This show mixes a lot of the elements from successful franchises like Harry Potter and Riverdale then backs it up with a lot of the original dark humor and lore from the Addams family. The result is a bit of a "super powered teen soap opera murder mystery" and, while this mix could easily flop, "Wednesday" totally makes it works.

A big part of the success is due to Jenna Ortega's amazing performance. She's perfect as Wednesday but the supporting cast, especially Emma Myers, also deliver in their performances in a way that's campy, fun, but also heartfelt. The direction and production value are also solid. Totally a quality show.

While I haven't finished the series yet, my only complaint would be this: I think there's some inconsistency between the Addam's family history / lore of diabolical behavior - indeed a lot of Wednesday's dark jokes infer terrible things her family has done in the past - and one of the main story arcs where a member of their family is accused of murder. Without giving anything away, the character's reaction to the accusation seemed way out of character to me. You'd expect the Addam's family would sort of laugh it off, or be like "yup, that makes sense. Next." but instead it seems to conjure up feelings of mistrust and betrayal, which just seemed odd considering there are plenty of other jokes where the family is kinda like "oh yeah, our uncle is a cannibal" and then nonchalantly moves on.

This isn't a major criticism, and I'm still very much enjoying the show I just think it's weird that the whole family is a celebration of "the dark side" but then, in this one instance, they're like "oh no, that would be bad behavior". Lol, wut?