Disclaimer

Yes, Wednesday's visions are a telling of the future, but the way they choose to present themselves is very much tied to Wednesday's psyche, her identity and her own thoughts and emotions and the way she sees the world. Every time we see a vision of hers, we are looking at the content of said vision through the lenses of Wednesday Addams.

Morticia and Wednesday could, potentially, have the very same content shown to them through visions, but they would be vastly different as they reflect who they are as people and how they see the world. Therefore, every one of Wednesday's visions tells us something about her.

Also, this is my first time watching, lol.

Analysis

Wednesday has a vision and one of the first things her mind presents her with is Enid's gravestone with a crow on it, holding either a blue or white rose, and Enid's voice speaking: "this is all your fault, Wednesday. [...] I died because of you!" Before what seems like a dead Enid chokes her for an extended time for which she convulses on the floor unable to save herself from vision-Enid. The real Enid watches beside her, calling to her, unable to do anything (what a parallel and contrast).

Let's unpack:

1. The Crow: often associated with Wednesday or Nevermore - a larger group which she is still part of;

2. The rose: it's unclear whether it's a blue or a white rose because of the lighting, but,

If it is a white rose, it symbolizes:

"purity, innocence, and new beginnings. They can also represent reverence, loyalty, and remembrance." -azaherqtr.com

If it is a blue rose, it symbolizes:

"rarity, mystery, and uniqueness, representing good fortune and spiritual healing in many cultures", "determination, abundance, romance, individuality, and self-acceptance for embracing flaws" -jamescressflorist.com

*Note: I encourage you to read the full articles if you're interested in flower language as they're packed with interesting and extensive information.

3. "This is all your fault, Wednesday. This is all your fault. I died because of you." Besides the content delivered to Wednesday through the vision, this could very well tell us about guilt she feels towards Enid. Possibly anxiety about hurting her.

4. The amount of crows (Wednesday) we see multiplies exponentially, which brings what happens next: Wednesday fears herself and what she might cause to those around her and herself. She fears her lack of control over herself (she made sure to talk about how she gained control over her visions in the very first few minutes of the show, and yet she has no explanation for her black tears or control over them. She is avoiding the issue, anxiously trying to reassure herself). Her lack of control might make Enid a victim in some way.

5. The rose is dropped by the crow: symbolically, this could either mean: a) Wednesday letting go of her purity and loyalty (in the case of a white rose); or b) Wednesday letting go of her unique identity tied to mystery, letting go of romance (in the case of a blue rose).

Furthermore, the rose could actually be a representation of Enid's character (for instance, Wednesday could be spoiling Enid's purity rather than her own, and so on).

6. "I died because of you!" as a bloody Enid appears and begins choking Wednesday suddenly. Visually, Enid is choking Wednesday, but really it's Wednesday's impending doom caused by her lack of control over herself (as well as her guilt) choking her in Enid's body, whom she cares for deeply. The sight of a dead Enid covered in blood exacerbates the pain that awaits Wednesday should she do nothing to change things. This metaphor is bordering on creepy when you read Enid as the physical representation of Wednesday's guilt and fear. Wednesday imagines her guilt wearing the face of the person she fears most to harm.

How would she hurt Enid (or herself)?

I'm personally leaning towards the hypothesis that the way Wednesday is living this vision is feeling anxiety at the prospect of potentially hurting Enid, significantly harming her own or Enid's identity or person in the process. We could get very specific, there's really a lot of possibilities - but none of them are particularly pointed towards rather than others, each one is as likely as the other. In this case, context might help.

In terms of storyline, we know that:

Enid has gone through a change as a person, as announced in the very first episode (tied to identity, individuality, self-acceptance, new beginnings);

We also know she's exploring romance in a way that is connected or intertwined with her changing as a person (she talks about how Ajax is in love with the old Enid, and she's changed. Could Wednesday possibly deprive her of all these experiences by hurting her? Rob her of her self-discovery, growing and having new experiences?);

She might also be killing Enid's love for her, her loyalty and respect for her by hurting her.

Wednesday fears hurting Enid because of who she is (can't control her abilities; doom surrounds her), possibly fears Enid abandoning her because of who she is.

Sidenote

First episode and Wednesday is already rolling her eyes at what seems to be Enid's love interest for the season. She is very displeased and does not enjoy hearing of Enid's love interests - she never has, and gets rather protective of her at times in relation to this, whether it's by putting the accent on how she'll protect Enid or on how much she dislikes the boys Enid looks at, talks about or hangs out with. E.g., "if he breaks your heart, I'll nail his."

