly catches sight of the shiny, shiny trophy; her goo eyes blaze.
Me, when I saw the custom Pride Converses.
Overcome with goo-motion, she grabs Nicole and kisses her. Now, I like hot lady kisses as much as (or more than) the next girl, but…way inappropriate. Also, please don't stop doing it. You know, at the right moments. Because there's a time and a place for everything, and kissing your girlfriend in front of a crowd of mouth breathers while she's trying to earn and keep their respect is neither.
I am clam-jamming myself. Am I an Earp now?
Nicole discovers hometown Creeper McGillicuddy, Tucker Gardner, taking upskirt videos of some nearby cheerleaders.
You better stay away from both me and my girlfriend, both in and out of uniform.
In addition to the already creepy video he took, Tucker also has some WayHaught footage, and this is the last straw for Nicole. Waverly pleads with Nicole to let him go because he's a Gardner ("I don't care what he does!), but Nicole's not having it. Embarrassed by her girlfriend, frustrated by her lack of job mobility, and so confused because people keep talking about champs and she keeps wondering where her ex's ex is, she snaps. She cuffs Tucker (still sexy) and perp-walks him out of the gym, all the while Tucker shouting the Law & Order classic "you'll regret this!" Well, it was implied.
Wynonna finds Skip at his house, lamenting that B-Train is gone. She finds a symbol painted in blood on his door and on his forehead, because that's definitely a normal thing you do in Purgatory. Actually, it probably is.
I'm so glad B-Train didn't have to see you this way.
Apparently, Perry put it there, probably making Wynonna want to swipe right even harder. (Is it right or left? I'm married and don't know stuff.) The demon charges them, vowing to take what is his. Wynonna draws Peacemaker. Worm Face stops charging but compels Skip to perform an emergency liver-ectomy. Wynonna turns to fire, but Worm Face is gone…and then Skip runs off.
How is he so fast?! He's covered in rags and has worms on his face!
At the station, Nicole watches as Tucker's sister, Beth, who's dressed like she's auditioning for a part in Little House on the Victorian Vampire Prairie, gets her brother released from holding. She didn't even post bail — Nedley just let him go, something that Nicole…takes issue with. Nedley lectures her on language (because of hoo-ha? Really, Nedley? If Nicole were Nick instead of Nicole, would you be lecturing him? Actually, you probably would. Carry on.) Nedley takes the opportunity to gently reprimand his Haughtshot cop that proper behavior includes not making out with your girlfriend, in addition to not using the word "hoo-ha."
To be fair, she kissed me, and I told her to stop. Also to be fair, have you SEEN Waverly Earp?
Nedley tells Nicole to back off the Gardners because their parents were good people and "boys will be boys." Nicole once again takes a little bit of offense at that.
"Sorry, did I hit my head and wake up in patriarchal bullshit land?" is something I say every fucking day, it seems.
While Nedley's telling Nicole to go restock the first-aid kit (maybe she'll run into her lady getting coffee), this is happening in the background.
Just like I don't look at my pals like Kara and Lena look at each other, siblings…shouldn't look at each other like this.
Tucker wants Nicole charged with harassment, and seriously, Tucker, you have no idea what hell you have brought on yourself. You think this is harassment? Wait till she [spoiler alert!] loses the khakis!
Tucker calls Nicole a nasty woman, and Beth replies with "I know, baby."
Hey, creepy siblings, that's MY line.
Nedley puts Nicole on paperwork duty and basically tells her she needs to learn her place, which is definitely what Nicole needed today. Yep.
I almost feel bad for Tucker, except I don't. Also, her earrings are so shiny. Wonder if Gooverly has seen those? Probably not, because her ears are intact.
Nicole walks in on Wynonna battling the Keurig and immediately helps her, because even when she's at her worst, Officer Haught is just a genuinely good person. Wynonna is at the office picking up some books for Waverly, and Nicole says it's because Waves is avoiding her. Nicole did that thing that Wynonna hates, which is talk about feelings.
Barf.
Wynonna tries to leave, and Nicole stops her, asking about Waverly. Her girl seems…different, and she's worried. Wynonna, protective of Baby Girl until the end of time, immediately assumes the worst and gets defensive. Nicole says ever since Willa died, Waves hasn't been herself. Nicole says that what she loves (!) about Waverly, her sweetness, seems like it's sometimes missing. Wynonna asks if Nicole is just HaughtHurt because Waverly kept her out of Black Badge, and Nicole wisely backs off. Too late, though. Nicole really does have a lot to learn about this town.
Could this day GET any worse? It started out so…well.
Waverly, Wynonna, and Doc are having a meeting at the homestead, talking about Perry, the blood symbol, and the demon. Waves teases Wynonna a bit about her "date," but neither she nor Doc are biting. Waverly's processing, and Wynonna's freaking out. She doesn't want to bag and tag low-level demons to keep Black Badge of their case. Come on, guys. This isn't the Initiative, and she's no Riley Finn. She knows something hinky is up with the Hellmouth, and she's frustrated she can't figure it out. They're interrupted by a knock on the door, and Waverly grabs a non-shiny shotgun. It's Perry…who Doc immediately knocks out.
Got him!
Waverly tells the gang that Perry wasn't summoning; he was protecting. Doc goes to grab his "vapors," which are apparently smelling salts that probably smell real salty after 120 years in a well. A quick Google search tells me that salts of hartshorn are a dry form of ammonia and probably smell like my cat's litter box, so, yes, that will wake a person up right quick.
Wynonna interrogates Perry, who insists she won't believe him. Trust me, Perry. She's seen weirder. What had happened is the hockey team's coach gave the boys a spell to win because that's definitely not an overreaction to losing sports games. (I don't know what it's like to lose, what with me living in the city of champions.) So Skip, B-Train, Cam, and Perry hit the bong,summoned the demon, and made a wish, with little thought to what that would mean for the future. Well…boys will be boys.
Worm Face appeared out of the trophy, and they traded their lives for 10 years of good luck. After 10 years of fortune, the boys all returned to Purgatory because if the demon doesn't get the ones who made the deal, it will go after their families. Yeah, even after making a really, really stupid fucking decision, Perry's a good dude.
Sorry, my friend. You just lost her.
After ten seconds of explaining, Waverly pulls a Giles and immediately knows that it's a Marzaniok, a bringer of good and bad fortune. For a second there, I thought Anyanka was gonna show up, but maybe next episode. Wynonna develops a plan (because she's the goddamn Earp heir), and the troops fall out.
Doc drops a bomb on Wynonna that they need to save the demon to help save Dolls, which is what he's been working towards this whole season time.
WHAT the WHAT?!
Doc tells her that the thing he and Rosita are trying to reverse-engineer is Dolls' serum, they're running out of time…and they need pure demon's blood. Wynonna is on board with not killing someone for a change.
Perry and Doc happen upon Nedley, another officer, and a dead body.
You mean…Nicole isn't the only deputy in town? This dude's probably a Revenant.
The dead body is Cam, the fourth in the Douche Bro version of The Craft. In my head, it's Cameron Tucker, and it's even sadder, because the world needs its Cameron Tuckers. Cam tore his own eyes out, and thanks, Evelyn, for not showing us that. Doc tells Perry that he's well on his way to being fucked up enough for Wynonna to date, and Perry's not amused.
Waverly tracks down Skip via his (stacked) wife, and she heads out to find him. She runs into Tucker on the way, who seems to have a strange obsession with Waverly. (I mean, it's not strange, because Waverly.) He tells her she should smile more often, and honestly, I'm surprised she didn't kick him in the nards then, because fuck you, The Patriarchy. I'll smile when I want! Ahem. Sorry. Back to task.
Tucker asks if she can get her "cop friend" to treat him with more respect, and Proud Queer Waverly tells him, "Officer Haught is my girlfriend." Tucker tells her that can't be, because it would just be wrong…prompting an appearance from Gooverly. She attacks Tucker but then gets distracted by his shiny medic-alert bracelet. Doc calls her, and Waverly answers, bubbly and sweet, dark eyes gone.
OKAY, WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!
Back at the high school, this year's hockey team is about to polish the trophy, or whatever it is sports boys do. The boys need the luck of the '07 team, and Head Polisher tries to insult Wynonna, I guess, by calling her "Lunch Lady" and "Mom." Wynonna dispatches the boys as Mercedes looks on. And then we get our Slow-Mo Wyn Walk(tm) of the episode.
Crazy, awesome bitch indeed, Mercedes.
Doc and Perry drive up on Wynonna, trophy in hand, because it's gonna take a lot more than "8 seconds in the penalty box" to stop Wynonna fucking Earp. Doc says they found Skip, but it isn't Skip they're worried about. And cut to…NO! NOT NICOLE!
Skip's in jail because he stole a car and crashed into a tree, all under the influence of Mad Dog, probably. Skip pleads to Nicole to let him out, and she waves (ha) off his arguments, because she knows what real beasties are, sir, thank you very much.
I think one did a cheer for me this morning, so…you might say I'm an "expert."
Skip apologizes, because Worm Face is here. He starts to do self-surgery, and Nicole finally sees him, drawing her gun, because Nicole fucking Haught is a really great fucking cop and demon or human or creepy little white dude, she's gonna do her job. The demon throws Nicole aside, and she won't back down. He throws her into a window, and she gets back up for more. Because Nicole Haught is a fucking badass and doesn't need anyone to save her…but is probably at least a little bit grateful that Doc showed up and shot Worm Face in the head. And despite the disagreement Wynonna and Nicole had earlier, Wy's first concern is for her friend and her sister's girlfriend. And she doesn't even reply to Nicole's "I had him right where I wanted him" with a "sure, Jan."
