The second episode of Wednesday season 2 introduces us to a new Nevermore tradition, the “prank day.” As you can imagine, at this school, there are no rules, so nothing is off-limits. On the other hand, as I predicted in my episode 1 recap, we have a little Frankenstein situation with Pugsley and his new clockwork zombie. On the other hand, we can kind of rest easy in terms of what’s happening with Wednesday and her black tears. But meanwhile, it seems we’re getting an extended Addams family visit real soon, and I for one am delighted. Episode 2 sees the death of an old character and the return of another, but I wonder if it’ll expand into something more, or if this will be it. But without further ado, let’s jump into episode 2.
Spoiler Alert
What is Pugsley up to?
I think the whole point of the show is to let you feel like you fit in despite being different from other people, i.e., it explores regular themes with abnormal characters, but we somehow always know how they feel. This applies to bug-eating Pugsley, too. The boy just wants a friend, and after unearthing a zombie with a clockwork heart, he thinks he’s made a new pet and friend at the same time. However, this “friendship” obviously can’t last. Though I do think this whole ordeal will bring Eugene and Pugsley close. After all, they are quite alike, according to Wednesday. Somewhere in the middle of the episode, Slurp (as Pugsley names the zombie after he pukes out the honey that Eugene offers him) manages to break free from his shackles and escape, but Pugsley is busy pranking Orloff at the time to impress all his classmates. Now it seems Eugene and Pugsley are on the lookout for Slurp, but they’re going to be in big trouble once they find out what happens at the end of the episode.
Why Is Thing Upset?
On the other hand, it’s Thing’s birthday, and the entirety of the Addams family has forgotten. This is shameful, because he already feels like they treat him like a servant rather than a family member. Moreover, whoever comes into the room to kidnap Enid also locks Thing up in his room, prepared by Enid, who calls Thing an honorary member of the wolf pack. So, yeah, obviously, Thing’s upset.
What Happened to Galpin?
In episode 2, Morticia takes away Goody’s spellbook when Wednesday’s not around. She also feels let down by Thing because he was meant to protect Wednesday from herself. The black tears are apparently a sign of exhaustion, and she needs to take things slow. Wednesday then visits Galpin, hoping to get some answers about the crow mystery, but she’s hit by surprise when she finds him dead in his chair with his eyeballs plucked out. Another man, another murder of crows. I think Galpin was kind of a frenemy to Wednesday before his son was revealed to be a Hyde, but I guess his death doesn’t really make that much of a difference to her. But before she can check for psychic clues, the cops arrest her on suspicion of murder. Gomez saves the day by showing up as her lawyer, but when Wednesday later asks him about her aunt, he tells her that that is not his story to tell.
Since it is prank day, Enid plays dead when Wednesday returns to the dorm (yikes). But then she tells her about an eyeball on her bed, which wasn’t Wednesday’s doing. It’s obviously Galpin’s eye, but why is it there? Soon after, Enid gets a text from Wednesday’s stalker, but the number happens to be Galpin’s, which means they’ve stolen his phone. When Wednesday meets Dort and Orloff, she asks them if there are any students who can control birds. Orloff talks about Avians and claims there hasn’t been one in 10 years.
Wednesday then decides to visit Tyler to see if he has a revenge plan involving controlling people to do this stuff to Wednesday. Wednesday meets Dr. Fairburn, who wants her help to get through to Tyler. According to her, if Tyler is kept away from Thornhill physically, their bond will eventually fade. Tyler is in a facility that was made for a schizophrenic werewolf. Dude can’t be controlled in any other way, it seems. Tyler isn’t really willing to offer Wednesday any help, but he does tell her that he did not have his father killed. However, the thing that irks Wednesday is that he tells her he plans on killing Enid and that she should look after her.
Who Is The Stalker?
We know that Enid and Ajax aren’t doing so well, but I didn’t expect her to cheat on the dude. Is this a werewolf thing? Enid takes Bruno back to the room, where she finds a drunken Thing in his little trunk room. She’s surprised he’s even physically capable of getting tipsy, but then, when she offers to celebrate his birthday, something happens. Enid and Bruno are kidnapped, while Thing gets trapped in his trunk by an unknown force. This time, Wednesday gets a call from her stalker, telling her Enid will die if she doesn’t show up to save her. While trying to escape, Enid and Bruno start making out (priorities, am I right?). Wednesday arrives and asks Thing to unchain them, but he gets trapped. She then notices a typewriter with a sheet of paper telling her to find the one thing she “can’t see.” Wednesday is quick enough to realize it is “The Invisible Man” and types it in just in time for Enid and Bruno to be saved from dozens of swords piercing into them. But this is just a prank, apparently. Also, it’s interesting that Capri was able to give Wednesday a sort of clue, unknowingly.
At the end of episode 2, Agnes DeMillie quite literally reveals herself. I mean, she goes from invisible to visible, acknowledging that she’s Wednesday’s stalker, and this was a prank that she thought Wednesday would thoroughly enjoy. Agnes used the help of some DaVincis to set up the prank, and I’m not yet sure what those are. But it turns out Wednesday’s little mini-me did not kill Galpin, but she’ll be happy to help solve the case. Is it too much of a coincidence that she’s ginger and so is Capri, or am I making this up in my head? Maybe I am. On the other hand, Dort forces Bianca to siren-song Morticia into inviting her mother, Hester Frump, to the school and getting her to make a massive donation. Well, mother-daughter relationships are always a little bit difficult, and here we have 3 generations, so it’s going to be fun for sure. Finally, the episode ends with Slurp eating the driving school teacher (poor dude), who had decided never to teach Nevermore students again because of what Wednesday pulled as Enid. Fun stuff.
