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Killjoys

Links: Killjoys’ Michelle Lovretta talks “The Warrior Princess Bride”

From Kelly Townsend of The TV Junkies:

Link: Killjoys’ Michelle Lovretta talks “The Warrior Princess Bride”
“When fans wait a year for another ten episodes, you want to give them something special. I loved that this structure allowed me to pay off where we left our story, while still giving me a way to break that mould and tell something unexpected and new. That’s exciting to me.” Continue reading.

From Heather M. of TV Goodness:

Link: Michelle Lovretta Discusses the Killjoys S4 Premiere
“While this may seem like a one off story, it’s not. Khlyen, as usual, is playing a more advanced game than everyone else, and Dutch and team will spend part of this season trying to figure out exactly what that game is. Why this memory, why now, is part of the riddle.” Continue reading.

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Wynonna Earp

Link: Wynonna Earp’s Tim Rozon on why it’s never be easy for Doc

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Wynonna Earp’s Tim Rozon on why it’ll never be easy for Doc
“A broken heart doesn’t heal over a couple of months, sometimes it never heals. So it was important for me to bring back Doc and that he has to be affected by what he went through. It needs to be there, it just has to be.” Continue reading.

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Letterkenny

Link: ‘Letterkenny’ review: Wonderfully weird Canadian comedy comes to Hulu

From Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone:

Link: ‘Letterkenny’ review: Wonderfully weird Canadian comedy comes to Hulu
Long before I figured out that Wayne’s pet insult “10-ply” refers to someone who’s soft, or could follow more than a fraction of what the hockey players or the skids (breakdancing meth-heads, led by Tyler Johnston’s melodramatic Stewart) were saying, I recognized that Letterkenny spoke in the only dialect I needed to hear: funny. Continue reading.

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Killjoys

Links: Killjoys, Season 4

From Bridget Liszewski and Kelly Townsend of The TV Junkies:

Link: Killjoys: 13 Things We Learned on the set of Season 4
We may already be in the dog days of summer, but things are about to get hotter with a brand new season of Killjoys.

Life in the Quad has gotten pretty complicated thanks to the Hullen and the real villain behind it all, the Lady. Dutch and Aneela, both played by Ant-Man and the Wasp star Hannah John-Kamen, are inside the Green now. Meanwhile, D’avin (Luke Macfarlane), an injured Johnny (Aaron Ashmore), and a very pregnant Delle Seyah (Mayko Nguyen) have their own issues to deal with floating around endlessly in space. Continue reading.

From Charles Trapunski of Brief Take:

Link: Interview: Killjoys’ Hannah John-Kamen
“The leader of the pack of Team Awesome Force. [giggles] What’s awesome is that Dutch gets to be the leader of Team Awesome Force, but also, she has her own faults and her own past and her past is what’s made her strong. This kind of strong person and vulnerability, they kind of walk hand in hand with Dutch and with Aneela as well.” Continue reading.

From Heather M. of TV Goodness:

Link: Previewing the Killjoys Season 4 premiere with Hannah John-Kamen and Aaron Ashmore
Just two more sleeps until Season 4 of Killjoys lands on our TVs and your patience will definitely be rewarded. Promise swear. The season premiere takes a pause of sorts on last season’s finale and instead delivers a delicious Dutch and John flashback tale wrapped within the current timeline. Continue reading.

From Dale McGarrigle of TV Fanatic:

Link: Killjoys’ Aaron Ashmore Q&A
“I wouldn’t say that he’s always been that confident. I think finding his role, being the tech guy and D’avin and Dutch so reliant on him and being so respectful of what he can do; I think that’s what caused it.” Continue reading.

From Norman Wilner of Now Toronto:

Link: Two Canadian shows expand queer representation in sci-fi
When Wynonna Earp and Killjoys return for their new seasons Friday night, they’re not just bringing goofy genre television back to Space. The two shows – created by Emily Andras and Michelle Lovretta, respectively – are not-so-quietly expanding the horizons of queer representation in fantasy.

And they’re doing it without killing anybody. Continue reading.

From Kevin Phinney of Metro Source:

Link: “Killjoys” Season 4 is a thrill ride through the non-binary galaxy
From the very beginning, Killjoys creator Michelle Lovretta has remained committed to building a world populated with all genders and orientations. From non-binary bartender/warlord Pree to royal villain/anti-hero Delle Seyah Kendry and beyond, gay lives and relationships have been given the same dramatic weight, focus and humour as any other — and never merely as victims or cannon fodder for straight characters’ “emotional growth.” Continue reading. 

