“Wednesday” is back — and so is the mayhem at Nevermore. Season 2 part 1 just dropped on Netflix with four new episodes, and our favorite sleuthing Addams is once again knee-deep in supernatural secrets, suspicious classmates and murder (naturally).
Whether you're queuing it up now or saving the binge for later, this live blog is your place for episode reactions, new character breakdowns, and all the weird little moments that make “Wednesday” so wickedly fun. And yes, there will be spoilers (with fair warning).
Plus, I’ll be checking in on early fan reactions, critic reviews, and the best theories bubbling up online.
Spoiler warning: This live blog will feature spoilers for each episode of "Wednesday" season 2 part 1. All spoiler-heavy posts will be clearly marked so you can scroll safely.
Previously on 'Wednesday' ....
In season 1, we meet the deadpan darling of the Addams Family as she’s shipped off to Nevermore Academy, a kind of Hogwarts for outcasts, monsters and the delightfully macabre. A monster is ripping people apart in the woods, and Wednesday’s convinced it’s connected to a long-buried town secret.
As she works to solve the mystery, she’s plagued by psychic visions, coded diaries and a reluctant friendship with pastel-wearing roommate Enid. Oh, and she dates a barista named Tyler who turns out to be the monster.
The real villain, though, is Marilyn Thornhill, aka Laurel Gates, a vengeful descendant of the town’s founder who’s posing as a teacher to take down Nevermore from within. She reanimates Joseph Crackstone, a puritan with a genocidal streak, and all hell breaks loose. Wednesday stabs him in the heart with a sword (iconic), and Enid finally wolfs out and mauls Tyler.
Nevermore shuts down for “safety reasons,” which is code for “your school is cursed.” Wednesday leaves school with a new iPhone (begrudgingly) and a mysterious stalker tracking her every move.
Season 2 picks up right with the new school year as Nevermore reopens, new outcasts enroll, and Wednesday plunges into yet another supernatural murder-mystery.
What to remember before season 2
If you need a bit more detail than my recap, my colleague Alix Blackburn has a great roundup of five key plot points from season 1 that are likely to come back to haunt us. From Tyler’s monstrous identity and his creepy new home at a psychiatric hospital, to the lingering question of whether Marilyn Thornhill is actually gone for good, there’s a lot of unfinished business.
Alix also teases what’s ahead, including a tone that’s leaning harder into horror. Less romance this time: Jenna Ortega has confirmed season 2 is skipping the love triangle and focusing on darker, creepier storytelling, with a vision of Enid’s possible death setting the stakes.
If your memory of season 1 is a little fuzzy (or you just want to relive some of the chaos), now’s the perfect time to catch up with 5 things to remember before “Wednesday” season 2
Our verdict on 'Wednesday' season 2
“Wednesday” season 2 has arrived, and it doesn’t hold back. In her “Wednesday” season 2 part 1 review, my colleague Alix Blackburn calls it “well worth the wait,” praising the show’s shift into darker, more twisted territory.
The first four episodes plunge into a new mystery — killer crows, anyone? — while deepening Wednesday’s (Jenna Ortega) family ties and emotional layers. “The dark, bleeding heart of the show is still very much intact,” Alix writes, noting that season 2 leans harder into horror while dialing down the teen romance.
There’s more Addams family drama, more gore, and yes, even more love for Thing (still the most expressive hand on television).
If you loved season 1’s blend of creepy, kooky chaos, season 2 doesn't disappoint. Stay tuned for our episodic recaps and more reactions.
Season 2, episode 1: ‘Here We Woe Again’ recap — SPOILERS
Spoilers for "Wednesday" season 2, episode 1 below.
The episode begins with a nightmare that turns out to be real: Wednesday is bound and gagged at a table with creepy, mutilated dolls. But how does she get there?
Well, we flash back to six weeks earlier. Wednesday has spent the summer honing her psychic abilities in order to catch the Kansas City killer. As played by Haley Joel Osment, he’s the one who captures Wednesday, but she foils him quickly.
Alas, summer fun has to come to an end and Wednesday heads back to Nevermore. This year, she’s joined by younger brother Pugsley, who has the ability to shoot electricity from his hands.
