Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe

Episode aired Nov 23, 2022
TV-PG
57m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

12K

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Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, and Tim Burton get creepy and kooky in "Wednesday," the Netflix series based on "The Addams Family" comics and set at Nevermore Academy. Ortega of 'X' and 'Scream' fame takes on the title role as she navigates her teen years and solves a family mystery. Parents Morticia and Gomez Addams are played by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen takes over for Christopher Lloyd as wacky Uncle Fester, and Christina Ricci returns to the franchise, this time playing Marilyn Thornhill, a teacher at Nevermore. Tim Burton, who was supposed to helm the 1991 film but had to leave for 'Batman Returns,' joins to produce and direct. The filmmaker revealed a personal connection to the character, "I felt like a male Carrie at [my] prom. I felt that feeling of having to be there but not be part of it. They don't leave you, those feelings, as much as you want them to go. Wednesday and I have the same worldview." Alfred Gough and Miles Millar ("Smallville") created the show and produced the first eight episodes. "Wednesday" premieres Nov . 23 on Netflix.

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When a deliciously wicked prank gets Wednesday expelled, her parents ship her off to Nevermore Academy, the boarding school where they fell in love.When a deliciously wicked prank gets Wednesday expelled, her parents ship her off to Nevermore Academy, the boarding school where they fell in love.When a deliciously wicked prank gets Wednesday expelled, her parents ship her off to Nevermore Academy, the boarding school where they fell in love.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
When Wednesday confronts Thing about being followed, Wednesday posits that her parents are spying on her. Thing spells the word "Worried" using American Sign Language finger spelling.

Goofs
Technically, the stone creature that plunged off the roof towards Wednesday was not a gargoyle. A gargoyle is always a water spout used to channel water from gutters away from the walls of building (which is how it got its name, the water "gargles" from it's mouth). The sculpture is actually a grotesque.

Quotes
Enid Sinclair: It's a small school. There wasn't much online about you. You should really get on Insta, Snapchat, and TikTok.
Wednesday Addams: [deadpan] I find social media to be a soul-sucking void of meaningless affirmation.

Crazy credits
After the first scene, a full animated credits sequence rolls. This will not be done again for most of the season.

Connections
Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Wednesday Moments (Season 1) (2022)

Soundtracks
Non, je ne Regrette rien
Music by Charles Dumont
Lyrics by Michel Vaucaire
Performed by Édith Piaf

User reviews29

Featured review

8/10

I'm sure, it's gonna be an EPIC tv show

First of all, I have to admit that I was really hyped about "Wednesday" because, I LOVE Jenna Ortega. Well, the plot of the 1st episode was really interesting and very enjoyable. The storyline was very well written, everything was well-explained and I'm sure it's gonna be really good. The filming location was AMAZING, I really like the dark vibe of the TV show. The characters are very interesting, well-developed and some of them are really likeable (Wednesday is ICONIC). Of course, the casting is AMAZING and their acting is really good (especially, Jenna's Ortega acting). Also, I really loved the jokes and the dark humor of Wednesday Adams. Moreover, it was unexpectedly bloody and creepy, I never expected it was gonna be like a murder mystery TV show. Gladly, the killcount was really good and I really enjoyed the kills (they were really bloody). Overall, the first episode was really good, very intense and promising!