Wednesday season 2 will see Enid and Morticia relationships 'take centre stage'
Warning: May contain spoilers for Wednesday Season 2.
Wednesday Season 2 will witness various relationships becoming the focal point as producers reveal they "didn't want to disappoint."
The eagerly anticipated new season is merely weeks away, following an extended wait for devoted viewers. It's been three years since Wednesday initially appeared on our screens and captured the hearts of audiences globally.
The first season saw Wednesday Addams (portrayed by Jenna Ortega) as she adjusted to life at Nevermore Academy, an institution for outcasts and misfits. From werewolves and vampires to sirens and gorgons, the residential school accommodated them all.
Eventually, Wednesday adapted to her fresh surroundings, whilst becoming immersed in a mysterious new puzzle, having saved Nevermore Academy from significant dangers. Now, showrunners Miles Millar and Alfred Gough have revealed what supporters can anticipate from this latest instalment of the beloved programme, as they could be "more daring" and "have bigger scope", reports the Express.
Particular relationships will become the main focus. Wednesday must "navigate a lot of relationships" as Miles Millar explained they will be: "Primarily with her mother and with Enid. She discovers that those relationships are treacherous and it's not easygoing.
"It's always important for characters to have challenges in terms of those relationships, and that's what audiences really gravitate toward. The emotional heart of the show are those relationships."
Fans are set for a family reunion at Nevermore this season, which spells more trouble for Wednesday, as Millar revealed: "And the mother-daughter relationship between Wednesday and Morticia is really the central relationship this season."
As Wednesday grapples with her evolving psychic visions, viewers will watch her battle to regain her powers. Millar explained: "It becomes her goal (Wednesday) over the course of the season to recover her ability, and it brings her right into Morticia's orbit. Morticia is desperately trying to help Wednesday recover her power, but Wednesday is resisting. We are always building conflict and putting the mother-daughter relationship front and center in the episodes."
With Morticia leading the gala committee, the entire family descends on Nevermore, as showrunners confessed that "bringing the whole family to Nevermore felt like a no brainer." The ensuing drama sees Morticia striving to aid Wednesday amidst their conflicts.
Catherine Zeta-Jones also teased insights into the mother-daughter dynamics, stating: "This season, what unfolds are these three dynamic relationships: Me with my daughter, me with my mother, and Wednesday and my mother."
She divulged her character's feelings, saying: "I'm a little bit jealous of what unfolds in Wednesday's relationship with my mother, because when we're a little strained, she gravitates toward my mother, and she knows that would really annoy me."
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