At last, it’s at the season two finale. In the previous episode Pugsley was kidnapped by Zombie-Issac who is now fully regenerated and has leveled up to just Issac. So now the not so mysterious and ooky brigade after to save Pugsley from his best friend/pet. It turns out that it’s not very hard as Issac just invites Wednesday to that pesky old skull tree.
post contains affiliate link
This episode opens with a flashback to the formation of the cult sub-plot. Not sure if it’s a B or C plot-line since the A plot-line, much like Wednesday’s premonition switched in part 2 season. So Dort is behind it all and his master to plan was to steal Hester Frump’s fortune and while she herself is not an Addams, she is part of the family and a villain trying to take money from an Addams is basically the plots of both the 90s money, so it tracks.
There is a lot happening in the episode but that seems par for the course this season, so many plots. And yet despite the many plot points that unfold, one element of this episodes eclipses the rest.
So first point, I was completely and “woefully” wrong about Tyler. Tyler’s place in the story didn’t end with him and his mother, Francoise, being reunited and leaving town. No, instead, she’s now his new master and unhinged because she’s a hyde. Also being a hyde is killing her, which apparently it just does as general rule of being a hyde.
Read More →Hey! It’s a two-for-one pun title. Much better than just substituting words that start the letter “W” with the word “Woe.”
Read More →Preface: This have been gnawing at me, the one-eyed crow is giving the one-eyed turkey from Bob’s Burger’s. Also Wednesday shall go down in history for the one who didn’t close a door, unlike Davinci who shall go down in history as the man who opened a door.
Episode four serve a large scale crescendo ending in cliffhanger to close out part one of season two. Love them or hate Netflix loves their two part season method. So a lot happens here.
First some good points…
Read More →
As the tile of this episode suggests, this a camp episode. The inclusion of which doesn’t distant the show from the 90s movies, maybe they don’t really want to. However this episode is the exact same step-up as season one’s episode three where Wednesday uses a school outing as cover to investigate a separate location. As well as the outing pitting “normies” and outcast against each other, though this one is more organized than the bullies of season one .
So we got a lot of plots going on. Mostly this episode consists of Wednesday on another creepy murder case which is more necessitated by prophesy rather than Wednesday’s sense of morbid curiosity.
So Wednesday’s old buddy old Pal disgraced Sheriff Galpin has been murder by a murder of crows, which the Wednesday defiantly remarks on. Also with all the crow imaginary I can’t help but be reminded of another show that Netflix preemptively canceled but I digress.
Read More →
The musical stage version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a very interesting experiment in adaptation. It’s based on a German musical based on an animated movie which itself was loosely based a French novel. The stage musical itself also tired to combine all these sources into one production resulting in a mixed bag, though many people love it.
Another aspect of the this musical is because it went to regionals there are a lot of iterations, some are amateurs productions and some are more professional.
One professionally produced production that is currently getting a lot of attention is the West End concert version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Prince Edward Theatre in London. The production staged by Jack Maple.
The reason for this controversy is over the casting of Quasimodo. The role is being portrayed by two performers, Ben Joyce and Oliver Hewing. Joyce sings the role and Hewing interprets the role through BSL and dance. Hewing is meant represent Quasimodo’s inner life This casting is similar to the 5th Avenue Theatre Production as Quasimodo was played by Joshua Castillo, a deaf actor and the singing of the was performed by E.J. Cardona who was dressed like a gargoyle.
Read More →Much like Season 1, Season 2 opens with a preamble, a cold open if you will. Wednesday takes down a cold case serial killer with the use of her psychic powers that she has mostly master aside for some black goth tears. This opening does seem like a misdirect for the trailer but it’s fine and the TSA sun-screen gag was at least amusing, felt akin to Addams’ family humor.
Read More →
The final episode wraps up the Hyde plot which Wednesday quickly figures out in full off-screen. Tyler’s Palpatine to his Vader is Marilyn Thronhill a.k.a Laurel Gates a.k.a. normal-type botany teacher. Laurel’s revenge plot is to resurrect Crackstone to get revenge on Nevermore for taking his land which he took from Goody Addams’ people and the indigenous population. Thronhill isn’t really motivated by the loss of her family, just a century’s old land dispute.