Published on July 14, 2013
Damn girl, lesbifriends
Originally, I intended to compile a list of all "evidence" from Warehouse 13 that bolsters a non-platonic reading of Bering and Wells. Twenty million hours later, with the list still not done, I realized that the undertaking was no small task. Even though the amount of episodes that Bering and Wells have appeared in pales in comparison to the total amount of Warehouse 13 episodes, the Bering and Wells content is mountainous.
"The Case for Bering and Wells" is not a true "case," in that it is not intended, nor is it expected, to change hearts and minds regarding the ship. This is not a pamphlet to be handed out to Pyka shippers so they can "see the light." Obviously, if you're reading this, you probably need convincing of their legitimacy about as much as this ship needs one more fan fiction story that ends in depression and devastation.
Instead, this "Case" is merely a summary of the canon moments that support a romantic understanding of Bering and Wells, organized by the recurring themes that underlie their storyline. Admittedly, the "summary" is not a concise one. As much as I continuously strive for brevity, I believe it is not meant to be. So, it is divided up by theme and will consist of three sections, with a supplemental section regarding statistics.
At the end of the day, Bering and Wells is not a crack ship. They are not a ship that exists solely in the land of subtext. They are much more. What that "much more" results in is up for each person to decide, but the following analysis contends that Bering and Wells is, undeniably, a ship founded in deep, romantic love.
Table of Contents
Part One: Just the Two of Us - The Physical and Emotional Intimacy Between Myka and H.G. (this page)
Part Two: The Others - Third-Party Awareness of Bering and Wells
Part Three: The Only Exception - Bering and Wells Changing the Rules for Each Other
Supplement: Bering and Wells Statistics
Part One: Just the Two of Us - The Physical and Emotional Intimacy Between Myka and H.G.
Throughout the seasons of Warehouse 13, whenever Myka and H.G. find themselves in the same vicinity, almost like clockwork, the two of them involuntarily end up creating their own private space for each other, regardless of the physical reality around them. The room could be filled with other people or it could contain just Myka and H.G., but the result is the same: if the other is present, their thought processes are in sync and they are equally focused on the other. Sometimes, this private space is manifested through physical representations, where the two of them seem to be pulled together by invisible magnets within them. Other times, it is purely mental and/or emotional, with the duo just interacting as if no one else exists, even when there are people standing right beside them. By their body language, statements, and just spatial arrangement, Myka and H.G. inhabit their own world, which no one else may access.
Beginning in 2.07: For the Team, when Myka and Claudia burst into a trophy room at Tamalpais University, H.G. immediately narrows in on Myka: "Agent Bering, it seems we're forever destined to meet at gunpoint." Myka then grabs H.G. and slams her against the wall, aggressively threatening her Tesla in H.G.'s face. Eventually, Claudia gets Myka to relent, but throughout this entire scene, outside of a couple interjections by Claudia, H.G. and Myka only direct their comments and actions towards the other. After handing over the potential artifact to Claudia, H.G. immediately places her attention back on Myka, walking unusually
Throughout the seasons of Warehouse 13, whenever Myka and H.G. find themselves in the same vicinity, almost like clockwork, the two of them involuntarily end up creating their own private space for each other, regardless of the physical reality around them. The room could be filled with other people or it could contain just Myka and H.G., but the result is the same: if the other is present, their thought processes are in sync and they are equally focused on the other. Sometimes, this private space is manifested through physical representations, where the two of them seem to be pulled together by invisible magnets within them. Other times, it is purely mental and/or emotional, with the duo just interacting as if no one else exists, even when there are people standing right beside them. By their body language, statements, and just spatial arrangement, Myka and H.G. inhabit their own world, which no one else may access.
Beginning in 2.07: For the Team, when Myka and Claudia burst into a trophy room at Tamalpais University, H.G. immediately narrows in on Myka: "Agent Bering, it seems we're forever destined to meet at gunpoint." Myka then grabs H.G. and slams her against the wall, aggressively threatening her Tesla in H.G.'s face. Eventually, Claudia gets Myka to relent, but throughout this entire scene, outside of a couple interjections by Claudia, H.G. and Myka only direct their comments and actions towards the other. After handing over the potential artifact to Claudia, H.G. immediately places her attention back on Myka, walking unusually
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close to her and flirtatiously saying, "And if you didn't believe me...just a little, you'd have shot me by now." Myka responds by involuntarily moving closer to H.G. and the two of them intensely stare at one another, with Claudia just standing there in the foreground, forgotten.
