Woe is the Loneliest Number
Episode 2 of Wednesday season 1 starts with police officers led by the sheriff looking for Rowan’s body in the woods. Unfortunately, they are not able to find it. Wednesday’s statement about a monster attacking Rowan is credible and the sheriff begins to believe her. The principal is convinced that Rowan ran away and is not happy about the sheriff’s accusations. After taking Wednesday’s statement, the principal wishes the sheriff would leave but Wednesday asks to speak to him privately. ..
Wednesday and the sheriff discuss Rowan’s apparent resurrection. Wednesday is shocked by the event and the sheriff is not sure what to make of it. ..
Therapist: Wednesday, why did you lie about witnessing a murder? Wednesday: I was scared. I didn’t want anyone to think I was crazy. Therapist: Why were you scared? Wednesday: Because people don’t believe me when I say I saw something in the wood. They think I’m making it up. But I saw it! It was a creature and Rowan was killed by it. Therapist: What made you think you saw a creature? Wednesday: It just looked so weird and scary! And then Rowan died…I know it wasn’t an accident. ..
Wednesday tells Enid that she decided to stay to catch Rowan in his own game. She asks Enid about what Rowan is saying about the situation but she knows nothing and suggests she asks Rowan’s roommate, Xavier. Enid is currently too preoccupied with the Poe Cup competition and being the school’s gossip girl is taking the back bench for a while.
The principal tells the girl that her mother’s vision has led her to believe that Wednesday will be the next president of the United States. The girl asks if Wednesday has spoken to her about this and the principal tells her that she hasn’t. The girl asks if Wednesday would like to pick an activity as a required by school by the end of the day, and Wednesday says she would.
Wednesday meets with the principle, and asks Thing to keep an eye on Rowan before he leaves the next day. She then meets with Bianca, the person who she saw first in the woods after the attack. Wednesday asks her what happened after she passed out in the woods but Bianca is not helpful.
She later meets Xavier at the archery club and asks him about his roommate Rowan. Xavier tells her that Rowan has been on edge for the last few weeks and has been drawing pictures of her during the attack. He also advises her to steer clear of Tyler. Later, she tries to talk to Rowan before he leaves but he doesn’t answer and is driven away by a teacher. Thing follows him secretly. ..
At the station, Rowan heads to the restroom, and his appearance changes from a student to an old man. Thing, unfortunately, loses track of him and misses this transformation. The old man later changes to principal Larissa. Wednesday is disappointed in Thing for losing Rowan in the station.
During Wednesday’s class on carnivorous plants, Bianca and the other students got into a heated discussion about the different types of carnivorous plants. Bianca was able to outdo the others in terms of knowledge, and as a result, some buttons were pushed. ..
Tyler’s dad is growing further apart from Tyler. He thinks that Tyler is badmouthing him to his therapist and wants to know what they are discussing in their sessions. Tyler tells him that they talk about his mother and he leaves after letting him know he won’t be home for dinner. ..
Later Wednesday asks Enid to be her lookout so she can go back to the woods. Enid suggests that she apologizes to Thing for snapping at him and she might consider helping her. Wednesday apologizes to Thing and confides in Thing that she is scared she might be responsible for doom in the future. Enid keeps her promise and helps Wednesday by pretending to be her during her beekeeping club activity.
Wednesday finds a pair of Rowan’s glasses in the woods and as she picks them up, she has a vision. The vision shows her that her father is stalking her and that she is being followed by Tyler. Wednesday wants to find out what is going on and why the creature saved her from Rowan. She finds out that Tyler is stalking his dad too and he told her that he was looking for evidence that Rowan was dead. Wednesday also finds out that the creature saved her from Rowan because it felt sorry for her.
In her vision, Rowan is behind the attack on Ms. Thornhill and she also sees the book that Rowan got from the old student society called the nightshades. Ms. Thornhill tells her that the book belonged to an old student society called the nightshades and it was once a part of their collection.
Wednesday tells Ms. Thornhill that she was impressed by her during the carnivorous class. Wednesday also confides on Wednesday that she is also struggling to fit in at school as a normal teacher. Wednesday also tells her that she enjoys being disliked by people. Ms. Thornhill tells her to never lose her ability to not let others define her. She also offers to be there for her if she ever needs someone to talk to.
Wednesday sneaks into Xavier and Rowan’s room to look for the book. She finds a mask and before she can leave, Xavier returns to the room. She hides under the bed and he gets a visit from Bianca. ..
Wednesday overhears the conversation between them and it seems that Xavier was worried that Rowan was planning to hurt Wednesday. She also overhears Bianca’s plans to crush Enid in the upcoming competition. Bianca sabotaged Enid, leaving her without a copilot in the competition. Wednesday decides to help Enid so that she can take Bianca down.
Wednesday and Enid team up for the competition on Wednesday, but Bianca uses her underhanded methods to win. During the contest, Wednesday has a vision that tells her she is the key. Wednesday continues on and they use Bianca’s underhand methods against her to win. ..
After Wednesday figures out a clue into the mystery she is seeking to understand, she finds the book Rowan got the picture from in a secret library within the school. Sadly, she is captured before she leaves the room. ..
The Episode Review
Wednesday decided to stay to solve the mystery in the school. As a mystery writer, it is clear she couldn’t resist the urge to go sleuthing.
The tension between Bianca and Wednesday continues to build this season. It’s unclear what Xavier’s role is, but the episode was still enjoyable. ..
