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marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I present an overview of the series as a whole.
* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks
* Wednesday Prompts
See also my character study of Wednesday Addams and Why We Need Thing.
Overview
Wednesday is a new television series belonging to The Addams Family canon. This series premiered on November 16, 2022, subsequently released on Netflix on November 23. Season 1 consists of eight episodes, each about 45 minutes long. As of January 2023, it has been renewed for a second season. The Addams Family Wiki has references for this series as well as other iterations of the canon.
This show focuses on Wednesday Addams as a teenager. After bullies assault her brother Pugsley, she drops piranhas into the swimming pool, and subsequently gets expelled from school. Her parents send her to Nevermore Academy, a private school for unusual students which they attended in their youth, located in Jericho, Vermont. Wednesday's personality makes it challenging for her to deal with the school's unique culture. Then violent events shake it up even more.
The overall mood is more Gothic fantasy than horror. The level of graphic violence and gore is quite high, so not to everyone's taste. However, the level of elegance is also very high, with picturesque scenery and splendid costumes. Rare for modern media, and showing its historic roots, the magic is freeform without focusing too much on rules. There are clusters of characters whose abilities follow a relatively consistent pattern (e.g. werewolves, sirens) but also those whose nature utterly defies logic, like Thing. See the Gothic Archive and Gothic Glossary for more about this genre and its features.
The plot dynamics include Gothic motifs about secrets, mystical hazards, family tensions, colonialism, old vendettas, and death. The story arc fits comfortably into the eight episodes, with a nice balance of episodic and seasonal storylines. It's complicated enough to maintain interest, but not so overdeveloped as to feel cramped for space. The ambiguity and mystery work well with the mood.
Further Resources
3 Ways to Be a Beautiful Goth Girl -- wikiHow Fun
11 must-watch goth teen TV shows -- Alternative Press Magazine
15 Best Dark/Gothic Academia Shows & Movies On Netflix
17 Goth Movies To Watch When You're In An Angsty Mood
The Best Gothic Drama TV Shows
The Best Gothic Movies of All Time -- MovieWeb
Chris Priestley’s top ten tips for Gothic writing
Filkerdave's thoughts on Wednesday in a Twitter thread
Goth Girl Characters In Teen Movies -- Refinery29
A Guide to Gothic Literature: The Top 10 Books You Have to Read
How to Attract a Goth Girl: 12 Tips to Grab Her Attention
How to Be Goth (with Pictures) -- wikiHow
How to Write Gothic Fiction (with Pictures) -- wikiHow
Top 10 Elements of Gothic Literature -- Invaluable.com
Writing and Understanding Gothic Literature [With Examples]
marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I present an overview of the series as a whole.* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks
* Wednesday Prompts
See also my character study of Wednesday Addams and Why We Need Thing.
Overview
Wednesday is a new television series belonging to The Addams Family canon. This series premiered on November 16, 2022, subsequently released on Netflix on November 23. Season 1 consists of eight episodes, each about 45 minutes long. As of January 2023, it has been renewed for a second season. The Addams Family Wiki has references for this series as well as other iterations of the canon.
This show focuses on Wednesday Addams as a teenager. After bullies assault her brother Pugsley, she drops piranhas into the swimming pool, and subsequently gets expelled from school. Her parents send her to Nevermore Academy, a private school for unusual students which they attended in their youth, located in Jericho, Vermont. Wednesday's personality makes it challenging for her to deal with the school's unique culture. Then violent events shake it up even more.
The overall mood is more Gothic fantasy than horror. The level of graphic violence and gore is quite high, so not to everyone's taste. However, the level of elegance is also very high, with picturesque scenery and splendid costumes. Rare for modern media, and showing its historic roots, the magic is freeform without focusing too much on rules. There are clusters of characters whose abilities follow a relatively consistent pattern (e.g. werewolves, sirens) but also those whose nature utterly defies logic, like Thing. See the Gothic Archive and Gothic Glossary for more about this genre and its features.
The plot dynamics include Gothic motifs about secrets, mystical hazards, family tensions, colonialism, old vendettas, and death. The story arc fits comfortably into the eight episodes, with a nice balance of episodic and seasonal storylines. It's complicated enough to maintain interest, but not so overdeveloped as to feel cramped for space. The ambiguity and mystery work well with the mood.
Further Resources
3 Ways to Be a Beautiful Goth Girl -- wikiHow Fun
11 must-watch goth teen TV shows -- Alternative Press Magazine
15 Best Dark/Gothic Academia Shows & Movies On Netflix
17 Goth Movies To Watch When You're In An Angsty Mood
The Best Gothic Drama TV Shows
The Best Gothic Movies of All Time -- MovieWeb
Chris Priestley’s top ten tips for Gothic writing
Filkerdave's thoughts on Wednesday in a Twitter thread
Goth Girl Characters In Teen Movies -- Refinery29
A Guide to Gothic Literature: The Top 10 Books You Have to Read
How to Attract a Goth Girl: 12 Tips to Grab Her Attention
How to Be Goth (with Pictures) -- wikiHow
How to Write Gothic Fiction (with Pictures) -- wikiHow
Top 10 Elements of Gothic Literature -- Invaluable.com
Writing and Understanding Gothic Literature [With Examples]
