This would have been a good premise for a horror show.

However,the high school setting is what ultimately preventedWednesdayfrom going down that path.

The culprit turns out to be one of Wednesdays love interests, Tyler Galpin as Hyde.

Jenna Ortega in Wednesday-1

The murder mystery, while compelling at times, was ultimately predictable.

An emphasis on her psychic abilities would have made the show more scary.

However, although Burton designed the season around Hyde, the creatures reveal proved to be anything but scary.

An image of Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams with knives surrounding her.

Image made by Yailin Chacon.

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Christina Ricci, Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Wednesday season 1

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams wearing a striped shirt and smirking

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams looking shocked and battered in Wednesday season 1

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