I wake up on Wednesday in the aftermath of her blackout, only to see Morticia already disappointed. The black tears, she warns, mean Wednesday is abusing her powers. That stings, but what irks Wednesday is learning that Thing ratted her out about Goody’s book. Morticia tells her to wait for a new guide. Wednesday refuses.
Her refusal hardens when she visits Galpin and finds him dead, another victim of the crows. She searches for clues, but nothing her powers won’t even work. Sheriff Santiago swoops in and arrests her. Gomez shows up as her lawyer, bails her out, and delivers another blow: her parents are staying. The mystery of Aunt Ophelia lingers in the air.
Meanwhile, Eugene and Pugsley are bonding over a newly reanimated monster from local legend, hiding it in a beehive and calling it Slurp. Back in her dorm, Wednesday finds Enid “murdered” in a prank, but the real shock is an eyeball gift from her stalker. The trail leads to Galpin’s voicemail.
She chases leads on bird-controlling outcasts, learns about the rare Avian type, and sidesteps Morticia’s attempts to reclaim Goody’s book. At Willow Hill, she meets Tyler’s psychiatrist, who wants her help. Tyler is as smug and dangerous as ever, threatening Enid before nearly transforming in front of her.
Things escalate fast: Slurp escapes, Thing is kidnapped, and Enid and Bruno are chained under falling knives. Wednesday’s clue-solving takes her to Iago Tower, where she rescues them just in time. The stalker turns out to be Agnes, an invisible fangirl. That night, Wednesday apologizes to Thing for forgetting his birthday, but notices a crow watching her. The final image? Slurp is killing the driving instructor.
This episode fires on all cylinders family tension, a fresh corpse, and the unmasking of a stalker all in one. Morticia’s warnings about power abuse deepen Wednesday’s arc, hinting at parallels to the mysterious Aunt Ophelia. The Galpin murder sets a perfect excuse for the Tyler confrontation, which crackles with barely-contained violence.
The prank day subplot adds levity while still feeding the larger mystery. Agnes’s reveal as the stalker is oddly anticlimactic, but her invisibility powers are a wild card; I suspect Wednesday will cash in later.
The Pugsley and Slurp storyline is quietly becoming one of my favourite threads. It’s absurd, a little sad, and a powder keg. Meanwhile, Headmaster Dort’s push for Morticia’s mother’s donation feels too insistent to be innocent, keeping him firmly on my “don’t trust” list.
What makes this episode work is its pacing. Every scene either escalates the stakes or sharpens the relationships. We end with more questions about the Avian, Willow Hill, and Morticia’s past, but also a promise: the season isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
