📺 When the first season of Wednesday debuted in autumn 2022, viewers everywhere were ecstatic to see a new take on the Addams family. The season was a hit, becoming one of Netflix’s most popular English-language titles to date. Viewers were less ecstatic to find out that the second season would take a few years to follow, but after all, all good things take time — but do they?

Three years following a stellar debut season, Wednesday doesn’t have that much to show for the wait. While raving reviews have gone live over the past few days, we just didn’t get the appeal. Its own marketing strategy boasted that Wednesday wouldn’t suffer from the infamous “second season curse.” We’d argue that it unfortunately did.

What’s Wednesday up to this time? Our titular character returns to Nevermore to face fresh foes, old ones, and grapple with her own psychic abilities. Immediately, we find out that there’s been a rise in mysterious deaths, seemingly linked to crows. Soon, Wednesday discovers that the culprit may be an underground lab conducting experiments on outcasts.

It’s too much, and too little at the same time. The second season spotlights more members of the Addams family — a welcome addition in our book, if only it didn’t feel confusing. We find out more about Wednesday’s brother Pugsley, who’s also now a student at Nevermore. We also see more of Gomez and Morticia, as well as the enigmatic Uncle Fester. Yet with all the subplots, the second season of Wednesday felt disjointed.

So much was happening at the same time, we didn’t know what the season’s focal point was at times. The kicker? The full season isn’t even out yet, with only four episodes available to stream. The second part of the second season — which, it's worth noting, already took three years to produce — is set to drop in September, leaving us with plenty of unanswered questions until then.

Is the second season of Wednesday worth watching? Sure, we’ll give it that at least — faults aside, it's still a fun watch. Are you better off waiting for the full season to drop later next month? We’d say yes. Perhaps then, a complete viewing experience will change our perception of the season.

WHERE TO WATCH- You can stream Wednesday on Netflix, and watch the trailer on YouTube (runtime: 2:12).

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