Tim Burton’s witty Adams’ Family spin-off is everything that a fantasy fiction fan can ask for; Read CheckBrand’s review of Netflix Series ‘Wednesday’

Our heart goes out for the child Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), whose fate is revealed in the first few minutes of the Netflix series Wednesday, the most recent Addams Family reimagining. The hardest act to follow is Ortega. In 1993's Addams Family Values, Christina Ricci, who had already established the role in The Addams Family, stepped up to the bat as the brilliantly single ur-goth girl. In spite of two problems Ricci didn't have to deal with, Ortega manages to hold her own. First of all, Wednesday is a teen now, so none of the sarcastic, deadpan comments have the same impact as they had when coming from a prepubescent. Second, she needs to add some humanity to it so that she can mature during the eight-hour series, which is mostly a coming-of-age story with typical high-school drama clichés but also includes elements of a murder mystery and a horror thriller. Since she was part of an ensemble cast and only had to maintain our interest for a few scenes at a time, Ricci was able to play affectlessness to absolute perfection. Ortega must keep us by her side the entire time, and she succeeds. Second, she needs to add some humanity to it so that she can mature during the eight-hour series, which is mostly a coming-of-age story with typical high-school drama clichés but also includes elements of a murder mystery and a horror thriller. Since she was part of an ensemble cast and only had to maintain our interest for a few scenes at a time, Ricci was able to play affectlessness to absolute perfection. Ortega must keep us by her side the entire time, and she succeeds.

The show's style is another consideration. Although Wednesday and Enid, Wednesday's exuberant werewolf roommate, who is played by Emma Myers, are both extraordinarily well-dressed, not much design is present in other areas of the production. This was arguably the biggest disappointment for me, especially since I went into this series anticipating that Tim Burton's aesthetically beautiful, excessively stylized taste would at least make this an intriguing watch on the surface.

According to CheckBrand’s analysis, the series has gained 24.9M engagement on all online platforms. Apart from this, the series has received a tremendous popularity with 25.1% positive sentiments from the audiences online.

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