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In 2022, Netflix saw another original hit with the release of Wednesday, despite some glaring problems with the story. Following the iconic daughter of the spooky Addams Family, Wednesday is driven by Jenna Ortega's deadpan performance as the title character is shipped off to boarding school after wreaking havoc one too many times.
"I don't think I've ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday because it's so easy to fall into category, especially with this type of show. Everything that she does, everything that I had to play did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense. There were times on that set where I even became unprofessional in a sense where I just started changing lines.
Ortega's razor-sharp performance of Wednesday embraces the history of the character's morbid, withdrawn persona, who is completely above all the high school drama. Ortega nails every scene, painting a picture of Wednesday that is kooky and dismissive while still fierce, while being enriched by her interest in music and writing.
Meanwhile, Wednesday must tie the history of the Addams Family to this one school and location, when it's realistic that they were in other places across the generations. Admittedly, there are some great parts of this show that come from the academic setting — Enid and Bianca are good characters, and there may have been no other way for Wednesday's iconic dance scene to happen. It is mainly that school limits Wednesday's character by trapping her in a clichéd story.
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