What I mean is that everything that happens is triggered by some sort of accident or stumbling into a hint which leads to some other development. Wednesday is virtually clueless all the time and just does things at random (really, watch it again, nothing is achieved by anyone at any point that isn't coincidental luck). This puts a hefty damper on anything you'd want from a thriller.

So, as far as murder mystery goes, this is basically about as good as a crappy Scooby Doo episode. What redeems the show? Fantastic costume design, great shots all around and fitting set pieces. Just really good production here.

Then of course, as anyone would tell you, Jenna Ortega was outstanding as Wednesday. Sadly, only Emma Myers managed to come close in terms of performative prowess as her roommate Enid. All the other young actors are obviously talented but still overact at times. Of course, this could also just be bad direction.

Overall, the writing was contrived and just full of ex machina convenient plot points so nothing felt like it tied the story together. This happened, then that happened, then this happened... all the time. It was sometimes a bit funny, mostly it was just bland and uninspired though. The writers maybe just each started one thing and then finished another to explain this incohesive mess of a plot. Never mind the idiotic amount of stupid love triangles.