Elsewhere, a PI is photographing a couple meeting on a date in the woods. The P himselfI is being watched by a swarm of menacing crows, which begin to attack him. He calls someone to say that the “evidence is safe at the bullpen.” Put a pin in this mystery for now.
The Addams family arrives at Nevermore, where Wednesday promises Morticia to keep an eye on Pugsley. As they enter campus, Wednesday is horrified that she’s become something of a celebrity. She has fans (ew). Then, she’s approached by the new principal, Barry Dort, who’s eager to return Nevermore to its glory, non-murder-filled days, beginning with a Founder’s Pyre ceremony.
In their room, Enid is as bubbly and colorful as ever, which Wednesday just manages to tolerate. Enid is dodging Ajax, so I guess that romance is dead. Then, Wednesday’s stalker sends a message via crossbolt, but when she tries to use her psychic abilities, she begins crying black tears. Something is off with her visions.
Meanwhile, Pugsley meets his new roommate, Eugene (if you don’t remember from season 1, he can control bees and survived an attack by the Hyde). And Ajax is somehow their resident advisor. That night, he tells his floor members the tale of the Skull Tree (illustrated by appropriately spooky animation).
Wednesday’s no-good first day at school gets worse when she learns that Dort has asked Morticia to chair the gala fundraising committee, and if she accepts, Mommy Dearest will be around more often. She’s even given the key to the gardener’s cottage, where Marilyn Thornhill used to live.
Later, Wednesday stumbles on the picnic date scene, which is crawling with the police investigating the PI’s gruesome death. The new sheriff, Santiago, greets Wednesday by name, while the former sheriff, Galpin, is caught skulking around. Galpin was working with the PI on a case.
Back at school, Wednesday is playing the cello when the new music teacher, Miss Capri, stops by to give some advice: “Stop trying to control it. You have to succumb to its beautiful chaos.” Wednesday isn’t having it.
That evening, Dort and Morticia oversee some of the students using telekinesis to build the pyre. He’s trying to sell her on chairing the gala committee, and Bianca (reminder: a siren) steps up to be the student liaison.
In her room, Wednesday discovers a note from Xavier, who has also sent a creepy crow painting. And horror, her novel is gone; in its place is a message from her stalker who plans to burn her manuscript in the pyre.
During the pyre celebration, Dort announces he’s abolishing all secret societies, including the Nightshades because “we are all Nightshades” (um kay). The fire begins to burn, but Wednesday manages to rescue her book in the nick of time.
Things take a turn for the terrible, though, when Dort names Wednesday as the “student of honor” and reveals a painting of last year’s student heroes — with Wednesday grinning. It’s a true horror show. Wednesday gives a fake rah-rah speech, then lights the painting on fire.
When an annoyed Enid grabs her roomie, Wednesday has a black-tear-inducing vision of Enid’s headstone and her screaming “I died because of you!” And Wednesday prompt has a seizure. Yikes!
Meanwhile, Pugsley ventures to the Skull Tree, and his electric powers accidentally revives the clockwork boy. Something wicked this way comes ….
Meet the new characters of season 2
Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams is brushing shoulders with even more huge stars in “Wednesday’s” second chapter.
Chief among them is Steve Buscemi, who has boarded the show as Nevermore Academy’s ambitious new head, Principal Dort, replacing Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie). Described as the ‘polar opposite’ of his predecessor, he’s on a mission to save the school… and advocating for “normie exclusion,” as Tudum puts it.
“Doctor Who” alum Billie Piper is also inbound as the school’s Head of Music. A child prodigy, she takes a keen interest in Wednesday ’s musical talents (even if they’ll apparently rub one another up the wrong way). Oh, and she’s also a werewolf, just FYI.
“Back to the Future” legend (and former Uncle Fester) Christopher Lloyd is also set to play Nevermore’s “longest-serving teacher” and noted disciplinarian, Professor Orloff, who is apparently on the lookout for troublemakers (including Pugsley).
British TV icon Dame Joanna Lumley is also on hand as Grandmama Hester Frump. Thandiwe Newton has been cast as Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility’s chief psychiatrist, Dr. Rachael Fairburn, a “normie” in charge of the care of killer, Hyde Tyler.
