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Superficial analysis

The image below seems to carry the most weight in my opinion.Various names and different groups.

Tyler in the center, Capri and Fester on the wings, and Santiago at the base.

Once again, desserts, but these three specifically have deadly surprises. I found it interesting that Santigado is among them; perhaps it has to do with all three having problems with the law? Because they committed crimes or are fugitives? The two jellies on opposite sides could indicate a scale that determines who is innocent or guilty.

Tyler's initials intrigued everyone, what do they really mean? Some guessed it might stand for "Outcast," others that it's the initial of "Ouroboros," the snake biting its own tail, which could be an analogy to being trapped in a cycle. However, a post on Reddit opened my eyes.

When the trailer came out, the actor Moosa posted this exact image on his Instagram story with an emoji and the letter O.

(Link to the post in the photo.)

At the time I thought it was actually number 0, and that it was some kind of countdown, and that other actors would continue, since Moosa is hardly active, I imagined that was the case.

However, the idea that not only the acronym, but spiders themselves, have some connection to Eugene makes everything much more interesting. Throughout the series, spiders are referenced: the iconic spiderweb in Enid and Wednesday's bedroom window, the piñata surprise at Wednesday's birthday party, Eugene's pet tarantula that was revived by Pugsley, and many others.

Besides the spiders being inside the gelatin, which could reference the inner creature of each individual, it could also be another clue about how they will be used by the only one who can manipulate them. It seems that each season will bring the spotlight to some insect, or in this case arachnid, that will have an important role: In the first season, the bees defend Wednesday; in the second, the bees provide support to win the game, and the moths function as perfect stalkers to locate the antagonist. Now, in the new season, they may continue to do this spy work. Is Eugene's tarantula now immortal because it was revived by a spark like Thing or Isaac?

I can only think of various possibilities; I hope they make good use of Eugene's powers. This boy could become dangerous and very useful to Weds' plans.

Now, Capri and Festar being the bases that separate Tyler from Santiago and O, which could mean Ouroboros, must actually have to do with an internal conflict, new influences, and breaking cycles.

Now, these three new names and once again the letter B. That fancy lobster indicates an expensive dish, and that scorpion decoration might suggest that these characters are venomous or of dubious character. Apparently, the younger actors will play the dynamic of older brother and younger sister, both Hydes. I haven't seen anyone mention this older actor; perhaps he's the master of the two? Which would be interesting. I wondered when I saw this younger actress; she'll probably be in the same age range as the younger characters and has already had her Hyde unlocked?

Regarding the letter B and my suspicion about the glass behind the name of Tabitha's dessert, it gives that cult-like feeling, if we're talking about a camp. In the second Addams Family movie, the children are taken to a privileged camp that had this toxic positivity vibe; will we follow the same path?

Now, these bottles of liquor, a perfect accompaniment to digest the food! I really like the theory that this Balthazar is connected to Tyler, that he's his grandfather: Balthazar Night.

However, I'm a bit skeptical about this possibility because of the casting of two other actors who are supposedly going to play younger Hester and Balthazar, so it might actually be Wednesday's grandfather, whom we haven't seen yet. We don't know if they divorced or if he died.

This surprise character/actor is an enigma, but being next to Balthazar could indicate that they are related. I hope it's one of the actors from the old movies; that would be iconic!

Ophelia! Our beloved missing girl who, in reality, didn't disappear. Her name being on a cake that strongly resembles a wedding is very interesting. I saw some people commenting on some Charles Addams comic strips where Ophelia was proposed to and didn't seem happy about it. The bleeding cake symbolizes her pain, and an open wound, right next to it we can see dragon fruit, which has several meanings such as: transformation, protection, strength, or about the inside and outside of the fruit, like "don't judge a book by its cover".

This final feast concludes with yet another reference to the comic strips; there must be many bold analyses of the symbolism, but this was my small contribution.

Superficial analysis

I don't think anyone was expecting a teaser of any kind so soon, but they want to keep the hype high by bringing in big names as the new characters for the season.

I liked the way it was set up, as if they were preparing us for the feast they were about to serve.

Right from the start we see Lurch and Varice getting ready to serve us. And the dishes on the table indicate who will be served.