Perry runs to the demon; Wynonna, Doc, and Nicole following. Perry tries to do the right thing and reason with it in German, but just like you can't argue with crazy, you can't talk a demon down, even if it is in German, a truly terrifying-sounding language (which I happen to adore). A throwaway line tells us that neither her lady nor her sister know where Waverly is, and Perry tries to keep German-ing the demon.
The demon compels Perry to turn the talisman he's holding, which I can only assume is an intricately carved wooden Christmas ornament he picked up at Toronto's Christkindlmarkt, on himself, and Wynonna tries to get the demon back in the trophy. She can't stand to see another person die in front of her, so she draws Peacemaker on the demon, willing to sacrifice Dolls in order to save Perry.
The demon tries to make a deal with Wynonna, and she considers it briefly, because who wouldn't? She could be rid of the curse, her sister could be safe, and Waverly could get her own place where she could not wear all of the underwear she wanted to. But that's not our hero, is it? Wynonna does make a wish — wishing he'd go back in the trophy, proving our hero is as smart as she is brave and sexy. Sure, she may have been just as surprised as the rest of us that it worked, but whatever it takes.
Wynonna calls Perry brave and stupid, and he agrees. Wynonna tells him that at least he tried to save his friends, because she knows better than anyone that sometimes that's the best you can do. They kiss, because holy shit are both of them attractive, but it isn't meant to be. She says it's because she's broken, and maybe she's right, but that doesn't mean she's not perfect. She plays with her necklace, because what would an episode be without a vague reference to a remaining mystery?!
Oh, this old thing? I got it at a custom jewelry booth at FanExpo. Why do you ask?
And now comes probably my favorite scene of the episode — Nedley Talks to Nicole. She's busy cleaning up the mess that Skip and the demon made, and she insists she'll clean everything up AND do her paperwork, Cop Dad. But that's not why Nedley is here. He hands her a coffee and explains that the people of Purgatory ignore the fact that it's basically Sunnydale.
Fucking seriously? That's your wisdom, Cop Dad? I bet Space Dad would have done better.
The people who live there want a simple life and believe it's worth ignoring all of the abnormal things around them. Nicole thinks she's experiencing concussion symptoms, but Nedley hopes not because he tells her that he hand-picked her for a reason. Graduated top in her class, smart as a fucking whip, and he wants her to be the next sheriff. He worked to recruit her because he saw something in her — the same thing that that every single Earper sees in her. She's so brave, so intelligent, so tenacious. Her instincts are legendary. She's got it all.
He knows that Black Badge seems like the cool place to be, but someone has to protect those people who are busy ignoring the demons descending into hell. Someone has to do the dirty work, and just because it's not a flashy job doesn't mean it's not as important. Because Wynonna can't shoot Peacemaker if Pete steals it on a B&E. She hears him but says she needs more manpower, and they have to work with Black Badge because ignoring a problem never made it go away.
Even this height difference is pretty cute.
He agrees to let her work with Black Badge when necessary, because he realizes (like we do) that she's got the best instincts of anyone in town. And the most important takeaway of this conversation — she successfully argues herself out of those khakis, and not in a sexy-times-with-my-gal-pal way.
Don't make me block you.
He tells her he's all about playing the long game, something he's been doing with Tucker Gardner for a long time, he says, as he hands her a folder with Tucker's name on it.
He recognizes that her ambition is a good thing. He never wanted to discourage it; just help it along in the right way, even if that means behind the scenes. Nedley is the opposite of every douche bro on this show, guys.
THANKS, COP DAD.
Tucker is telling his sisters that Waverly attacked her, and Mercedes not having it. Laura Ingalls Wilder Beth says they have to stick up for each other, and Mercedes, who actually has a clue about being a normal human, calls her siblings a "directionless shut-in" and a "town pervert," which seems pretty accurate to this viewer. Then Mercedes cuts them both down, using her viewing of Wynonna's beat-down as inspiration. She tells her brother to leave WayHaught alone and her sister to stop defending him. After Tucker threatens her life, she cuts him off from the family fortune. He has a Dawn Summers-worthy freak-out and flounces off, so Mercedes pours a relaxing glass of wine and sits down and enjoys it and that's all that happened.
You sure about that, Monica?
Sigh. That's not what happened, because anyone associated with the Earps can't have nice things. She's joined by a women in black, who now has shiny finger armor, and gives a horror-movie-worthy scream as the creature appears to break her neck. I hope this isn't the last we see of Mercedes.
Maybe it just likes her shiny shirt!
Waverly and Wynonna work together figuring out how to stop the trophy demon permanently, as Waverly does some translating. Wynonna talks about how brave Nicole was and then asks Waves how they're doing. Waverly insists things are fine and really seems like she means it, which is…concerning in its own right. Waverly insists Nicole is her "best baby," and Wynonna wants Waves to remember that she is actually the best…and just wants Nicole to remember. Waves will remind her tonight but says it will help if Wyn returns her lipstick…which she already did. But she doesn't remember, because goo-outs.
