Yesterday IRO replied to one of my comments on his post Medieval tale by saying “our weirdness unites us“, but I don’t think you can get much weirder (in a good way) than the concept of a TV series about the Goth teenage version of Wednesday Addams.

I was expecting one of those teenage “coming of age” shows with a bit of funny weirdness thrown in, which it is, but I found it far more than that.

After an ingeniously wicked prank gets Wednesday expelled from the “Nancy Reagan High School, she is packed off to “Nevermore” a school for the weird, kooky and abnorms of society (non muggles). From that you might think it’s just another “Wednesday goes to Hogwarts”. True to herself Wednesday’s character continues to be the feminist role model depicted in all of her iterations, but the series is also part horror series and part murder mystery with a very good script and some great acting by Jenna Ortega Wednesday), Gwendoline Christie (Larissa Weems – principal), Jamie McShane (Donovan Galpin- Sheriff), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin – the love interest), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe – a student who can make his art come to life) and Emma Myers (the failed werewolf roomy of Wednesday).

At Nevermore, Wednesday has to navigate new social cliques with the unrequested assistance of her colourful and enthusiastic roommate Enid (Emma Myers), survive both monster attacks and assassination attempts, unravel an old family mystery, and grapple with her developing psychic powers. We are half way through the series after a Saturday night binge and have found it a very enjoyable watch. Will probably binge and finish it tomorrow.

And remember Wednesday is like the middle finger of the week!