Later in the episode, when Myka spots H.G. near a crime scene, she and Claudia both start walking towards H.G., but Myka orders Claudia to stay behind as she goes to confront her. There's no real reason for Claudia not to join up with her, but Myka is the "senior agent," so Claudia waits back. This results in a pivotal and private discussion between Myka and H.G., where Myka's allegiances start to shift. It also ends in |
Claudia who?
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Myka allowing H.G. to partner up with her for the current mission, even though this certainly would not have been approved of by the Warehouse. Of course, this all happens because Myka is alone with H.G.
We later see Myka and H.G. inspecting a victim's room together - without Claudia - and afterwards, they go to the Boiling Point Plant - again with Claudia nowhere to be found until much later in the scene. After Claudia gets knocked into the artifact-ed juice, everyone tries to frantically come up with a way to save Claudia's life. H.G. mentions that she may be able to put together an antidote, and she and Myka proceed to have their own conversation, and even argument, over what to do, while the bad guy,
Uh...ladies...look at Claudia
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the plant owner, and Claudia just stand by and watch. The bad guy notices that the women are distracted with their discussion, so he makes a run for it, which almost immediately gets put to a very abrupt stop.
Finally, the two of them are in a laboratory together trying to save Claudia, who is shivering in an ice bath before them. While this is happening though, H.G. and Myka take the time to have a quiet discussion regarding the trust between them. This results in another prolonged marathon of stares between them, interrupted only by Claudia's reaction to H.G.'s antidote. After Myka makes sure that Claudia is safe, she immediately |
tells Claudia to thank H.G., but when she turns around to look for her, H.G. is gone. We see the grappler and a post-it note is left behind just for Myka and the camera closes up on Myka's surprised, yet pleased reaction.
At the end of the episode, we see each Warehouse member dealing with an important issue personal to them: Artie speaks with the woman he loves, Vanessa, and he finally asks her out; Pete successfully convinces Dr. Kelly Hernandez - the woman he called his "one" - to go to dinner with him; and Claudia applies for college, to allow her to become a Warehouse agent in the future. Myka is seen alone in the Warehouse stacks with H.G.'s grappler and post-it note. With the gears in her head clearly churning, it indicates that an internal shift is taking place, and the logical conclusion is that it is due to H.G.'s presence in her life.
By 2.09: Vendetta, Myka takes time to be with her thoughts during the funeral of former boss, Dickinson. While sitting alone on a bench, H.G. chooses to appear to her and Myka starts off, as she did in 2.07, very wary of H.G. and physically distances herself from her. They have another intense, intimate conversation, which again changes their relationship. At the end of their talk, Myka promises to try and help H.G. get back into the Warehouse and she has also closed the gap that divided them in the scene. We also find out that H.G. has slipped a transmitter into Myka's pocket, which Myka is fully aware of.
At the end of the episode, we see each Warehouse member dealing with an important issue personal to them: Artie speaks with the woman he loves, Vanessa, and he finally asks her out; Pete successfully convinces Dr. Kelly Hernandez - the woman he called his "one" - to go to dinner with him; and Claudia applies for college, to allow her to become a Warehouse agent in the future. Myka is seen alone in the Warehouse stacks with H.G.'s grappler and post-it note. With the gears in her head clearly churning, it indicates that an internal shift is taking place, and the logical conclusion is that it is due to H.G.'s presence in her life.
By 2.09: Vendetta, Myka takes time to be with her thoughts during the funeral of former boss, Dickinson. While sitting alone on a bench, H.G. chooses to appear to her and Myka starts off, as she did in 2.07, very wary of H.G. and physically distances herself from her. They have another intense, intimate conversation, which again changes their relationship. At the end of their talk, Myka promises to try and help H.G. get back into the Warehouse and she has also closed the gap that divided them in the scene. We also find out that H.G. has slipped a transmitter into Myka's pocket, which Myka is fully aware of.