Then Gooverly catches sight of the shiny trophy and almost "comes out," but Wynonna's there. She asks if Waves is okay, but Waverly insists she is…then steals a cocktail mixer from Shorty's.
Rosita and Doc are cooking their special brew, and Doc is warning her about how to act around a demon, not because he thinks she's stupid but because Doc knows she's smart enough to think she can outsmart it. Wynonna, trophy in hand, passes Rosie on the stairs and asks Doc what the setup is. He explains they're trying to reverse-engineer Dolls' anti/pro-lizard serum, and Wynonna underestimates "Boobs McSeltzer"'s skills as a serum-maker, but Doc informs her that she has a degree in biochemistry. Wynonna realizes she shouldn't be judging people by their cover, because Boobs here is a fucking genius.
Wynonna wonders why Doc didn't tell her any of this plan, then realizes Dolls made him promise not to. She's hurt, but Doc explains that he's expendable to Dolls. She isn't.
Fuuuuuck, I hate squishy feelings.
She's shocked that he did it, even though it means if Lucado finds out, she could kill him. Doc explains he's not doing it for Dolls. He tells her that for a second, he thought Wynonna might wish away the curse, but she reminds him she's stubborn and always takes the hard way.
Like dating your great-great-grandfather's best friend, who is mostly immortal.
Doc laments that he took the easy way out, and he's living and living, and maybe it's not always a good idea to strike deals with demons.
Wait. Does that include blood oaths? Asking for a friend.
The serum isn't ready, but Doc was supposed to make the drop to him two days ago. They have to take it to him, because he can never set foot back in Purgatory. I wonder if this means that —
Yep, there's Dolls in the Earp barn.
He calls out for Waverly, but she's taken her new shiny prize home to her Little Mermaid stash, really going for historical accuracy as she sings to it.
🎤 I want to be where the shiny things are, I wanna see, wanna see them…melted down into finger armor 🎤
She gives a truly horrifying delicate chuckle at her shiny things, then flashes her possessed goo eyes at Dolls, which are a little bit leaky this time. Dolls is like, "OH, SHIT," and lets out a truly, truly amazing shout. Like, one of my top five moments of this episode. And then it's over and HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
Monica's Random Points of Randomness:
This episode starts out with that amazeballs cheerleader scene but the great thing about it is there's SO MUCH OTHER STUFF. It reminds me of Once More with Feeling — "oh, it's a musical episode." Yes, but also it advanced roughly 37 individual plot points. Don't discount the seriousness and importance because of something inherently kind of silly.
Yeah, Nicole. It really is everybody's thing. Oof.
"Go, Devils!" Yes, devils. Go. Out of Waverly.
When Nicole and Waverly are "on" and together and in sync, it really is such a sweet, pure relationship.
I feel bad for Wynonna, Nicole, and Waverly that Wyn walked in on them. How embarrassing for everyone, and a bit drafty for Waves.
Waverley's adorkable finger guns following her super-sexy dance cheer for her girlfriend really speak to her range as a character. So, so gorgeous but also such a giant dork. And that is why we love her.
This shows has reminded me of Buffy since the beginning, but this is the most Buffy-like non-Buffy episode of anything I've seen. High school as hell? Sounds familiar. Redheaded brainy queer lady? Check. Evil sweetheart? Got it. Kickass female protagonist? Done and done. Handsome man-candy sidekicks? They're better than Xander and Riley Finn (barf), but this show definitely has them.
Not enough shows reference Grey Gardens.
It's so nice to see someone else care about Wynonna. Her and Mercedes' relationship, though definitely fucked up, is based on mutual love and support. Or something.
Wynonna, do not insult Rosita's intelligence just because you can see the tops of her breasts. You are the last person who should be judging someone's intelligence based on their appearance and how they dress. Example 1 — the mirror. Example 2 — Baby Girl.
It's nice to see Wynonna supporting someone other than Waverly. Mercedes seems like a good friend — or at least the best kind of friend Wynonna is able to have.
That Earp sister talk in front of the high school was great. It wasn't all sappy or happy, but it felt so…real. Wynonna's seen how much her baby sister has grown even in the past few months, and she doesn't want to see her throw it away, even if it is for a smart one. Obviously, she's not privy to all of the insider info we are and doesn't realize that's not the biggest issue Waverly is facing. But she's just looking out for her sister, who's basically dating a stranger.
Also, Nicole wants Waverly to be the Earpiest Earp, but Wynonna is so scared of losing her sister, she doesn't even want to give her a chance. It makes sense. Wynonna is as broken as they come, and her number-one priority is Waverly.
