How does it feel to lose?

[shadowhive]

Two posts in one day, but I finished Wednesday season 1 and have thoughts that might fade before next post

So as I mentioned earlier. I was gonna watch Wednesday. Since I had two episodes left of season 1, instead of watching just one I watched both which I did wanna try and do.

So first ep of the two and it was all fun and games with uncle fester showing up until poor thing got stabbed.

But I was following along with Wednesday’s logic, because I did also suspect the therapist (and Xavier). However as soon as she had the confrontations with them both I knew she couldn’t be right, partly because there was one ep to go but also because The Hyde killed the therapist, which I didn’t buy he’d actually do if she was the one in charge of him.

And then the final scene of Wednesday having the vision of Tyler The Hyde….

At the start of the following ep I assumed that Tyler was just being controlled unknowingly. (Though I did approve of him being all chained up.) and then the scene of him talking to her at the police station. I assumed he was just gonna rebuke her or something but instead he just confirmed she was right and that he was aware of what he was doing. And there was just something about the way he said it too that was just so…

I am so glad that Eugene woke up and was ok. Though it was kinda said when Wednesday finally trusted Weems (I assumed that was her shape shifted) that she died. Thornhill being behind it all was one of my guesses, but damn. It does raise further questions, like she could have just slipped something into the drinks at the Rave’n and poisoned everyone, but instead she raises Crackstone instead (and get insulted for her trouble).

I assume Goody Addams healing Wednesday with the condition she’d not see her again was written in so that that she wouldn’t have to be used again in future seasons.

And I loved Enid wolfing out to fight Hyde Tyler, that was cool. As was Eugene coming in with all his bees and sicking them on Thornhill. It did feel like a satisfying ending too with Crackstone banished, Thornhill knocked out (and presumably arrested) and Tyler being driven away somewhere.

But thoughts on the season as a whole.

Of course coming in cause of the season 2 trailer meant I knew something happened to Tyler to get him locked up, but I didn’t know what. After he got ‘attacked’ I just assumed that he the reason why was the slashes had infected him, so I wasn’t sure he was the threat until he revealed himself.

I dunno how common a complaint this is (and I guess it’s not really a complaint cause I was fine with it?) but it did feel like it could have been it’s own thing and was kinda… trading in on it being Addams family related? Does that make sense?

But a bigger issue was Nevermore is meant to be a school right? And yet we never really see any lessons (bar Thornhill’s) and it kinda felt that the only adults were Weems and Thornhill. This was especially glaring in the last ep, where they were trying to evacuate the school and there were… no adults around.

But overall I did really enjoy it. I liked the mysteries, everyone played off well against each other and Enid and Wednesday do have such chemistry it feels insane they didn’t pair them together. Plus Tyler’s hot, I love Tyler. He was cute as a barista but him being evil is so…

I’m looking forward to seeing the second season next week. Though, like with many online shows, it is gonna feel glaring that it’s been years between seasons. I guess we’ll see if that gets addressed or if they’re gonna act like everyone had growth spurts over the summer.

Comments

[senmut]

The main complaint about this is that the show creators do not UNDERSTAND what it is to be an Addams, and chose the grim dark path. And I agree. It could have been very interesting as its own thing, but was buying in viewers by being connected to the Addams Family.

[shadowhive]

Oh I’ve definitely seen that as a common issue so you’re not alone there. I feel any time I’ve seen a review people have mentioned that, but as my Addams experience is just with the films I didn’t feel qualified enough to comment. (Though I did think choices with them did feel so odd)

Yeah it feels it could easily have been its own original thing, but instead decided to use that connection to gain more attention/viewship.

[rhoda_rants]

Oooh, you're finished! Okay, so one of my consistent gripes about this series is thinking I had things figured out, and then reading the tropes well enough to realize it would never fucking happen that way, and then coming up with new and interesting plot ideas for where I thought they were going only for them to choose the most boring, basic plot route ever instead.

So basically this: "At the start of the following ep I assumed that Tyler was just being controlled unknowingly. (Though I did improve of him being all chained up.) and then the scene of him talking to her at the police station. I assumed he was just gonna rebuke her or something but instead he just confirmed she was right and that he was aware of what he was doing. And there was just something about the way he said it too that was just so…"

I feel you on Evil!Tyer, though. Personally, I got very attached to Xavier, but I think it's because he reminded me a lot of Jesse from The Devil's Candy. (I need to watch that again. I'm hungry for metalsploitation lately.)

But yes: Enid/Wednesday is my OTP. I think they're adorable together and really like the way the actors play off each other.

"But a bigger issue was Nevermore is meant to be a school right? And yet we never really see any lessons"

This is a recurring problem with movies and shows set in schools, I think. It seems like there's a school there just for the Vibes. Like they get to hang around this Gothic architecture all day and not do any work.

BTW, if you have time, I did write a thing about Season 1 myself when I watched it!

[shadowhive]

Yeah! Sometimes I do finish things😅I think that’s the thing with a show like this, when you have so many mysteries you’re always trying to figure things out and sometimes you see things that would be other solutions.

At the same time I did pick upon a few things. As soon as the gates daughter was mentioned as ‘drowned in a foreign country’ I just knew that would be who was behind it, so that narrowed it down some to me.

I love the start of that ep, and the way I felt sorry for Tyler and then bam! He said that.

I’m excite to see how they play evil!Tyler in season 2. Yeah I did like him too (he’s not coming back though is he? Which is a shame) and ohh I’ve not seen that

They really are! I was so glad when they made up again

Yeah I think you’re right. Like obviously you can’t have them in lessons all the time at least a few times? It just felt weird not to show other teachers. (At least in the potter films, ugh, you knew other teachers were there) but yeah I agree

Oh nice! The link isn’t working for some reason though😭 but I’ll have to check it out

[rhoda_rants]

"I think that’s the thing with a show like this, when you have so many mysteries you’re always trying to figure things out and sometimes you see things that would be other solutions."

Yeah, and sometimes you accidentally come up with a better idea than the showrunners! Oops.

Duuude, you gotta watch The Devil's Candy. It should be on either Shudder or Tubi if not both. It's so good!

I see what I did. (Copied the wrong thing over from the clipboard.) Here's the real link: https://rhoda-rants.dreamwidth.org/380875.html

[shadowhive]

Heee yeah that sometimes happens too😂

Alas it’s not on our shudder so I’ll have to see if it’s anywhere else

Oh that’s easy done! I’ll have to check it out when I’m back🖤