-
Lamar Reviews - "Wednesday" (Airdate 12/16/2022)
- 2022/12/16
- 再生時間： 6 分
- ポッドキャスト
-
サマリー
あらすじ・解説
Lamar Reviews - "Wednesday" (Airdate 12/16/2022) There are two groups of people in this world, one group that watched the Addams Family, and the other watched the Munsters. You may try to say that some people watched them both, to that I say, “Pick a side! Get off the fence! You can’t have it both ways! I am without a doubt, in the Addams family group. It was way ahead of its time as far as edginess, the casting was spot on, and it was and still is hilarious. To this day it still holds up. Each character had its own quirks, and they all played off of each other flawlessly. Lisa Loring played Wednesday in the original TV show. Christina Ricci did a fantastic job playing Wednesday in 2 movies in the 90s, so the Wednesday bar, was set very high. Jenna Ortega has just done an Olga Korbut Dead Loop Back Flip, off that bar. The series starts off with Wednesday in public school responding to her brother Pugsley, being bullied by some athletes. Wednesday’s revenge boarders on attempted murder and she gets expelled and sent to Nevermore Academy, a school for students that are not like other students. This school is a mixture of werewolves, vampires, mermaid sirens, telepaths, and such. Her parents, Gomez and Morticia, played by Luis Guzman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones are very excited, because this is where they both went to school and where they met and fell in love. Just to make sure Wednesday is ok, they send Thing to stay with her. We actually don’t see much of the rest of the Addams family. Gomez and Morticia are in just a couple of episodes, Uncle Fester, played by Fred Armisen is only in one episode, and we barely get a glimpse of Lurch. The name of the series is Wednesday, and she is what it is about. Because of her run in with the athletes at the other school she is required to go to counseling, and she does not get along with the headmistress, Larissa Weems, played by Gwendoline Christie, who happened to attend the school with Morticia, and they were frenemies at best. The storyline is a season long mystery involving a big toothy monster, plus visions that Wednesday gets about the school being destroyed, and her part in it. All the while the pressure of the sarcastic, scornful Wednesday having a roommate that is bubbly and way too friendly, and having 2 boys vying for her affections, of which she has none. The school, like Hogwarts is divided in houses and they have all kinds of competitions. And there is a great episode where Wednesday awkwardly winds up attending a school dance. Ortega’s performance with her non-blinking stare, along with her acid wit delivered with the appropriate eyerolls is fantastic, and the fact that this is directed by Tim Burton, takes it to the next level. There are 8 episodes, 45 minutes long, Rated TV-14 Yes, this has a written for teens vibe, but just like Stranger Things, it appeals to all ages. Don’t just take my word for it, Wednesday has had over 1 Billion hours of viewing in the first 28 days. With these kinds of numbers there is no doubt that there will be another season. And you can look forward to seeing Jenna Ortega’s career keep getting bigger. My Score: 5 Budweisers and 2 finger snaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices