Justina's Writing Corner

A new and seemingly popular show on Netflix, Wednesday, has been watched by many people at Arcadia High School (AHS). Wednesday is an American supernatural comedy horror television series based upon the character Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. The movie was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, with many other famous actors, such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Isaac Ordonez, and Jamie McShane. Four out of the eight episodes of the series are directed by Tim Burton, who also serves as executive producer. The show was released on Nov. 23 to generally positive reviews by critics, who praised Ortega’s performance.

The show revolves around Wednesday, who attempts to solve a monster mystery at her school. While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago. 

“I really like the story plot of the series, and it’s very mysterious. It keeps me wanting to watch more of the series! I hope there’s even a second season to the series!” stated junior Luna Qiu. 

Wednesday is expelled from her original high school after dumping live piranhas into the school’s pool where the boys water polo team was practicing after they bullied her brother,  Pugsley. This leads to her parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams, enrolling her in Nevermore Academy in Jericho, a school for monstrous outcasts. 

“The series has a very cool concept and the actors who play the characters are fantastic! [My favorite character in the series is] Wednesday because she’s someone that I look up to,” said junior Shuhao Chen. 

Wednesday has a cold and emotionless personality in the film. Her defiant nature makes it difficult for her to connect with her schoolmates and causes her to run afoul of the school’s principal. However, she discovers herpsychic abilities that allow her to solve the monster mystery.

“Wednesday features characters who I think people my age wouldn’t like in real life. It showed me that everyone can be likable if you spend enough time learning about them, just like how the audience learns about Wednesday’s characters,” said junior Euan Laru-an.

“The uncle [in the series is my favorite character] because he is the only one with a genuinely bright personality in the series. Even her roommate who is offsetting Wednesday’s gloominess is a little dry like cold gemstones,” said junior Melanie Jiang. 

The show has been very popular in the U.S. and especially at AHS. Many of our students have watched the show during lunch with their friends and have ubiquitous, good reviews of the movie.