Wednesday 1x2 REACTION!! "Woe Is the Loneliest Number"

Eric Melanie and Aaron react to and discuss Season 1 Episode 2 of Wednesday - Woe Is the Loneliest Number - #Wednesday #wednesdayaddams #netflix
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00:00 - Wed-nes-day
01:26 - Intro
02:50 - Reaction
16:25 - Discussion: Charles Addams
16:38 - Snap Twice
16:44 - Shapeshifting
18:11 - Prophecies
19:27 - Murder Suspects
25:18 - Nightshade Society
25:59 - Bianca's Neckless
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[@temirin7134]

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[@r3d510]

Where is Calvin why is he not watching with you the series?

[@Buffy8Fan]

Jenna Ortega did an interview where she talked about the blinking. When it happened it was specifically placed over Wednesday dealing with emotions she doesn't wish to. Most of the time the crew didn't want her to. And if she did it was a ruined take or to be SFX out later, but they'd rather not do that as the face is so hard to SFX.

[@houseofaction]

the name is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, 'day of Woden

[@EhanuRehu]

"I like Thing a lot, dunno why." That, good sir, is simply logical to like Thing. He *handily* steals the scene every time.

[@victoriaodegaard1]

It's not stealing... it's a five finger discount :)

[@Your_Fridge]

I gotta *hand* it to you that *held* up my spirits

[@ProfArmitage218]

Generally Wednesday only blinks when she's dealing with an uncomfortable emotional situation.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

Was coming to say that, you beat me to it

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Blinking and hoping the annoying guy disappears by the time she opens her eyes

[@Makverus]

The "Snap twice" bit is the perfect example of fan-service, in my opinion.

[@flamebeerd4359]

Apart from Odin (Scandinavia) and Wotan (Southern Germany), he was also known as Uuôden in Saxony and, importantly for the topic, Wōden in England. In Old English his day was Wōdnesdæg, which in time became the Middle English Wednesdei and eventually the modern incarnation, Wednesday.

[@emanymton713]

Same with Thor’s day/ Thursday …

[@ElleKayGee]

Why Wōdnesdæg and not Wōdensdæg since it was Wōden? Why switch the “en” to “ne”?

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

@@emanymton713 And Tuesday is Tyr's day (technically it comes from the more german name Tiu, so Tiu's day) and Friday is Frigg's day

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

​@@ElleKayGee Etymologists will say: "long story short: Because the english language is a mix of a bunch of european stuff that has evolved over centuries resulting in really obscure rules and weird (and dumb) mutations. Why is the word Pterodactyl the way it is? Wodan -> wodenesdag/woedensdag -> Wōdnesdæg -> Wednesdei -> Wednesday. The d moved when we moved from Old English to Middle English, but nobody knows exactly how and when. It just... happened and people went along with it. The best I can tell you is don't worry about it.

[@flamebeerd4359]

@@ElleKayGee I don't know, I just copied it off of wikipedia.

[@AngelusX92]

Enid is a character that should not work for me but the way the actress plays her is so endearing I found myself rooting for her

[@CesarDainezi]

endearing

[@AngelusX92]

@@CesarDainezi yep

[@migmit]

Agreed. She is so easy to overdo and make annoying, but they handled her character just right.

[@NoiseFetish]

Congrats, you guys are the first channel to guess Weems is a shapeshifter immediately AND notice that Yoko was a vampire (I saw reaction channels going "garlic bread? Is she allergic?"). :D

[@napstadan-ihateleagueofleg6281]

Holy fuck learning Eric also spells it out B-E-A-Utiful in Jim Carrey fashion makes me feel validated for doing it for years.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Glad I'm not the only one too.

[@rajaatthewarbringer2504]

Right there with you!

[@mrjones1056]

same!

[@ProxCyde]

Ikr. I do both myself. Figured it was something I adapted when I was learning it since it's not my native language. But I guess some do it regardless :p Hearing him say that made me go "ÔÔ, I'm not as weird as I thought!" Ok. I might still be...

