If I hadn't recently watched so many videos on modern film criticism, I probably wouldn't even have noticed the issues in this show, as the main characters and the visual presentation are charming enough to keep your attention away from the flaws. However, once I had become aware of those flaws, I couldn't unsee them.

The main character is perfect at everything she does. She is supposed to be a teenager but she possesses a set of skills to cover several lifetimes.

There's an old issue with poorly written main characters of action movies. Main characters need to be vulnerable. If they are indestructible powerhouses then you can't associate with them or feel any sort of worry for them.

Wednesday is especially indestructible and undefeatable when it comes to men (with 1 or 2 exceptions), many of whom are given the role of either bumbling idiots, traitors or otherwise evil. I don't normally go looking for these social issues in films and shows, but I couldn't not notice it here. I guess this is just the social state of things in Hollywood these days.

However, this attitude actually does fit the show fairly well, since it's a show primarily about teenage girls, written for teenage girls. You know, girl power and all that...

Finally, the story is not that well written. A good story with twists and turns is one where you can look back in the end and see that all the pieces fit together, but with this show, the various episodes are fairly independent. The story serves the scenes rather than the other way around. The writers could've made anyone to turn out to be the main villain in the end. There are a few times where characters just spout exposition at you.

This show is primarily an exercise in style. Cute characters do cute things and everything looks cool and stylish. In my opinion that style hides the lack of quality in content.