From Kelly Lawler of USA Today:

Link: Why you should add Syfy’s ‘Wynonna Earp’ and ‘Killjoys’ to your watch list
Both are genre stories, obviously, but each has a female lead, quirky sidekicks and a knack for mixing action, humor, pathos and romance. They’re also lighthearted and character-driven enough that if you don’t feel like wading into their mythologies, you can simply enjoy the relationships and the humor. To be honest, I’m still confused by the magic green goo that’s the most important plot point on “Killjoys,” but I love it just the same.  Continue reading.

From Charles Trapunski of Brief Take:

Interview: Killjoys’ Luke McFarlane
“Much of the journey for D’avin in the whole show is really about making amends, and in so many ways, I think that he’s a character that’s gone on one of the most personal and emotional arcs, from the man he was to the man who is trying to become.” Continue reading. 

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Wynonna Earp

Links: Wynonna Earp, Season 3

From Valerie Anne of Autostraddle:

Link: Here’s everything you need to know about “Wynonna Earp” Season Three
All this to say, one of the many reasons I know Wynonna Earp is special is because despite having a longer-than-some hiatus due to it being a 12-episode season in the summer with no breaks, the show is somehow always on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Continue reading.

From Kayti Burt of Den of the Geek:

Link: Wynonna Earp Season 3: What kind of villain will Bulshar be? 
Heading into Wynonna Earp Season 3, which premieres on July 20th, there’s still so little we actually know about Bulshar Clootie, the season’s apparent Big Bad whose rising Wynonna and friends spent all of Season 2 trying to prevent. (Spoiler alert: They were unsuccessful.) Continue reading.

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Wynonna Earp: Emily Andras talks “Blood Red and Going Down”
“t was really important to Melanie, and the rest of us, that Wynonna come back swinging. We see she’s back in fine form, back to whiskey-soaked and reckless and back to hair porn, for me. It’s pretty fun and I don’t hate it, even though I’ve seen it 2,000 times.” Continue reading.

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Wynonna Earp’s Melanie Scrofano tackles a new challenge by directing her first scene
Where does one go after sending demons back to Hell while nine months pregnant? After filming all of Season 2 of Wynonna Earp and completing production just days before she went into labour herself, some may think that Melanie Scrofano would welcome the chance to take it easy and get a bit of a breather in Season 3. Continue reading. 

From Kat Jetson of The Hollywood Reporter:

Link: Wynonna Earp showrunner: “This is the season of answers”
“Demons are constantly trying to disguise themselves as humans and blend in, and they’re insidious in that way, so I love that these vampires truly do not care. They’re going to walk around Purgatory in the summer in their Gucci high heels, sunglasses and sequins. They have no reason to hide because they can just glamour you.” Continue reading.

From Norman Wilner of Now Toronto:

Link: Two Canadian shows expand queer representation in sci-fi
When Wynonna Earp and Killjoys return for their new seasons Friday night, they’re not just bringing goofy genre television back to Space. The two shows – created by Emily Andras and Michelle Lovretta, respectively – are not-so-quietly expanding the horizons of queer representation in fantasy.

And they’re doing it without killing anybody. Continue reading.

From Nicole Drum of Comic Book:

Link: Wynonna Earp showrunner teases Christmas episode
“[This year’s Christmas episode] is definitely one of my favorite episodes we’ve ever done. Even if it’s due to air sometime in August! As expected, an Earp Christmas is anything but traditional — the only thing you can count on is heavily rummed-up eggnog, and an anything-but-festive demon. Still, what better time than the holidays to speak the truth and ask for what you really want, whether it’s a chance to play Santa or a passionate kiss under the mistletoe?” Continue reading.

From Andrew Husband of Metro:

Link: Melanie Scrofano talks Earper fandom and Wynonna Earp Season 3
“It’s about a woman facing her demons. She can either crumble, or she can wake up every day and decide to fight. And how human is that? At the base of all monster stories, there are real human people having to deal with real life issues, like finding out who they are and their place in the world.” Continue reading.

From Kaitlyn Thomas of TV Guide:

Link: Wynonna Earp: How an Unconventional Heroine made the show must-see TV
“What makes the Syfy series truly stand out in a crowded television landscape is the accessibility of the female-led show and its rather unconventional heroine.” Continue reading.

From Kelly Lawler of USA Today:

Link: Why you should add Syfy’s ‘Wynonna Earp’ and ‘Killjoys’ to your watch list
Both are genre stories, obviously, but each has a female lead, quirky sidekicks and a knack for mixing action, humor, pathos and romance. They’re also lighthearted and character-driven enough that if you don’t feel like wading into their mythologies, you can simply enjoy the relationships and the humor. To be honest, I’m still confused by the magic green goo that’s the most important plot point on “Killjoys,” but I love it just the same.  Continue reading.

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