Oh, and if you weren’t aware, Lady Gaga is set to play a “legendary” Nevermore teacher, Rosaline Rotwood (though she won’t be showing up until Part 2).
Further additions included Heather Matarazzo as Dr. Fairburn’s assistant, Judi, Haley Joel Osment as “The Kansas City Scalper,” Evie Templeton as a new Nevermore pupil (and huge Wednesday Addams fan), Agnes DeMille, and Owen Painter as “Slurp,” a zombie “with a special tie to Nevermore.” — Martin Shore
What happened to Xavier?
Nevermore student Xavier Thorpe (Percy Hynes White) was one of the key supporting characters in season 1, though you won’t be seeing him in the second installment.
The actor confirmed he’d exited “Wednesday” in 2024, following an accusation of sexual misconduct in 2023 (allegations which the star subsequently denied).
“Wednesday” season 2 addresses Xavier’s exit in the season premiere. On Wednesday’s first day back at Nevermore, new Principal Dort explains that Xavier’s father pulled him out of Nevermore Academy after he was falsely accused of being the killer in season 1.
Xavier has been sent off to Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland; his father pulls his money from the school and gives up his role as fundraising committee lead … giving Morticia the perfect opportunity to pick up a new role and keep an eye on her daughter.
He’s mentioned later on when he sends Wednesday a letter and a painting of a red-eyed raven he’d made for her as a goodbye gift. Co-showrunner Alfred Gough previously said, “We have seen the last of him” in an interview with TVLine, so don’t expect a Xavier return to come later down the line, either. — Martin Shore
Season 2, episode 2 ‘The Devil You Woe’ recap — SPOILERS
Spoilers for "Wednesday" season 2, episode 2 below.
Wednesday wakes up from her vision to find Morticia watching over her. She’s seen those black tears before — her sister, Ophelia, experienced them. They engage in some mother/daughter arguing over how Wednesday should handle her psychic powers. Poor Thing is lectured by Morticia for failing to protect Wednesday.
Wednesday heads to Galpin’s graffiti-covered house, where she finds him dead with his eyes gouged out. Crows fly out of his mouth — he’s been murdered by a murder of crows. Wednesday touches the corpse to induce a vision, but it isn’t working. She tries to flee as the police arrive, but Sheriff Santiago arrests her.
At the station, Santiago questions Wednesday, who offers Galpin’s son, Tyler, as the more likely killer. Gomez arrives, not just as a dad but as a lawyer, and gets Wednesday out of there. She tries to pump Gomez for info about Aunt Ophelia, but it’s not his story to tell.
Eugene finds Pugsley at the shed, where he reveals the clockwork boy. Pug is treating him like some kind of gruesome pet / science experiment: “I think I’m gonna call him Slurp.”
A troubled Wednesday returns to her room to find Enid seemingly dead on their balcony — but no, she’s alive and well and just celebrating Prank Day. Wednesday truly was devastated for a moment there. Enid wants to talk about what happened at the pyre, but Wednesday deflects. Then, Enid gets some texts from the stalker, and when they call back the number, it’s Galpin’s.
Nevermore students are going full force for Prank Day. Ajax broods while watching Enid flirt with Bruno, and Eugene releases a swarm of bees on them. Wednesday arrives on the quad to ask Dort about any students who can control birds, aka an avian, but Dort dodges.
At the gardener’s cottage, Morticia meets with Bianca about the gala fundraiser. Bianca gushes about Morticia’s mother who founded very successful mortuaries, and suggests maybe she could donate to the gala. Morticia doesn’t like that idea much. Guess complicated mother/daughter relationships run in the family. Later, she enters Wednesday’s room to take Goody Addams’ book, but Thing protests.
Wednesday commandeers a driver’s ed car so she can visit Tyler to ask about his father. He’s being held at a psychiatric institution, where his care is overseen by Dr. Fairburn. Apparently, Tyler is a very difficult patient and the doctor is hoping Wednesday is the “psychological shock” he needs.
As Fairburn watches on a monitor, Wednesday confronts Tyler and informs him of his father’s death. Then, she taunts him about being Marilyn Thornhill’s puppet and how he’ll waste away in this cell in “anonymous mediocrity.” Snap!
