Netflix hit Wednesday is back with part one of the long-anticipated second season of Tim Burton’s Addams Family spin-off. Jenna Ortega steps back into those black-soled shoes with new mysteries afoot, as new threats rise against the outcasts of Nevermore Academy—but while we largely enjoyed what the first four episodes brought to the table, there are a few things we really hope get cleared up when part two drops.
We Loved: More Addams Family antics
With Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) attending Nevermore Academy with his sister this season, the rest of the Addams clan finds more reasons to be model parents and stay involved with the school—much to Wednesday’s consternation. She might not like more time with Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzman), but we certainly do.
We Loved: Camp Jericho
Speaking of the two, they get a delightful arc when Gomez volunteers to chaperone Nevermore’s camp trip alongside Morticia, which leads to him reliving the dangers of his school glory days while supporting his kids’ independence. Guzman plays Gomez with such pizazz, he’s a pure delight even when we worry about his getting his brains munched on. Seeing Wednesday reluctantly join in on the camp fun to beat the normie scout troop who try to claim the camp as theirs was a blast—even as the grizzly payoff of the story gave us some summer slasher vibes.
We Loved: Bianca and Wednesday Working Together
Season one pitted Bianca (Joy Sunday) and Wednesday against each other as part of Nevermore’s schoolwide competition. But after they worked together to save the school (and kill a demon), it was great to actually see their unlikely partnership blossom, dealing with the toxic masculinity of the scout troop at Jericho that tried to push the outcasts around. We can’t wait to see their powers again.
We Loved: Bianca Leading Nevermore
Joy Sunday gets so much more to do as Bianca this time around, and it’s such an empowering improvement for the fan-favorite character. We get to see her continued evolution from being both the Nevermore mean girl and Xavier’s ex, to standing on equal ground with Wednesday as one of the school’s saviors. Bianca is one of season 2’s biggest strengths, getting to take the reins as she leads the student body and as one of Wednesday’s closest allies, practically being the only person close enough to her that she can get Wednesday to act on her deeply hidden care for her peers.
We Loved: Enid’s Death Vision Drama
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