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BROTP: Pyka
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Warning: The Pyka section below applies only to seasons 1-4 of Warehouse 13 - as my BROTP became my NO-TP in season 5. The sad, sad summary of this is located here: Bering and Wells Outlook and Myka Bering and the Defining Moment.
One of the best things about Warehouse 13 is that the show, at this point, does not follow the predictable storyline of the two attractive opposite-gender leads with conflicting personalities eventually falling in love with each other. It's already been done a million times beforehand. Even on the show, two former agents, Jack and Rebecca, have that exact storyline. Instead, Myka and Pete have formed an awesome "brotp," two wingmen destined for each other. Myka and Pete are like brother and
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Can I Ophelia your boobies? (2.02)
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sister in every way. They hate each other sometimes, annoy each other constantly, but, at the end of the day, love each other very much (just not sexually).
The actors, themselves, have consistently stated that they do not support their characters ending up in a romantic relationship. There also have been multiple times on the show where the characters have directly addressed their relationship, dismissing a romantic sensibility to it and confirming the brother-sister dynamic.
The actors, themselves, have consistently stated that they do not support their characters ending up in a romantic relationship. There also have been multiple times on the show where the characters have directly addressed their relationship, dismissing a romantic sensibility to it and confirming the brother-sister dynamic.
Together, Pete and Myka high-five like maniacs, play and hit each other (mostly Myka) like children, and form an awesome Warehouse 13 partnership that capitalizes on their differences.
Not happening.
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Anti-Romance
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- In 3.02, Pete is whammied by an artifact, making him start to regress mentally in age. As he does not remember knowing Myka, he tells her that she is hot and pretty, which makes her very uncomfortable and leads to her telling him, "Okay, that's gotta stop right now."
- Episode 3.03 basically is sixty minutes dedicated to ending the possibility of Pyka being romantic. The episode starts out with Pete and Myka waking up in Artie's bed together, naked. While Pete is not completely disturbed by the fact that they may have slept together, Myka is panicked, declaring, "We did not 'whammy' each other, okay? And I will prove it, or I will die trying." The duo then spend the rest of the episode trying to prove that they did not have sex. In a flashback, we see Jinksy telling Pete and Myka that he is gay, resulting in Pete taking off his shirt and telling Jinksy to go ahead and enjoy the view because no one at the Warehouse appreciates it. Myka, unimpressed and embarrassed for Steve, tells Pete, "Put your shirt back on."
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- Later in 3.03, Myka continues to freak out as it looks like she and Pete may have drunkenly (they weren't actually drunk, but experienced artifact-induced drunkenness) done the deed. Pete tries to calm her down, "Look, we aren't the first platonic friends to ever get wasted and end up in bed together." Even more upset by that thought, she yells, "I would never do that! God, I don't think of you that way!" Pete: "And I don't think of you that way either. It's just, you're my partner and my best friend, okay? And nothing's going to change that, not even us having sex and forgetting about it. Okay, so let's just forget about it, deal?" Myka just frowns miserably and says, "Deal."
- Finally, 3.03 concludes with Pete and Myka discovering that they did not have sex together. Not only did they not have sex, they, even in their artifact-drunk state, had enough awareness to know that even the idea of them having a fling would raise massive red flags to each other. So, they set themselves up to wake up in bed together naked to make them backtrack on the rest of the evening and discover/undo the mischief they had caused. Myka: "Just waking up together wouldn't be enough. We got into bed naked so it would look like we slept together." Pete: "Something that would never..." Pete and Myka, together: "Ever!" Myka: "Happen! Something, I knew I wouldn't rest until I proved it was false."
- At the beginning of 4.15, Pete complains about the fact that new girl Abigail does not prepare food for them like Leena did. Myka explains, "Abigail's a therapist, Pete. She's not a short order cook, okay? She's here to help Artie. Make your own breakfast. You're an adult...sort of." When Pete digs his hands into the cereal box, she snatches it away from him, telling him, "Gross." That is not sexual chemistry you sense. It's out-right mothering by Myka.
