This will likely be our first review for season 2 of Wednesday on Netflix. Our second coming around the corner, we wanted to share our thoughts about the first half of season 2.
As always, our reviews are broken down by story, acting, and overall. So let’s jump on into it
Story 7/10
The story of this season picks up pretty quickly from what left off last season, dealing specifically with Wednesdays stalker and a new complication to her ability. As she left last season with pretty much understanding of how to use her powers, it definitely seemed necessary to put a conundrum in there to allow her to be able to be surprised or stall her overpowered psychic ability.
After all, last season, she was able to simply touch the villain to be able to see that he was the killer.
As Pugsley joins the school, the new headmaster forces Morticia to use her connections to bolster the school’s funds. So the whole family is close at hand for this season.
Just as last year the series relies heavily on the relationship between Wednesday, Thing and her roommate Enid, but also after utilizes the idea that one of her last visions is the fact that Wednesday leads to the death and demise of Enid.
Some of the cast does not return, specifically looking at Xavier Thorpe played by Percy Hynes White, due to what appears to be credible accusations against his off screen behaviors. Pretty much everyone else, that survived last season, returns. It’s interesting to see Tyler Galpon and Marilyn Thornhill return in a Hannibal Lecter-esque type position. This also acts like a Chekhov’s gun throughout the season.
At the end of our synopsis of the story, the show really strains on the idea of Wednesday and Morticia’s relationship as Morticia sees similarities between what Wednesday is going through and what her sister, Ophelia, went through and attempts to slow down Wednesday’s progression, while Wednesday wants to speed up the progress so that she can try to save her friend.
This kind of drama is nothing really special, the new family issues feels more like soap opera storylines, but becomes a good reason to bring in Grand-Mama, and play with three generations of trama.
Acting 8/10
Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday, once again does a wonderful job with the role, Emma Myers plays her roommate Enid also does a great job showcasing the change in her character as she went from an unsure potential werewolf to now delving into a world she was afraid she would never get to engage in.
It’s also nice seeing Pugsley struggle with his newfound place in the school. Pugsley played by Isaac Ordonez does a great job showcasing his desire to fit in will also that awkward Addams charm that makes him a stand out from the cast of the show, and the rest of the Addams Family. It is also nice to see Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones get more chance to eat up the scenery with their representations of Gomez and Morticia Adams.
Steve Buscemi also does a very interesting job of playing the greedy and secretly evil, with potentially a positive motive, as the headmaster of the academy.
Before we go to the next section, I do want to give props to the actors Georgie Farmer, Joy Sunday, and Moosa Mostafa who also do a very good job dealing with their personal story drama and in the matter of Moosa Mostafa, how much that they have grown and changed between seasons.
Overall 7.5/10
The show does a pretty good job setting up its first half, I love the inclusion of Agnes played by Evie Templeton. She’s incredibly creepy and a nice addition to the show’s energy.
The reveal of the series villain and the technique, for which they became so, is very interesting to say the least. And I am definitely interested and wonder where the show will go for the back half of this season.
Conner’s Final Thoughts
I hate seeing Wednesday as the whiny rebellious child. I understand that most teenagers do go through rebellious phase, but one of the very strong features throughout every representation of The Addams Family, is Love, family forever, and being weird and kooky. Their love for each other is a supposed dig at how distant the modern family is. It just makes me a bit sad that distrust and lack of love is such a major factor of the show.
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