Meanwhile, back at Nevermore, Enid discovers it’s Thing’s birthday (though everybody forgot) right before someone attacks her and Bruno.
Wednesday receives a call (on Enid’s phone) from the stalker, who warns her that she has 30 minutes to find Enid or it’s game over. Over in Iago Tower, Enid and Bruno are chained up, and though she tries to use her claws to escape, it doesn’t work. And this is no prank, as there are dozens of knives hanging over their heads, ready to fall.
As Wednesday hurries through the school, she runs into Dr. Capri, who asks her to play cello in the orchestra for the gala. Their interaction makes Wednesday realize that her stalker’s most recent message is comprised of musical notes. She plays those notes on the old organ, which opens a secret passage.
She finds Enid and Bruno, but the stalker has left another puzzle for her to solve. She has to input a book title into a typewriter, or the knives will drop. Wednesday chooses correctly: “The Invisible Man” by H.G. Wells. Enid is saved! (Bruno, too.)
Suddenly, they all hear someone clapping. A 13-year-old girl emerges from invisibility and introduces herself as Agnes DeMille, her “No. 1 superfan.” Agnes came up with this twisted game to get her idol’s attention and become her friend. She even took Galpin’s phone because she wants to help with the case.
Over at the cottage, under orders from Dort, Bianca arrives to siren-song Morticia into reaching out to her mother. Speaking of moms, Wednesday learns hers took Goody’s book.
The episode ends with the driver’s ed teacher hitting the clockwork boy, who escaped the shed. Clockwork promptly eats the driver, and Pugsley’s gonna have a lot of explaining to do.
'Wednesday’s' soundtrack could feature a major surprise from Lady Gaga
While we won’t be seeing Lady Gaga’s Rosaline Rotwood until “Wednesday” season 2’s second part drops in September, Variety says the singer is due to release a new song titled “Dead Dance,” which is due to appear in the second season.
We’ve still got to wait a little longer for “Dead Dance” to drop, though; sources close to the situation told the publication that the song and an accompanying music video are expected to drop in September, to coincide with Gaga’s arrival in the show.
This comes after Tim Burton teased he had collaborated on “something else” with Gaga at the Giffoni Film Festival in July. “Honestly, she's an amazing artist, and I just worked with her on Wednesday a little bit,” he said at the time. “And I’ve done something else with her” (via Complex).
What that “something else” is remains to be seen, officially… though rumors suggest it was a music video filmed on the eerie Island of the Dolls in Xochimilco, Mexico.
If that purported title “Dead Dance” is anything to go by, I can’t help but wonder if the “Wednesday” team is hoping for another viral moment like that dance sequence from episode 4. — Martin Shore
Season 2, episode 3: ‘Call of the Woe’ recap — SPOILERS
Spoilers for "Wednesday" season 2, episode 3 below.
Poor Thing. Everybody forgot his birthday, though Morticia and Gomez feel bad about it, so they get a hand massage for him. Morticia is feeling out of sorts because she gave in to an unusual impulse to call her mother. To take her mind off of it, Gomez leads her in a sultry tango — while someone skulks about upstairs.
Morticia senses the presence, and it turns out to be Wednesday, looking for Goody’s book. Wednesday admits that she had a vision of Enid’s death involving a one-eyed crow, which was also responsible for Galpin’s death. She begs her mother to give back the book, but Morticia refuses. She won’t fail Wednesday like she failed her sister, Ophelia.
Until she can get the book back, Wednesday is resigned to investigate the case the old-fashioned way. Enid is stressing over what to pack for an overnight camping trip and how to end things with Ajax. After she leaves in a flurry, Agnes pops up, hoping to help Wednesday with the case and saving Enid. This girl is determined! In a super creepy way. I can’t think her involvement is going to end well.
Meanwhile, at the shed, Slurp has somehow returned and Pugsley and Eugene are feeding him. Pug is ecstatic that his “friend” is back, even though said friend tries to eat Eugene.
Wednesday digs into the case by attending Galpin’s funeral, where Sheriff Santiago warns her against tempting fate. Dr Fairburn is there and reveals that Galpin visited Tyler once, which triggered Tyler into a rage. Wednesday asks about avians at the facility, but Fairburn says they don’t have any such patients.
