Friend or Woe

The midweek minx, continues her jinks, takes her leave from the secret assembly, as its time to get dressed, become Pilgrim World's guest, and pretend that she's kind, keen and friendly; in the Meeting House room, she discovers a tome, but the pages are white as plain snow, and a picture reveals, alike image appeals, takes her to a house from long ago; another vision unlocks, 1625 shocks, where an ancestor reveals foul play, waking up in the rain, there's that monster again, just an ordinary Jericho day.

Any show that plays a song from Beach House in the background is always going to be a winner with me!

I love Buscemi in almost everything he is in but somehow he is he goofy enough or sinister enough. The show grinds to a halt when ever he is on camera. He needed to be more Jim Carey or Patrick harris. Other wise the episode work well.

The camp of course is a call back to Addam' Family Values

This just a throw away episode.

The show finally stops picking at the thread and begins to present us with what it promised in premise and setup. Everyone is giving it their all with what they're given and the this ultimately provides for an entertaining episode setting up multiple threads at once. That said, the dialogue is humiliating and seems to be written by a 40-year-old teen. Normies is used in-universe with a straight face, one hundo, and mansplaining. Soundtrack is becoming grating at this point as the music smothers dialogue and one can only take so many string covers. The show, like the characters, wears its intentions on its sleeve but is ultimately saved by technical execution.

I think the series is reaching a point where it does a good job but stays in that line. That is, to be entertaining but not particularly impressive. Basically, it has turn into a series with episodes that don't disappoint but at the same time doesn't provide any excitement.

It is-basically-falling for the typical who's-the-killer plot, and that's fine, however it can also be boring after a while, so I wonder what are they going to do to keep it entertaining.

Aside from that, I have been enjoying-a little bit more-Jenna Ortega as Wednesday. Also, the choices on music, like Vivaldi and Metallica. Those a great for the theme. Besides, I love the songs that they used.

...are all over this. While people are criticizing this show as Tim Burton not working to potential, Burton's not the only one with input into this series.

The slow tease of Wednesday's story is reminiscent of another Gough/Millar-created show: "Smallville" in which they spent years with this nod nod, wink wink look at the coming of age of Superman.

And for those who don't like Luis Guzman as Gomez (not seen here), there can be only one John Astin. Even Raul Julia in the 90s films was a poor substitute. Let's not be too harsh.

While we've only ever known Wednesday as a child until now and this is terra nova, it seems as if they're trying to create a backstory for Gomez and Morticia as well.