Wayne may very well be the first show that makes you want to have YouTube Premium.


Network
YouTube Premium
Creator Shawn Simmons
Director(s) Iain B. MacDonald
Writer(s) Shawn Simmons
Air Date 1/16/2019
Genre(s) Comedy, Drama, Young Adult
Good If You Like Teenage Debauchery

Teen Psychopaths With A Heart of Gold

Road Trip Shows

Isn’t For You If You Find Bad Ass Kids Annoying

Don’t Like A Lot Of Vulgarity

Aren’t Much For Violence

Introduced This Episode
Wayne Mark McKenna
Wayne Sr. Ray McKinnon
Del Ciara Bravo
Orlando Joshua J. Williams
Gail Lisa Berry
Bobby Dean Winters

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The Introduction

Wayne is a local legend. Mind you, it isn’t for the best reasons. He is actually known to be a bit of a terror, but he isn’t necessarily a bully. If anything, he’s the type to get revenge for people. It’s something he inherited from his father who raised him after his mom took off when he was 5. However, things are changing in Brockton for Wayne, and it might be time to leave. However, before doing so, Wayne leaves all of his dad’s XXX magazines to his hustler friend Orlando, and he asks this girl he just met, Del, if she wants to join him on a trip to Ocala, Florida. A trip not so much to see the mom who abandoned him, though that may be optional, but to get the car she took his dad wanted him to have.

Highlights

Wayne

Wayne (Mark McKenna) before he throws a piece of ice through Gail's ex's window.
Wayne (Mark McKenna)

What you have to love about our title character is that, as much as he may appear to be an ass****, he’s a nice guy. It’s just he doesn’t like to see people, nice people especially, f***ed with. Also, he has an issue with impulse control and can’t lie to save his life. But, you can see a heart of gold with this kid. Take him throwing ice through the window of his dad’s caretaker’s, Gail, ex’s business. Yes, him doing that and taking mad punches was psycho, but he got his point across.

And in general, his interactions with people show, as long as you aren’t an ass, you’ll be fine. Look at his relationship with Orlando. It isn’t clear if those two are friends or simply know each other, but between him and Wayne Sr., we see that Wayne isn’t a bad guy. Heck, bring in Del, and you get the idea that Wayne might be like a lot of maladjusted people. He acts out to let his frustrations out if not because that’s one of the main ways he knows how to show he cares about you. That is, beating the hell out of people who bother you.

Wayne & Del’s Pending Relationship

Del (Ciara Bravo) and Wayne (Mark McKenna) heading to Florida.
Del (Ciara Bravo) and Wayne (Mark McKenna)

Del was in a tough spot before Wayne came around. Her dad, Bobby, would talk down to her, probably not give her any money to do anything, and likely hit her if she got on his nerves. So, as any kid from a working-class – bad area would do, she created a hustle. One that led her to Wayne’s doorstep and now into his life.

Which, to me, is going to create a very interesting romance. Why? Well, you got two people who didn’t grow up with the best kind of love. Wayne grew up without his mom and while his dad seemed cool in the end, who knows what he was like before he got cancer. For what we know, the cancer chilled him out, and he might have been a prick before that. As for Del? With her mom also high tailing it, and her family not that affectionate, you can see she is going to learn about love and feeling protected, not smothered, through Wayne.

As you can imagine, seeing these two slightly maladjusted people learn love through one another is going to be tumultuous at times. There is going to be a lot of mistakes, yelling, but that stemming from not knowing what a healthy expression of love is and not being used to someone looking out for them. So them both letting their guard down with one another, relying on someone fully, I can feel the tears coming already.


Community Rating: 2.5% (4 votes)

Like a lot of people, the last thing I want is yet another monthly subscription package. While $12 isn’t a lot of money, it adds up in time. However, while YouTube Premium, formerly YouTube Red, didn’t really have anything worth that price, even if just for a month, Wayne seems worth it. We get a badass lead, who has this sweet, but potentially vicious, pitbull vibe to him, and with Del by his side, you can see a nice little dysfunctional thing going. The kind which, of course, will lead to cute moments, her calling him a d***head, and him looking down feeling bad about what he did like a scolded puppy. Moments I can’t wait to see for this show does seem like it is going to have you feeling a multitude of emotions.