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The Actors
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Awww yeah.
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- "I mean, why does everyone always [inquire?] when are Pete and Myka going to get together? What an interesting twist to have Myka fall for a woman." - Joanne Kelly in a Media Blvd. interview from July 2012
- "I hope not. I love the fact that Pete and Myka love each other, but are really just like brother and sister. Like, I could listen to her tell me things about her love life and not be jealous, and just actually want to help her. And I think she would do the same. As soon as we finish pulling each other's hair and poking each other's eyes, we can actually sit down and have a real conversation that doesn't have to be diluted by some kind of sexual tension." - Eddie McClintock when asked whether Pete and Myka will get together in an io9 interview from April 2013
Pete: Dude! Myka: Bro!
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Moments in Pyka Bro-dom
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the neutralizer. (1.03, 6:46)
- Myka finally tells Pete what her middle name is, leading Pete to say, "Can I Ophelia boobies?" (2.02, 41:20)
- Myka smacks Pete playfully in the arm. (2.04, 2:53)
- After Pete reacts to watching a video of himself making out with nothing, he brags about it and fist bumps Myka. (2.06, 42:57)
- When Pete says he's got a date with Kelly, Myka softly punches him, saying, "I thought she turned you down." (2.07, 39:37)
- Pete to Myka: "You know, one day you're going to make some lucky guy a very sarcastic wife." (2.08, 4:06)
- Myka (in Pete's body) smacks Pete (in Myka's body) because he kissed her high school crush, Kurt Smoller. (2.08, 24:12)
- Myka hits Pete while they are in Jack and Rebecca's bodies to try and convince their boss in 1961 that they don't like each other. (2.10, 12:43)
- The duo celebrate Pete's solving of the "Mind" challenge with a secret hand sign/"fist bump" of sorts. (2.11, 20:58)
- High-five and bro-hug (2.11, 39:51)
- Two-handed high five (2.12, 1:58)
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Mystery of mysteries: What Pete got Myka for Christmas to make her look like this (2.13)
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- Pete pesters Myka to tell him what she got him for Christmas. He complains, "I told you what I got you." She responds, "I know. Why would you do that?" with a look of embarrassed horror. I would kill to know what he got her. (2.13, 38:43)
- Myka hits Pete playfully. (3.07, 39:53)
- After Pete makes Myka pay for his snack, she punches him in the arm, reminding him of all the money he owes her. (3.10, 21:00)
- Myka smacks Pete's hands as he tries to grab her. (3.13, 17:32)
- Myka punches Pete. (3.13, 27:21)
- High-five (3.13, 23:03 and 32:51)
- Myka describes Pete: "He's annoying and childish, and sometimes, I wish I could throw a chair at him, but he's not dangerous." (4.02, 36:44)
- High-five and then Pete says, "Man, I feel just like Helen Hunt in Twister...Bill Paxton, I mean I feel like Bill Paxton." Myka, after letting it sit there for a few moments responds, "Hey, Helen...wanna take a look at that?" (4.03, 23:48)
- At the beginning of the episode, Myka and Pete are seen messing around in the Warehouse. (4.04, 00:34)
- Pete makes fun of Myka's flirting with Mike Madden, referring to himself as the "sassy best friend." (4.05, 20:27)
- When Myka kisses Mike Madden, Pete yells, "You go girl!" and blows her a kiss. (4.05, 22:49)
- Pete inadvertently admits that he loves Myka and tries to undo it by pointing out his own boogers. Myka doesn't let him get out of it, calling him Lattimer, and teasing him. (4.05, 40:00)
- Myka walks in to a hotel room with a post-coital Pete, telling him they need to go. He strips down and Myka turns away, not wanting to see him naked. When she realizes he had sex with the woman he just met, she calls him a slut and leaves the room disgusted. (4.07, 14:38)
- Myka punches an already beat-up Pete affectionately. (4.08, 41:18)
- Myka and Pete high-five after corralling a static electricity ball that was bouncing around the Warehouse. (4.13, 00:36)
Artifacts
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Used by Myka or on Myka
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