WEDNESDAY: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Moosa Mostafa, Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Isaac Ordonez, Christina Ricci, Thandiwe Newton, and Evie Templeton
Creators: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
PAIGE
PART ONE
Class is in session with a darker and more mysterious Season Two (Part One) of Wednesday. With its satanic wit and gothic teen feel, this season is much more on par with what I expected from a Tim Burton production, shedding the first season’s CW vibes in the process. Once again, Jenna Ortega shines as Wednesday Addams, and the addition of other Addams family members adds to the show’s eerie charm. I may have rolled my eyes a few times during the course of these four episodes, but, overall, I’m looking forward to seeing what mischief Miss Addams gets into in Part Two.
PART TWO
While Part Two picks back up right where Part One’s mayhem ended, Netflix seriously needs to get away from splitting seasons into multiple parts, as it honestly hurt the momentum of this season. That said, I'm ghoulishly thrilled to report that this batch of Wednesday episodes are, overall, a step in the right direction. Their dark nature and wicked antics are in full swing while strengthening its focus on Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) and Edin’s (Emma Myers) dynamic with the rest of the Addams family. However, the show still struggles with juggling too many storylines at once, and until the showrunners can get a handle on that, the series may never reach its full potential.
AMARÚ
PART ONE
Wednesday: Season Two: Part One ups the mystery and lessens the coming-of-age angst, so when the teenage drama does happen, it pops amongst the numerous colliding storylines, many of which I initially worried were going to overstuff an already over-stylized aesthetic; however, the focus on the larger cast as a whole helps to aim each of the threads towards what looks like an entertaining conclusion. Jenna Ortega continues to thrive as this generation’s princess of horror, and her great back-and-forth with powerhouses Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Thandiwe Newton proves she was born to play this character.
PART TWO
The second half of Wednesday: Season Two is a quality payoff to the numerous set-ups that are introduced in the first half. There’s still an air of overcrowdedness, which causes a few of the storylines to feel slightly underutilized, but the benefits of growing a larger, more developed ensemble outweigh those small gripes. Plus, the mystery kicks up in the last four episodes, and the parallel character tales come together nicely to increase that mystery's intrigue. It also helps that 99% of the ensemble are excellently cast and entertainingly acted. Hopefully, we don’t have to wait three years for Season Three.