[@kurzedificio]

The references are to Edgar Allan Poe’s books/poems

[@tonbokarasu2973]

Yup. "The Jester", "The Black Cat", "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Goldbug"

[@datashadow]

She seems to only blink when she's uncomfortable or in distress. Which to me makes sense.

[@UrbanNilssonOssian]

The 'd' in Wednesday is a remnant of its Old English origins. The word "Wednesday" comes from "Wōdnesdæg," which means "day of Woden." Woden is the Old English name for the Germanic god Odin, who is associated with wisdom, poetry, and war.

[@pacio49]

Fun trivia - Edgar Allan Poe was not weird. He was not depressed. He was not a drug addict. He was not socially outcast. Not at all. Edgar Allan Poe was the target of a smear campaign after he died by one of his fellow authors, a man by the name of Rufus Griswold. Griswold hated Poe ever since Poe gave Griswold's book of poetry a scathing critique. Griswold hated Poe from that day forth, and after Poe died, Griswold leapt in to write his obituary, and then stole the rights to write Edgar Allan Poe's biography from Poe's (non-literary mother running his) estate. Griswold used this as a platform to lay down the written records of Poe as pop culture interprets him today. Crazy. Addicted to opium. Perhaps suffering from untreated syphillis. A goth emo tortured soul who lived in gloom, despair, and shadow and railed at the world, producing brilliant fiction based off of his tortured soul's view of the world. And history bought the bullshit, hook, line, and sinker. But Poe was nothing like that at all by all of his friends' accounts. Edgar Allan Poe, from all non-Griswold sources, was incredibly clever, sharp wit, bright and bubbly personality, got on well in society, and was the first American to be able to support himself 100% from his writing sales. Poe just knew what the reading public liked to read, and his work was insanely popular, but that was the extent of where the 'insanity' stopped. So now you know... spread the real truth -- Edgar Allan Poe was nothing at all like Wednesday Addams. In real life he was far more of a Cedrick Diggory. And just like Cedric, the twisted tortured stuff only came in with his death.

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Whoah, that's nuts. Thanks for sharing this. There's so many historic figures that get a bad reputation and are completely different than what we think. For example there are rising theories that Elizabeth Báthory (the bloody countess) didn't do most of the stuff she's accused of doing (bathing in the blood of virgins), and it was all a smear campaign by the surrounding landlords to ruin her and get her land. She was basically left alone after her husband died and was easy prey.

[@sergiop4653]

I read somewhere that Edgar Poe didn't like and didn't use his "Allan" middle name because it reminded him of his father , but after he died Rufus included the Allan in the obituary out of spite. Now everyone knows Poe by the name he hated. I don't know how true this is tho

[@CaesiusX]

@@sergiop4653 I suppose one way to find out is to see what name is listed on works that were published while he was alive. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@CaesiusX]

Thanks for that, *Adam.* I had no idea.

[@pacio49]

@@sergiop4653 Sort of correct! Details are that Allan wasn't his middle name. It was his foster parents's surname. He went mostly by Edgar Poe in his lifetime, and the same Rufus Griswold added Allan into his memoriam materials. From there it caught on the same way that everyone said "Ralph Lau-REN" in the 80's (vs. Ralph LAU-ren as we know the family pronounces it now). Edgar Poe was deceased and couldn't correct us. He was taken in by John Allan and wife when Edgar was 2, and if he referred to Allan in his name at all he just used it as the initial A. Edgar A. Poe. On official records and such. John Allan and his wife divorced and John Allan remarried and ended up having natural children of his own, at which time the relationship soured with him and Edgar, and John Allan cut Edgar from his inheritance in favor of his natural children of Allan's second marriage. Edgar Poe had no middle name and was never officially adopted by the Allans, though when originally fostered they had the child rechristened Edgar Allan Poe. So... Edgar Poe was also an early forerunner of modern family snarls and one of the noteworthy examples of what we call a Failed Adoption nowadays.