There are so many levels to the WayHaught gym scene. Waverly is just so excited and happy to be with such an amazing person, she wants everyone to know. But let's not forget that despite her vast knowledge, degrees, and demon possession, she's very, very young. Her last LTR was Champ Hardy, who probably didn't think there was an inappropriate time or place for anything. She's never dated an adult. Where Waverly is just being young and fun and playful, to Nicole, it feels like one more insult to her stupid job of writing stupid parking tickets and not catching stupid demons.
No self-respecting lesbian OR unicorn would ever use the term "sports yelling."
Wonder if it was Tucker flying that drone over the dance studio last week.
"Boys will be boys"? I realize Nedley was just saying this for effect, but come the fuck on. The fact that so many people still think this is valid, along with other great phrases like "locker-room talk" really gets me in the B-train. You're taking all of the responsibility away from these young (and old) men who should know/learn how to act better! Like Nicole's as-yet-officially-unnamed cat, I am not a huge fan of men (mostly romantically, but I'm not a big fan of swagger, which is a stereotypical male personality trait), but taking away their responsibility in being who they are is not doing anyone any favors.
There were so many good lines packed into the 30-second Tucker/Beth/Nedley/Nicole scene. I love that he calls her a nasty woman (like it's an insult) and Beth's "I know, baby" definitely gives off a different vibe than the same line from last season.
Wynonna asking Waves to cover her filled me with such joy. Also, Waverly's shotgun.
"We all make deals we regret." Poor Doc. But bright side, you get to be besties with Jeremy!
Tucker telling Waverly she and Nicole together would "just be wrong" seems, on its surface, to be homophobic, but I imagine there's something else there. Perhaps some or both parts of WayHaught are supernatural (even more than we know about), and Tucker can sense it…or is responsible for it.
When she's not making out with her girlfriend in her boss's office, Nicole is such a good cop.
Was "mermaid poltergeist" a reference to the barber Revenant?
Definitely here for the Haught/Nedley spinoff, "Haught and Randy."
THE WAY NICOLE SMILES WHEN SHE GETS TO DO GREAT COP/AGENT STUFF IS THE STUFF OF DREAMS.
What if the creatures in black are tied to Tucker and they attack Mercedes at his command?
That last scene with Wynonna and Waverly reminds us what a sweet, pure character Waverly is underneath all the goo. I miss her.
Dom's singing voice is so great. 1,486th plea for a musical episode. Maybe Amber Benson could play a Revenant? Black Badge leader? Nicole's ex?
Favorite lines:
Waverly: I didn't know if that was your thing. Nicole: Uh, baby, that's everybody's thing.
Waverly: Come on, boys, from here to there. Wynonna: Girl, put on some underwear.
Waverly: You've polished the shaft hard enough. Wynonna: You so rarely hear that.
Perry: We were teenagers, playing a game. Ten freaking years ago. Wynonna: Yeah, well, this town has trouble letting go of the past.
Wynonna: Calm down, Flaming Ladybug.
Waverly: When you stop dating psychos, then you can give me relationship advice.
Nedley: Not gonna win cop of the year, mind you, with that public display of gal-pal-itis.
Nicole: Sorry, did I hit my head and wake up in patriarchal bullshit land?
Wynonna: I'm Wynonna Earp, demon detective.
Doc: We all make deals we regret.
Wynonna: We'll split up, find the other two hockey bros and bring them in to BBD.
Lure the Marzipan there, and I'll shoot it before anyone else can perform back-alley surgery on themselves.
Nicole: I am a Purgatory Sheriff's Deputy, and if you think you can come in here, in my office, and mess with one of my citizens, you are underestimating the day I've had!
Least favorite line
Nicole: Not in uniform, okay? Not in public. Waverly: Not good enough.
Monica's Insane Theory of the Week:
It seems like last week's insane theory was pretty on point, what with the shiny-stuff stealing, and I kind of want to abandon this corner with a 50% success rate. Whatever Waverly's possessed with, it's tied to the metal-armor dynamite-loving faceless finger demons from 2×01, and when she's in a goo-time-out, she doesn't seem to remember what she does. But the possession affects non-goo Waves, because it's — well, it seems to be making her bolder, more in charge, more aggressive, especially when it comes to the physical aspects of her romantic relationship. Which is definitely all of the good, except when you've become hard and you were always known for being soft. My insane theory this week? This storyline is going to break my heart, because Nicole just wants to love her girl, and bit by bit, she's becoming not her girl anymore.
See you next week, Earpers. And remember — if you see any faceless women wearing finger armor, run the other way!
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Wynonna Earp 2×02, AKA The One Where Literally Everyone but Waverly Knows Not to Touch the Goo
June 20, 2017 lesbiyinzer	4 Comments
Many thanks to those of you to gave me such positive feedback on last week's installment. I almost scrapped it all because who would think this was entertaining but me? I've never been so happy to be wrong. This is a little later than last week because my wife was finally home after three long weeks away, and my life is way busier when she is in it.
