Wednesday: Season 2

"Minor quibbles aside, the season opener is wonderfully skittish and dense with jokes and plot."

"Ortega remains the show’s only sustaining highlight."

"Season 2 doesn't recapture the magic of the first season, but it's still a spooky delight."

"Doubles down on what worked in the first season, and dials up the spooky and the ooky to boot."

"Key players feel a bit forgotten in the influx of new faces."

"Ortega and Zeta-Jones are perfect jousting partners, both on and off the court."

"Ortega’s a gothic hoot, but this is too cosy."

"Overall, it looks like a follow-up made with half the budget of Season 1."

"Season two’s Wednesday Addams isn’t just deadpan: She’s damn near soulless."

"An incremental improvement to the first season, albeit with a slightly harder edge."

"Still as twisted, enticing and devourable as it was when it first debuted."

"The show's most effective wild card is still Fred Armisen's screwball Uncle Fester."

"Ortega is certainly a presence; to call her an actor would be jumping to conclusions."

"Everything has been tightened and sharpened this time around."

"This addictively macabre second season brings both substance and style."