The Nightshades is a secret society that meets at night to discuss dark secrets. Their leader, a man named Faulkner, kept a diary in which he documented their meetings. In it, he talks about a monster called the Hyde. He says that the Hyde is a powerful creature that can transform into any form it wants. He also says that the Nightshades are able to stop the Hyde from harming anyone. If you can find and bring back the diary, you may be able to stop the Hyde from harming anyone ever again.
Enid visits the room to pick up some things she left behind but is met with an argument with Wednesday. She leaves angry again. ..
Later that night, Wednesday visits the secret Nightshade’s room and finds Xavier. They get into an argument as he thinks she is treating him unfairly. He tells her that her problem is that she doesn’t know who her real friends are. He has always been on her side and saving her life but she keeps treating him with suspicions. ..
Xavier asks his uncle Fester why he keeps showing up minutes after the monster attacks. Uncle Fester tells Xavier that he has seen the monster and that he is not the one who killed it. Xavier asks Uncle Fester why he thinks he is not the one who killed it given that he likes him. Uncle Fester tells Xavier that maybe because Xavier is different, maybe the monster liked him too.
She takes the diary with her and learns that Hydes are artists by nature born of mutation. Their monster sides are mostly dormant until unleashed by a traumatic event, chemical inducement or hypnosis. Whoever unleashes the Hyde becomes its master and she realizes she is looking for two killers, the monster and its master.
Wednesday spies on Xavier as he is convinced he is the monster. She and Fester secretly follow him and spy on him as he meets Dr Kinbott in the woods. She thinks that Dr Kinbott is the master and rushes to tell the principal. She is shocked to find the therapist in the principal’s office and decides not to tell her anymore.
Wednesday visits the cafe and shows the diary to Tyler. His dad sees them and chooses to ignore him, he is busy trying to find Fester who apparently was involved in a bank robbery. After the sheriff leaves, Tyler asks Wednesday on a date and refuses to take no for an answer. He knows the school is on lockdown so he promises to come to her and they plan to meet at the Crackstone’s crypt.
Wednesday goes on a date with Tyler and things are going well. However, the police interrupt their date looking for Fester. Wednesday tries to talk Tyler out of continuing the date, but he insists they continue. As they are about to have their first kiss, the police interrupt them again and this time they take Fester into custody. ..
Wednesday returns to her room Wednesday finds the diary gone and Thing stabbed. She rushes him to Fester’s hiding place to be resuscitated. Thankfully, he makes it after several resuscitation attempts. Wednesday promises to take revenge on the person who hurt him. She asks Fester to leave the school premises the next day as the police are closing in.
Wednesday updates Ms Thornhill and Larissa about the break-in of her room. Larissa is not pleased to hear the diary is gone. Wednesday asks her why she never told her the real name of the monster. Larissa says she has been trying to protect the school and its legacy. She asks Wednesday to tell her if she is suspecting someone. Wednesday doesn’t think she can trust her so she walks out.
Wednesday is surprised to hear about Bianca’s information and asks what it is. Bianca tells her that her dad left some information on his laptop about a person who killed the mayor, and he thinks his dad may have been involved. Wednesday is interested in learning more, so Bianca provides more information.
Wednesday decides to visit Dr Kinbott, who she thinks is the master of the hyde. The therapist is confused by Wednesday’s accusations and thinks Wednesday has finally lost it. After Wednesday leaves, Dr Kinbott calls the principal to complain about Wednesday’s behavior. The principal is attacked by the monster mid-conversation and is killed. ..
Wednesday decides to end it all so she goes to Xavier’s secret art studio and confronts him. She plants the evidence she has been collecting in his studio and he is arrested. Xavier repeatedly tells the police that he is being framed but no one believes him. Everyone considers the case closed.
Wednesday and Enid make peace and she returns to their old room. They gossip about Wednesday’s date with Tyler and Enid suggests she visits him in the cafe. Tyler is working a late night shift and Wednesday thinks it is a great idea.
Wednesday tells Tyler that the situation with Xavier made her re-evaluate things like who she can trust. They finally kiss and Wednesday gets a vision of Tyler being the monster and killing Dr Kinbott. She rushes out of the cafe, paralyzed with fear, leaving Tyler confused about what went wrong. ..
The Episode Review
Xavier always shows up at the wrong time, which is why it’s so important to keep track of your timing. If you can’t keep track of your own schedule, you’re more likely to be framed as a serial killer. Poor guy!
Wednesday seemed to trust Tyler and he was the one person who she seemed to be in control of. Did he really like her or was it fun to watch her run around trying to get the monster when he was just right under her nose?
