Jenna Ortega's acting is the only thing about this show that's consistently good. The cinematography is occasionally striking too, to be fair.
The plot however, wasn't really that interesting. In theory, this sort of murder mystery plot sounds like something I'd like. I enjoy Agatha Christie, I enjoyed Knives Out, and even the more light-hearted Only Murders In The Building. But Wednesday just didn't do it for me somehow. Maybe I wasn't sufficiently invested in the characters?
The script made me want to pull my hair out at times. Every so often, characters would say the most obvious words that they possibly could, and exposition would be done in the laziest way possible. This was strange because the show also did these things exceedingly well sometimes.
The show gave me a Riverdale vibe (except, seemingly targeted at even younger audiences).
I suspect that I may have liked this show better if I'd been in my late tweens or my early teens. It might be the case that I'm just too old to find this enjoyable.
The plot however, wasn't really that interesting. In theory, this sort of murder mystery plot sounds like something I'd like. I enjoy Agatha Christie, I enjoyed Knives Out, and even the more light-hearted Only Murders In The Building. But Wednesday just didn't do it for me somehow. Maybe I wasn't sufficiently invested in the characters?
The script made me want to pull my hair out at times. Every so often, characters would say the most obvious words that they possibly could, and exposition would be done in the laziest way possible. This was strange because the show also did these things exceedingly well sometimes.
The show gave me a Riverdale vibe (except, seemingly targeted at even younger audiences).
I suspect that I may have liked this show better if I'd been in my late tweens or my early teens. It might be the case that I'm just too old to find this enjoyable.
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