[@gregwodzynski941]

Loving the theories so far. And yayyyy Melanie.

[@user-oc7dl9or8f]

Wednesday dressed as a cat is what I needed

[@P-M-869]

Rowan (Weems) went into the men's room, so she could just change back to herself in the men's room. Melanie, of all the reactions I have watched, you have made point that only I have noted and no one else has.

[@70RY]

I always say wed-nes-day in my head. Every time without fail.

[@kfactor20]

3:58 you guys are the masters of speaking too soon 😂

[@ChasingCastlesanddreams]

Glad to see Melanie has joined yall!

[@roxtechs]

Glad Melanie is here!!! Basically the secret 6th member of blind wave.

[@Anu32148]

I dont think she is a secret member, her and Maggie r part of the crew..atleast that's how I have always felt!

[@jacquelinedimattia774]

Not showing any werewolves reacting to Wednesday's high note is a huge miss for me...yeah nice to see Melanie!

[@calabro9092]

for any of them to hear it they would've needed to be transformed into werewolves smh

[@sara-jayn]

I was kind of disappointed that the whole crew wasn’t here on the first one. But so so happy Melanie is here. I love all you guys but Melanie’s energy brings something differently the dynamics. You guys bicker a lot less!

[@josumds1896]

Wish she appeared more with the whole crew

[@neolex001]

I like Melanie, but I love the bickering!

[@nonamebxtch]

I say “wed-nes-day” in my head when I type/write it out😭

[@douglas2938]

Ah, so native speakers can also have trouble spelling some words... 😆

[@ItsShaz1]

Loved the reaction guys!

[@j3RicK24]

YASSSSS!! I have missed Melanie in reactions with the crew, I think it's perfect for her to join in on these reactions for Wedenesday

[@LeeCarlson]

It is my opinion that Larissa Weems and Morticia Frump were roommates in the same way that Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclaire are now.

[@2ndlegend125]

Eric, it's not Wotan, it's Woden. Woden's Day. That's where the "D" comes from.

[@emanymton713]

Odin’s day

[@zyzz527]

He’s not wrong though since Wotan is another legit spelling of Woden/Wodan/Odin

[@diggity1039]

@@zyzz527 Yup, Odin went by many names.

[@raykazmi8521]

I am exactly the same way with Eric when I write beautiful. Jim Carey lives in my head cuz of this. The wednesday thing too

[@belb7083]

melaaaanie is back

[@funny9able]

I'm glad Melanie is joining this reaction

[@ProxCyde]

I'm starting to think Eric is my spirit animal. I do the exact same with both the spellings, and 7s always gets me. The hell..

[@telepathiclollipop]

:D Melanie!!!! Even more hyped for these reactions now!

[@mjaralebrecht]

Nice to see Melanie back for this!!!

[@eingoluq]

T's and D's are interchangable in early germanic languages. Thor for instance is related to Doner, like the Reindeer. Wotan became Woden whjich became Odin. that's where the D came from.

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

Another amazing reaction

[@0Pinger]

Wed Nes Day yep how I say it in my head every time I write/type it out

[@invader4000]

In nordic mythology, Wednesday is called Onsdag (Odin's Day)

[@flannelflatts]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that has to do a Jim Carry to spell Beautiful 😂

[@theaces3697]

0:21 the only time i do that is the word because and i also do the "big elephants can always use small elephants"

[@CaesiusX]

That's great! I've never heard that one!

[@pacio49]

Tuesday is Tiw (Tyr) 's Day. Sun, Moon, Tyr, Wotan, Thor, Frey, Saturn. Those are the Gods of the Days of the Week, English style. :)

[@pauhy5601]

@Blind Wave ,with music choir team also reminds of ,"That Thing You Do!" more than "Glee" because that young boy with glasses finish the look package,ha?.

