Not so very long ago, we finally got to see the firstborn child in the
Addams Family again, Wednesday. This time, she is in a show that is
dedicated entirely to her and how her mind works. The show has taken the
world by storm, leaving behind shows such as Stranger Things and Money
Heist. However, the question is, is the show really as good as it is hyped
up to be?
You can watch the show on Netflix, which you can get as a part of Optimum
so that you can stream it on your TV once you get a premium subscription
from Netflix. So be sure to look into Optimum TV packages or contact
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for details.
Back to Wednesday, so is the show really as good as the audience’s
response is? Let's find out:
The Dark Element of the Show
People usually have a knack for watching TV shows and movies that have a
rather dark theme rather than a light one. For instance, many people loved
Bates Motel because it was a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The
same is the case with Wednesday as well, which follows a dark theme
consisting of murder.
If you believe you can handle blood and gore, then this is the show for
you to watch. The show also has a dark theme in the sense that Wednesday
has a love for everything that you might consider morbid and dark, for
instance, her obsession with death. We also get to see how intelligent
Wednesday really is, that she can fend off very easily without her family,
and how she has her brother Pugsley’s back as well because Pugsley gives
into his emotions.
Is the Acting Really All that good?
Well, okay here we would admit that yes, the acting really is good. Jenna
Ortega has done a brilliant job with Wednesday’s character, marking her as
dark as she possibly could be. The irony is, Wednesday’s roommate is
someone who lives for colors and has a very colorful room while
Wednesday’s part of the room is as dark as it could possibly be. There is
absolutely no color in Wednesday’s life and she looks as miserable as she
could be.
If there’s anyone that needs to be applauded for the show, it is Jenna
Ortega and her portrayal of the character that makes Wednesday Addams come
to life. This is exactly why people are looking forward to a second season
of the show even though the first just ended.
The Cameo didn’t go unnoticed
Anyone who grew up watching the Addams Family would know that there was
not one but two Wednesdays in the show. You just needed to be keen enough
to know who the second one was. The dorm mom, Miss Thornhill, is played by
Christina Ricci who was Wednesday prior to Jenna Ortega in the 1991 movie
under the name “The Addams Family”.
So it was like a blast from the past, watching Christina Ricci play
something related to the Addams Family even if it wasn’t Wednesday again.
So all the babies who grew up watching the 1991 movie of the Addams Family
were delighted to see Christina Ricci play something related to Addams
Family all over again.
The Darker Version of Hogwarts: Nevermore
Even though the Nevermore School was not inspired by Hogwarts at all, you
could see it as a darker version of Hogwarts. The school is divided into
groups or factions in accordance with the type of monsters people are. For
instance, there are vampires and there are werewolves. The school is
basically for misfits who just would not fit into society.
Another interesting fact about Nevermore is that it was built ages ago
and even the principal went there, along with Wednesday’s mother Morticia
Addams, and Wednesday’s father Gomez Addams. Both of her parents met at
the school, fell in love, and then married each other, an idea that
Wednesday absolutely opposes.
That Weird Yet Amazing Dance
You must have come across it on the internet, yeah that actually did
happen and is a part of the show. In fact, the dance was created by Jenna
Ortega herself, who wanted to do a kind of dance that would look as Gothic
as possible. Not only was there an amazing dance in the show but we also
get to see Wednesday play the Cello which not only sounds eerie but at the
same time it sounds very surreal as well, to the point that everyone who
gets to hear it looks like they are going into a trance.
Watching the show might even get you interested in learning how to play
the Cello.
Wrapping Up
Yes, Wednesday most certainly is as good as the hype was and it is the
kind of show that everyone should at least watch once. It is a great way
of killing time and it is enough to keep you curious at the end of each
episode.