Throughout the names and silhouettes, we are presented with acronyms indicating groups. I found it interesting; it's as if these characters are the ones tasting the dishes, who will handle and validate their quality (challenges/dramas).

The names of the secondary characters are presented as guests who seem not to have arrived yet. For some reason, when I first saw it, I swore the names were on one of those sheet music bases, but I was imagining things. The letter N could either indicate a connection to Nevermore or Nightshades (or both), as has already been theorized. Which is interesting since the younger characters are also included.

I found it interesting that Thing is also a guest even though his initials indicate that he's part of the main group; perhaps it's a hint that he'll be working with the group whose initials are N, or it's just a separation of the cast hierarchy.

The first "new" name that excited a lot of people is the name of a dessert jar, a type of cream? I found it interesting that there are many more sweet foods, desserts, than savory foods.

The letter B doesn't tell me much, but some theorists on Reddit found that name in the book with Rowan's mother's vision. Tabitha is a former member of the Nightshades, which may be related to another secret society she's part of in the present of the series. Her silver base has a decoration, and there are two more desserts right behind it; that stained-glass window in the background has a church-like feel, and her being in the center might indicate that she is a leader or representative.

Now, Enid's name in flames tells me a few things in the context of this banquet; the paper with her name is the same as the guests', and it also has the same initials. A guest who can't attend or isn't wanted there, perhaps because she's far away, her position is uncertain and she'll have to be reassigned.

I'll divide this into two parts; the remaining images offer more room for theorizing.

The decomposition make no sense?

I know it's kind of a silly thing to reflect on, but I grew up watching crime and hospital investigation series, so the process of decomposition was always clear to me.

Are you telling me that a body that's been buried underground in a forest for about 20 years is still this intact? If I'm not mistaken, after about 5 years the body should be in a skeletal state.

Could we assume that because the heart was still functioning, decomposition was much slower?

And not only was the zombie Slurp, but Garrett's body was also quite intact; perhaps the excess of nightshade poison conserved his body? It was very convenient that his finger still had skin on it.

(I couldn't find a picture of the finger :p)

I think while we're watching these, they don't even cross our minds, but I was kind of bothered. Like those zombie movies where ridiculously old graves still have bodies with flesh and hair, that drives me crazy!

It was just something that crossed my mind. I wonder if we'll see more graves being violated for the sake of Wednesday's investigations; I hope they take the age of the bodies into consideration.

In the first and second seasons, Wednesday emphasizes that she doesn't want to be like her mother, highlighting all of Morticia's accomplishments during her time at Nevermore, which made me notice a pattern.

Morticia's relationship with her mother and the disappearance of her sister are sensitive issues.

If there is a preference between Dove and Raven, there is a preference of one daughter for the other if we consider that Hester mirrored her ambitions in both of them. Morticia being, perhaps, a disappointment for wanting what her mother came to despise.

Hester's relationship with Wednesday is one of admiration; the granddaughter looks up to her grandmother, which once again leads to disdain for the path Morticia has chosen.

Morticia's fear of making the same mistake with Wednesday as her mother made with Ophelia will ultimately lead to Morticia making the same mistake with Pugsley by prioritizing her eldest daughter, especially if baby Pubert is on the way next season.

What makes me think about how similar the two are is that all the macabre aesthetics are present, but both are sweet and empathetic.

If Pugsley feels left out, we can assume that Morticia went through the same thing, which could explain all those great achievements during her time as a student. It wasn't merely a desire to be recognized, but rather to be seen by her mother.

I believe Pugsley will go through the same process of asserting himself in order to also receive attention from his parents. I like the idea of ​​him finding himself in his own community, just like Wednesday.

I still think it's rude to have pictures of Wednesday on display, and I don't remember seeing any of Pugsley in the scene.

For Wednesday, Pugsley is a responsibility. Like Ophelia was to Morticia, hence so much guilt. We've had many flashbacks of Wednesday torturing Pugsley, but none of companionship or partners in crime like her time with Eugene in season one.

In the first season, we had some injured characters, leaving visible bruises.

Enid emerged from the fight with Hyde covered in blood.

One side of her face had deep scars, but in the second season there was no sign of the confrontation at all, even though Enid said she still had scars.

Eugene was attacked by Hyde in the forest and, in addition to the scars, remained in a coma for quite some time.