[@ScorpionStrike7]

Love Aaron’s attempting to explain stuff

[@steve8510]

Charles Addams first comic in 1938

[@blueeyedraven396]

Early on in shooting the series, Tim Burton noticed that Jenna Ortega didn't blink during one of the takes. Jenna didn't realize that she hadn't and Tim took her aside and told her to not blink as much as possible. That's why you rarely see her blink. Any blinks you see were during early shooting.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

A very interesting Competition, honestly i feel like i might like the School related stuff more than the Mystery related Stuff.

[@rickyd-lux9067]

I do the Wed-nes-day thing to. I've seen it spelled Woden, with a "d" before.

[@ayedoobie1724]

I say this in the least aggressive way possible but what the actual f**k Aaron??? He's been spot on for almost everything he predicted🤣🤣🤣

[@bensweiss]

The Addams Family did team up with Scooby Doo.

[@KevDaly]

Woden is the Old English form, Wotan is German - same as Tag for "day". Old Norse lost 'W' before "o" or "u" which is how you get Odin.

[@browncoat13]

"B-E-A-utiful" is from Bruce Almighty, not Ace Ventura.

[@andrewhart5279]

Great vid! Also heads up the RWBY Volume 9 trailer was released yesterday and is on the Crunchyroll Dubs KZbin channel, Volume 9 will air exclusively on Crunchyroll starting February 18th

[@kristianmingle]

I think someone counted and she only blinks like 9 times in the entire series. Glad to have Melanie aboard! Really enjoyed you three on Stargirl and now I get to see you here.

[@tamarasmith9060]

All the Sirens have the same watery blue eyes with a darker ring on the edge, so yes it's contact lenses. But I have a cousin with eyes like that, so it can be natural.

[@jonathan95231]

Lol the predictions and theories in this episode >

[@ayso2489]

Smells a bit like not the first time they've seen it, but it's still fun :P

[@Titan_TM]

the old Germanic spelling for Wotan could be spelled at Wōdan or Wōdanaz so that might be where the D comes from in Wednesday.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Things will just keep getting interesting.

[@rgthedestroyer]

I totally do the same when spelling Wednesday and beautiful 😅

[@ORION___]

Yay Melanie is here!💙

[@1993MovieMan]

In German,Scandinavian and Polish,t`s are pronounced like d`s. Same with some variants of Dutch,Afrikaans(A South African language derived from British and Dutch colonization during apartheid)and some New Zealand dialects.

[@rey-8030]

Yaaaay I love Melanie

[@1993MovieMan]

In German, Polish and Scandinavian, t`s are pronounced like d`s. Same with Dutch, Austrian, Afrikaans(A South African dialect resulting from British and Dutch colonization during apartheid),Quebecois(French-Canadian) and some New Zealand dialects.

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

Bruce Almighty did the out-loud spelling of beautiful 🤪

[@mepoul347]

In Denmark (Skandinavia) wednesday is called Onsdag = which is a subtraction of “Odins Day”

[@LibertineDeSade]

I do wed-nes-day too! LOL!

[@diggity1039]

I didn't realize that Bianca was Neckless.

[@CaesiusX]

🤦🏼‍♂️ Ouch

[@Adamas97]

Damn, I have the Wednesday spelling situation just like Eric. That is crazy.

[@the_nikster1]

I LOVE watching you guys decipher the mystery. also love Melanie being here! this is gonna be a freaking blast!!! ❤

[@suchendelokidottir5673]

Odin is also called Wodan

[@rickyd-lux9067]

3:00 Never noticed the fire place until right now, for some reason.

[@chezdad_yt5126]

yes i do eric

[@moxyjones7629]

All of the boats are based on Poe short stories- gold bug, black cat, etc

[@stevieuhh]

MELANIE! LET'S GOOO!!

[@pauhy5601]

@Blind Wave ,were any of you three think that Principal Weem's office with Gorgon head statue as an archway is somehow a nod to Ajax's leneage or ancestors like mother/grandmother that had attended Neverore,a Legacy student-ha?.

