Well, I got around to reviewing this late, didn’t I?
I thought that the first part of Wednesday’s second season was a good beginning, and I began the second half with fingers crossed that the quality would continue.
Thankfully, by the end I was satisfied.
That is not to say the last four episodes do not have their downsides though.
Part Two picks up with Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) in a coma, where she learns that Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie) is her new spirit guide.
Upon awakening, Wednesday now has to deal with her, the escaped Tyler Gaplin (Hunter Doohan), and her vision of her best friend Enid Sinclair’s incoming death.
For starters, I will say it was good to see Gwendoline Christie again.
Sure, it is pretty convenient for her to be a distant relative of Wednesday, but any excuse to have her back is good enough for me.
One of my big criticisms of Season Two’s first half was the lack of focus on Enid, considering Wednesday’s entire goal was to save her.
It felt weird that most of Enid’s time was spent on a romance with a character who is so boring his name escapes me.
Unfortunately, that relationship is still there.
Fortunately, the focus is brief and Enid’s friendship with Wednesday takes center stage again.
This is best shown through a body swap episode, which gives both the acting of Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers time to shine.
They do excellent jobs of portraying polar opposite characters trapped in the other’s body.
However, while I was glad to see Enid and Wednesday’s friendship receive focus again, I did not really like how the second half of the season developed Wednesday’s vision of her death.
It felt kind of handwaved, with the prophecy switching at multiple points throughout the season to the point that it felt of little consequence.
Still, for all the negatives of this half of the season, there are plenty of positives.
The Barry Dort (Steve Buscemi) storyline unfolds nicely, the humor still gets a laugh, and there is even a dance scene to rival Wednesday’s in Season One, this being between Enid and Agnes (Evie Templeton).
Agnes remains a highlight, with her receiving plenty of development, making her by far my favorite addition of the season.
Also improved from the first season are the twists, with them being unexpected and lacking annoying red herrings.
This makes Season Two easily better than the first for me, overall.
While there was still an annoying love triangle, it did not take as much of the focus, and the mysteries were not incredibly transparent.
The upgrade makes me hopeful the show will continue to improve with its third season, especially because Season Two seems to be leading into it well because of a few cliffhanger storylines.
Although, as I mentioned in my review of the first half, the inevitable long wait will be annoying.
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