TV Review: ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 2

Jenna Ortega (‘Scream’)’s titular troublemaker has to recover from the events of the climactic first part before digging into yet another new mystery.

The show also features Emma Myers (‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’), Joy Sunday (‘Dear White People’) and, upgraded to regulars this year, fellow Addams family members Catherine Zeta-Jones (‘Chicago’), Luis Guzmán (‘Punch-Drunk Love’) and Isaac Ordonez (‘A Wrinkle in Time’).

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Initial Thoughts

(L to R) Gwendoline Christie as Principal Weems, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams in episode 205 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2025.

The first part of ‘Wednesday’s second season left things on a cliffhanger with our heroine injured after her latest encounter with rampant “Hyde” creature Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan). It had a lot to live up to, and while the new batch of episodes certainly have their high points, there is a big issue at its heart.

Script and Direction

(L to R) Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in episode 206 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Netflix© 2025.

While the producers, including showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar could be forgiven for sticking to what they know, the endless use of the Hyde creature is a problem as things get repetitive. Also, the first few episodes feel like the tail end of Part One, before a new story randomly takes over, and the two plots fit somewhat uneasily.

The show remains as stylish and fun as ever, but the Hyde creatures are a weak spot –– some effects are decent, others are so cartoony as to truly stand out like a sore thumb.

Cast and Performances

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in episode 206 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2025.

As expected, Jenna Ortega remains the MVP of the show, her deadpan delivery as on point as always.

But she shares the spotlight with Emma Myers, who shines in particular when she’s swapping bodies with Ortega’s character for a chunk of an episode. The two performers are a delight playing each other, and it’s easily the most fun the season has.

Elsewhere, the Addams clan are used decently, though poor Luis Guzmán still gets the short end of the stick as Gomez. Gwendoline Christie gets to have more fun playing Principal Weems as a spirit guide than she ever truly did in the first season.

And while Lady Gaga’s cameo is fun in the moment, she’s more plot device than character.

Final Thoughts

Joanna Lumley as Grandmama in episode 206 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo:Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2025.

Though the second part of the season doesn’t quite live up to the first (those confused storytelling approaches didn’t help), there is still entertainment to be derived from the watching Ortega do her thing.

The producers did at least find a way to weave (most of) the other Addams family members into the story, and the return of Gwendoline Christie’s Weems was a welcome, useful one.

‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Part 2 receives 75 out of 100.

Thing in episode 206 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Netflix © 2025.

What’s the story of ‘Wednesday’ Season 2?

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await.

This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.

Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.

Who is in the cast of ‘Wednesday’ Season 2?

• Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
• Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
• Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
• Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
• Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
• Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
• Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
• Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort
• Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
• Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood
• Christopher Lloyd as Professor Orloff

(L to R) Noah B. Taylor as Bruno, Emma Myers as Enid, Joy Sunday as Bianca, Oliver Watson as Kent, Georgie Farmer as Ajax in episode 205 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2025.

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