Morticia and Gomez are an absolute delight. It's good to see the family reunite, including Pugsley and Lurch.
But this episode showcases two of the series' biggest issues.
Firstly, it succeeds in building suspense, but the resolution doesn't always pay off. Sheriff Galpin spent decades obsessing over catching Gomez for murder, but turns out he's totally innocent and Morticia had legal justification to use deadly force. It was all rather convenient and mundane.
(Unless Garret is not dead, but a time traveler who now goes by the name of Xavier and has transferred his unrequited infatuation to Morticia's daughter. They seemed to describe the exact same character, only Garret wasn't an outcast.)
Anyway, the second problem is that the show struggles with its own sense of morality. When is murder bad and when is it fun? Where do we draw the line between good and bad "terrible", to borrow Wednesday's words?
In other news, Bianca found herself a subplot that doesn't involve teen romance. Good for her, but let's hope it doesn't get too convoluted. This whole siren thing has been kind of terrible, and not good terrible.
But this episode showcases two of the series' biggest issues.
Firstly, it succeeds in building suspense, but the resolution doesn't always pay off. Sheriff Galpin spent decades obsessing over catching Gomez for murder, but turns out he's totally innocent and Morticia had legal justification to use deadly force. It was all rather convenient and mundane.
(Unless Garret is not dead, but a time traveler who now goes by the name of Xavier and has transferred his unrequited infatuation to Morticia's daughter. They seemed to describe the exact same character, only Garret wasn't an outcast.)
Anyway, the second problem is that the show struggles with its own sense of morality. When is murder bad and when is it fun? Where do we draw the line between good and bad "terrible", to borrow Wednesday's words?
In other news, Bianca found herself a subplot that doesn't involve teen romance. Good for her, but let's hope it doesn't get too convoluted. This whole siren thing has been kind of terrible, and not good terrible.