Myka: Pete and Artie said you're evil
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Myka: Pete and Artie are stupid heads
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H.G. uses this transmitter to follow Myka and the rest of the Warehouse team to Russia. When Pete suspects someone is following Myka and him, he suggests the two of them separate to see if they can discover their stalker. Interestingly, the camera takes the point of view of the person following them (which turns out to be H.G.), and we see her eyes fixed only on Myka, which allows Pete to discover her.
Once Myka joins up with Pete and H.G., the two women start flirting with one another, without a care that Pete is standing there watching this. Pete cuts them off with an "Oh, all right" and later, when they begin again, he realizes he's been forgotten and
Once Myka joins up with Pete and H.G., the two women start flirting with one another, without a care that Pete is standing there watching this. Pete cuts them off with an "Oh, all right" and later, when they begin again, he realizes he's been forgotten and
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asks, "Mind filling me in here?" When the team tries to hunt down where Artie has been taken, the camera cuts back to Myka and H.G. thoroughly searching through Artie's belongings like a well-oiled machine, as Pete stands by himself, refraining from doing so. Pete expresses his concern over the intrusion into Artie's privacy, but both women simultaneously scream at him as if possessed by some weird twin mechanism. Pete, in horror, immediately backs down, muttering, "Okay, okay. Two Mykas, this is going to be fun." This entire scene in Russia shows Myka and H.G. in a two shot, with Pete framed on his own.
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New inductee in the Third Wheel Club
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Later in the episode when H.G. is reinstated, she walks in staring at Myka, who also has her eyes locked on H.G. As soon as Regent Kosan departs, H.G. goes straight to Myka to thank her for her role in H.G.'s reinstatement. Even with Pete clearly uncomfortable with H.G.'s new status as a Warehouse agent and Artie visibly angry over what has taken place, Myka and H.G. continue to speak to one another, even making a joke, momentarily oblivious to those around them. Similar to 2.07: For the Team, where Claudia was noticeably the 3rd wheel to Bering and Wells throughout the episode, in 2.09: Vendetta, Pete, Myka's partner, is the one placed on the outside of their relationship, visually and figuratively.
In 2.11: Buried, when Mrs. Frederic goes into a trance and starts speaking Demotic, Pete calls for the rest of the team to join him in Artie's office. When everyone is together trying to discern what was behind Mrs. F's bizarre incantation, Myka and H.G. are again framed in a two shot together. Even when the frame expands later in the scene and the team gathers around the computer, the two of them stay side by side, pressed against one another at times.
In 2.11: Buried, when Mrs. Frederic goes into a trance and starts speaking Demotic, Pete calls for the rest of the team to join him in Artie's office. When everyone is together trying to discern what was behind Mrs. F's bizarre incantation, Myka and H.G. are again framed in a two shot together. Even when the frame expands later in the scene and the team gathers around the computer, the two of them stay side by side, pressed against one another at times.
Myka: You erased that video of us didn't you?
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Claudia: No...no, she didn't
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Pete, Myka, and H.G. follow up on a lead, which takes them to one of the victim's family homes. In that scene, Pete and Myka are sitting together and talking with the victim's mother, while H.G. is noticeably separated, standing by the doorway. Uncomfortable with having to observe the pain she has caused, H.G. can hardly even tolerate being in the room at all, and the camera cuts to Myka giving H.G. a pensive look, making it clear that Myka is acutely aware of H.G.'s uncharacteristic distance in this moment. When H.G. finally can't handle anymore, she goes into the other room to speak to the victim's sister. Not long after, Myka is following behind, checking on H.G.
Pete: Hi, we're here today to talk about Jesus Christ, your Lord and Savior
Myka: Why isn't she sitting next to me?
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Holder of a lifetime membership with the Stifling Guilt Club
Myka: It's because I smell, isn't it?
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When the team is back in the Warehouse being briefed for the upcoming mission, we see the three agents - Lattimer, Bering, and Wells framed together, with Myka in the middle of Pete and H.G. When the trio gets up to head off to Egypt, Myka again is
Myka Bering: Least Subtle Ogler Ever
H.G.: Just wait until she sees what I've got under my coat
Standard Bering and Wells date
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positioned between Pete and H.G. as they exit Artie's office, and when the team walks through the market in Alexandria, Egypt, guess how they're aligned? With Pete and H.G. on the edges and Myka in between them.
They continue to maintain this formation when they get to the Valley of Alam Nafaza, where Warehouse 2 is located. Regent Valda and Pete walk ahead around the camp, but Myka and H.G. both pause at a table outside, where Myka gently brings up Christina to H.G. When they join Pete and Regent Valda, Myka is still standing between H.G. and the rest of their team. Twice in the tent, Myka gives H.G. very quick curious looks, and when H.G. departs to go outside, Myka soon follows H.G. out of the tent. This leads to the infamous two shot scene, where Myka overtly leers at H.G. and her British archaeologist apparel. When it's finally time to go into Warehouse 2, unsurprisingly, Regent Valda heads in first, Pete follows, and H.G. waits back, letting Myka go in before her. During the Mind challenge, H.G. is seen either working with Myka on the puzzle or off by herself. As the ceiling gets closer to the ground, H.G. and Myka wait by each other, watching Pete win the game. During the Body challenge, after Pete's disastrous attempt at solving it, H.G. steps up and uses the grappler to get across the room of death. Myka looks up at H.G. with admiration and is the first to step up beside her as H.G. straps herself on to the zip line. Before she launches herself across the room, H.G. looks at Myka and says "Shall we?" Myka gives a head nod and H.G. is off, with Myka following quickly behind. Once across, Regent Valda sacrifices his life |
to allow Pete, Myka, and H.G. to go on. H.G. grabs a torch and looks to Myka, saying, "It would seem we go this way next." Myka nods at her and after urging Pete to continue on, she follows H.G. into the Soul challenge.
During the Soul challenge, H.G. becomes almost paralyzed by the vision of her daughter Christina and losing her again leaves her broken. Pete makes no effort to comfort or even address H.G., but Myka takes the time to speak to H.G. and talk her out of her hysteria.
During the Soul challenge, H.G. becomes almost paralyzed by the vision of her daughter Christina and losing her again leaves her broken. Pete makes no effort to comfort or even address H.G., but Myka takes the time to speak to H.G. and talk her out of her hysteria.
Thanks Pete for all of your nothing
Once inside Warehouse 2, H.G. goes on to perpetrate her betrayal, Tesla-ing Myka and Pete. What should be noted though is that from episodes 2.07: For the Team to 2.11: Buried, H.G. is never seen interacting one-on-one with Pete or any of the Warehouse members, other than Claudia (who has always supported H.G.). If H.G. is speaking with someone, it's Myka. Myka, of course, interacts with everyone, but it's as if she is H.G.'s personal ambassador and the only one with permission to work with her. It's obvious that Pete doesn't trust H.G., and H.G. doesn't respect Pete at all, so instead, Myka is put in the middle, physically and personally.
During episode 2.12: Reset, H.G. is by herself for the majority of the episode, and Myka is off dealing with the guilt and sadness associated with H.G.'s betrayal. When the confrontation occurs between Artie, Myka, and H.G., Artie is quickly disposed of, leading to a showdown between just H.G. and Myka, the way it clearly was intended to be. The show knew, and the audience knew as well, that it came down to Myka and H.G., and fortunately, that's exactly how it was handled.
In 3.01: The New Guy, when H.G. shows up, it's due to Mrs. Frederic's last-ditch attempt to get Myka to return to the Warehouse. Mrs. F knows Myka is still very hurt by the betrayal. Yet, she still chooses to bring H.G. to Myka, and not only that, she has the awareness and trust that leaving the two of them alone is the best chance she has at getting Myka back as an agent. Somehow, she knows that her presence during the conversation would alter what was said, and accordingly, her chances of Myka being receptive to H.G.'s message. So, once again, it is just H.G. and Myka, dealing with the fallout of 2.12: Reset.
During episode 2.12: Reset, H.G. is by herself for the majority of the episode, and Myka is off dealing with the guilt and sadness associated with H.G.'s betrayal. When the confrontation occurs between Artie, Myka, and H.G., Artie is quickly disposed of, leading to a showdown between just H.G. and Myka, the way it clearly was intended to be. The show knew, and the audience knew as well, that it came down to Myka and H.G., and fortunately, that's exactly how it was handled.
