Wednesday - TV Series Review

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, ‘Wednesday’ takes a look at the coming of age of Wednesday Addams along with her blessed abilities as she leaves her parents’ home to attend PryPie, or Nevermore Academy. As Wednesday tries to deal with her newly developed psychic abilities and the trials of teenager’s life she becomes the focus of an examination of a series of murders and secret of one’s families.

This resembles the show of the ‘Addams Family’, but it has the air of fantasy and mystery, with the elements of self-realization, friendship, as well as sin and virtue in the context of the ensemble of the particular characters. The overall mood is a precise mixture of comedy and thriller, and it makes the show a captivating characterization of an anti-heroine characters arc.

Jenna Ortega excel as Wednesday Addams of the series, capturing the character’s wit and the darkness within her with absolute perfection. The cast suits her perfectly, each of the characters enriches the gothic allegory of the narrative.

Frankly, Tim Burton, along with Paco Cabezas and James Marshall, managed to create a fitting atmosphere for the show. One can also note the directing by Tim Burton, which is clearly seen to give the film a certain continuity and continuity of the plot that causes the audience’s interest.

The music for the film is incredibly beautiful, dark and mysterious, which perfectly fits the overall mood of the film. The options intensify the moods of the series, thus increasing the persuasiveness of the viewers to embrace the themes of the series.

The graphics are well-developed with use of black colours and pale rays to underlay the gothic themes of the series. Cinematography basically makes Nevermore Academy a character by itself.

Production design gives an appropriate representation of the gloomy and eerie world of Addams with beautiful set designs appropriate for the show. The details are clear from the academy’s grand corridors to the peculiarities of objects in each shot.

Practical effects mix well adding depth to the supernatural without taking focus on the lead message. The fact that they are timely contributes to Wednesday’s psychic scenes and makes the show believable and engaging.

Successfully, the editing built suspense and kept up a pace that allows for character development and a whole lot of mystery.

’wednesday’ carefully threads its pace; mysteries and arcs and stuff keep viewers hooked without feeling like it takes forever. The series also understands timing when it comes to unfolding tension or comedy, with character-stuffed episodes.

The dialogue is as expected for a storyline focused on the Addams family, smart, snappy, and very often containing rather twisted humour. It is wonderfully used to embody the spirit of Wednesday Addams while making the interactions and plotting sufficiently progressive.

‘WEDNESDAY’ does a superb job in setting the mood and making it thrilling gothic at times although some sequences can be clichéd at best. Here and there the series takes a predictable route that slightly lessens the novelty aspect of it.

The best example of how catchy the Addams Family universe remains – ‘Wednesday’ creatively focuses on teenage Wednesday Addams. One is the cast, especially Jenna Ortega, and the second is the dark fairy-tale show below synthesizes well with the audience, as expected, and gives them a sense of satisfaction that makes them look forward to the next episode.