IsRude t1_j136lgl wrote on December 21, 2022 at 9:30 AM

I finished Wednesday. It was okay, but I'm really surprised it was so popular. The acting wasn't good, the story wasn't great, Jenna Ortega was the best part, but even the writing for her character was so edgy I got tired of it pretty quickly.

The dance episode was the best, by far. >!Her smiling about the raining "blood" was adorable and disturbing in the perfect balance. And her dance was fucking phenomenal.!< But the rest of the series was mediocre, I thought.

I did like her roommate, and thought she was really charming, and the >!hug!< felt like it was hard-earned, but her acting wasn't great other than that scene. The boys in the love triangle, her parents, and most of the kids are disappointing.

dandaman910 t1_j13y6pn wrote on December 21, 2022 at 2:27 PM

I thought it was a bad decision to put her in a school with supernatural beings. All the best parts of the original Wednesday character was her interacting with normies.

But this show was basically made for prepubscent and teenage girls. So I'm not gonna hate on it too much.

Uptopdownlowguy t1_j140xfd wrote on December 21, 2022 at 2:47 PM

Man, I saw some people on this sub comparing Wednesday to Squid Games. It's nowhere close. Korean TV can be hit or miss, but Wednesday is a CW quality YA show. None of the characters feel real due to wooden acting and overly dramatic lines. It's a decent watch, but these view numbers are kinda mind boggling to me. I guess marketing did their job right