But as with Enid in the following season, there were no signs, not even small marks.

With Tyler, it was somewhat different. In the first season, besides inflicting injuries on himself, he was left with bruises after the fight with Enid.

In the following season we see new scars and the absence of some old ones.

At least the scar on the face seems to follow the same pattern.

I personally feel it was a mistake not to implement the scars; it's as if past events never even happened.

They might use the excuse that outcasts have a very good healing factor or that the injuries weren't so bad as to leave scars.

I can say from personal experience that even small cuts leave marks. I have cats and dogs, and the bites and scratches on my arms are quite noticeable, and they weren't even that deep.

One of the reasons I don't think the second season was good in all aspects as a direct continuation.

If there are no scars, did it even happen?

I'd like to see the contrast between Enid and Eugene's confidence and popularity, and their battle scars/survivorship marks. Like hiding them with makeup or showing insecurity.

In the second season we had mentions and a glimpse of Wednesday's aunt, what we know according to Morticia is that she went insane and had the same side effect as the black tears, she was taken to Willow Hill and supposedly disappeared (if my memory serves me right).

But what really puzzled me was: What actually drove her insane?

I don't think it's just because she's a raven; it's not only about the negative visions, but also how accurate and far-reaching those visions were. What do I mean by that? I'll try to explain.

In the first season, in an attempt to save Rowan after glimpsing his death, Wednesday is confronted with the truth: According to an old illustration about 20 years ago, she would be responsible for the school's closure. However, visions can have various interpretations or different outcomes, as we saw in the second season regarding Enid's supposed death.

Speaking further about Rowan, he said that his mother was a powerful clairvoyant and before "dying" she passed on to him the vision of the girl with braids. This illustration was kept in the hiding place of the nightshades.

What makes me think Rowan's mother and Ophelia are the same person are these details:

Apparently, on the page following the author's illustration, there are some paragraphs written that seem to be an account of a discussion held with members of the Nightshades at the time: Thabita, Euclid, Mason, and others, about the illustration. At first, I thought the person who wrote it was the same person who drew it, but the handwriting seems somewhat different and it looks more like they are talking about someone who hasn't attended meetings for weeks or months.

But when we saw the inside of Ophelia's diary, which Morticia gave to Wednesday, who then has a vision (apparently at the same time) of her aunt from behind, my assumptions seemed to make more sense.

A double door in the center with several skulls around it. The illustration takes up both pages, in addition to leaving a blank space as if it were a frame, similar to the illustration of Rowan's supposed mother.

This also provides a hook for Wednesday's trip to Paris, perhaps to visit the catacombs and see what's behind the door? Who knows.

Now, speaking about the other pages of the diary, I managed to read and understand some interesting information:

I managed to rewrite four paragraphs, mentioning that English is not my first language, and I added it to the image's alt text.

What caught my attention is that, like Wednesday, Ophelia was told she would receive a visit from an ancestor, but besides the idea pleasing her, she says she doesn't need help. Immediately following the drawing of a symbol and the raven, Ophelia says she is training her psychometry with the bodies of the dead from her mother's mortuary. Being able to see the cause of death, method, and even the last words of the victims.

This drawing in the diary, if I'm not mistaken, is the first appearance of this symbol, which honestly doesn't remind me of anything.

Perhaps it's the symbol of the Ravens? Or a symbol she saw in some vision while touching a dead body?

Now, regarding Ophelia's madness and what I believe actually happened to her.

I wonder if these pages are actually her in a trance-like state illustrating an outburst of black tears, or a vision of what would happen to her.

According to what Morticia told her, Ophelia became ill in her second year, screaming in the schoolyard and crying black tears. Even after telling her mother that it was a side effect of excessive clairvoyance, her sister was sent to Willow Hill, and before Fester could infiltrate to keep an eye on her, she disappeared.

At the end of the season, we see Ophelia in a confined room in the Frump family mansion.

Some take it as absolute truth that she has been locked away since her disappearance, but I don't think that's the case. I prefer to believe that it was an intentional escape and that Ophelia disappeared to live her own life away from her mother's influence. We don't know if she actually had the crying fit because she overused her gift or was influenced to misuse it for the benefit of others.