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Season/ EpisodeSynopsisDirector, Writer, and Introduced ActorsTopics & Focused Characters
Season 1/ Episode 10 “Chapter Ten: Buckle The F**K Up” [Season Finale]Reggie and Wayne finally fight, and we learn whether Wayne and Del get to have a happy ending or not.
Director(s) Steve Pink
Writer(s) Shawn Simmons, Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward
Air Date 1/16/2019
  • She’s Having Puppies!: Principal Cole, Orlando, Maureen, Del
  • You Got To Find Your Skates & Your Strength: Sgt. Geller, Wayne, Del, Reggie
  • First Love: Del, Wayne, Bobby
Season 1/ Episode 9 “Chapter Nine: Thought We Was Friends”Del comes to realize Wayne had his eye on her past when she came to his door. Also, Geller and Jay come face to face with Calvin and Reggie.
Director(s) Michael Patrick Jann
Writer(s) Kirk Ward, Greg Coolidge
Air Date 1/16/2019
  • A Life Filled With Disappointments & Lashing Out: Del, Calvin, Maureen, Reggie, Wayne, Cole, Orlando
  • Blackmail & Cookies: Cole, Orlando, Del
  • Showdown: Jay, Sgt. Geller, Calvin, Reggie, Wayne, Maureen
Season 1/ Episode 7 “It’ll Last Forever”Wayne and Del hit another milestone in their relationship as they barely miss Jay and Sgt Geller.
Director(s) Stephanie Laing
Writer(s) Shawn Simmons
Air Date 1/16/2019
  • Daddy Issues: Bobby, Carl, Teddy, Geller, Jay
  • Saying Goodbye: Trish, Jenny, Del, Wayne
  • I’ll Be There For You: Del, Wayne, Bobby, Sgt. Geller, Jay
Season 1/ Episode 8 “Chapter Eight: Musta Burned Like Hell…”We meet Wayne’s mom this episode, and the man who has distracted her for 11 years, as well as learn a few things about Orlando.
Director(s) Michael Patrick Jann
Writer(s) Spencer Sloan
Air Date 1/16/2019
Introduced This Episode
Reggie Francesco Antonio
Maureen Michaela Watkins
Calvin Kirk Ward
  • The Responsible One: Orlando, Principal Cole
  • Ma?: Maureen, Calvin, Reggie, Del, Wayne
  • Where Is My Place In All This?: Wayne, Maureen, Del
Season 1/ Episode 5 “Del”The reigns of Wayne are given to Ciara Bravo, and she takes control in such a way you could forget she isn’t the title character of the show.
Director(s) Tessa Hoffe
Writer(s) Lauren Houseman
Air Date 1/16/2019
Introduced This Episode
Donna Abigail Spencer
Natalie Abigail Winter
  • My Mom Was the Best: Donna, Natalie, Bobby, Del
  • But Then She Went Away: Del, Donna, Bobby
Season 1/ Episode 6 “Who Even Are We Now?”The question of where and what to do after Wayne eventually gets his car is asked, and Wayne may have found one option.
Director(s) Stephanie Laing
Writer(s) Sophie Pustil, Paul Jaffe
Air Date 1/16/2019
Introduced This Episode
Trish Odessa Adlon
Jenny Zoé De Grand Maison
  • On The Road Again: Bobby, Carl, Teddy, Jay, Sargent Geller
  • Speak From The Heart: Orlando, Principal Cole
  • Popping The Bubble: Bobby, Del, Wayne, Trish, Jenny
Season 1/ Episode 3 “Chapter Three: The Goddamned Beacon of Truth”While things remain a bit of a bore in Brockton, Wayne reveals something which helps Del realize how screwed up he is.
Director(s) Steve Pink
Writer(s) Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Air Date 1/16/2019
Introduced This Episode
Principal Cole Mike O’Malley
  • We Gotta Save Wayne: Orlando, Principal Cole
  • Second Chances: Jay, Principal Cole, Sgt Geller
  • Never Call Me A P***y: Wayne, Del
Season 1/ Episode 4 “Chapter Four: Find Something Black To Wear”As Wayne gets his first job, Del decides to live vicariously through a family she came across. Oh, and it is the twins birthday.
Director(s) Tessa Hoffe
Writer(s) Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie V. Freeman
Air Date 1/16/2019
Introduced This Episode
Carl Jon Champagne
Teddy Jamie Champagne
Ramon Juan-Carlos Velis
Eric Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
  • What About Our Birthday?: Carl, Teddy, Del, Bobby
  • A Working Man’s Blues: Wayne, Eric, Carl, Del
  • You Can’t Fix It, But You Can Be There: Del, Wayne

Season 1/ Episode 2 “Chapter Two: No Priests”

I’ve come to realize that Wayne is the American equivalent of The End of the F***ing World but with more off-kilter characters.

Director(s) Steve Pink
Writer(s) Shawn Simmons
Air Date 1/16/2019
Introduced This Episode
Tracey Janet Porter
Jay James Earl
Sgt Geller Stephen Kearin
  • Meanwhile, Back Home: Bobby, Jay, Seargent Geller
  • You Abandoned Me: Del, Wayne
  • I’d Do Anything For Love: Tracey, Del, Wayne

Season 1/ Episode 1 “Chapter One: Get Some Then”

Wayne may very well be the first show that makes you want to have YouTube Premium.

Creator Shawn Simmons
Director(s) Iain B. MacDonald
Writer(s) Shawn Simmons
Air Date 1/16/2019
Genre(s) Comedy, Drama, Young Adult
Good If You Like Teenage Debauchery

Teen Psychopaths With A Heart of Gold

Road Trip Shows

Isn’t For You If You Find Bad Ass Kids Annoying

Don’t Like A Lot Of Vulgarity

Aren’t Much For Violence

Introduced This Episode
Wayne Mark McKenna
Wayne Sr. Ray McKinnon
Del Ciara Bravo
Orlando Joshua J. Williams
Gail Lisa Berry
Bobby Dean Winters

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