Previously on Wynonna Earp, the Purgatory Scooby gang got themselves up a Black Badge creek with no paddle (via a blood oath) — all except for Nicole, who is back to feeling like she can't sit with the cool kids at the lunch table; we were introduced (and then…extroduced) to Tamsin Eliza; we saw Dolls get saved and then run; Doc somehow managed to turn down Wynonna's offer of a co-ed shower; and we (and Nicole) realized that sweet little Waverly is suffering some side effects from that mysterious goo she touched. This week, Evelyn Andrews and company knocked our socks off with a shit-kicking episode two. Let's jump in!
We open on Wynonna and Doc in the shower (guess he couldn't resist her forever), sexy music thumping in the background. Talk turns to turnips and Revenants because these two kids can't believe how hard it is to find one in the Ghost River Triangle! Like finding a Pride flag at the White House these days. Lucado, who likes to watch hot people shower, I guess, reads excerpts from Wynonna's report and blames her for letting all manner of supernatural beasties into purgatory.
I…like your mustache quite a bit now, thank you. That is a top-shelf mustache.
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Wynonna Earp 2×01, AKA The One with the Valkyrie in Her Underwear
So, despite my nonexistent track record with recaps, I'm attempting to write about each episode of Wynonna Earp for this here blog. They'll be unnecessarily detailed, chock-full of random pop-culture references, and replete with screenshots and snark. They'll take me way too long to write, and I have no idea if anyone will find them entertaining but me. But I like them, so I'm writing them. Hope you enjoy!
Welcome to the first post in my new series, Monica's Unnecessarily Long and Detailed TV Recaps! My promise to you by the end of the season is that they will get better.
Previously on Wynonna Earp, Emily Andras blew our minds, Melanie Scrofano made all of the faces and gave us all of the feels, Tim Rozon and Shamier Anderson made all of the queer ladies question their sexuality, and Kat Barrell and Dominique Provost-Chalkley made us realize that we do, in fact, like the ladies and created a couple that made us willing to trust a show again in the process.
WE is back with a vengeance, and yours truly was lucky enough to finagle an early shift to watch it and live-tweet its premiere. I've made the questionable decision to recap/review/shout about each episode after it airs. Grab your whiskey, procure your doughnut, and make a salt circle for protection, Earpers, because here we go.
Many thanks to the writers for only making us wait about 3.7 seconds to realize Waverly didn't shoot Doc or her remaining sister. I mean, we'd all seen the season's footage and an educated guess would tell you that you couldn't shoot Doc freaking Holliday and then do a sexy cheerleader dance (complete with sexy-yet-dorky finger guns) for your GIRLFRIEND, but still, good to know it was a Random Creature and not Sweet Baby Waves taking a page from either of her sister's books and turning the gun on her family.
Waves and Doc run, Wynonna shows up and saves the day, then uses Peacemaker to dispatch Random Creature.
"Isn't he gonna go poof?" "Mm, I guess these guys don't."
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Wynonna Earp on Netflix
April 1, 2017 lesbiyinzer	2 Comments
So, I'm sitting on my couch, trying to write about ClexaCon, and part of the problem is that I watched S1E1 of Wynonna Earp on Netflix this morning, and I'm pretty jazzed.
Yes, that's right. The show I've been screaming about for months is on Netflix.
If you haven't watched it, go do it. Now. Go watch it. It's amazing and awesome.
Now, I realize not everyone will get the same feelings I did after watching. Maybe you can turn on the TV and see yourself represented no matter what show you choose. Maybe you don't care about great writing, strong female characters, and queer representation. Maybe you think Val Kilmer is the best Doc Holliday and won't allow your mind to be changed. Maybe you hate happiness. I don't know your life!
But if none of those things apply, check it out. I allowed myself to watch the pilot this morning (I have stuff to do so I couldn't sit down and watch the entire series EVEN THOUGH I WANTED TO), and here are some reasons you should watch, based solely on the pilot.
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Elder Scrolls Daggerfall & Morrowind revisited (Pt1)
An exciting time for old games
Lately, I have been revisiting The Elder Scrolls series. In particular, I have been playing TES III, Morrowind. What makes this decade and a half old game really enjoyable to play, once again, is the work of the various fan projects that are now starting to bear fruit. Among these, is a project that has produced a game engine that's, in ways, better than the original (more later). The unfortunate side effect is the capabilities of this engine now reveal the real limits of the original game. Fortunately, the same sort of engine update is now starting to show off the efforts of the creators of Daggerfall with its unprecedented 1:1 scale.
A world compressed
When Morrowind came out I was rather disappointed. Not by the gameplay or story but by the world itself. Bethesda rescaled the island of Vvardenfell making it too small by a couple of orders of magnitude. From one city to the next is a 10min jog. If one is able to fly the time is even shorter. An area that should be about the size of France is, in fact, smaller than Paris; Paris, Texas.