In the first season, Bianca's mother says that her siren song is weakening; perhaps the same is true for Hester, which is why having Ophelia nearby is important.

We don't know for sure if she was actually Rowan's mother, but it suggests that her death was faked if it means Ophelia decided to step away for the greater good or blackmail.

In conclusion, some hypotheses that led her to madness include: excessive use of clairvoyance, visions of a distant future leaving her paranoid and anxious about what she could not control, being haunted by visions of the dead, or aftereffects due to convulsions.

But my favorite theory is that there's a secret society of ravens who use their clairvoyance for a noble or questionable purpose, if that's one of the villain plots for the next season. I believe Ophelia will be a guide, on reddit, they said she might give clues using riddles that Wednesday has to solve.

I wonder if the character's interpretation will be more geared towards adapting the old series, a new interpretation, or a mix of both.

What are their abilities (so far)?

In the series, we were introduced to different sub-abilities that a psychic can possess.

Wednesday and Morticia

Positive and Negative Clairvoyance: The equivalent of Raven and Dove.

Chronal Clairvoyance: Glimpses of the present or past.

Premonitory Clairvoyance: The name is self-explanatory.

Psychometry/Second Sight: Seeing memories embedded in objects.

Mediumship: Seeing or feeling spirits.

Xavier and Ophelia

Premonitory Dreams/Precognition/Sleepwalking:

Dreaming of future events.

Artistic Clairvoyance

Artistic Animation

Mediumistic Painting

Like in these examples ☝🏼

Hester and Rosaline

I believe they possess almost all the abilities mentioned above, with the addition of the use of crystal balls and divination.

Of course, for now we're not sure if they all use the same methods. Apparently, Morticia had her vision when Wednesday came into contact with Goody's book.

Xavier and Ophelia painted and drew their visions, but we don't know if they gained access in the same way. Xavier had dreams, perhaps Ophelia drew while having the vision like Alice in Twilight or by touching objects like Wednesday, it's uncertain.

I don't know if everyone has contact with spirits as guides; Xavier offered Wednesday help with interpreting the visions, but didn't mention the guides. Unless, in his case, this help only comes in the form of dreams like premonitions.

In leaked scenes from the next season, we see Wednesday with Enid in Paris, but on Reddit I saw some comments about astral projection, which would be very interesting.

The idea is that because they are connected, Wednesday can see where she is, where she has been, or even communicate with her from a distance.

We also need to explore the black tears; so far we only know of two characters with this side effect due to the excessive use of clairvoyance.

I'll make a separate post just about Ophelia, which explores this analysis better.

Am I the only one who gets the impression that actors and actresses like Joy and Moosa are only being kept on the show because of the representation they bring to the series, and not because their characters are actually relevant to the story?

Okay, Bianca made up with her mother and the situation with the cult. Eugene is now friends with Pugsley, so what?

Bianca is supposedly the leader of the Nightshades, a popular and influential mermaid.

Eugene is a swarmer, a social butterfly (Personally, his powers have diverse possibilities that would greatly benefit Wednesday's plans).

I can see potential, but the writers aren't known for good character development, judging by what I've seen in this last season.

In a previous post I talked about the lack of LGBTQ+ characters, but non-white characters aren't far behind in this analysis.

Bianca was kept as a focus to bring this sense of female protagonism alongside Wednesday and Enid in the series, but perhaps in this new season her role will be less impactful as a plot dedicated solely to her. Maybe they'll bring back the secret society to actually fulfill its role as protectors of the outcasts.

As for Eugene, he would now actually be Pugsley's friend and would continue to be an accomplice in other crimes and pranks. This sets up a hook for the other young characters in the series; if it's the last year for the older ones, could we be seeing the new generation of Nightshades forming? Who would actually do a good job protecting the school or serving Wednesday's purposes.

The other non-white characters either died, only appeared in one season, the actors left the series, or they are secondary characters… Besides the new additions of actors not being very diverse, but they are well-known actors whom I fear will be a facade for the lack of a good script for the series, as in the second season.

I saw some people on Reddit commenting on how the second season mirrors the first. I personally didn't like this constant recycling.

Next season I don't want any iconic dances...

I don't want anyone in a coma...

I don't want school principals dying...

I don't want scenes of vomiting, I don't want romances that don't contribute to the plot or character development…

I don't want anyone being excluded from a party and becoming a victim of an attack or kidnapping...

