1. Wednesday doesn’t know when to stop. Much can be said about the gravity of the situation Nevermore and the rest of the town find themselves in, but ultimately, there’s no excuse for how poorly Wednesday has treated her friends. They’ve put in a massive effort to support Wednesday in any way they can, and…
Episode Grade: (8.2/10) Wednesday’s investigation takes her to the abandoned Gates mansion. There, she finds evidence of a human inhabitant and the monster, who then emerges to attacked Wednesday and her friends. After the evidence was removed prior to the sheriff’s arrival, Wednesday finds herself on thin ice with everyone around her. Plot (42/50) The…
1. Gomez Addams is innocent. Gomez Addams did not murder Garrett Gates 30 years ago. He took the fall to protect Morticia, who had accidentally killed Garrett in self-defense. What’s more, Garrett was actually on his way to kill all the students at Nevermore on orders from his father that night. Garrett’s parents and sister…
Episode Grade: (7.7/10) The parent-student conference at Nevermore brings the Addams family in town where they get caught up in a thirty-year-old case. Upon further investigation, Wednesday unearths key pieces of information that might very well be connected to the present-day monster hunt. Plot (39/50) This episode was mainly driven by the parent-student subplot which…
1. The monster was at the dance. This may end up being incorrect, but Wednesday’s had a vision of Eugene getting attacked by the monster after she bumped into someone at the dance. That we were given no clues on the appearance of the person who bumped into Wednesday seems intentional. Eugene was out in…
Episode Grade: (8.2/10) Despite making progress in her investigation into the monster’s identity, Wednesday is unable to prevent the monster’s next attack. Tensions rise at Nevermore both internally and externally during the Rave’N school dance. Plot (41/50) There were some meaningful discoveries in the investigation of the monster’s identity. First, Wednesday learned that the monster…
1. The monster is human. I know this seems like a repeat from the first episode, but it was only ever implied that the monster was human up until this point. Wednesday and other characters learning that the monster is human makes the hunt much more interesting than if they were just hunting some creature….
Episode Grade: (7.6/10) The outreach event between Nevermore and the people of Jericho shines a light on the town’s dark history. Wednesday briefly encounters the monster during her investigation into Jericho’s history. Later in the night, the monster adds to its growing list of victims. Plot (36/50) Wednesday’s “kidnapping” was a total letdown. It turns…
1. Principal Weems is a shapeshifter. Rowan reemerging after we clearly saw him get murdered in the pilot was a mystery that was quickly resolved after it was revealed that Principal Weems is a shapeshifter that had taken on Rowan’s form to cover up his murder for reasons unknown. It’ll be interesting to see if…
Episode Grade: (7.9/10) After Rowan reemerges at Nevermore, Wednesday comes under pressure for claiming that he was murdered the night before. Her investigation leads her to a hidden hall for the Nightshades, an old secret society that her mother was apart of, where she gets kidnapped. Plot (39/50) Rowan showing up after he was clearly…