Her consistent irritation might suggest Wednesday fears losing her role in Enid's life, and change itself in that regard (which would make sense if Wednesday is metaphorically depriving Enid of her identity and love exploration). So the reading of Wednesday spoiling Enid's romance experience isn't far-fetched, whether Wednesday is an object of love in Enid's eyes or she isn't, platonically or not.

Morticia doesn't know Enid like the audience does. She doesn't know that's how she behaves. But she knew something was wrong with her daughter.

"In their world a body swap would be the first thought". First of all, Morticia and Agnes weren't surprised at the body swap at all, as they say, it's not impossible and there has been other cases before. Agnes, who knew both, suspected it but didn't say anything about it.

Morticia and Agnes thought their behaviour's change was because other reasons, Agnes for being just a kid who got insulted by her idol, and Morticia for trying to get her daughter to stop being obsessed with her psychic ability, because it has been hurting her all season.

Quelque chose que j'apprécie chez Tyler c'est comment les thèmes de l'autonomie et de l'indépendance mais aussi la capacité de choisir sont appliqués et développés avec lui. Au début de la s1, on voit Tyler comme un ado normal mais qui est négligé par son père tout en ignorant si oui ou non son fils est bel et bien un hyde. Donovan interdisait même à Mercredi de le fréquenter car ça le mettait en danger. Et Thornhill a profité que Tyler soit justement vulnérable pour être son maître et qu'il soit son Hyde. Mais seulement bien qu'il ait été forcé à commettre ses meurtres, il ne semble n'avoir aucun regret. Lui disant même que les cris de ses victimes et leurs peurs étaient délicieuses. Alors oui c'est une victime mais il n'est pas 100% innocent non plus. C'est justement ce qui est intéressant chez ce personnage ! Et par sa relation avec Mercredi dans la s1, où on voyait ces deux là attirés l'un à l'autre avant que la vérité éclate.

Dans la s2, on voit Tyler enchaîné, privé de sa liberté après les crimes qu'il a commit. Clamant même à Mercredi qu'elle est tombée amoureuse du monstre qu'il est. Et c'est intéressant car justement on voit que le fait qu'il est devenu Hyde a été libérateur pour lui. Et sa vie d'humain avant, il n'avait rien jusqu'à ce qu'il la rencontre. Même quand Mercredi lui parle de la mort de son père, ça le fait sourire se proclamant comme celui qui tire les ficelles. Et bien qu'au final, il refuse de l'aider le fait que Mercredi l'ait repoussé une fois de plus, lui montre qu'elle a coupé les ponts avec lui. Même l'idée que Mercredi devienne sa nouvelle maîtresse n'aurait pas réglé la situation. Ça aurait remplacé le problème par un autre ! Et si il a pu se retourner contre Thornhill, il aurait très bien pu se retourner contre Mercredi à un moment donné. Et si elle avait été sa maîtresse, on lui aurait à nouveau priver de son autonomie et de son indépendance comme avec Thornhill.

Avec la révélation sur le fait que sa mère était vivante, on aurait pu penser qu'il aurait enfin le droit à un peu de bonheur pas vrai ? Nope, sa mère l'infantilise se montrant contrôleuse en l'enchaînant sur le lit et se montrant même dominante avec lui, ne lui laissant aucun choix. Encore une fois, cette fois ci avec sa mère, il est privé de son indépendance, de son autonomie et de la capacité de choisir ! Avec son oncle, il le voit comme une charge inutile ne se préoccupant que de sa soeur. Dans la scène où on voit les deux frangins s'enlacer devant le miroir. Tyler n'est pas là malgré qu'il soit présent sur les photos collés au miroir montrant qu'ils sont dans leur petit monde ! Cependant dans sa relation avec sa mère, le fait que Tyler souhaite la sauver malgré qu'elle soit mourante prouve qu'il lui reste encore une certaine humanité jusqu'à ce qu'elle le trahisse pour le "soigner" de son hyde le privant de nouveau de choisir. Et c'est intéressant car justement Françoise voit son hyde comme une malédiction tandis que Tyler voit son hyde comme libérateur où justement il se sent enfin bien ! D'une certaine manière, j'ai l'impression que sa mère projetait son ressenti en tant qu'hyde et en tant que marginal envers son fils car elle souhaitait devenir une normie. Tandis que Tyler se plaît plus à être un marginal qu'un normie !