At some place called the Inn at Apple Hollow, Bianca sirens the receptionist into giving her the key to room 302. Turns out her mom is staying there and monitoring the news about a raid on a cult. Her mom was married to Gideon, the cult’s leader, but Bianca got her out and sirened the FBI to capture him.
Having hit a dead end on the case, Wednesday does the unthinkable: She asks Agnes for help. Agnes reveals that she got a shapeshifter friend to impersonate Galpin to unlock his phone. Wednesday hears the voicemail the dead PI left Galpin, realizes the “bullpen” isn’t at the police station, and finds an address for a cabin — conveniently located near the overnight camping site.
As the students get ready to depart, Enid is approached by Ajax … so awkward. She’s saved by Miss Capri and a large ice cream cone. Enid is excited that Wednesday is going on the trip, though less so when she finds out her roommate is merely investigating the case and Agnes is coming along.
Also coming on the trip: Pugsley, ugh. It gets worse: Gomez and Morticia are there as chaperones. The whole Addams family, in the great outdoors — what could go wrong? (So much.)
First up: Pugsley has brought Slurp, which ticks off Eugene. And now they have to hide the creature from Gomez and everyone else.
The second problem: Normies! A troop of Boy Scout-like cadets files in, to the dismay of Dort and the Nevermore students. But Wednesday steps in and issues a challenge: a color war. The winning side gets to stay at the campground.
Team Nevermore includes Enid, Bruno, Ajax, Bianca, Eugene, and, reluctantly, Wednesday. Usually, she’d never do this kind of thing, but she needs access to Galpin’s cabin. They use a combination of their powers to foil the cadets. And it’s Wednesday who’s the ultimate hero (once again). Just wait for more superfans to come out of the woodwork.
While everyone else is celebrating at the campfire sing-along, Wednesday treks to find Galpin’s cabin. She discovers a hidden compartment filled with newspaper clippings of Outcast obits, all Willow Hill patients. And there’s a name: Lois. Wednesday attempts to use her abilities, but no visions come.
Back at camp, Ajax confronts Enid about moving on with Bruno, and she admits she should’ve officially ended their relationship earlier. Wednesday enters her parents’ tent to challenge Morticia to a blindfolded duel in order to get Goody’s book back.
Unbeknownst to the Outcasts, the normie cadet sergeant is scheming to eject them from the grounds. He makes the terrible mistake of going into Pugsley’s tent, which not only sets off a bunch of fireworks but leaves him to the hungry maw of Slurp.
After that, Slurp disappears again, and Agnes of all people offers to help Pugsley and Eugene find him. As Slurp meanders through the camp, it finds Gomez in the shower and attempts to eat him. Pugsley zaps Slurp, but it manages to escape into the woods.
Wednesday and Morticia engage in their duel, blindfolds on and swords sharpened. Just when Slurp stumbles upon the scene and is about to attack Morticia, Wednesday saves her with a timely skewering.
The episode ends with Wednesday ruminating that she’s a bit lost without Goody’s book and her powers. It’ll be tough solving the case and saving Enid without them. What she doesn’t know is that it’s going to get harder because there’s a new patient at Willow Hill: Marilyn Thornhill.
Spotlight on Pugsley Addams
While Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) was present in the first season, Wednesday’s younger brother plays a far bigger role in the second installment.
Having grown up, he’s old enough to enroll at Nevermore himself, where he’s getting to grips with new electrical powers and trying to forge friendships. Speaking with Inverse, Ordonez shared what we can expect from his time at Nevermore.
“You will see a lot of school interactions. He'll make some friends. He has powers now, as you've seen. He's going to utilize that, and he kind of gets some more light shone on him this season,” he said.
If you’ve not yet managed to tune in yet, Ordonez says there’s a lot to look forward to this time around. Asked what he’s most excited for “Wednesday” season 2 fans to see, the star added: “This season is bigger, more characters, more monsters, more action, more family, and I’m excited for it.” — Martin Shore
Season 2, episode 4: ‘If These Woes Could Talk’ recap — SPOILERS
Marilyn Thornhill is as unhinged as ever. She meets with Dr. Fairburn, who wants Marilyn’s help in rehabilitating Tyler. In return, Marilyn wants to see Tyler, face to face. But when that happens, Tyler goes all Hyde mode and chokes Marilyn. Yet, all she does is laugh. This can’t be good.
