Summary
Wednesday is a person of many talents. With a sharp sense of humor and a deliciously sarcastic wit, she doesn’t shy away from calling a spade a spade. Ambitious and disciplined, she devotes her time to chasing her dreams and shaping a future on her terms—determined to be seen as more than just a school kid. She has been typing away all of season 1 ofWednesday, page after page, channeling her emotions onto the paper.
Wednesday has a voice, and she channels her emotions onto pages. With so much effort poured into her writing over the years, it’s only natural for her to crave some recognition at this point. She’s always known she is different - not only from her peers at various Normie schools that she’s attended, but alsoat Nevermore Academy. After everything that unfolded at Nevermore the previous semester and Wednesday’s rise in the ranks as the school’s unlikely savior, it is about time someone takes an interest in her work and is willing to publish it inWednesdaySeason 2.
The Story Of Wednesday’s Manuscripts
The conversation about Wednesday’s novel first arises when she demands quiet from herroommate Enid Sinclair, so she can focus on her writing. She informs Enid that she devotes an hour a day to her novel, most likely reserving evenings for her writing time. Wednesday goes on to criticize Enid’s blog, suggesting that if she too would invest time and effort, her writing would become more coherent. When Enid replies, she writes in her voice, Wednesday — unaware of the cultural weight, significance, and use of emojis as modern tools of communication, dismissively refers to Enid’s readers as “imbeciles” who respond to her through “insipid little pictures.”
This gag lets the viewers know that Wednesday is out of touch with the fast-paced, digital spaces and modes of interaction. That said, she speaks in a tone and inflection that’s far beyond her years and possesses a distinct literary voice. Judging from her grades, persona, and intellect, she has the potential to shape the modern gothic literary tradition. Added to this is the fact that Wednesday’s life is anything but dull. She has a macabre sense of humor, and comes froma powerful family, possessing exceptional cognitive and psychic abilities. Both her home and school environments are thrilling, giving her the perfect material to draw heavily from the drama, and the eccentricities of the said two spaces in her writing.
Wednesday’s Manuscripts Are Sharp And Straight From The Heart
The topic of Wednesday’s writing arose again during her first mandatory therapy session with the school counselor, Dr. Valerie Kinbott. The therapist reveals she was sent Wednesday’s manuscripts as part of her psychological evaluation —an admission which slightly unsettles the otherwise emotionally guarded Wednesday. As anexperienced therapist, Dr. Kinbottis quick to deduce that Wednesday pours into her writing from a deeply personal space, weaving her experiences, relationships, and emotions into her paragraphs.
Wednesday, immediately perceives it as an invasion of privacy, and a violation of personal boundaries even when sending her manuscripts as part of her psych evaluation is the right call in the aftermath of her dumping piranhas into the bullies' pool. While Wednesday looks for ways to escape, Dr. Kinbott sinks her teeth into the case, determined to help the teen navigate her emotions and shape the life she envisions. Dr. Kinbott purposefully asks whether Wednesday plans to become an author, immediately steering the session toward her novel’s protagonist —a teenage girl detective named Viper De La Muerte. Viper’s character, whom Wednesday describes as smart, perceptive, and chronically misunderstood, is Wednesday, and from her perspective, she writes about the world as she earnestly sees it. Thus far, editors have shownlittle faith in Wednesday’s works, and once one “short-sighted” editor dismissed her writing as “gratuitously morbid.”
Will Wednesday’s Work Finally Get The Recognition It Deserves In Season 2?
For someone as hard to read as Wednesday, writing is a safe space where she can describe the world she sees. Unfazed by rejection, she types away on a typewriter without fear of judgment, weaving people around her into her fictional world. She is reluctant to answer Dr. Kinbott’s question about Viper’s (but really her) intriguing relationship with her mother,Dominica (Morticia Addams). Refusing to answer this question, Wednesday excuses herself and escapes into the powder room and puts into place her plan to run away.
Towards the end ofWednesdayseason 1, Wednesday finishes the last chapter of her novel, ending it with a cryptic “The End?” Despite this, later in the Addams Family hearse, she tells the viewers that every thread of her novel has been tied up. Being able to finish the proseamid Thornhill-Crackstone chaosis no ordinary feat, and for that alone, Wednesday must be given recognition. With so much effort poured into her novel, some offbeat literary editors must take a chance on her dark, twisty, and unique voice.
Wednesday’s latest novel is a testament to her growth, her resilience, and her ability to balance investigative work at Nevermore with the school’s demanding coursework. She deserves to be published in Season 2 and celebrated outside of Jericho. For now, it remains to be seen howSeason 2 picks this up.
