POILER ALERT: Major plot points from the Season 2 finale of Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ are shared below.
This season of ‘Wednesday’ provided viewers with a long-awaited in-depth look into the mythology of one of the Addams Family’s most beloved members and, arguably, the right-hand man known as Thing, which is played by Victor Dorobantu. Thing has been an integral part of the show since day one, gaining the trust of the family as well as, naturally, our love.
It was clear in Season 1 how much Gomez Addams (Luis Guzmán) depended on Thing when he entrusted the right hand with protecting his daughter, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega), in her first year at Nevermore Academy. There was no doubt that Thing was fiercely loyal and brave, and this loyalty was the perfect springboard for the back story of Season 2.
‘Wednesday’: Thing’s Secret Origins Finally Explained
“There wasn’t really a Thing origin story before,” ‘Wednesday’ creator Alfred Gough told Deadline. “The Addams family has always been this blank canvas. Charles Addams’ original panels didn’t even name them. So for us, it was exciting to finally explore where Thing comes from. People have always asked, ‘Who is Thing? Where did he come from?’”
To Gough’s comment, Miles Millar, who collaborated with him on the Netflix series, said, “It felt like a natural place to construct an element of a story around him—a MacGuffin for the season. Maybe some fans picked up on things early on, such as the hand poking out of the earth, but we hoped to surprise them in the finale. That ‘aha’ moment when all of it comes together—that was what we were going for.”
In the finale, it is revealed that Thing is in reality the dismembered right hand of Davinci student Isaac Night (Owen Painter), nicknamed Slurp the Zombie who was mistakenly revived by Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) under the Skull Tree in the woods, as told by Ajax in Chapter I: Here We Woe Again of season 2.
It was said by Gough that Thing was intended to rise up from the ground in the title sequence, but it was just way too obvious. Later, the scene was altered so that Thing would come out from the tree instead, and hints had been placed subtly right from the start for us to carefully pick up.
Season 2 Finale Highlights Thing’s Courage And Family Bonds
In the season 2 finale, it is revealed that Thing is tested again. As Isaac tries to hold Wednesday back in order to bury her alive, Thing takes a risk and gets caught in the middle of the action. He tries to outsmart Isaac with a crossbow, but Isaac had anticipated this and managed to capture Thing in the process. This encounter reveals the relationship between Isaac and Thing, which had been severed by Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) years ago.
However, before Isaac can reattach Thing to his wrist and kidnap Pugsley to power the machine that can drain his sister Françoise’s Hyde strength, Wednesday and her parents manage to arrive just in time. Morticia reveals to Wednesday and her father that she has previously separated Thing from Isaac out of concern for Gomez’s safety. However, Morticia is aware that despite being reattached, Isaac’s true identity has not changed.
The creators demonstrated how Gomez’s past relates to Thing’s story. Losing his powers was directly related to Isaac and Thing’s origin story, which emphasized the strength of his relationship with Morticia. Gomez, even without powers, is loved and loyal which is a subtle response to the question of why he is an outcast. The ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 has been sure to represent the bravery and loyalty of Thing until the end, as well as the Addams family mythology in a manner that we, as fans, have always dreamed of. It is a representation of how it is possible to delight and pull at the heartstrings in a manner that gives the weight of the entire family’s story to a disembodied hand.