At a cemetery, Wednesday breaks into the vault and removes an urn containing the ashes of one of the Outcast obit subjects from Galpin’s cabin, only to be stopped by … Grandmama! Hello to the OG matriarch of fabulous gloom. Wednesday reveals what she’s investigating and the trouble she’s having with Morticia.
When they open the urn, Wednesday discovers the ashes aren’t human. And a crow flies off with her evidence. She needs her grandmother’s help to find out who authorized the cremation. Who faked those Outcast deaths — and how are they connected to Enid’s potential demise?
Wednesday returns to Nevermore, where she walks in on Enid and Bruno making out. Agnes reveals herself to also be there, which mortifies Enid. When the couple leaves, Agnes hands over a letter from a publisher dropping Wednesday as an author. That’s OK because she’s got bigger fish crow to fry.
She gets a little help from her Uncle Fester, who shows up to infiltrate Willow Hill. Which he’s done before, to spy on Ophelia at Morticia’s request. Interesting!
Uncle Fester gets a room at Inn at Apple Hollow (where Bianca’s mom is staying). When Fester gets a bit rowdy in his room, the sheriff is called in. Santiago questions Fester about having a bunch of passports and IDs and a bank robbery notice. When Fester acts even kookier, the sheriff decides to send him to Willow Hill for a psychiatric evaluation. That’s his way in! (Speaking of Bianca’s mom, she’s also held for staying in a room she didn’t pay for.)
Wednesday confronts Morticia once again, this time about why Ophelia was committed to Willow Hill. Morticia recounts the sad story: In her second year at Nevermore, Ophelia pushed her psychic abilities too far — and black tears were the symptom. She was sent to Willow Hill, though Morticia protested. Grandmama interrupts the tale, bringing Wednesday the deed to a cemetery and a name, Augustus Stonehurst. He turns out to be a former Nevermore science teacher and doctor who had a mental break and was confined to his own asylum, Willow Hill.
Morticia and Grandmama get into it, arguing about the latter’s doings with Wednesday, what happened with Ophelia, and the gala fundraiser. Grandmama promises to donate — if Morticia returns Goody’s book to Wednesday. But Morticia refuses and burns the book instead.
Over at Willow Hill, Dr. Fairburn is interviewing Fester, whose honest answers and a brain scan are enough to get him committed. He joins an art class and makes out with the lunch lady, having a grand ol’ time as he searches for the mysterious Lois and Augustus.
At Nevermore, the murder of crows attacks the quad, with Enid seemingly their target. Wednesday does all she can to protect Enid, but soon spies someone watching from a window and chases after them. She loses the cloaked figure, and stumbles into a room where Dr Fairburn is waiting for Miss Capri. Is one or the other (or both) the villain?
Elsewhere, the sheriff is questioning Bianca’s mom when Bianca and Ajax come to save the day. Bianca sirens them into releasing her mom, then takes her back to school to hide.
After Thing passes a message from Wednesday, Fester finds Augustus and his pet parrot. August no longer talks, but the parrot does and squawks the number 51971. Meanwhile, Wednesday learns that Augustus had a daughter … who was an avian!
Marilyn is meeting again with Dr. Fairburn and reveals Fester’s connection to Wednesday. He’s caught trying to get into a room with a code lock, and Fairburn locks him into a cell with Slurp. Wednesday has to figure out a way to break him out, and plans to use a music therapy class taught by Dr. Capri to get access.
The plan goes smoothly at first, with Wednesday entering Willow Hill and freeing Fester, but then things (not Thing) go awry. Slurp escapes, too, and Wednesday is shocked to see Marilyn in the hall. An alarm sounds and security arms up.
Wednesday and Fester use the code to get into the mysterious room, which has a staircase and passage marked by the words Long-Term Outcast Integration Study (LOIS). It’s a secret program of some kind. They find locked rooms, and through the windows, Wednesday discovers the subject of those obits. Their deaths were faked so they could be part of the experiment; this is what Galpin was afraid they’d do to Tyler.