The game hides its true scale by limiting view distance and providing various means of fast travel to different locations on the map. Somewhat like taking an Uber to the corner store while being charged like they are driving you to another city.
A world before
The series' first game "Arena" was good but largely unremarkable. It introduced the lore, the continent of Tamriel and it had an interesting story. It was also the only Elder Scrolls game I've ever actually finished. I have played all of the main games, up through Skyrim. However, in most of the TES games, completing the main quest has seldom been my goal. For the most part, I just enjoyed playing and exploring.
This brings me to the subject of the previous game, TES II Daggerfall. Daggerfall was a game I very much looked forward to playing. The game limited the player to just the area of the Iliac Bay. When I say "just the area of the Iliac bay" this should not be taken to mean the area was small but rather it was the biggest area ever put into an RPG before or since.
Daggerfall was a monumental undertaking. The problem was, that at the time, the technology was unable to really handle it. The 3D world of Daggerfall was entirely populated by low-resolution 2D sprites turned to face you like billboards. Some of the people in the game were animated sprites and some were even animated from multiple angles to present the illusion of 3D.
A world with problems
On top of this, there were a couple of big issues. Number one was a bug that would sometimes cause you to fall out of the dungeon or world entirely. The other was the vast number of adventure locations were procedurally generated. This in a time before procedural generation could be said to be at all developed as we think about it now. Dungeons were often random spaghetti bowls that made no sense, with a quest item randomly placed somewhere inside. You might go to a dungeon, kill a monster in the first room, and be done or crawl through for an hour until you find a chest in some obscure unguarded room, behind a secret door, you missed somehow.
A world renewed
UESP
Thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of TES games there are a number of projects that have produced remarkable results. The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages website is among the oldest. UESP has been around since the mid-90s and is one of the best repositories of TES lore and other information anywhere. There are a couple more sites like this, but UESP has been around since the very beginning.
Tamriel Rebuilt
Next on my list is Tamriel Rebuilt. This project was organized when Bethsoft announced it would not be including the whole of Morrowind in TES III Morrowind but only the island of Vvardenfell. The project seeks to expand the game to include not just the island but the mainland of Morrowind. At one time, they planned to eventually include the whole of Tamriel (hence the name). To say the project was, and is still, ambitious, is something of an understatement. This project is now over 15 years old and still only about half or a bit more finished. Still, what TR has published is a truly impressive expansion to the original game.
Project Tamriel
Project Tamriel is a sort of extension to TR, adding landmass to the original game. Basically, it addresses expansions for TES III outside of the Morrowind province. It also provides for the sharing of assets between these fan-made expansions. Right now, the three expansion mods under construction are "Province: Cyrodiil", "Skyrim: Home of the Nords", and "High Rock 427". The sharing of assets is a pretty big deal. It minimizes duplication of effort and allows the maximum number of people to create assets since assets from one mod get shared with all other mods.
Open Morrowind
Lastly, as I talked about in a previous post, there is the Open Morrowind Project. After ten years of work, it's nearing full, 1.0 release and is at this point just being polished. OpenMW is a free, open-source, replacement engine for the original Morrowind engine. The project's goal is to release a game engine, virtually indistinguishable from the original, capable of playing Morrowind using all the power of a modern PC: widescreen, multi-core processors, multithreading, GPUs, shaders, textures, bump mapping, etc. One exciting thing about the project is it eliminates many limitations of the original, now 15-year-old, engine. Also, because it is open sourced, it can continue to be updated into the foreseeable future. After the 1.0 release, the team plans to start adding additional features not present in the original Morrowind.
A world revisited
I'm going to talk about the future of my two favorite games in TES series, Elder Scrolls Daggerfall and Morrowind. I will be talking about Morrowind in part two because there is a lot to cover just with Daggerfall. Both of these games tended to stress the role-playing part of the action RPG. They tended to be less scripted than later TES games, (though Morrowind moved a bit more in this direction) and had a more free-form and open world.
We've already discussed the problems with these two games, as they were released. In short, Daggerfall suffered from Bethesda's lack of the technological ability to generate a truly immersive world with complex, procedurally generated, details and connections. Morrowind, on the other hand, lacked Daggerfall's 1:1 scale, with immersion into a world that was truly real in size. It also lacked a lot of the details that Daggerfall implemented. These details increased immersion but didn't really benefit gameplay.
How can we fix this? Let's first start with Daggerfall. The size of the game needs no fixing, it's huge. What needs to be fixed is the lack of connection that the randomly generated people and locations have to each other. The game is filled with tens of thousands of NPCs; people without lives. In addition, Daggerfall has 15,000 locations. Most are remote and unconnected with the world around them. Thousands of dungeons, crypts, farms, towns, etc. are random, uninteresting, populated with monsters that exist merely as something to kill or people with nothing to say, with no links to anything.
