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Wednesday Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | |
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
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"Deadpan gothic teen a genuine star-making vehicle"
Wednesday Addams gets shipped off to Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts, misfits, and monsters, where she'd rather be left alone but keeps stumbling into a supernatural mystery tied to the town's past. The show mixes teen-drama plotting (rivalries, crushes, secret societies) with a murder mystery and just enough gothic atmosphere to feel distinct from typical YA fare. What carries it is Jenna Ortega's deadpan performance, which turns Wednesday's contempt for everyone around her into the show's main source of comedy. It's glossy, quippy, and briskly paced, more comfort watch than genuinely dark despite the trappings.
Jenna Ortega's deadpan comic timing, which single-handedly makes the character work.
you want genuine horror or dread rather than quippy YA mystery with gothic set dressing.
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