The writing of this show reminds me too much of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, another Netflix production with dark themes. Characters quibble about "terrible" things like torture and death, and that's pretty much it. The protagonists don't actually do anything borderline evil or bad, making it all talk and no action. It's pretty cringey and the stakes are low.

Moreover, Wednesday's visions are clear as day. There is nothing vague at all, no effort of deduction required. Her visions and her peers' inputs point her directly to the next objectives, which makes for poor writing. Case in point: the revealing of the Hyde's identity. Also plot contrivances (e.g. Goody's powers in season 1's finale). The only thing that rescues this show is the cast's fantastic performance. Jenna Ortega is perfect in her role, and Emma Myers is a great counterbalance. Still, the trope is getting repetitive towards the end. The good news is that the production team has no overlap with Sabrina's, so there's still hope.