Wednesday
Summary
Unexpectedly , Wednesdayseason 1 consecrate a shoutout toThe Addams Family ’s big contender of 60 years through the comprehension of one character . TheWednesdaycastsets the point for season 1 ’s inscrutable teen - centric story , from Jenna Ortega in the titular function to Hunter Doohan asthe Hyde monster , also love as Tyler . AlthoughWednesday ’s enceinte change from late iterations inThe Addams Familyfranchise is the slip away from the class focusing , it expands on the core of the titular character ’s macabre nature in the Netflix series .
Starting from a individual - panel serial of strip , The Addams Familyfranchisegrew in popularity and spanned over multiple medium formats , from its democratic 1964 bouncy - activeness television set series to a video secret plan serial . demo its extensive appeal , the franchise include reboots and stories that span idiot box and film . This legacy explains , in part , why Netflix’sWednesdayis appealing since it expands on an already fairly extensive yet familiar fictional universe . However , despite the gothic themes and tone synonymous withThe Addams Family , one other franchise parcel similarities .
Wednesday’s Marilyn Thornhill Is A Callback To The Munsters' Human Niece
The Munsters , first air as a tv set show about a colossus family also in 1964 , was write by Allan Burns and Chris Hayward . Burns and Hayward admittedly said in the Scott Lewellen bookFunny You Should Ask : Oral Histories of Classic Sitcom Storytellers , " We sort of stole the idea from Charles Addams and his New Yorker sketch . " This explains thesimilar premise between the two families , namely a macabre suburban family that deposit out against a normalized societal family apparatus . As cleared competitors , it ’s surprising thatWednesday ’s Marilyn Thornhill , a likely Marilyn Munster address , is include .
away from publicise their original alive - action telecasting shows around the same time , The Munsters ' Rob Zombie plastic film adaptation premiered in 2022 , the same yearWednesdayseason 1 came to Netflix .
Marilyn Munster , a main character and the class matriarch ’s niece , is a human who lives with classic monster , like Frankenstein ’s colossus . A running joke about her character is that the Munsters view her as untempting because of her standard human appearing , thus making her an outsider by their criterion . likewise , Marilyn Thornhill is a " normie " know amongoutcasts at Nevermore , which makes her the rummy one out given the supernatural abilities and various monster species at Wednesday ’s school .
Wednesday season 2 wo n’t hit Netflix for some time , but Jenna Ortega has already revealed some interesting thing about the coming episodes .
Wednesday’s Nevermore Change Gives The Addams Family Its Biggest The Munsters Comparison Yet
While both property portion out an gist of spookiness in monotonous suburbia , The Munstersdid so through its independent part being various Graeco-Roman revulsion monsters .
The Addams FamilyandThe Munstersuniverses are clearly liken and even portion out like paygrade , such as the former ’s 100 % average critics ' score onRotten Tomatoes , and the latter’s83 % score , indicating both have their merit . However , The Addams Familyuniverse did n’t dive into monsters and supernatural metal money , something much more definitive ofThe Munsters . While both properties divvy up an perfume of spookiness in monotonous suburban area , The Munstersdid so through its primary graphic symbol being various classic horror monsters .
Wednesdayseason 1 commute this by introducing Nevermore Academy . The school ’s role is to house and acquire various monsters ' ability and instruct students who have supernatural powers . This wander from Wednesday and Morticia ’s visions , Enid being a werewolf , and Bianca being a siren . Normalizing the mythical and supernatural inWednesdayfurthers the Marilyn comparison and equatesThe Addams Familymuch more forthwith with their long - time competitor franchise , The Munsters .
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Wednesdayseason 1 is available to stream on Netflix .
Sources : Funny You Should Ask : Oral Histories of Classic Sitcom Storytellers , Rotten Tomatoes1 , Rotten Tomatoes2
