Wednesday Season 2 Spoilers Ahead
“Secrets are the bedrock of the Addams family.” Those are the words the titular Addams speaks at the end of the season, perfectly encapsulating why the show’s sophomore run is darker, spookier, and significantly more heartbreaking. Brimming with secrets, more animosity between parents and children, plus a diligent exploration of what equates to completion, the season does more than an excellent job of setting the stage for a perhaps more vulnerable next step.
Death doesn’t scare Wednesday Addams, but how the show explores her feelings with uncertainties and what the people around her are hiding makes her an even more compelling character. If Season 1 scratched the surface on long-hidden secrets, then Wednesday Season 2 attempts to get to the root of it with higher stakes and thoroughly engrossing character arcs. It digs up graves—literally—and punches back in the face of mysteries coming to the surface. And in the end, it reiterates what makes the Addams family so special.
Secrets might be the bedrock, but loyalty is this spooky family’s heart. The Addams look out for their own, and the season showcases this notion faultlessly as it places various relationships at the center. It deepens Thing’s history, finally brings Grandmama Hester Frump into the picture, and continues to touch upon the relationships between mothers and their children through a profoundly complex lens. Thematically, it’s a win in every way. As we continue diving into these haunting familial emotions, so much of the characterizations make even more sense, allowing the series to become that much richer in what it represents as a new version of the beloved family’s lore.
While the two-part method on Netflix still makes very little sense, the cohesive storytelling throughout the season thankfully still works. Guest stars like Lady Gaga and Billie Piper bring something profoundly intricate to the story, while the regular cast elevates their performances to new heights. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joanna Lumley also bring to our screens consistently captivating performances as mother and daughter, and Isaac Ordonez gets his moments to shine as Pugsley, too. Gwendoline Christie is as fabulous as ever, and there’s a good chance we all want to keep Evie Templeton forever as Agnes.
Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers are especially enthralling as they not only continue adding layers to the characters we already know and love, but they flip the switch on us in a brilliantly hilarious body swap in “Woe Thyself.” As one of the most important relationships on the show outside of the Addams’, Wednesday and Enid’s friendship remains top-tier.
Though parts of the story don’t flow as seamlessly as they did last season, and pacing is slightly off, the majority of the episodes are still excellent and full of the quintessential macabre humor that makes the series as charming as it is. There’s undoubtedly more horror in this arc than in the show’s debut season, but still, everything about Wednesday is scaredy cat friendly. We’re only just beginning in a lot of ways, and based on how the season ends, Season 3 is going to be yet another thrilling haunt full of more enticing and well-written family drama.
Wednesday Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix. What are your thoughts on the show’s second season? Let us know in the comments below.
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