Wednesday, season 2 brings a beloved character of the dead

This publication contains spoil For season 2 of “Wednesday”.

When Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) stepped on the Nevermore academy, she was received by director Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie), who instantly suspected her. There is a good reason behind this suspicion, since on Wednesday it has the habit of constantly getting into trouble and digging up truths that shake the status quo between marginalized and norms. Weems, who believes in harmony and assimilation (while motivated to obtain a brilliant personal reputation), sees Wednesday as an obstacle to this goal in season 1.

But at the same time, Weems reluctantly appreciates the ability of our protagonist for doing the right thing, even when he is infused with his own eccentricities. While Weems finally helps the cause on Wednesday, she dies tragically at the hands of Marilyn Thornhill (Christina Ricci) at the end of season 1, which never steals a voice of reason again (mostly well intentional).

In season 2, the charismatic presence of Weems as the director of Nevermore is changed to the newly appointed director Dort (Steve Busci), who masks his unpleasant motivations with an uncomfortable and energetic personality. But part 2 of the last season returns Weems of the dead when we least expect it, reintroducing it as the new Spirit Guide on Wednesday just before the latter wakes up from a comma after an experience close to death. No, she is not a hallucination, but a real spirit destined to help on Wednesday with her psychic powers (or lack of it, since she has not been able to channel them for a while). Given his problematic story, he is not happy on Wednesday with this development at the beginning, but the two relieve themselves in a comfortable ally marked with Sardonic exchanges and a genuine concern.

Bringing dead characters is usually a brand of despair, but the magical world of “Wednesday” justifies this trope and uses the character with great effect. The presence of Christie only electrifies each scene in which she is, but Weems can show more facets of her personality in season 2, which makes her return worthwhile.

Wednesday has always had a problem with authority figures, so this version of Weems feels friendlier for her from the beginning. Weems remains its guide, but is standing more equally with Wednesday, since they can throw blows to each other at the same time that they find a way to solve the problems that affect Nevermore. In addition, Weems is a little less protected now, since you no longer need to project any ideal or hide your true feelings. As a result, their interactions with the lifelong frying of a lifetime (Catherine Zeta-Jones) are more vulnerable than the spikes, where the two can connect about their shared concerns about Wednesday.

On a narrative level, Weems comes in the clutch in part 2 several times, while your advice pushes on Wednesday at the right direction. She urges Wednesday to work on her tense dynamic with Morticia, since she believes that these repressed emotions are hindering their access to their skills. While on Wednesday he intuitively knows that Weems is right, she is not the type of person to let each emotion out or be the first to make peace. However, after Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) becomes the main objective at the end of season 2, Wednesday and Morticia join forces to save him and deal with the antagonist once and for all. This brings them closer, although there are still reasons to be uncomfortable with some secrets of the hidden Addams family.

Once the psychic block on Wednesday is eliminated, Weems’ spirit dissipates, as an angel bathed with pure white light. Weems seems to have found peace in the process, and ensures wednesday for giving him a reason to take and make peace even after his death. This is a sweet ending for the arc of Weems, since it softens the blow of losing it abruptly in the previous season. While it is unlikely to return for a possible third season, we hope that the freshly revealed state of Weems as a distant relative on Wednesday to open some fun possibilities.

Season 2 of “Wednesday” is currently being broadcast on Netflix.