The one-eyed crow alerts them to the presence of a cloaked figure, who turns out not to be Fairburn but the assistant, Judi, who is actually Augustus Stonehurst’s daughter. Judi was born a normie, but her father’s experiments transformed her into an avian.
Fester zaps her, cutting off all the lights at Willow Hill and opening all the locked doors. The Outcast experiment patients begin attacking ???. Wednesday takes one of them under her wing to get her out.
On lookout, Enid calls the sheriff. Inside the asylum, Marilyn is able to unlock her handcuffs and runs to Tyler to free him, as well. But he isn’t grateful; he wants to be free of her. Marilyn tries to refocus him on Wednesday, but he’s determined have his revenge on his master. He gives Marilyn a head start and she flees in terror. He easily catches up and kills her.
Outside at Willow Hill, Fester bids a romantic farewell to the lunch lady, as screaming patients run through the rain. Inside, Dr. Fairburn has wheeled Augustus to her office, but she senses someone — it’s Slurp. He heats her, then sets his sights on Augustus. Chomp!
As Wednesday is shepherding the last Outcast patient, Tyler the Hyde finds them. Wednesday faces him down, but he tosses her out the window. The police shoot at him in vain as Tyler goes on a rampage.
Thing worriedly tries to rouse a bloodied Wednesday, who lies on the ground unconscious. Worst thing: Maybe her mother was right.
My biggest takeaways from 'Wednesday' season 2 part 1
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
So, I've binged all of "Wednesday" season 2 part 1 and, whew! A lot happened in just four episodes. Many new faces, a few new places and Wednesday Addams on a zip line (a sight I never thought to see). Here's my initial reaction:
- Wednesday's cold, dead heart is neither that cold and certainly not dead. As much as I love to hear her snark and enjoy her love of the macabre, it's also nice to see how much Wednesday truly does care — about Enid, about fellow Outcasts, about justice.
- I'm so here for all of the juicy mother/daughter drama this season, between Wednesday and Morticia and also between Morticia and Grandmama. All of their scenes crackled with chemistry.
- Pugsley = ugh. I'm not against the character, nor having him play a bigger part in season 2. But he's kind of a nothingburger right now, just a hapless little brother who does dumb stuff.
- The reprises were excellent. I was so glad to see Christina Ricci return as Marilyn Thornhill and even the brief stints by Jamie McShane as former Sheriff Galpin and Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin.
- Even better: The casting of new characters. I mean, talk about a murderer's row of performers: Steve Buscemi! Thandiwe Newton! Fred Armisen! Joanna Lumley! Billie Piper! Heather Matarazzo! And we can't forget Christopher Lloyd!
- The side plots need a bit of work, though. I couldn't bring myself to care much about whatever is going on with Bianca and her mom.
- Romance is mostly dead, and that's a good thing. Jenna Ortega talked about that before season 2, but seeing it in action made me realize how much better it is when Wednesday (the character) is focused on mysteries, family and friends.
Season 2 reactions are in — and they're good
If you were waiting for reviews before pushing "Wednesday" season 2 to the top of your watchlist, we've got good news: the series seems to be off to a strong start.
At the time of writing, season 2 has landed an 83% critics' rating on the review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes, putting it well ahead of season 1's 73% rating.
While this still doesn't mean the show's been universally praised — several critics believe the show's juggling too many elements, for example — but many nevertheless agree that "Wednesday" season 2 part 1 sets us up for another devilishly entertaining season of TV.
Fellow viewers are just as impressed, too: the second season's bagged an 86% score on the Popcornmeter and landed rave reactions from fans on the site. — MS
When is 'Wednesday' season 2 part 2 coming to Netflix?
Okay, so we've had the first four episodes of "Wednesday" season 2, and I'm sure plenty of fans must have already raced through the entire set. That leaves us with one question: When can you watch the rest of "Wednesday" season 2?
As it does with so many of its big-ticket releases, Netflix decided to split the season into two parts (each containing four episodes).
"Wednesday" season 2 part 2 is dropping on Wednesday, September 3, meaning you have to wait just under a month to finish the season. — MS
