The Ending Of Wynonna Earp Season 4, Episode 12 Explained

At the start of the episode, Wynonna obsesses over ensuring the wedding is absolutely perfect. In the behind-the-scenes video, Melanie Scrofano, who plays Wynonna, suggests it's because most of Wynonna's experiences on the Homestead have been bad — she lost her sister and father and she's fought endless battles there since becoming the Earp heir. So, she needs one thing on the Homestead to be good. After the wedding, perhaps Wynonna can finally see her home as a place of happiness instead of pain.

That's one way the wedding impacts Wynonna. Another involves a supernatural mishap. Before the ceremony, Wynonna tries on Waverly's wedding dress and discovers it's cursed — the dress entices brides into wearing it, then compels them to kill everyone at their wedding. Brigitte, the witch who cursed the dress, tells Wynonna, Doc, and Waverly that the curse only works with someone who's really in love, meaning Wynonna's love for Doc must be true. Wynonna then admits she wanted to imagine being normal and in love. This all frazzles Doc.

Still, Doc plans to leave town after the wedding. He tells Wynonna he must experience life and let go of the past. He then implies he thinks Wynonna is too scared to fully embrace their love even if he stayed. He asks Wynonna to prove him wrong and come with him. She insists she can't leave Waverly and is devastated when he leaves anyway.

However, Waverly then makes Wynonna see that she deserves to finally release the responsibility she has taken on. Wynonna pursues and catches up to Doc at the Purgatory border and they agree to head out into the world together. As they depart, Wynonna notes she hasn't traveled so lightly in a while. For the first time in her life, she's living on her own terms. The curse is gone and she has a sister, friends, and a person who loves her unconditionally for all she is, so for once she's not bearing the weight of any negative emotions. What's more, she tells Doc to stop in Montana. She doesn't say why, but Doc and fans know: that's where their daughter is. They rejoice at the thought of her, and off they go to find themselves at home with each other.