Summary: Tyler is captured by Wednesday who plans to torture him but the students turn her in to Weems. Wednesday is expelled and she meets with Eugene on her way out, learning that Marilyn is the culprit. Weems shapeshifts into Tyler and Wednesday uses that to make Marilyn confess. Marilyn kills Weems and captures Wednesday, using her to resurrect Crackstone. Thing warns everyone else who start evacuating the school. Crackstone mortally wounds Wednesday but Goody saves her. Wednesday confronts Crackstone and defeats him with help from others. Enid becomes a werewolf and takes out Tyler. The semester ends and Wednesday goes back home on good terms with everyone.
The Good: Uh… the production was pretty decent here, especially in the monster fight. The Bad: Everything was bad here. The opening scene is laughably stupid. Why would Wednesday only call other children to subdue Tyler, what were they going to do if he transforms? Why did they agree to help anyways, especially since they just left and reported Wednesday right after capturing Tyler. What the hell was the thinking on their part? Surely they would know that they need to get a confession, so why are they so disgusted with Wednesday? And holy hell, why did they leave Wednesday alone with him??? I’m stunned with how Enid and Bianca are apparently now good friends with Wednesday. Enid has a very valid reason to dislike Wednesday, and yet she forgives Wednesday even though the character has done absolutely nothing to atone or seek forgiveness. Why the hell is this show rewarding a character when she doesn’t deserve it and acting like this is a wholesome moment? It’s not. Bianca is even worse. These two hated each other’s guts, but apparently one tiny moment of connection from a few episodes ago turns them into friends who respect each other. Huh? I feel like I missed an entire storyline here. Bianca’s character change this season is so sloppy because she changes at the blink of an eye for seemingly no reason. The main plot elements were terrible too. The show could have played up Wednesday being unreliable by making us question if Tyler was even guilty. Instead we get this cheesy, abysmal evil monologue from Tyler, completely contradicting the fact that he seemed to be into Wednesday. This moment fizzled out the tension and made Tyler into a boring, unoriginal villain. Speaking of boring unoriginality, nothing about Marilyn was interesting. She was as bland as can be, and I have to laugh at her reveal scene. The Weems twist was obvious and it bothers me so much because Weems had no reason to listen to any of Wednesday’s inane accusations at this point, nevermind work with her to take out Marilyn. And why the hell didn’t Weems tell anyone? She took such a needless risk to confront Marilyn with no weapons and died for her stupidity. I’m also extremely frustrated that Wednesday was never adequately punished for her constant accusations. Wednesday finally got it right by the end and the show seems to believe that the ends justify the means, showing a distinct unawareness with how fundamentally unlikable these accusations have made the main character. The episode’s climax is also terrible. Crackstone ticks off every single cliche and the final “fight” against him was bland and anticlimactic. Add on ridiculousness like quipping in life-threatening scenarios, the cop car tires being slashed while nobody notices, Crackstone’s random unexplained magic powers, and a Deus Ex Machina to bring Wednesday back to life that made no sense, and you have a truly nonsensical final act that features some of the worst writing on the show. The ending feels incredibly cheap. Instead of creating storylines for next season, the show slaps on an unsubtle ending monologue with unanswered questions in an attempt to raise interest for a second season. It ends up feeling like a cheap cliffhanger, and completely out of place. I haven’t seen such an embarrassment of a season-ending scene in a long time. The Unknown: What is Tyler’s fate? What happens to Gates? What’s next for this show? Who is stalking Wednesday? Best Moment: Wednesday speaking with Eugene, now awake. Character of the Episode: Wednesday. Conclusion: This season finale didn’t have any original or interesting pieces whatsoever, and it had as much impact as a wet fart. A terrible end to what has been a bad first season. For more extended ranting about season 1, click here. Score: 34
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