In 3.01: The New Guy, when H.G. shows up, it's due to Mrs. Frederic's last-ditch attempt to get Myka to return to the Warehouse. Mrs. F knows Myka is still very hurt by the betrayal. Yet, she still chooses to bring H.G. to Myka, and not only that, she has the awareness and trust that leaving the two of them alone is the best chance she has at getting Myka back as an agent. Somehow, she knows that her presence during the conversation would alter what was said, and accordingly, her chances of Myka being receptive to H.G.'s message. So, once again, it is just H.G. and Myka, dealing with the fallout of 2.12: Reset.
H.G.: Yo dawg, sup?
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H.G.: Peace out
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At the beginning of the scene, H.G. appears across the room from Myka, the physical distance reflecting both women's lack of comfort with one another at this point. H.G seems somewhat embarrassed to be standing before the woman she disappointed and Myka makes a concerted effort to let H.G. know she has not forgiven her and does not want her around. Yet, soon enough, the two of them involuntarily start moving closer in proximity to one another to the point where Myka is within arm's length reach of H.G. when she swipes her hologram. By the time, H.G. is sucked back into her ball, she and Myka are standing face-to-face and very close to one another.
In 3.05: 3...2...1, as soon as H.G. is summoned from her prison orb, she looks straight at Myka, saying "You're right, Myka. I do know what this is." Per usual, she starts out addressing only Myka, not acknowledging anyone else in the room. Like in episode 3.01, Myka maintains physical distance from H.G. the entire scene, trying to prove to herself and the others that she is not the same woman who let herself be taken in by H.G. Even though Myka stays clear of H.G., as soon as the team starts preparing to leave, H.G. and Myka start closing in on each other, maintaining eye contact, in an effort to accomplish the unspoken goal of having H.G. accompany Pete and Myka on the mission.
In 3.05: 3...2...1, as soon as H.G. is summoned from her prison orb, she looks straight at Myka, saying "You're right, Myka. I do know what this is." Per usual, she starts out addressing only Myka, not acknowledging anyone else in the room. Like in episode 3.01, Myka maintains physical distance from H.G. the entire scene, trying to prove to herself and the others that she is not the same woman who let herself be taken in by H.G. Even though Myka stays clear of H.G., as soon as the team starts preparing to leave, H.G. and Myka start closing in on each other, maintaining eye contact, in an effort to accomplish the unspoken goal of having H.G. accompany Pete and Myka on the mission.
H.G.: I love it when she plays "hard to get"
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H.G.: Maybe a conjugal visit at least?
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I swear that is not Artie's head in this scene
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For most of the episode, H.G. is set off from the rest of the Warehouse team, making it clear that she is not part of them and not forgiven. Yet, at the episode's close, Myka and H.G. are suddenly sharing a moment alone. It's the first time Myka does not have another member of the Warehouse around her in 3.05: 3...2...1, and it's as if this lack of third-party judgment or awareness allows her to actually stand next to H.G. and talk to her the way she wants. Unlike earlier scenes, Myka and H.G. truly speak to one another, without Myka's cautious reserve or H.G.'s ego getting in the way.
Then when a third party enters the scene (Pete), suddenly, Myka feels the need to demonstrate that she is still Team Warehouse, not secretly colluding with H.G., so she immediately moves to return H.G. into the orb. This seems to be done more for Pete than for anyone else. I believe she also does this because the conversation and just the private space she and H.G. share means something to her (whether she verbalizes it to herself or not), and she won't let anyone else intrude upon it. Thus, H.G. must return to the sphere. Notice Myka is once again framed between Pete and H.G.
Then when a third party enters the scene (Pete), suddenly, Myka feels the need to demonstrate that she is still Team Warehouse, not secretly colluding with H.G., so she immediately moves to return H.G. into the orb. This seems to be done more for Pete than for anyone else. I believe she also does this because the conversation and just the private space she and H.G. share means something to her (whether she verbalizes it to herself or not), and she won't let anyone else intrude upon it. Thus, H.G. must return to the sphere. Notice Myka is once again framed between Pete and H.G.