[@heesoo18]

Yaya melaronic! (Melanie Aaron Eric) love seeing Melanie in the reactions… but their poor kids home alone lol jkjk

[@ducksauce9187]

i assume they do this when they are at school? i think they have a schedule where they record reactions during normal work/school hours

[@heesoo18]

Yeah either that or debaba watches them

[@tamarasmith9060]

Over time Woeten got changed to Woeden & then to Odin, because when speaking quickly or casually t often gets changed to d.

[@CountryMusicMann]

It's actually Wodan's day, an alternate spelling of Wotan, the Germanic name for Odin.

[@phoebusapollo8365]

Eric was missing just a single step for why Wednesday is spelled Wednesday. Yes, it’s from Wotan’s Day, but Odin’s name is also spelled Woden, so Woden’s Day is the link you’re looking for between Wotan’s Day and Wednesday.

[@McHaven07]

lol, i do the B-E-A-U-tiful thing from Ace Vantera, too! XD

[@dorukhanyakin7230]

About ten years ago at 2012 from old channel tyler preston shane farley and aaron elliot made a ligthsaber duel video and i was 2 years old when i was watchibg it the actor with the red ligthsaber was like a brother to me i don’t know why and today i discovered this new channel do the actor with the red ligthsaber at there is with you now?

[@MsLantis82]

"Why do we call it Wennnnsday?" Oh, Aaron! Why is nothing pronounced the way you spell it in English?! 😂

[@funny9able]

I do that Too With Beautiful

[@pauhy5601]

@Blind Wave ,the creature is a mixture of Golem& Stitch fir more precise,ha?.

[@davis.fourohfour]

Wotan's Day. General rule is that T's become D's over time due to human, well, laziness. Easier to pronounce a D.

[@vambranzukizumofu223]

its brienne ad jamies' hands reunion

[@EchanteDante]

Lmfaooo I think everyone does the ace Ventura B-E-A-Utiful hahahaha

[@browncoat13]

Bruce Almighty

[@ScorpionStrike7]

Thing is great

[@LeeCarlson]

Rowan is the only Nevermore student who has been killed to this point.

[@TheGoauldApophis]

Aaron: "Where does the d come?" Melanie starts laughing like "We have how many kids and you're asking that?!"

[@elizabethlynch6544]

Be-a-utiful was from the movie "Bruce Almighty", not Ace Ventura

[@himerma]

O que vocês costumam anotar enquanto assistem? Sempre fico muito curiosa What do you usually write down while watching? I'm always very curious

[@ElleKayGee]

They make notes for the discussion afterward and also to remember what happened in the show because they watch a lot of things.

[@evenglare]

@23:50 Eric says "I was here the whole time, I'm ahead". What a wasted opportunity to say... ... ... you were STREETS AHEAD!

[@diggity1039]

Wodin's Day

[@leire9444]

Melanieeeee!!!!

[@efremvercaigne7265]

The teams are all named after Poe's works. Wednesday and team is "The Black Cat". Bianca's is "The Gold Bug". I'm pretty sure the purple guys are "The Pit and the Pendulum". No idea what the "Jokers" are. Could look it up but meh..

[@Heritage367]

"The Cask of Amontillado" is the fourth story; it's set during Carnival, and one of the two characters is dressed as a jester in motley.

[@CaesiusX]

Ahhh, such a delight to see comments from the well read. 📖

[@pauhy5601]

Correct term is Shapeshifter!..

[@cowis52]

yay!

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

❤️

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Sweet

[@dlilwon]

While in this case these are contacts it is not impossible for people of the Black African race (non-mixed ancestry) to have coloured eyes. It is rare but they exist. Personally, I have seen amber/very light brown, grey and blue. I can imagine there were more in the past but the primitive people would have had them killed/wiped out, out of fear.

[@chandrawijaya7167]

I love the edit ep 2 more than ep 1 ...