Before diving into Season 2, let's revisit everything that happened in Wednesday Season 1. From Wednesday's arrival at Nevermore to the explosive finale, here's your complete refresher.
Full spoilers ahead.
The Setup
Why Wednesday Came to Nevermore: Wednesday Addams was expelled from her eighth school after releasing piranhas into the boys' swimming pool (her brother Pugsley was being bullied). Her parents, Gomez and Morticia, enrolled her at Nevermore Academy—the same school they attended.
Nevermore Academy: A boarding school for "outcasts"—supernatural beings like werewolves, vampires, sirens, and psychics. Principal Larissa Weems runs the school. Wednesday's assigned roommate is Enid Sinclair, a colorful werewolf who is Wednesday's polar opposite.
The Mystery Begins: A monster is killing people in the town of Jericho. Sheriff Galpin suspects Nevermore students. Wednesday, unable to resist a good murder, investigates.
Key Relationships
Wednesday & Enid: Initially incompatible, they develop genuine friendship. Enid's warmth slowly cracks Wednesday's shell.
Wednesday & Tyler: The sheriff's son works at a local coffee shop. Their romance develops despite Wednesday's resistance to feelings.
Wednesday & Xavier: Brooding artist with psychic abilities. He draws Wednesday's visions before she has them. Potential love interest.
Wednesday & Bianca: Siren queen bee. Initial rivalry evolves into grudging respect.
Wednesday & Thing: Her family sends Thing to watch over her. He becomes her most loyal ally.
Wednesday & Principal Weems: Weems roomed with Morticia at Nevermore. Their history creates tension.
The Monster Mystery
The Hyde: The killer is revealed to be a Hyde—a type of outcast controlled by a "master." Hydes are rare and extremely dangerous.
The Investigation: Wednesday discovers connections to a decades-old mystery involving her family. Gomez was once accused of murdering Garrett Gates, but was acquitted.
The Gates Family: The founding family of Jericho harbors generations of hatred toward outcasts. This hatred traces back to the pilgrim era and a villain named Joseph Crackstone.
Tyler's Secret: Tyler Galpin is the Hyde. He was awakened and controlled by...
The Villain Revealed
Marilyn Thornhill: The friendly botany teacher is actually Laurel Gates, a descendent of the Gates family. She faked her death, assumed a new identity, and infiltrated Nevermore.
- Awaken Tyler's dormant Hyde abilities
- Control him to kill specific people
- Resurrect Joseph Crackstone from the dead
- Use Crackstone to destroy all outcasts at Nevermore
Joseph Crackstone: A pilgrim-era zealot who tried to kill outcasts centuries ago. The Addams family stopped him. Laurel resurrects him for the finale.
The Season 1 Finale
The Dance: The climax occurs during the Rave'N dance. Crackstone is resurrected and attacks the school.
Wednesday's Powers: Wednesday's psychic abilities evolve. She can now trigger visions intentionally.
- Principal Weems is killed by Laurel
- Wednesday fights Crackstone with help from Goody Addams (an ancestor's spirit)
- Enid finally transforms into her werewolf form to fight Tyler's Hyde
- Laurel is defeated; Tyler is captured
- Xavier gives Wednesday his phone number (in case she wants to talk)
- Tyler escapes custody (transformed into Hyde)
- The larger Gates family conspiracy remains
- Wednesday's powers continue evolving
What Season 2 Inherited
Season 1 left threads for continuation:
- Tyler as an escaped Hyde, potential ongoing threat
- Wednesday's evolving psychic powers
- The romance triangle (Tyler vs. Xavier)
- The larger outcast world beyond Nevermore
- Wednesday slowly accepting friendship and feelings
- The Gates family's deep conspiracy
- Wednesday's connection to ancestral Addams spirits
Season 2 picks up these threads while introducing new mysteries and characters.