Wednesday Season 2 Will Bring Back Iconic Character Element, Confirms Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega confirms that Wednesday season 2 will bring back one key aspect of her character. Netflix’s first attempt at the Addams Family spinoff show was released back in 2022, becoming a near-instant success. The show saw Ortega in the leading role, in a part that earned her her first Emmy nomination. Wednesday season 2 has now been confirmed, with a returning cast that includes Ortega, Emma Myers, Fred Armisen, and Joy Sunday, and new players that include Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, and Heather Matarazzo.
In a Harper’s Bazaar interview on her press tour for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Ortega speaks about one key element of Wednesday season 2.
In the clip, she referenced that she “pulled a good portion of [her] hair out.” The actor said that the cello piece has been shot, and that she and the Wednesday team are now “moving on to the next one.” Check out the full quote from Ortega below:
We’re shooting the second season right now, so I think it was maybe two weeks ago I pulled a good portion of my hair out for a cello piece. We shot that one-and-done, and then we’re moving on to the next one, so I am currently playing, never said I was good.
What Else Will Wednesday Bring Back For Season 2?
Its Most Viral Element Is Hard To Replicate
Ortega’s quote confirms that Wednesday season 2 will bring back cello as a key element to the sophomore season. Wednesday playing the cello was one of the most essential elements of Wednesday season 1, as it created artistic sequences while showing an aspect of the protagonist’s character that was at once artistic and intense. She plays some key tunes in the first season, including cello-filled versions of “Paint It Black” and “Don’t Stop.” As Ortega alludes to in her quote, the actor herself spent months learning the cello in order to authentically prepare for her Wednesday role.
Ortega, and by extension Wednesday’s, cello playing was a majorly discussed aspect of the first season, so it makes sense for Netflix to want to include it in season 2. Another highly talked-about element of Wednesday season 1 was the dance scene, wherein the titular character does an off-kilter dance at Nevermore’s Rave’N Dance, to the tune of “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps. Imitations of this dance ran rampant throughout TikTok, and likely drove up viewership of the series.
As int he case of Wednesday’s popular cello pieces, Netflix might look to replicate the Wednesday dance sequence in season 2. Unlike the cello, however, the exact nature of this dance would be hard to repeat without looking cheap. Unlike cello, which would conceivably be a hobby the character would follow in future seasons, the only way to really recreate the dance scene would be by repeating it. This provides very little variation and could risk accusations of the show being TikTok-ified. Hopefully, Netflix can pull from key elements of Wednesday season 1 without copying too much.
Source: Harper’s Bazaar