Exhibits A-D of "Peer Pressure"
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When 3.11: Emily Lake comes around, the first time H.G. (not Emily Lake) and Myka really get to interact is in the Forest of Angst when Pete proposes destroying the Janus Coin (and by natural consequence, H.G). Looking at just Pete and Myka, this is one of
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the only times where Pete and Myka fundamentally disagree on how they approach a Warehouse-issue. Yes, the two of them argue about everything, but when it comes down to the actual mission, they are, as they should be, partners, backing one another up. Here though, about H.G.'s fate, they quickly reach an irreconcilable impasse and it is shown by their spatial arrangement. Pete is set off in his own frame, with Myka in her own (or joined by Claudia). They are not united at all. Instead, when the Warehouse needs them to be
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Pete: Bro, you suck!
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Myka: No, bro, you suck...hard!
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the most in sync, they are disjointed and completely at odds.
And then H.G. appears. We have the standard formation: Pete on one side, H.G. on the other, and Myka in the middle, but the dynamic quickly shifts as H.G. sides with Pete over Myka.
Myka: Baby, come stand by me
For the first time, Pete and H.G. are advocating the same position, and H.G. and Myka are not in agreement. Without H.G. by her side, Myka looks and is completely lost.
This is because I smell again, isn't it?
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H.G.: Yes, my darling. Yes, it is.
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Yet, while Pete and H.G. are arguing for the same result, they have different motivations behind it, and how they interact with Myka reflects this difference. During this scene, Pete comes at Myka in a frustrated and, at times, aggressive manner. His voice is raised; his body is tensed; and his facial expressions make his discord with Myka very apparent. Contrast Pete's demeanor with H.G., who takes a gentler, more thoughtful approach towards Myka. The two of them speak softly to one another, and, at times, they're almost whispering. H.G. delicately reasons with her, sensitive to the difficulty Myka is having in the moment, and H.G's gaze is consistently on Myka, making it clear that her well-being is of paramount concern to H.G.
Myka responds accordingly. Before H.G. appears, Myka attacks Pete's proposal head on, adamantly refusing to allow it to happen in no uncertain terms. After Claudia brings H.G. into the conversation, though, Pete's continued statements to Myka throughout the scene are never met with a response. Instead, she focuses on H.G., becoming very quiet and vulnerable. At times, her hands are balled up with worry; other times, Myka places her arms around herself, as if she is physically trying to hold herself together. Her eyes are fixed on H.G. and the few times she can bring herself to even communicate in the scene, whether through a head nod or a few soft words, they are directed to H.G. and H.G. alone.
In 3.12: Stand, Myka and H.G. are repeatedly paired off. During the chess lock scene, after the second chess move is made and the solution is nowhere in sight, H.G. panics and apologizes to Myka for not being able to save her. Myka orders H.G. to look at
Myka responds accordingly. Before H.G. appears, Myka attacks Pete's proposal head on, adamantly refusing to allow it to happen in no uncertain terms. After Claudia brings H.G. into the conversation, though, Pete's continued statements to Myka throughout the scene are never met with a response. Instead, she focuses on H.G., becoming very quiet and vulnerable. At times, her hands are balled up with worry; other times, Myka places her arms around herself, as if she is physically trying to hold herself together. Her eyes are fixed on H.G. and the few times she can bring herself to even communicate in the scene, whether through a head nod or a few soft words, they are directed to H.G. and H.G. alone.
In 3.12: Stand, Myka and H.G. are repeatedly paired off. During the chess lock scene, after the second chess move is made and the solution is nowhere in sight, H.G. panics and apologizes to Myka for not being able to save her. Myka orders H.G. to look at
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her and calms her down. Prompted by Myka's belief in her, H.G. flashes back to a memory that ends up providing the key to the chess lock. When she figures it out, H.G. looks to Myka and directs her where to move her pawn. Myka hesitates, but after an assurance from H.G., Myka makes the move, placing her life in H.G.'s hands. Throughout this sequence of events, even though Walter Sykes and Pete are present, the moment really belongs to Bering and Wells. Particularly right before Myka has to make her final move, the conversation, the looks, and the emotions involve only H.G. and Myka.
