In November, the gloomy movie universe of The Addams Family was complemented by the new TV series Wednesday, directed by acclaimed director Tim Burton. The author is known for his work on such films as Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands.
The story follows a young Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega. A girl from a famous family enters the Nevermore Academy, where people and creatures with mystical features are trained.
Even among the unusual school collective, Wednesday stands out for her predisposition to clairvoyance, which she inherited from her mother, Morticia. Thanks to the new interpretation, the girl can see the events of the past and the future.
What is the Wednesday series about?
The decisive turning point for the development of the series are piranhas released on brother Wednesday’s bullies. After this act, the parents, Gomez and Morticia, enroll the girl in the unusual Nevermore school. Over the past five years, she has already studied in eight schools, so for the Addams family, Wednesday’s admission to a new educational institution becomes the last step. In addition, Gomez and Morticia themselves studied at Nevermore.
In this version of The Addams Family, all people are divided into outcasts with abilities and ordinary people without a predisposition to the mystical. Therefore, “Nevermore” is a home for outcasts, all representatives of the main supernatural races are trained here: vampires, werewolves, sirens and gorgons. Other students also have abilities. One brings his paintings to life, the other is able to control insects.
In addition to new psychic abilities, we are revealed to the pedigree of Wednesday. The girl’s father is associated with Goody Addams, who was the first outcast in Jericho, a New England town near Nevermore.
Weems and therapist Valerie Kinbott argue that all of Wednesday’s previous actions are indicative of her stubbornness. The character of the main character continues to unfold, and at any opportunity she runs away from school. A relationship of trust develops between her and her classmates.
Adding to the emotion is another conflict in the series that arises with Enid Sinclair, Wednesday’s roommate. The complete opposite of Enid is emphasized not only by her cheerful nature, but also by the color schemes in the wardrobe, the interior of the room. Enid is a hereditary werewolf, but she has not yet undergone a complete transformation, which is reflected in her relationship with her family and pack.
Clashes with classmates continue, and after a few days of training, Wednesday is attacked by Rowan. To do this, the hero uses his strength. He justifies his act with the predictions of his mother, who also studied at Nevermore and talked about the death of the school after Wednesday entered it. In the plot, a terrible creature appears that kills Rowan.
Wednesday begins to look for the killer, as similar incidents with the mention of a similar monster have already happened. She negotiates with the sheriff and convinces her to help him in his search. The Sheriff believes that the killer is one of the Nevermore students, in which each outcast has a supernatural power or ability.
Wednesday continues to study at school. In the process, she makes new acquaintances, she makes friends. The girl becomes close to her neighbor and the usual son of the sheriff, Tyler. A new acquaintance reveals another conflict of the series between Tyler and Xavier, who have long been rivals with each other.
The rivalry develops into the beginning of a romantic relationship and the formation of a love triangle: both guys are interested in Wednesday. She suspects Tyler and Xavier’s infatuation, but takes no action. However, towards the end of the season, sympathy develops between the sheriff’s son and Wednesday.
Wednesday and her friends, with the help of an immutable attribute, the disembodied brush of the Addams family, begin to study the history of Jericho. They soon learn that her ancestor Goody was at enmity with the city’s founder, Creston. Wednesday has a vision of the past, in which she sees Craxstone killing the outcasts of the city. Goody escapes a similar fate, and then takes revenge on Craxstone.
Uncle Fester leads Wednesday to think about the monster, she understands who she is facing. The girl makes her guesses about a possible suspect, but the end of the season destroys her speculation and reveals the real identity of the monster.