Il y a aussi trois scènes intéressantes entre Mercredi et Tyler, en voyant que Mercredi se fait enterré, on aurait pu penser que ça l'aurait fait jubiler. Car il voulait tuer Mercredi et Enid mais... Rien, il est stoïque. Après peut être qu'il aurait préféré le faire lui même au lieu que ce soit son oncle. Mais je pense que malgré sa haine envers Mercredi, il éprouve encore un faible attachement envers elle. Quand à Mercredi, elle avait prit possession du corps d'Enid et s'est transformée en louve garou. Elle aurait pu le tuer et pourtant elle ne l'a pas fait. Après le fait qu'elle était dans un autre corps et pas habituée à être une louve garou a dû pas mal joué en vu de la situation. En revanche, elle avait une autre occasion de le tuer et en la voyant Tyler était résigné à ce qu'elle le fasse. Or elle ne l'a pas fait lui rendant à nouveau sa liberté. Et elle même ignore encore pourquoi elle l'a épargné. Ce qui peut laisser sous entendre qu'elle tient encore un peu à Tyler malgré sa haine envers lui tout comme ce dernier !

A la mort de sa mère, Tyler se retrouve complètement seule, il n'a plus de repère. Jusqu'à ce qu'Issadora vienne lui propose de rejoindre un groupe afin de tisser des liens et du coup faire taire son besoin d'un maître. Et je vais être honnête, je suis assez méfiante. Les adultes autour de Tyler ont tous profité de lui. Bien que pour la défense d'Isadora, elle essaie justement d'aider comme par exemple avec Mercredi ou voir Enid. Et là elle essaie de tendre la main avec Tyler bien que ce soit plus compliqué car c'est un cas assez particulier ! Donc j'avoue que je suis assez curieuse de voir quel genre de développement il aura en s3.

Something I appreciate about Tyler is how the themes of autonomy and independence, as well as the ability to choose, are applied and developed with him. At the beginning of season 1, we see Tyler as a normal teenager who is neglected by his father, who is unaware of whether or not his son is indeed a Hyde. Donovan even forbade Wednesday from seeing him because it put him in danger. And Thornhill took advantage of Tyler's vulnerability to become his master and make him her Hyde. But even though he was forced to commit his murders, he seems to have no regrets. He even says that the screams of his victims and their fears were delicious. So yes, he is a victim, but he is not 100% innocent either. That's what's so interesting about this character! And through his relationship with Wednesday in season 1, we saw these two drawn to each other before the truth came out.

No but you're SUPER RIGHT

Tyler was heavily abused and is copying with a LOT of trauma; I guess he should free himself from Laurel, somehow, and then deal with the whole Hyde and his mother situation. I once read that he doesn't need a redemption arc but a healing one, and that's exactly it! About Wednesday...well, I don't think she could forgive him super easily but with some good writing they can get along (I mean, I still think he's better than Xavier)

Tyler is a complex character and I'm excited to see more of him in season two(I might be in love with Hunter Doohan too lol)

Thanks for sharing your analysis, i loved it so much! I kinda did a similar thing in my fic, I developed Tyler alongside with Xavier. Anyway, you can take a look into it if you want, The Hunt is mainly focused on these two. Here's the guide

*****SPOILERS AHEAD*****

I just wanted to point out that I think what people can't put their finger on what feels off about the show is that the plot treats Wednesday like a normal protagonist. It gives her a bubblegum pop bff, a love interest, another love interest, an innocent to motivate herself by (bee boy), a rival queen bee, mommy issues, automatic popularity, and bureaucracy that gets in her way.

But the thing is, Wednesday's just trying to do her own thing. SEVERAL TIMES she tells people POINT BLANK that she doesn't understand why they expect her to understand the signals/cues they're sending her. When Enid is crying on the roof, Wednesday doesn't comfort her the way Enid needs because she doesn't know her yet and Enid gets more upset. When Tyler tells her she's "sending all these signals" she's not guilty, she's confused. When she's confronting Xavier about why he might be the Hyde, she says he hasn't hurt her because "for some inexplicable reason, he seems to like her". Time and time again, characters show interest in her because she's the protagonist so she SHOULD get all the attention. She's the titular character!

So... The moral of the story is 'normies bad'? There's not a single 'normie' that can be trusted. My first instinct is get off your high horse, and fuck off with that us vs. them crap.

Non-conforming isn't about excluding people you deem average or normal (different from you). It's about abolishing the systems that oppress the weird. The writing of the show does the opposite of that. It's heteronormative, it has no real poc representation (a bully, a violent teen, and a man we're told is stupid), and its attempt to address classissm is mediocre at best.

In the end, Wednesday is allied with the institutions, corrupt or otherwise, that covered up the truth. She uses the police force to subdue Xavier and she works with the principal to confront the villain. And Tyler? The half weirdo Nevermore wouldn't accept? What happens after he was manipulated and brainwashed? (SA undertones) Throw him to the dungeons! Who cares?

So we're left with an empty cool kids vs jocks narrative. A narrative that pushes the protagonist to do what other teens do. The implication is that the only reason you might be a loner is trauma you haven't worked through, and if you don't date the guy is because you have trust issues. You don't tolerate bullies or threats? 'Wow you're too violent and egotistical'