Thoughts so far that I hope part 2 addresses

I just wrote a big rambly comment so I thought I’d make my own post to share my thoughts and views so far.

First off, this feels like an entirely different town and school to me so far. The new quad and direction and the coffee thing in the corner? Gives a completely different vibe. Also where the hell are the vampires? Idk. It felt like they were giving Nevermore a very typical high school feel vibe and it was odd. I don’t know how I feel about it.

Jericho doesn’t feel like it’s a tiny town in the middle of butt heck nowhere anymore. In s1 I’m sure it became established that Jericho essentially was tiny, had a small ass sheriffs department, had f all money and pilgrim world employed half the town or something and I thought it was also mentioned they allow Nevermore and outcasts bc the town needs the money the school provides? I didn’t get the vibe this would be a town that has some weird summer camp that’s apparently so popular it can get double booked?

Speaking of double booking, the capture the flag moment. Was completely unnecessary and distracting from what I actually cared about, for me personally. Worst part of the second season so far.

I don’t feel like Wednesday has developed as a character, at all.

I thought she’d get back to Nevermore and she’d have grown from last year but alas nope. I thought she’d grow to value her friends, even if she show ed it in a weird Wednesday fashion. She’d appreciate them and their unique skills and we’d see her teaming up with them in unique ways. I especially thought that would be the vibe when Bianca came and told all the new kids to leave Wednesday alone. But that vibe just never continued?

Eugene has been completely cast to the side for the Pugsley B Plot. Even though she went off onto a trek into the woods where Eugene would have been the perfect character to call on for his old Boy Scout stuff. But nah. Not even a thought at him. Ajax only existed for Enid to push aside, now he’s doing something with Bianca for a bit, Enid is obsessing over the new wolf guy (whose name I’ve forgotten he was so bland) but Wednesday isn’t really involving her, that I agree with Enid on. She’s using this new Agnes person for convenience but that’s it. Xavier is obviously not around.

I really want to know what the show would have been had Xavier not been written out. It feels like he was meant to be a driving force for Wednesday to grow and change and they had to change the script. I feel like she would have used the phone he gave her. Albeit begrudgingly everytime bc “Slave to technology” but I feel like she’s smart enough to realise when and where it can be useful.

I feel like there was a lot of cuts and a lot of re writes so far.

I don’t care for a single thing Pugsley is doing, I just don’t care about him being around at all. IMO he’s one of the weaker links in the show and whereas it’s cool he’s inherited Gomez’ power. Putting him with Eugene and those two doing their own thing with the zombie hasn’t done him any favours as a character. If anything I’d prefer he was a side character who’s just at the school now and Wednesday calls on him when she needs him for something.

I also don’t particularly care for Morticia and Gomez being around constantly. The show is meant to be about Wednesday. Not the whole Addams family. There is far too much focus on the frought mother daughter relationship for me atm and they have a weak reason to be sticking around the school for a fund raiser. I love them as characters but last season where they had their own episode almost that fit into the mystery was perfect.

So far I think Fester has been the perfect addition in s1 and 2. He shows up for a hare brained scheme that only he could pull off to help his niece and he disappears. He’s never outstayed his welcome for me.

Morticia’s mum has confused me, as a life long Addams family fan. I can appreciate that Grandmama is meant to be Gomez and Fester’s mother but the creator caused confusion by originally calling her Granny Frump and the tv shows and films often had her as Morticia’s mum. That’s fine. But she was also an insane witch batty old woman her characterisation here was far from what we’re used to in the older tv shows and films. It didn’t seem to be the same character at all, which is odd when all the others have fitted so well to their classic counterparts. Although I can appreciate a fabulous older women and I did like her character, it wasn’t Grandmama.

The new principal is kinda goofy and trying to pull off being sinister with Bianca but it just ain’t cutting the mustard. Weems was perfect was a principal that you’re not sure what side they’re on and they’re just serious and fabulous enough you can believe them in their role and place in the school. This new guy just ain’t it for me.

What the fuck are davinci’s? They’re just throwing a thousand outcast powers at us with no real explanation or background and the vampires have retreated to their coffins it seems.

There’s far too many b plots that don’t seem to fit into the main plot that I just don’t care about personally, Bianca’s mum, the fundraising angle, Enid’s love life, Pugsleys stuff. I dunno.

I think they’re spinning far too many plates with plot lines and I can’t see where this is going. It doesn’t feel cohesive or the same location or even the same tv show at times personally. The characters all feel different. Like not I’ve spent a summer growing up different. Like some feel like entirely new people. The chemistry and magic isn’t there for me so far sadly. I’m interested to see where this goes but I feel like they’re fumbled some very solid foundations from last season. I’m interested to see if part 2 can cohesively and satisfyingly show how all these pieces fit together though.