Fortunately for TES fans, Bethsoft has released Daggerfall for free and there are projects that seek to update the primitive, DOS-based, 3D into something a bit more modern. Hurray! Hopefully, soon we will see a more playable and enjoyable Daggerfall and possibly more.
Daggerfall II
Let's for a moment imagine a fan-based effort to not only fix the bugs, etc. in Daggerfall but really update it with modern technology. We'll call this mythical project Daggerfall II or D2. Of course, it should have persistent terrain, true 3D objects and the ability to see things just as we do in the real world. The Daggerfall Workshop has brought this closer into being. Take a look at this video to see an example of this.
A living world
Wouldn't it be wonderful if instead of a stagnant world we had a world in which people had jobs and lives etc.? There exist, now, algorithms that predict with good accuracy out of a city of say 10,000 how many of those would be cobblers, weavers, tailors, dyers, potters, plumbers, blacksmiths, jewelers, brickmakers, bricklayers, carpenters, masons, prison guards, town guards, tax collectors, nobles, bankers, glass blowers, cabinet makers, shipwrights, fletchers, roof thatchers, woodcutters, school teachers, homemakers, basket weavers, bakers, butchers, etc. Every person you stopped on the street would be going somewhere to do something. There would likely be a market square in any sizable town where shops would be, along with carts of goods for sale lining the streets.
Possibly, goods would make their way to the cities via roadways. Imperial guards would sally forth from cities, forts, and depots to patrol the roads of the empire and ensure the smooth continuance of commerce. Farms would cluster around large towns. Trade caravans would move between cities on highways and rivers. Fishing towns would provide a constant supply of seafood nearly year round. Ports would provide exotic goods from places near and far.
A created world
In our imagined game, all these things become part of the rules that help generate our procedurally generated world. Importantly, areas within half a days ride of a large city are filled with farms and villages. These places create goods to be consumed in the city. It's not difficult to calculate the area an individual family could sow with an ox or horse-drawn plow. We have seen the result from hundreds of years of planting and the moving of stones to the edges of the field results in built up hedgerows. Importantly, where you find farms, you find farm to market roads. You will also find farriers, smiths, and general stores, etc. Farms would have roads connecting them with farm towns or villages and those would have roads connected with highways and other towns.
Can it be done?
Of course, this might seem a massive undertaking. In game terms, these rules would tend to govern who the NPCs are what they know and where and when you would likely to meet them. For example, traveling out of a city in the morning you would most likely meet farmers and craftspeople moving into the city to sell their goods. At evening they would likely be returning home. Along a highway, you might meet a trade caravan or an Imperial patrol. In the woods, you might meet a hunter or a woodcutter. Villains and monsters would range out from nearby dungeons. Bounties might be posted in towns plagued by nearby ruffians. Migrant workers would journey to farmsteads in spring and fall to make a few septims during planting and harvest season and home again after.
A player might, for instance, meet a farmer traveling in a cart. "I'm taking sacks of grain to the mill at Lomton to be ground into flour." the farmer might say. That flour would then be used to fulfill the existing orders of a city or town some distance away. The player might have thousands of encounters like this with no two alike. Each NPC would have limited knowledge centered around local lore. The NPC might have a small chance of producing a breadcrumb leading to knowledge of a local dungeon or quest item.
Other things to fix
Most important, locations, especially underground locations should be specific and make sense. Places should have histories and purpose: Mines converted to underground lairs; A natural set of caverns expanded with passwall spells or forced labor or dwarves, etc.; Creatures in hiding from the Empire; A criminal organization; The headquarters of a forbidden cult or wizards looking to research in secrecy. Moreover, in each of these scenarios, the location should follow a logical plan. Items, rooms, monsters, traps should all follow the theme along with a physical structure that makes sense. Additionally, quest items should be in logical places. Are you on a quest to recover mummy wrappings? The mummy could be the man or woman who constructed the place and they have laid about them a number of traps and monsters to guard their tomb.
Secondly, commerce is wide open in Daggerfall. Future versions of the game could allow this to be expanded upon. Travel about the Iliac bay in your ship buying and selling: Alik'r silks, Daedric weapons, herbs, potions, magic, etc.
Finally, co-op play has been toyed with in of TES games where you become a party of two or more adventures. With some effort, this could be added to a revised Daggerfall. In future, this would allow a single player type game with companions who are PCs. Perhaps companion characters could be played or left on autopilot. This would allow people to come and go from the hosted game as they wish.
Because there is no deadline to get D2 out, in future, the game can continue to expand, adding more: features, detailed quests, improved graphics, etc.
Part 2 Morrowind
About the featured image:
Screenshot from the Daggerfall Unity replacement engine
The image shows the tremendous view distance now possible with this update to the old DOS-based engine
Author jayhovaPosted on July 27, 2017 April 13, 2019 Categories Game, The Elder Scrolls Series
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