This season shows Wednesday being thrown back into the chaos of Nevermore, this time with the company of her younger brother Pugsley.
Much like the previous season, Wednesday goes too far down a dark rabbit hole and ends up pulling her friends down with her.
Wednesday Season 2 is also well liked among the students of GBHS. “It was a lot better than the first [season] in my opinion. I can tell they had better writers and a bigger budget,” freshman Grace Cunningham says.
Last season we saw Wednesday face the horror of a new school, which is a familiar feeling for anyone who’s had to move schools and be the new kid. Unlike your average high schooler, Wednesday immediately attracts trouble. She develops psychic abilities, plays a pivotal role in ancient prophecy and attempts, and succeeds in unraveling the mystery of a dangerous beast.
This was, of course, after convicting the wrong man and falling in love with the human version of the beast. At the conclusion of Season 1, Wednesday defeats the woman playing puppet master and locks her and her horrific monster up for good…or so we thought.
In Season 2 we get to see the return of many of our favorite characters, as well as some side characters who got their well-deserved screen time. Wednesday, Enid, Thing, Bianca, Tyler, and other popular characters come back as expected.
Other characters like Morticia, Gomez, Pugsley, and Ajax, get to play bigger roles. Even Principal Weems, who died in the first season, gets to come back as Wednesdays spirit guide.
Sadly, not all of our beloved characters were a part of the second season.
Xavier Thorpe, who was a prophet and had an obvious crush on Wednesday, is awkwardly absent. According to People Magazine, the actor that played Thorpe, Percy Hynes White’s departure was due to an alleged assault accusation.
Actor Jenna Ortega who plays Wednesday was quoted in Vanity Fair saying that Thorpe’s absence in the show created “a weird redirect.” That said, rumor has it that Thorpe’s absence in Nevermore will open a door to another possible romance between Wednesday and Tyler.
This season has shown a lot of character development on Wednesday’s part. She is just as dark and indifferent as she was in the first season but as the season progresses, it slowly becomes obvious just how much Wednesday cares about those close to her. She never outright shows affection towards any of the other characters, but her actions speak much louder than her words.
In the end, it is shown that she is willing to do anything to save her friends and family, all while keeping her brooding mask intact.
Enid also goes through significant changes. Despite everything, she still manages to keep smiling and stay positive. She continues to have a childish taste in clothing and decor even though she is of driving age. She is also shown to be experiencing some emotional conflict regarding her love life.
Enid seems tired of being treated like an innocent little girl, especially by Wednesday. She defeated Tyler, yet her own best friend refuses to let her in on her plans.
The plot of season two is rich and tension filled. Everyone loves a good mystery, especially one where all the pieces fit together in the end. Throughout the season the audience gains some slight dramatic irony, where they can infer more than the characters.
It makes one feel like a god when they can use their intuition to predict the correct ending of a show.
This show is great to watch during the Halloween season, or any other time of the year. Even if Wednesday doesn’t seem like the type of show you would enjoy, I think you should give it a shot.
It does have a slight abundance of gore, but the show doesn’t rely on its scary aspects to get an audience. It perfectly balances horror and morality, with a slight coming-of-age feel and enough teenage drama to satisfy anyone, even the pickiest of teenaged viewers.