A Murder of Woes

The finale delivers on action, but that's about as ambitious as it gets. After a mid-season lull, Ep 8 ramps up the confrontations and reveals, but there's little here that feels fresh or innovative.

It's a competent, crowd-pleasing wrap-up rather than a memorable crescendo. 7.5/10

Jenna Ortega remains magnetic, carrying Wednesday with her trademark deadpan flair. Pacing is brisk, and the plot ties off the main mysteries, but the visual style and storytelling don't take any bold risks.

It's entertaining enough, but a reminder that while Wednesday is fun and stylish, it's not always groundbreaking.

Waiting to start Season 2, though.

I was quite surprised with how much I enjoyed this series. Jenna Ortega as the lead did a fantastic job portraying this very deadpan character. This was an awesome season finale, nearly every plotline has some sort of payoff here, every character has their moment, and the whole mystery being set up has a dark, fun and satisfying conclusion.

I predicted half of the reveal/twist at around the halfway point of the season, which isn't necessarily a bad thing since any good mystery should be at least slightly predictable. Regardless, many moments in this episode will surprise you and leave you glued to the screen for the entire runtime.

While the show as a whole wasn't perfect, it didn't need to be, and was still very enjoyable. But this finale really surprised me with how well it was done, very epic stuff, which is why I'm giving it a 10/10. Definitely the best of the season, and this show definitely deserves a season 2!

Great ending to a a great first season. Gough and Millar not only retake their throne as kings of serial TV (after a hiatus) but seem to have finally mastered the art of creating a ending that actually leaves viewers with a smile. Ortega's career has moved as far from the movie "X" as the Earth is from the Sun, and she ties Kristin Kreuk for most photogenic visage in the history of TV. Unlike the majority of successful first seasons, the talent behind the camera guarantees that s02 will also be a crowd-pleaser. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

Wednesday confronts the Hyde and finds out the identity of its master.

This is an entertaining finale with strong spectacle and some crowd-pleasing moments.

The plot is reasonably good, but there is nothing original nor unexpected in what happens. The strength comes in the character moments, as several individuals make strong contributions to the outcome. The scenes involving Wednesday and Enid are the highlights for me. That is as much as I can say without spoiling.

There is quite a bit of action spectacle that is pretty well done and thankfully not too dominated by the CGI. The cinematography and art design are excellent as in all episodes.

For me the outstanding performances come from Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, and Gwendoline Christie.

Good twists! Wednesday stays in character the whole way through. She really is an amazing actor. The action scenes are great and some are pretty complex. The sets and scenes are really well done and create a lot of interest. You can tell the spent money on them. I like that they are so many characters and test each is well developed. Bummed that some get killed.

The only criticism is the actor chosen for Gomez. Totally not a fit. He is frumpy and does not fit the part. Gomez should be debonair and striking. It really threw off the movie when he and the wonderful Morticia (Catherine nailed this part and such an add that she is in it!)

Love this series and hope they do another!!