Like in Beetlejuice 2, I don't want them to bring in characters with so much potential only to not make good use of them.

I don't want a bunch of actors with underdeveloped characters and poorly resolved storylines… It's a long list.

With each piece of news about the series, everything points to the project becoming more and more like Tim Burton's style. I know it seems obvious since he's directing, but I'm saying this in terms of the series' identity.

A series with such an interesting aesthetic, but a script full of poorly incorporated ideas.

I don't hate the series, on the contrary, I liked it a lot, and that's exactly why it hurts me to have more things I didn't like than I actually did.

I'll be posting more about everything that's on my mind until next season.

If Enid is trapped in werewolf form, how will Wednesday help her?

I felt a Beauty and the Beast vibe, or any fairy tale with the context of a kiss or proof of true love that brings the person back from death, deep sleep, or transformation.

Like: Shrek, Brave, The beauty and the beast, Malevola and others

Perhaps Wednesday needs to make a sacrifice to bring Enid back to her original form, perhaps something that puts her life at risk, since apparently she needs to die according to Aunt Ophelia's vision.

Perhaps changing Enid's line of reasoning could help with the transformation? She believes that alphas are destined to be alone and hunted by other wolves, but she told Wednesday that she was her pack, so this sense of community plus a better understanding of how to deal with an alpha works could bring her back.

Besides the theories that Capri knows more than she's letting on, maybe she's an alpha, a hyde, or both. I just know she's going to be important when it comes to having control over information.

Also, I love that scene of the hug and the realization that they are both alive and well, both relieved and using each other for support.

I just hope they look at everything the audience didn't like, the mistakes, and do better in the script for the new season.

One of the things that bothers me most about the series, which draws from the archetype of minorities, is the lack of explicit queer representation. Maybe I'm trying to make something out of nothing with this analysis, but let's face it, the series has climbed the ladder of queer ships that made it so popular.

Wenclair is the biggest example, isn't it?

The series features a cast in which the female characters stand out and the actors have diverse backgrounds. But they didn't see space to represent LGBTQIAPN+ characters in the main cast?

An important point: a character doesn't need to be in a relationship to validate their sexuality or be a caricature when expressing the gender they feel comfortable with, but it's as if the series uses minority discourse as background scenery, literally.

Perhaps they point to the fact that we have, for example, Eugene's mothers or Ajax's mothers or some supposed couples we see in the background, but that's exactly it: They are supporting characters, secondary, not part of the main.

But if the premise of the series is community, why weren't characters with that characteristic presented? In the same way that being cisgender and being heterosexual was portrayed very comfortably in these two seasons. Of course, we don't want the series to offer empty or futile representation; it's not exactly about canonizing ships or headcanons, but rather doing the minimum, since the characters are predominantly heterosexual without any questioning. We can also have the same level of normalcy with queer characters who, as I pointed out earlier, are just background scenery.

We would have had that representation with Yoko and Divina, of course, if the actresses hadn't left the series.

Perhaps the actors don't feel comfortable, or the writers don't see the importance; perhaps they even say it wouldn't be right for non-queer actors to play queer characters, but we have the actor Hunter Doohan playing, until now, a heterosexual character.

Maybe they'll argue that it's not relevant to the plot, but in the first season we had a love triangle between Wednesday, Tyler, and Xavier, and in the second, Enid, Ajax, and Bruno… So I wonder, what is actually relevant?

This whole "raven" thing seems really far-fetched to me. I wouldn't be surprised if she's actually a dove, which would explain her obsession with Ophelia and her disregard for Morticia.

Professor Rosaline commented on how desperate Hester was for her approval and how she dreamed of getting married and starting a family.

She seems to have a personality and ambitions quite different from the Hester we met in the second season. Of course, we're talking about different periods in Grandmama's life; she ended up marrying a road salesman, and perhaps that disillusionment caused her change.

If a psychic personality changes, does the type of vision they have also change? Or is it predetermined?

Grandmama Hester's favoritism towards Ophelia makes her frustration clear when Morticia reveals herself to be a dove. This pattern repeats itself in her relationship with Wednesday and her disdain for Pugsley, even though he possesses powers unlike his father, who lost his own.