"But with the second half now out and about, I can safely say the season, as a whole, feels like a damp squib. In its zeal to make each half of the season feel like its own complete arc, Part I saw fit to close out so many of its more interesting dangling plot threads, and close out some of its biggest bids at stunt casting (bye bye, Thandiwe Newton; sayonara, Christina Ricci). What's left in Part Two, unfortunately, is, barring one episode, a snoozefest of languid pacing, obnoxious lore changes, and the kind of awkward pacing that leaves the show pinballing between spooky (complimentary) and ooky (derogatory)."
"The half-season begins with Wednesday in a kind of faux-afterlife dreamstate, after dreambot-slash-Hyde Tyler (Hunter Doohan) threw her out of the window at Willow Hill Asylum, following his murder of Ricci's Laurel and his subsequent escape. There, she's greeted by a familiar face from last season: Season 1 villain Larissa Weems ( Gwendoline Christie), former principal of Nevermore and primary antagonist."
Wednesday season two initially offered more momentum than the first, with buoyant opening episodes, new supporting characters like headmaster Barry Dort, and promise from Jenna Ortega's performance. The season was split into two halves, but Part I closed many intriguing plot threads and ended several stunt-casting arcs including Thandiwe Newton and Christina Ricci. Part Two largely suffers from slow, languid pacing, awkward lore changes, and diminished character focus, producing a mostly snoozefest aside from a single standout episode. The half-season opens with Wednesday in a faux-afterlife dreamstate, encountering Season 1 villain Larissa Weems as a blood-relative spirit guide.
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