After the chess lock is solved and Sykes and Pete enter the Warehouse, Bering and Wells are left alone in Hong Kong. With no one else around, they behave in their typical fashion: H.G. is sincerely repentant; Myka makes a declaration of her unwavering belief in H.G.; and they are ridiculously adorable. The next time we see them, Myka is taking out Walter Sykes and H.G. is standing behind her in support. They soon become "coincidentally" tangled up in rigging rope from the Mary Celeste (as if that would have happened with any other couple on the show, romantic or otherwise). Later, when they believe the threat has been vanquished, Pete embraces a very surprised H.G. and as she is released from the hug, both she and Myka look to one another, sharing in another unsaid conversation. At the end of the episode, when the team retreats to the Ovoid Quarantine in hopes of disarming the bomb artifact, H.G. immediately separates herself from |
I guess I'll be adding Myka to my locket now
Oh God, she's already picturing me in her locket. I'm dead
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Pete, Myka, and Artie, as they have different objectives in mind. The team is trying to save the Warehouse and everyone in it. H.G. is just trying to save Myka. When the barrier surrounds Pete, Myka, and Artie, the die has been cast: H.G. will lose her life, and Myka will survive. The barrier between H.G. and Myka literally and figuratively shows that they are on different paths now.
Making the point of this section canonically clear, once Myka realizes what H.G. has done, the camera frame closes in on Myka's face, cutting Pete and Artie out of the scene. Even Pete and Artie's voices are drowned out, leaving only H.G. and Myka to be seen and heard. This move by the show confirms that H.G.'s sacrifice is undeniably for Myka and Myka alone. This also shows that even amidst the chaos of an artifact bomb about to explode and Pete and Artie yelling at H.G. to let them help, Bering and Wells finds a way to create their own private space. They share H.G.'s last moments together, without awareness or interference by anyone or anything else.
Making the point of this section canonically clear, once Myka realizes what H.G. has done, the camera frame closes in on Myka's face, cutting Pete and Artie out of the scene. Even Pete and Artie's voices are drowned out, leaving only H.G. and Myka to be seen and heard. This move by the show confirms that H.G.'s sacrifice is undeniably for Myka and Myka alone. This also shows that even amidst the chaos of an artifact bomb about to explode and Pete and Artie yelling at H.G. to let them help, Bering and Wells finds a way to create their own private space. They share H.G.'s last moments together, without awareness or interference by anyone or anything else.
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In episode 4.15: Instinct, from the start, this episode is purely about Bering and Wells. The duo first reconnect in H.G.'s lab at work, with Pete placed out of frame or off to the side. Usually, when H.G. and Myka are together, they pair up, voluntarily or involuntarily, and are completely in sync with one another. Here though, when H.G. and Myka converse, H.G. speaks to Myka in an unexpected manner, and it becomes very apparent that something else is going on. This distance from H.G. is made all the more clear by the actual lab counter that physically stands between Myka and H.G., obstructing their view of one another.
H.G: Pete, kindly get the f*** out
When Myka visits H.G. at her new home, that "something else" is discovered: Nate and Adelaide. Though they have a large role in 4.15: Instinct, that role is only to serve as a source of conflict between Myka and H.G. This is evidenced by their placement in regards to H.G. and Myka in various scenes. Myka and H.G. are the story. Nate, Adelaide, and even our buddy Pete are primarily scene shrubbery.
Adelaide: They're totes in lesbians with each other
Pete: If they don't become canon by Season 5, I'll just die
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Myka: Lock the doors...tight
the song "Freedom" plays loudly in the background
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No matter what the circumstances are, when Myka and H.G. are together, the air around them changes. Each has tunnel vision for the other and regardless of whether they are happy, sad, or angry with one another, their focus remains the same. The way Warehouse 13 has shot and written H.G. and Myka's story cannot be coincidental. Just as other non-regular characters on the show have dealt primarily with only one regular character (e.g., Dr. Vanessa deals mainly with Artie; Joshua Donovan deals mainly with Claudia; Amanda deals mainly with Pete), H.G. Wells is unequivocally the domain of Myka Bering. This is shown through the text of the show, the way the camera frames them, and the lovely work of the actresses who play them. As far as the show goes, it's Bering and Wells' world, and everyone else is just living in it.