The acting, soundtrack, imagery, dialogue, and characters are what you'd expect from a Tim Burton production. It's comforting, yet somehow strange, that Tim's style and tone are still consistent so many decades later. If you have enjoyed any of his work in the past 2-3 decades, you'll thoroughly enjoy this show, even if you must ignore the plot holes and repetitive storytelling techniques.

There aren't a lot of negatives I have to say about this show, but it feels obvious that Tim doesn't know how to do a TV show. The writing becomes thin as it drags and tries desperately to find cliffhangers and stretch the story to the next episode. The number of times someone goes in and out of the local jail and is almost expelled but then forgiven, or something "terrible" may or may not happen to whatever character gets ridiculous in the last few episodes.

I hope Tim continues to the second season and figures out how to write several unique episodes that organically tie together. Unfortunately, each episode just started feeling repetitive; the only thing keeping me engaged were the characters and their various arcs.

Beyond that, as many have already said, Jenna Ortega is Wednesday, Addams. It's also nice to see other Addams family members pop in and out of the show. It would be nice to have at least one episode in the Addams family house.

I look forward to a second season, ideally with a better story and plot.