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zerofk

Well I'm interested. When Rowan tore that picture from the book he only took half the picture. It looked like on the other side there was a man with a hat, and the girl was fighting him...

SpikesEcho

I tried watching the other day, and couldn't get thru the first ep....it's just so tame. Maybe 5% of the morbid humor, at best. No great details like the original. So way less fun. Pugsley is purely a wimpy little brother without his own personality. The parents PALE in comparison to the original (90s I mean) in every way. Plus, they're going with a full blown supernatural world, rather than having this unique family engaging with the "normal" world. Idk....just felt way sanitized and lacking everything that made the 90s version special. The only good thing is Wednesday/that actor's performance. She's knocking it out of the park.

HuntingSwan

It seems like it has potential but the pacing of this first episode was way off.

Britney

I'm really enjoying the show so far, although I'm only two episodes in currently. I liked the second episode better. Can't wait to see your reaction to that one.

Andrew Pulrang

"Wednesday" seems like a cross between the original TV sitcom / film version of "The Addams Family," which was mostly skillfully executed versions of one joke, (a weird and macabre family who don't seem to realize they are weird and macabre) -- and a contemporary teen-oriented cross between "Harry Potter" and "Riverdale." I'm not sure yet if it works for me. But the visuals and the acting in key roles are pretty good. I'm hoping for two things that could make this show great by the end of the first season: 1. Some insight into why Wednesday resents her parents so much ... something more than just that she's an angsty teenager. Maybe because they really ARE trying to make her in their own image, (though so far little evidence of that), or because she's striving to out-weird her already weird family. 2. Some slight shift in Wednesday's beliefs and world views that affirms her dark aesthetic and outlook, but curbs or maybe rejects actual evil stuff like revenge, cruelty, selfishness, etc. It would be interesting to see if they can show how a person like her can be a "badass queen" without being someone who in real life would be a horrible and actually terrifying or unpleasant person. By the way, I live next door to Vermont, where this show is very specifically set. They have taken some care to include authentic details of one of the US's smallest, lowest population states. They have the rural New England vibe down pretty well, and place names like Jericho and Burlington are spot on. And it's the sort of place that has more than its fair share of expensive boarding schools for rich people, in rural towns that regard them with slight disgust or suspicion. I'll be listening for some more authentic Vermont accents, and maybe references to ski resorts, maple syrup, and the Lake Champlain Monster -- that last one would be perfect for this show!